geelong (1st) v essendon (2nd) corio oval
essendon are now flag favuorites ending geelongs 11 game winning streak. essendon play collingwood next. geelong play melbourne. also only final at geelong for 116 years.
| Geelong | 1.5 1.6 2.10 3.11 | 29 | Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Essendon | 0.2 1.4 1.4 5.5 | 35 | Essendon won by 6 pts |
melbourne (3rd) v collingwood (4th) mcg
collingwood beat melbourne by 4 points. collingwood play essendon next. geelong play melbourne.
| Melbourne | 1.1 2.2 4.5 7.5 | 47 | Sat 21-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 1.4 5.5 6.8 7.9 | 51 | Collingwood won by 4 pts |
essendon v collingwood mcg
essendon are all but certain to win the flag after a 40 point win over collingwood. essendon only need to draw with melbourne to be premiers a win would seal it. collingwood msut smash geelong and melbourne beat essendon to have a chance boosting their percentage.
| Essendon | 1.1 2.8 4.11 9.16 | 70 | Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 1.2 2.2 4.3 4.6 | 30 | Essendon won by 40 pts |
geelong v melbourne brunswick st
geelong end melbournes hopes by 9 points. geelong must beat collingwood and hope melbourne beat essendon to have a chance at the flag. melbourne can’t win the flag but can beat essendon as a consoaliton prize.
| Geelong | 0.3 2.8 4.9 5.16 | 46 | Sat 28-Aug-1897 2:30 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Melbourne | 3.2 4.4 5.6 5.7 | 37 | Geelong won by 9 pts |
geelong v collingwood east melbourne
geelong stay alive by beating collingwood by 4 points.
| Geelong | 5.2 7.2 8.4 8.4 | 52 | Sat 04-Sep-1897 2:30 PM Att: 3,000 Venue: East Melbourne |
| Collingwood | 0.0 2.6 3.7 6.12 | 48 | Geelong won by 4 pts |
essendon v melbourne lake oval
essendon win the first flag over melbourne by 6 points in the lowest scoring game ever (and it still is round 9 1897s geelong v melbourne clash was the previous holder but this still stands) only 22 agrigate.
| Essendon | 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.8 | 14 | Sat 04-Sep-1897 2:30 PM Att: 3,800 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Melbourne | 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 | 8 | Essendon won by 6 pts |
finals ladder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 3 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 15.29 (34%) | 119 | 7.25 (22%) | 67 | 177.6 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 16.31 (34%) | 127 | 16.24 (40%) | 120 | 105.8 | 8 | |
| 3 | Collingwood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-2 | 17.27 (39%) | 129 | 24.25 (49%) | 169 | 76.3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Melbourne | 3 | 3 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-2 | 12.20 (38%) | 92 | 13.33 (28%) | 111 | 82.9 | 0 |
round 1 1898 matches
carlton v south PP
collingwood v geelong VP
st kilda v melbourne JO
essendon v fitzroy EM
Harrison’s world 