W.A.C.A. · Fri 2 May 1997 · 29,838 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West CoastWCE | 3.4 | 7.7 | 8.11 | 99 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.1 | 8.4 | 14.11 | 113 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 99 and 113.
Western Bulldogs won by 14 points.
14.15 (99) — 17.11 (113)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Banfield | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Tony Evans | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Matera | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Chris Lewis | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Guy McKenna | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Symmons | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Schofield | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Jakovich | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Ilija Grgic | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Brett Heady | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip Matera | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ashley McIntosh | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fraser Gehrig | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Cousins | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Andy Lovell | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chad Morrison | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Stone | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Turnbull | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ball | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Sumich | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Worsfold | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Smith | 21 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott West | 22 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Grant | 17 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Dimattina | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Ellis | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Quill | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Montgomery | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Powell | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Croft | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Wynd | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Liberatore | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Darcy | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Kolyniuk | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Cameron | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Minton-Connell | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Daniel Southern | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sedat Sir | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Wira | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hudson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Romero | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |