st kilda (0-5) vs carlton (0-5) junction oval
carlton opened their winninng account by 11 points over winless st kilda. carlton (1-5) finally get a home game against collingwood. st kilda (0-6) host geelong.
| St Kilda | 1.0 1.4 3.6 3.6 | 24 | Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Carlton | 1.1 3.4 4.5 5.5 | 35 | Carlton won by 11 pts |
melbourne (5-0) vs collingwood (4-1) mcg
melbourne remained the only team without a loss beating collingwood by 7 points. melbourne (6-0) play essendon next in the top of the table clash. collingwood (4-2) play carlton.
| Melbourne | 1.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 | 33 | Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 1.2 2.3 2.4 3.8 | 26 | Melbourne won by 7 pts |
south (3-2) vs essendon (4-1) lake oval
disasterous kicking didn’t cost essendon a 3 point win over south. essendon (5-1) host melborune next. south (3-3) play fitzroy next.
| South Melbourne | 0.2 1.2 2.3 2.4 | 16 | Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Essendon | 0.3 0.6 0.11 1.13 | 19 | Essendon won by 3 pts |
geelong (2-3) vs fitzroy (2-3) corio oval
geelong could barely kick better than essendon but also got the job done against fitzroy by 16 points. geelong (3-3) travel to play st kilda. fitzroy (2-4) host south hoping to break their drought.
| Geelong | 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.13 | 31 | Sat 19-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Fitzroy | 0.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 | 15 | Geelong won by 16 pts |
ladder
| ME | 6 | 24 | 204.4 |
| ES | 6 | 20 | 157.6 |
| CW | 6 | 16 | 128.1 |
| GE | 6 | 12 | 106.6 |
| SM | 6 | 12 | 100.5 |
| FI | 6 | 8 | 104.0 |
| CA | 6 | 4 | 51.5 |
| SK | 6 | 0 | 41.2 |
round 7 matches
essendon v melbourne EM
fitzroy v south BS
st kilda v geelong JO
carlton v collingwood PP
Harrison’s world 