East Melbourne · Sat 4 Sep 1897 · 3,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 5.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 52 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 48 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 52 and 48.
Geelong won by 4 points.
8.4 (52) — 6.12 (48)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fred White | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fred Leach | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Archie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Stranger | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Kay | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Callesen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gibbs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gregory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hailwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Monohan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Proudfoot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sime | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lardie Tulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |