geelong (6-3) vs collingwood (6-3) corio oval
7 wins in a row has geelong moving closer to title favourites by 7 goals over collingwood. geelong (7-3) travel to play carlton. collingwood (6-4) host south.
| Geelong | 0.5 3.6 3.8 7.10 | 52 | Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Collingwood | 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.4 | 10 | Geelong won by 42 pts |
carlton (1-8) vs essendon (7-2) princess park
essendon beat carlton by 29 points. essendon (8-2) host fitzroy. carlton (1-9) host geelong.
| Carlton | 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 | 13 | Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Essendon | 3.1 3.2 4.5 5.12 | 42 | Essendon won by 29 pts |
melbourne (6-3) vs fitzroy (4-1-4) mcg
melbourne stay in the 4 breaking 3 game losing streaking beating fitzroy by 27 points. melbourne (7-3) play st kilda. fitzroy (4-1-5) play essendon.
| Melbourne | 5.2 6.2 7.3 8.5 | 53 | Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Fitzroy | 1.1 2.3 3.6 3.8 | 26 | Melbourne won by 27 pts |
st kilda (0-9) vs south (5-1-3) junction oval
st kilda still haven’t goaled against south in their first year losing by 61 points. south (6-1-3) play collingwood. st kilda (0-10) host melbourne.
| St Kilda | 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 | 3 | Sat 10-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 2.4 6.7 6.14 8.16 | 64 | South Melbourne won by 61 pts |
ladder
| Rd 10 Ladder | |||
| ES | 10 | 32 | 148.6 |
| GE | 10 | 28 | 157.1 |
| ME | 10 | 28 | 134.4 |
| SM | 10 | 26 | 153.7 |
| CW | 10 | 24 | 108.5 |
| FI | 10 | 18 | 123.4 |
| CA | 10 | 4 | 47.8 |
| SK | 10 | 0 | 34.2 |
round 11 matches
carlton v geelong PP
st kilda v melbourne JO
essendon v fitzroy EM
collingwood v south VP
Harrison’s world 