M.C.G. · Fri 19 Sep 1997 · 77,531 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.12 | 104 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 73.
St Kilda won by 31 points.
15.14 (104) — 11.7 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harvey | 25 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan Burke | 20 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Austinn Jones | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Jayson Daniels | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Keogh | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Sziller | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Thompson | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stewart Loewe | 13 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Nicky Winmar | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Brown | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Peckett | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Lappin | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Heatley | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Jason Cripps | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Cook | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Hudghton | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Wakelin | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sierakowski | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Hall | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Shanahan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Stevens | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Sholl | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Anthony Rock | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| David King | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bell | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roberts | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Harvey | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Carey | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| John Blakey | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mick Martyn | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Martin Pike | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Scott | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Simpson | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart Anderson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Daniltchenko | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Crocker | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Brett Allison | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| John Longmire | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Chandler | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Freeborn | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Corey McKernan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |