M.C.G. · Sat 12 Jul 1997 · 27,992 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.3 | 10.7 | 16.8 | 119 |
| CarltonCARL | 5.0 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 100 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 119 and 100.
Melbourne won by 19 points.
18.11 (119) — 15.10 (100)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Lovett | 18 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Todd Viney | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lovett | 10 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 |
| Steven Febey | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcus Seecamp | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McDonald | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Stynes | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hopgood | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Woewodin | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| David Schwarz | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Charles | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Adem Yze | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| David Neitz | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Leigh Newton | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Anthony Ingerson | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Alastair Clarkson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Obst | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Farmer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Pyman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grgic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 15 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Sexton | 18 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Hickmott | 13 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | 14 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Brett Ratten | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Bradley | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Dean | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Camporeale | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Brad Pearce | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn Manton | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew McKay | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Anstey | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Murphy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Allan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Hogg | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke OSullivan | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron De Iulio | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Hamill | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Whitnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hickmott 1, Koutoufides 1, Dean 1, Camporeale 1, Silvagni 5, Pearce 1, Anstey 2, Murphy 1, Kernahan 1, OSullivan 1