Princes Park · Sat 30 Aug 1997 · 34,922 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 7.1 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 89 |
| RichmondRICH | 2.3 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 91 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 89 and 91.
Richmond won by 2 points.
13.11 (89) — 13.13 (91)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Ratten | 18 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Camporeale | 14 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Adrian Hickmott | 17 | 4 | 21 | 8 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Dean | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Hulme | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Rice | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Porter | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew McKay | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Hogg | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron De Iulio | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Whitnall | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Hamill | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Bradley | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Allan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Manton | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mil Hanna | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Pearce | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Anstey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Camporeale 1, Koutoufides 4, Dean 1, Porter 2, Hogg 1, Whitnall 1, Allan 1, Hanna 1, Pearce 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Knights | 17 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Rogers | 20 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Broderick | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Campbell | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendon Gale | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Gale | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Powell | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Gaspar | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Bowden | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Harrison | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Daffy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Holland | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Duncan Kellaway | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley Prescott | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Bulluss | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ross Funcke | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Richardson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Merenda | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bond | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Torney | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |