# | Team | Scoring | F | Opposition | Scoring | A | Marg | W-D-L | Venue | Crowd | Date |
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1 | Essendon | 1.1 2.8 4.11 9.16 | 70 | Collingwood | 1.2 2.2 4.3 4.6 | 30 | 40 | 1-0-0 | M.C.G. | 8000 | 28-Aug-1897 |
2 | Essendon | 2.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 | 28 | Carlton | 1.0 2.0 2.3 2.4 | 16 | 12 | 2-0-0 | Princes Park | 24-May-1898 |