Brunswick St · Sat 28 Aug 1897 · 4,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 46 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 37 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 46 and 37.
Geelong won by 9 points.
5.16 (46) — 5.7 (37)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Fred White | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Greeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wally Steele | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alf Healing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerald Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Sholl | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Wardill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stewart Geddes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |