Gabba · Sun 1 Jun 1997 · 20,403 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane LionsBL | 1.3 | 5.9 | 9.11 | 92 |
| SydneySYD | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.10 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 89.
Brisbane Lions won by 3 points.
13.14 (92) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lambert | 11 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Richard Champion | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Marcus Ashcroft | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Shaun Hart | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tristan Lynch | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Voss | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Scott | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alastair Lynch | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Leppitsch | 13 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl White | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Craig McRae | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Bews | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Keating | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigel Lappin | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Kennedy | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Bradshaw | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Chapman | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Matthew Clarke | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Trask | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Dickfos | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dion Scott | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kelly | 15 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dale Lewis | 21 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Daryn Cresswell | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Roos | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael OLoughlin | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Troy Cook | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Orchard | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Nicks | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Grant | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Carey | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stafford | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| John Stevens | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Dunkley | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Seymour | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig OBrien | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Maxfield | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Mooney | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowan Warfe | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Chapman | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Dyson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |