Football Park · Sun 31 Aug 1997 · 38,589 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port AdelaidePORT | 3.3 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 84 |
| St KildaSTK | 2.1 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 117 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 84 and 117.
St Kilda won by 33 points.
12.12 (84) — 17.15 (117)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Heuskes | 26 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Brayden Lyle | 21 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Bond | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Shayne Breuer | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Brendon Lade | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan Eagleton | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Wilson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Primus | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| John Rombotis | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald Dickie | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Stephen Paxman | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Mead | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Francou | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gavin Wanganeen | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Brown | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger James | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Cummings | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Daniels | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Poole | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Burgoyne | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Geister | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harvey | 24 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Burke | 22 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Austinn Jones | 15 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Thompson | 16 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Brown | 17 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Winmar | 14 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Justin Peckett | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Traianidis | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Everitt | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Cripps | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stewart Loewe | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Sziller | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Keogh | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jayson Daniels | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Hall | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Wakelin | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Young | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Heatley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Jamie Shanahan | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Hudghton | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lazar Vidovic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |