Subiaco · Fri 27 Jun 1997 · 37,854 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West CoastWCE | 1.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 79 |
| CarltonCARL | 6.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 86 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 79 and 86.
Carlton won by 7 points.
11.13 (79) — 12.14 (86)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Matera | 18 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Dean Kemp | 18 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Guy McKenna | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 7 |
| 0 |
| Paul Symmons | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew Banfield | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Jakovich | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Braun | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Lovell | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Wooden | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Morrison | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Heady | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Gehrig | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley McIntosh | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Evans | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Turnbull | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| John Worsfold | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrad Schofield | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip Matera | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicholas Stone | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Ball | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ilija Grgic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bradley | 26 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Williams | 14 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Adrian Hickmott | 17 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Ratten | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Sexton | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McKay | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Whitehead | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Murphy | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 15 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Scott Camporeale | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Allan | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke OSullivan | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hamill | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Dean | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Hogg | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Manton | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jacob Anstey | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron De Iulio | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Whitnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bradley 2, Koutoufides 1, Silvagni 6, Hamill 2, Anstey 1