M.C.G. · Sat 3 May 1997 · 37,642 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.5 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 102 |
| Brisbane LionsBL | 2.5 | 4.11 | 6.14 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 102 and 71.
Essendon won by 31 points.
15.12 (102) — 9.17 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Misiti | 12 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Mercuri | 13 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Prior | 18 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 0 |
| Sean Denham | 19 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Damien Hardwick | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Doolan | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary ODonnell | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Calthorpe | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Daniher | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 14 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan OConnor | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Berbakov | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Caracella | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Wellman | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Che Cockatoo-Collins | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Blumfield | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Cransberg | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Symons | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Wallis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lambert | 14 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tristan Lynch | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian Fletcher | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Champion | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Shaun Hart | 12 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Voss | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Keating | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Ben Robbins | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Matthew Clarke | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Ashcroft | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Matthew Kennedy | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nigel Lappin | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barker | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Bews | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Dickfos | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Leppitsch | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Alastair Lynch | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Johnson | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig McRae | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Chapman | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Scott | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |