melbourne (4-0) vs carlton (0-4) mcg
goalloss for 3 quarters carlton didn’t stand a chance in a 81 point loss to leaders melbourne. melbourne (5-0) host collingwood next. carlton (0-5) travel to st kilda in the battle of that years hopeless.
| Melbourne | 1.5 4.10 9.13 15.17 | 107 | Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Carlton | 0.2 0.4 0.7 3.8 | 26 | Melbourne won by 81 pts [ |
geelong (1-3) vs south (3-1) corio oval
geelong stun south in the first upset by 8 goals. geelong (2-3) host fitzroy. south (3-2) host essendon.
| Geelong | 3.5 6.7 7.8 10.12 | 72 | Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 1.3 1.3 1.4 3.6 | 24 | Geelong won by 48 pts |
collingwood (3-1) vs fitzroy (2-2) victoria park
collingwood returned to the winners list with a 16 point win over fitzroy. collingwood (4-1) play melbourne. fitzroy (2-3) travel to geelong.
| Collingwood | 0.2 1.4 2.7 5.7 | 37 | Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 1.3 2.7 2.9 | 21 | Collingwood won by 16 pts |
st kilda (0-4) vs essendon (3-1) junction oval
essendon secure 2nd with a 37 point win over hopeless st kilda. essendon (4-1) travel to south. st kilda (0-5) host carlton.
| St Kilda | 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.8 | 26 | Sat 05-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Essendon | 2.1 4.7 6.7 9.9 | 63 | Essendon won by 37 pts |
ladder
| ME | 5 | 20 | 217.2 |
| ES | 5 | 16 | 161.5 |
| CW | 5 | 16 | 139.3 |
| SM | 5 | 12 | 102.1 |
| FI | 5 | 8 | 114.0 |
| GE | 5 | 8 | 99.0 |
| CA | 5 | 0 | 44.3 |
| SK | 5 | 0 | 38.0 |
round 6 matches
st kilda vs carlton JO
melbourne v collingwood MCG
south v essendon LO
geelong v fitzroy CO
Harrison’s world 