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1897 Season Scores and Results

Rounds
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[Ladder]
[Finals]
Round 1Att:3,000 (750)
Collingwood1.1 4.3 4.9 5.11 41Date: Sat 08-May-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
St Kilda1.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 16Collingwood won by 25 pts
South Melbourne0.2 1.4 3.6 3.9 27Date: Sat 08-May-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
Melbourne3.2 4.3 5.4 6.8 44Melbourne won by 17 pts
Geelong0.0 0.4 1.5 3.6 24Date: Sat 08-May-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
Essendon3.2 3.4 6.4 7.5 47Essendon won by 23 pts
Fitzroy0.5 0.11 5.13 6.13 49Date: Sat 08-May-1897 Att: 3,000 Venue: Brunswick St
Carlton0.3 1.3 2.3 2.4 16Fitzroy won by 33 pts
Rd 1 Ladder
FI 4306.3
CW 4256.3
ES 4195.8
ME 4163.0
SM 061.4
GE 051.1
SK 039.0
CA 032.7
Round 2
Melbourne3.2 5.4 9.7 9.10 64Date: Sat 15-May-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
Geelong0.0 1.1 1.1 3.1 19Melbourne won by 45 pts
St Kilda1.1 2.4 2.4 3.8 26Date: Sat 15-May-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
Fitzroy3.0 5.2 8.4 10.6 66Fitzroy won by 40 pts
Essendon1.3 1.5 3.5 4.6 30Date: Sat 15-May-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
Collingwood2.0 6.0 6.2 8.2 50Collingwood won by 20 pts
South Melbourne2.3 2.3 6.4 6.4 40Date: Sat 15-May-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
Carlton1.1 2.2 2.3 5.6 36South Melbourne won by 4 pts
Rd 2 Ladder
FI 8273.8
ME 8234.8
CW 8197.8
ES 4104.1
SM 483.8
CA 058.4
SK 039.3
GE 038.7
Round 3
Fitzroy1.0 1.4 3.8 5.9 39Date: Sat 22-May-1897 Venue: Brunswick St
Melbourne1.3 3.5 7.6 7.8 50Melbourne won by 11 pts
Collingwood1.1 3.3 4.5 6.5 41Date: Sat 22-May-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
Geelong2.3 2.5 3.7 5.7 37Collingwood won by 4 pts
South Melbourne2.4 5.8 6.9 8.11 59Date: Mon 24-May-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
St Kilda0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 2South Melbourne won by 57 pts
Essendon5.2 8.2 11.5 12.6 78Date: Mon 24-May-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
Carlton1.0 3.4 3.4 6.5 41Essendon won by 37 pts
Rd 3 Ladder
ME 12185.9
CW 12159.0
FI 8167.4
SM 8153.7
ES 8134.8
CA 055.7
GE 052.6
SK 026.5
Round 4
Melbourne2.3 6.6 7.7 11.10 76Date: Sat 29-May-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
St Kilda2.0 3.1 5.2 7.4 46Melbourne won by 30 pts
Fitzroy0.1 1.2 1.3 2.8 20Date: Sat 29-May-1897 Venue: Brunswick St
Essendon1.1 3.3 5.5 6.6 42Essendon won by 22 pts
South Melbourne1.3 3.7 5.11 5.11 41Date: Sat 29-May-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
Collingwood1.1 3.1 4.1 5.3 33South Melbourne won by 8 pts
Geelong1.2 4.7 5.9 5.14 44Date: Sat 29-May-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
Carlton1.1 1.1 2.2 3.4 22Geelong won by 22 pts
Rd 4 Ladder
ME 16178.6
ES 12145.9
SM 12145.2
CW 12133.1
FI 8129.9
GE 471.3
CA 054.5
SK 037.2
Round 5
Geelong3.5 6.7 7.8 10.12 72Date: Sat 05-Jun-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
South Melbourne1.3 1.3 1.4 3.6 24Geelong won by 48 pts
Collingwood0.2 1.4 2.7 5.7 37Date: Sat 05-Jun-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
Fitzroy0.1 1.3 2.7 2.9 21Collingwood won by 16 pts
St Kilda1.3 2.4 3.7 3.8 26Date: Sat 05-Jun-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
Essendon2.1 4.7 6.7 9.9 63Essendon won by 37 pts
Melbourne1.5 4.10 9.13 15.17 107Date: Sat 05-Jun-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton0.2 0.4 0.7 3.8 26Melbourne won by 81 pts
Rd 5 Ladder
ME 20217.2
ES 16161.5
CW 16139.3
SM 12102.1
FI 8114.0
GE 899.0
CA 044.3
SK 038.0
Round 6
Geelong2.2 2.6 2.9 3.13 31Date: Sat 19-Jun-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
Fitzroy0.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 14Geelong won by 17 pts
South Melbourne0.2 1.2 2.3 2.3 15Date: Sat 19-Jun-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
Essendon0.3 0.6 0.11 1.13 19Essendon won by 4 pts
Melbourne1.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 33Date: Sat 19-Jun-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
Collingwood1.2 2.3 2.4 3.8 26Melbourne won by 7 pts
St Kilda1.0 1.4 3.6 3.6 24Date: Sat 19-Jun-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
Carlton1.1 3.4 4.5 5.5 35Carlton won by 11 pts
Rd 6 Ladder
ME 24204.4
ES 20158.5
CW 16128.1
GE 12107.1
SM 12100.0
FI 8103.5
CA 451.5
SK 041.2
Round 7
Fitzroy3.1 4.2 5.4 5.13 43Date: Tue 22-Jun-1897 Venue: Brunswick St
South Melbourne1.3 3.6 5.9 5.13 43Match drawn
Essendon3.3 4.6 5.10 8.15 63Date: Tue 22-Jun-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
Melbourne0.2 1.2 2.5 3.9 27Essendon won by 36 pts
Carlton2.1 4.3 5.3 5.6 36Date: Tue 22-Jun-1897 Venue: Princes Park
Collingwood1.1 4.4 4.4 6.4 40Collingwood won by 4 pts
St Kilda1.3 3.3 3.4 4.7 31Date: Tue 22-Jun-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
Geelong4.5 8.8 12.14 16.18 114Geelong won by 83 pts
Rd 7 Ladder
ES 24168.5
ME 24163.0
CW 20125.2
GE 16140.3
SM 14100.0
FI 10102.9
CA 455.5
SK 037.7
Round 8
Melbourne1.1 1.1 2.2 3.2 20Date: Sat 26-Jun-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
South Melbourne0.1 5.4 9.4 11.7 73South Melbourne won by 53 pts
Essendon3.0 4.1 5.2 5.2 32Date: Sat 26-Jun-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
Geelong1.1 4.2 5.4 8.9 57Geelong won by 25 pts
Carlton0.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 9Date: Sat 26-Jun-1897 Venue: Princes Park
Fitzroy1.5 1.9 4.14 5.17 47Fitzroy won by 38 pts
St Kilda0.3 2.5 4.5 4.5 29Date: Sat 26-Jun-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
Collingwood1.3 3.5 4.8 7.11 53Collingwood won by 24 pts
Rd 8 Ladder
ES 24143.8
CW 24132.1
ME 24132.0
GE 20144.7
SM 18119.7
FI 14117.7
CA 451.5
SK 039.4
Round 9
Geelong0.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 15Date: Sat 03-Jul-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
Melbourne0.4 0.7 0.9 0.10 10Geelong won by 5 pts
Fitzroy1.8 4.14 8.17 9.21 75Date: Sat 03-Jul-1897 Venue: Brunswick St
St Kilda1.2 1.2 2.4 2.6 18Fitzroy won by 57 pts
Collingwood0.1 2.4 4.5 5.7 37Date: Sat 03-Jul-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
Essendon2.4 2.6 4.9 6.10 46Essendon won by 9 pts
Carlton2.1 3.1 4.1 4.4 28Date: Sat 03-Jul-1897 Venue: Princes Park
South Melbourne0.1 6.4 9.5 11.8 74South Melbourne won by 46 pts
Rd 9 Ladder
ES 28141.4
GE 24144.9
ME 24129.0
CW 24123.9
SM 22133.3
FI 18137.5
CA 449.5
SK 037.5
Round 10
St Kilda0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 3Date: Sat 10-Jul-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
South Melbourne2.4 6.7 6.14 8.16 64South Melbourne won by 61 pts
Carlton0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 13Date: Sat 10-Jul-1897 Venue: Princes Park
Essendon3.1 3.2 4.5 5.12 42Essendon won by 29 pts
Melbourne5.2 6.2 7.3 8.5 53Date: Sat 10-Jul-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
Fitzroy1.1 2.3 3.6 3.8 26Melbourne won by 27 pts
Geelong0.5 3.6 3.8 7.10 52Date: Sat 10-Jul-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
Collingwood0.2 0.4 1.4 1.4 10Geelong won by 42 pts
Rd 10 Ladder
ES 32149.0
GE 28157.6
ME 28134.4
SM 26153.3
CW 24107.9
FI 18123.1
CA 448.1
SK 034.2
Round 11
Essendon3.0 4.3 6.4 9.8 62Date: Sat 17-Jul-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
Fitzroy1.2 2.2 3.4 4.6 30Essendon won by 32 pts
Collingwood0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 8Date: Sat 17-Jul-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
South Melbourne1.6 1.12 2.13 2.15 27South Melbourne won by 19 pts
Carlton0.1 1.1 2.2 2.4 16Date: Sat 17-Jul-1897 Venue: Princes Park
Geelong0.5 4.7 6.11 9.12 66Geelong won by 50 pts
St Kilda0.2 0.5 1.7 1.7 13Date: Sat 17-Jul-1897 Venue: Junction Oval
Melbourne2.3 3.5 7.11 10.11 71Melbourne won by 58 pts
Rd 11 Ladder
ES 36154.1
GE 32170.7
ME 32148.8
SM 30158.1
CW 24102.2
FI 18111.1
CA 445.5
SK 032.6
Round 12
Essendon3.6 7.8 9.11 13.16 94Date: Sat 24-Jul-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
St Kilda0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 3Essendon won by 91 pts
Carlton1.1 2.4 2.4 2.6 18Date: Sat 24-Jul-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
Melbourne2.0 3.6 5.11 5.16 46Melbourne won by 28 pts
South Melbourne1.0 4.0 5.1 5.2 32Date: Sat 24-Jul-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
Geelong3.3 3.4 5.5 6.8 44Geelong won by 12 pts
Fitzroy1.2 3.2 3.3 4.4 28Date: Sat 24-Jul-1897 Venue: Brunswick St
Collingwood0.3 0.9 2.16 3.17 35Collingwood won by 7 pts
Rd 12 Ladder
ES 40180.2
GE 36167.6
ME 36153.7
SM 30147.4
CW 28103.8
FI 18108.5
CA 445.1
SK 029.2
Round 13
Fitzroy0.5 0.6 2.8 2.9 21Date: Sat 31-Jul-1897 Venue: Brunswick St
Geelong0.1 2.2 3.3 5.3 33Geelong won by 12 pts
Essendon3.0 5.0 5.1 8.1 49Date: Sat 31-Jul-1897 Venue: East Melbourne
South Melbourne2.2 4.2 6.7 6.9 45Essendon won by 4 pts
Collingwood0.2 5.7 5.8 5.13 43Date: Sat 31-Jul-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
Melbourne1.5 2.6 3.8 3.10 28Collingwood won by 15 pts
Carlton1.3 4.7 6.9 8.11 59Date: Sat 31-Jul-1897 Venue: Princes Park
St Kilda1.2 1.4 2.5 3.8 26Carlton won by 33 pts
Rd 13 Ladder
ES 44171.9
GE 40167.0
ME 36144.9
CW 32107.1
SM 30140.6
FI 18105.3
CA 852.0
SK 030.2
Round 14
Geelong4.4 5.4 10.8 14.12 96Date: Sat 07-Aug-1897 Venue: Corio Oval
St Kilda1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 18Geelong won by 78 pts
South Melbourne0.0 0.5 2.10 3.12 30Date: Sat 07-Aug-1897 Venue: Lake Oval
Fitzroy1.2 2.4 4.4 4.5 29South Melbourne won by 1 pt
Melbourne2.4 5.6 7.8 8.8 56Date: Sat 07-Aug-1897 Venue: M.C.G.
Essendon1.2 1.2 4.2 6.3 39Melbourne won by 17 pts
Collingwood2.1 3.5 5.8 7.12 54Date: Sat 07-Aug-1897 Venue: Victoria Park
Carlton0.0 0.1 1.2 3.4 22Collingwood won by 32 pts
Rd 14 Ladder
GE 44184.3
ES 44159.0
ME 40144.8
CW 36113.9
SM 34138.1
FI 18104.7
CA 851.2
SK 029.1

1897 Ladder
TeamPWDLGF-BFForGA-BAAgn%Pts
Geelong 14 11 0 395-134 704 52-70 382 184.3 44
Essendon 14 11 0 399-112 706 60-84 444 159.0 44
Melbourne 14 10 0 493-127 685 61-107 473 144.8 40
Collingwood 14 9 0 566-112 508 57-104 446 113.9 36
South Melbourne 14 8 1 578-126 594 57-88 430 138.1 34
Fitzroy 14 4 1 963-130 508 62-113 485 104.7 18
Carlton 14 2 0 1251-71 377 98-149 737 51.2 8
St Kilda 14 0 0 1435-71 281 133-168 966 29.1 0


Final Series
Semi Final
Collingwood1.4 5.5 6.8 7.9 51Date: Sat 21-Aug-1897 Att: 7,000 Venue: M.C.G.
Melbourne1.1 2.2 4.5 7.5 47Collingwood won by 4 pts
Semi Final
Essendon0.2 1.4 1.4 5.5 35Date: Sat 21-Aug-1897 Att: 5,000 Venue: Corio Oval
Geelong1.5 1.6 2.10 3.11 29Essendon won by 6 pts
Semi Final
Essendon1.1 2.8 4.11 9.16 70Date: Sat 28-Aug-1897 Att: 8,000 Venue: M.C.G.
Collingwood1.2 2.2 4.3 4.6 30Essendon won by 40 pts
Semi Final
Geelong0.3 2.8 4.9 5.16 46Date: Sat 28-Aug-1897 Att: 4,000 Venue: Brunswick St
Melbourne3.2 4.4 5.6 5.7 37Geelong won by 9 pts
Semi Final
Geelong5.2 7.2 8.4 8.4 52Date: Sat 04-Sep-1897 Att: 3,000 Venue: East Melbourne
Collingwood0.0 2.6 3.7 6.12 48Geelong won by 4 pts
Semi Final
Essendon0.1 0.4 1.6 1.8 14Date: Sat 04-Sep-1897 Att: 3,800 Venue: Lake Oval
Melbourne0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 8Essendon won by 6 pts

1897 Finals Ladder
TeamPWDLGF-BFForGA-BAAgn%Pts
Essendon 3 3 0 0 15-29 119 7-25 67 177.6 12
Geelong 3 2 0 1 16-31 127 16-24 120 105.8 8
Collingwood 3 1 0 2 17-27 129 24-25 169 76.3 4
Melbourne 3 0 0 3 12-20 92 13-33 111 82.9 0

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