carlton (1-7) vs south (4-1-3) princess park
south keep their top 4 hopesa live with a 46 point win over carlton. south (5-1-3) play st kilda. carltn (1-8) host essendon.
| Carlton | 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.4 | 28 | Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| South Melbourne | 0.1 6.4 9.5 11.8 | 74 | South Melbourne won by 46 pts |
geelong (5-3) vs melbourne (6-2) corio oval
geelong make it 6 straight costing melbournes lead by 5 points. geelong (6-3) host collingwood. melbourne (6-3) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 | 15 | Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Melbourne | 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.10 | 10 | Geelong won by 5 pts |
fitzroy (3-1-4) vs st kilda (0-8) bruniswick st
21 behinds didn’t cost fitzroy in a 57 point win over st kilda. fitzroy (4-1-4) play melbourne. st kilda (0-9) host south.
| Fitzroy | 1.8 4.14 8.17 9.21 | 75 | Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| St Kilda | 1.2 1.2 2.4 2.6 | 18 | Fitzroy won by 57 pts |
collingwood (6-2) vs essendon (6-2) victoria park
essendon got on top with a 9 point iwn over collingwoood. essendon (7-2) play carlton. collingwood (6-3) play geelong.
| Collingwood | 0.1 2.4 4.5 5.7 | 37 | Sat 03-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 2.4 2.6 4.9 6.10 | 46 | Essendon won by 9 pts |
ladder
| Rd 9 Ladder | |||
| ES | 9 | 28 | 140.9 |
| GE | 9 | 24 | 144.4 |
| ME | 9 | 24 | 129.0 |
| CW | 9 | 24 | 124.7 |
| SM | 9 | 22 | 133.7 |
| FI | 9 | 18 | 137.9 |
| CA | 9 | 4 | 49.2 |
| SK | 9 | 0 | 37.5 |
round 10 matches
carlton v essendon PP
geelong v collingwood CO
st kilda v south JO
melbourne v fitzroy MCG