carlton (1-5) vs collingwood (4-2) princes park
carltons home debut was a dissappointmnet a 6 point loss to the enermy collingwood. collingwood (5-2) play st kilda next. carlton (1-6) host fitzroy.
| Carlton | 2.1 4.2 5.2 5.5 | 35 | Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Collingwood | 1.1 4.5 4.5 6.5 | 41 | Collingwood won by 6 pts |
fitzroy (2-4) vs south (3-3) brusnwick street
for the first time ever we have a draw as fitzroy break a 4 game losing streak sort of. fitzroy (2-1-4) play carlton next. south (3-1-3) play melbourne next.
| Fitzroy | 3.1 4.2 5.4 5.13 | 43 | Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| South Melbourne | 1.3 3.6 5.9 5.13 | 43 | Match drawn |
essendon (5-1) vs melbourne (6-0) east melbourne
the top of the table clash disappointed as essendon end melbournes run by 6 goals. essendon (6-1) host geelong. melbourne (6-1) host south.
| Essendon | 3.3 4.6 5.10 8.15 | 63 | Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.9 | 27 | Essendon won by 36 pts |
st kilda (0-6) vs geelong (3-3) junction oval
geelong kick the second 100 point score in a 83 point win over last place st kilda. geelong (4-3) play essendon next. st kilda (0-7) host collingwood.
| St Kilda | 1.3 3.3 3.4 4.7 | 31 | Tue 22-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Geelong | 4.5 8.8 12.14 16.18 | 114 | Geelong won by 83 pts |
ladder
| ES | 7 | 24 | 167.6 |
| ME | 7 | 24 | 163.0 |
| CW | 7 | 20 | 126.3 |
| GE | 7 | 16 | 139.8 |
| SM | 7 | 14 | 100.4 |
| FI | 7 | 10 | 103.3 |
| CA | 7 | 4 | 55.1 |
| SK | 7 | 0 | 37.7 |
round 8 matches
st kilda v collingwood JO
essendon v geelong EM
carlton v fitzroy PP
melbourne v south MCG
Harrison’s world 