collingwood (8-5) vs carlton (2-11) victoria park
collingwood made the finals with a 32 point win over carlton. collingwood (9-5) play melbourne next to start the round robbin finals. carlton (2-12) finish 7th.
| Collingwood | 2.1 3.5 5.8 7.12 | 54 | Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 0.0 0.1 1.2 3.4 | 22 | Collingwood won by 32 pts |
melbourne (9-4) vs essendon (11-2) mcg
melbourne cost essendon the minor premership by 17 points. melbourne (10-4) play collingwood. essendon (11-3) play geelong in the first finals.
| Melbourne | 2.4 5.6 7.8 8.8 | 56 | Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Essendon | 1.2 1.2 4.2 6.3 | 39 | Melbourne won by 17 pts |
south (7-1-5) vs fitzroy (4-1-8) lake oval
south win another thriller over fitzroy by 1 point but miss the finlas by half a game despite a better percentage. south (8-1-5) finish 5th fitzroy (4-1-9) finish 6th.
| South Melbourne | 0.0 0.5 2.10 3.12 | 30 | Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 2.4 4.4 4.5 | 29 | South Melbourne won by 1 pt |
geelong (10-3) vs st kilda (0-13) corio oval
geelong win the minor premership with a 13 goal win over winless st kilda. geelong (11-3) finish on top and will play essendon. st kilda (0-14) finish last.
| Geelong | 4.4 5.4 10.8 14.12 | 96 | Sat 07-Aug-1897 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| St Kilda | 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 | 18 | Geelong won by 78 pts |
ladder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6-0-1 | 5-0-2 | 95.134 (41%) | 704 | 52.71 (42%) | 383 | 183.8 | 44 | |
| 2 | Essendon | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5-0-2 | 6-0-1 | 99.112 (47%) | 706 | 60.85 (41%) | 445 | 158.7 | 44 | |
| 3 | Melbourne | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6-0-1 | 4-0-3 | 93.127 (42%) | 685 | 61.107 (36%) | 473 | 144.8 | 40 | |
| 4 | Collingwood | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5-0-2 | 4-0-3 | 66.113 (37%) | 509 | 57.103 (36%) | 445 | 114.4 | 36 | |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4-0-3 | 4-1-2 | 78.127 (38%) | 595 | 57.88 (39%) | 430 | 138.4 | 34 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2-1-4 | 2-0-5 | 63.131 (32%) | 509 | 62.113 (35%) | 485 | 104.9 | 18 |
| 7 | Carlton | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1-0-6 | 1-0-6 | 51.70 (42%) | 376 | 98.149 (40%) | 737 | 51.0 | 8 | |
| 8 | St Kilda | 14 | 14 | 0-0-7 | 0-0-7 | 35.70 (33%) | 280 | 133.168 (44%) | 966 | 29.0 | 0 |
finals match ups it is a round rob in.
geelong v essendon CO
melbourne v collingwood MCG
essendon v collingwood MCG
geelong v melborune BS
essendon v melbourne LO
geelong v collingwood EM
Harrison’s world 