M.C.G. · Sun 7 Sep 1997 · 55,561 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 61 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 61 and 79.
North Melbourne won by 18 points.
9.7 (61) — 11.13 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Pickering | 24 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Hocking | 14 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Darren Milburn | 17 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 |
| Tim McGrath | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Graham | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Leigh Colbert | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Kilpatrick | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Steven King | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Martin McKinnon | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Riccardi | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Sholl | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Sanderson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| John Barnes | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lynch | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Mansfield | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Stoneham | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Steinfort | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Burns | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Houlihan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snell | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Simpson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bell | 17 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Carey | 20 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Anthony Stevens | 17 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| David King | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Archer | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Schwass | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Blakey | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Scott | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Rock | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Sholl | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Chandler | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey McKernan | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Martyn | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Simpson | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Longmire | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Brett Allison | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Stevens | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn Freeborn | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Martin Pike | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Crocker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |