Princes Park · Sun 18 May 1997 · 29,783 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.4 | 10.9 | 12.15 | 106 |
| HawthornHAW | 0.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 106 and 81.
Carlton won by 25 points.
15.16 (106) — 12.9 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Ratten | 20 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Bradley | 19 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Manton | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 |
| Adrian Hickmott | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ang Christou | 18 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | 9 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Whitehead | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Beaumont | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Allan | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McKay | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Hogg | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Murphy | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Sexton | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam White | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke OSullivan | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Dean | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Whitnall | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Anstey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Lord | 20 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Treleven | 17 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Harford | 10 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Taylor | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Angelo Lekkas | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brendan Krummel | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Holland | 12 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Graham | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathon Robran | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Crawford | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Pritchard | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Scott | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Chick | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Shayne Stevenson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Woods | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Condon | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Lawrence | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Kappler | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rayden Tallis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Dunstall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |