M.C.G. · Mon 19 May 1997 · 26,721 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 4.2 | 12.4 | 15.10 | 119 |
| West CoastWCE | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.11 | 67 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 119 and 67.
Richmond won by 52 points.
18.11 (119) — 9.13 (67)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Campbell | 20 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Broderick | 15 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Duncan Kellaway | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| Michael Gale | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Prescott | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Daffy | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Bond | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Joel Bowden | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Nathan Bower | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Tape | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Charles | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Brendon Gale | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Chaffey | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bourke | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Bulluss | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Gaspar | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Turner | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent Nichols | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Merenda | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Funcke | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Holland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Heady | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Chad Morrison | 18 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Lewis | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Ben Cousins | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Matera | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Worsfold | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Fraser Gehrig | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Matera | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jarrad Schofield | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Ashley McIntosh | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Jakovich | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Wooden | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Symmons | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ilija Grgic | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Ball | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Donnelly | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| David Wirrpanda | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Hart | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy McKenna | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Turnbull | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Lovell | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |