M.C.G. · Sat 12 Apr 1997 · 35,438 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 105 |
| RichmondRICH | 5.3 | 7.6 | 10.12 | 86 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 105 and 86.
Western Bulldogs won by 19 points.
16.9 (105) — 12.14 (86)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Cameron | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Liberatore | 18 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Rohan Smith | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Dent | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Craig Ellis | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Hudson | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Wira | 10 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Brown | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Grant | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Montgomery | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott West | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Darcy | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Simon Minton-Connell | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Wynd | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Romero | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Dimattina | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Croft | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| James Cook | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Kolyniuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnson 1, Smith 1, Dent 1, Hudson 2, Brown 1, Montgomery 2, Darcy 4, Minton-Connell 3, Dimattina 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Campbell | 22 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Broderick | 10 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Bowden | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Richardson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Mark Merenda | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Naish | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Duncan Kellaway | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Charles | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Gaspar | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Turner | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bond | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashley Prescott | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Nichols | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Gale | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Harrison | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendon Gale | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Funcke | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Ryan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Rogers | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Daffy | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Holland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |