# | Team | Scoring | F | Opposition | Scoring | A | Marg | W-D-L | Venue | Crowd | Date |
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1 | Melbourne | 3.2 4.4 5.6 5.7 | 37 | Geelong | 0.3 2.8 4.9 5.16 | 46 | -9 | 0-0-1 | Brunswick St | 4000 | 28-Aug-1897 |
2 | Melbourne | 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 | 8 | Essendon | 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.8 | 14 | -6 | 0-0-2 | Lake Oval | 3800 | 4-Sep-1897 |