carlton (1-10) vs melbourne (8-3) princess park
melbourne secure a finals spot by 28 points over carlton. carlton (1-11) host st kilda to decide the wooden spoon. melbourne (9-3) face collingwood next.
| Carlton | 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.6 | 18 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Melbourne | 2.0 3.6 5.11 5.16 | 46 | Melbourne won by 28 pts |
south (7-1-3) vs geelong (8-3) lake oval
geelong make it 9 straight beating south. geelong (9-3) play fitzroy. south (7-1-4) play essendon.
| South Melbourne | 1.0 4.0 5.1 5.2 | 32 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Geelong | 3.3 3.4 5.5 6.8 | 44 | Geelong won by 12 pts |
essendon (9-2) vs st kilda (0-11) windy hill
esssendon hold st kilda goalless in a 91 point win to secure 1st place. essendon (10-2) host south. st kilda (0-12) play carlton.
| Essendon | 3.6 7.8 9.11 13.16 | 94 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| St Kilda | 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 | 3 | Essendon won by 91 pts |
fitzroy (4-1-6) vs collingwood (6-5) brusnick st
collingwood keep their finals hopes alive by beating fitzroy by 7 points. collingwood (7-5) host melbourne. fitzroy (4-1-7) host geelong.
| Fitzroy | 1.2 3.2 3.3 4.4 | 28 | Sat 24-Jul-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Collingwood | 0.3 0.9 2.16 3.17 | 35 | Collingwood won by 7 pts [ |
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| ES | 12 | 40 | 179.7 |
| GE | 12 | 36 | 167.2 |
| ME | 12 | 36 | 153.7 |
| SM | 12 | 30 | 147.7 |
| CW | 12 | 28 | 104.3 |
| FI | 12 | 18 | 108.8 |
| CA | 12 | 4 | 44.8 |
| SK | 12 | 0 | 29.2 |
round 13 results
carlton v st kilda PP
collingwood v melbourne VP
fitzroy v geelong BS
essendon v south WH
Harrison’s world 