carlton (1-6) vs fitzroy (2-1-4) princess park
fitzroy beat carlton by 38 points. fitzroy (3-1-4) host st kilda next. carlton (1-7) host south.
| Carlton | 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 | 9 | Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Fitzroy | 1.5 1.9 4.14 5.17 | 47 | Fitzroy won by 38 pts |
essendon (6-1) vs geelong (4-3) east melbourne
geelong end essendons 5 game winning streak making it 5 in a row for them by 25 points. geelong (5-3) host melbourne. essendon (6-2) play collingwood.
| Essendon | 3.0 4.1 5.2 5.2 | 32 | Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Geelong | 1.1 4.2 5.4 8.9 | 57 | Geelong won by 25 pts |
st kilda (0-7) vs collingwood (5-2) junction oval
st kilda remain winleess being overrun by collingwood by 4 goals. collingwood (6-2) play essendon. st kilda (0-8) play fitzroy.
| St Kilda | 0.3 2.5 4.5 4.5 | 29 | Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Collingwood | 1.3 3.5 4.8 7.11 | 53 | Collingwood won by 24 pts |
melbourne (6-1) vs south (3-1-3) mcg
south stun melbourne by 53 points despite a slow start. south (4-1-3) play carlton. melbourne (6-2) play geelong.
| Melbourne | 1.1 1.1 2.2 3.2 | 20 | Sat 26-Jun-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| South Melbourne | 0.1 5.4 9.4 11.7 | 73 | South Melbourne won by 53 pts |
ladder
| ES | 8 | 24 | 143.3 |
| CW | 8 | 24 | 133.1 |
| ME | 8 | 24 | 132.0 |
| GE | 8 | 20 | 144.2 |
| SM | 8 | 18 | 120.1 |
| FI | 8 | 14 | 118.1 |
| CA | 8 | 4 | 51.2 |
| SK | 8 | 0 | 39.4 |
round 9 matches
collingwood v essendon VP
carlton v south PP
fitzroy v st kilda BS
geelong v melbourne CO
Harrison’s world 