M.C.G. · Sat 28 Aug 1897 · 8,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.1 | 2.8 | 4.11 | 70 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 30 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 70 and 30.
Essendon won by 40 points.
9.16 (70) — 4.6 (30)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Cochrane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Ferguson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Callesen | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lardie Tulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dick Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gibbs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gregory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hailwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Kay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Lanigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Leach | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Monohan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Proudfoot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sime | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |