# | Team | Scoring | F | Opposition | Scoring | A | Marg | W-D-L | Venue | Crowd | Date |
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1 | Essendon | 5.2 8.2 11.5 12.6 | 78 | Carlton | 1.0 3.4 3.4 6.5 | 41 | 37 | 1-0-0 | East Melbourne | 24-May-1897 | |
2 | Essendon | 1.1 3.3 5.5 6.6 | 42 | Fitzroy | 0.1 1.2 1.3 2.8 | 20 | 22 | 2-0-0 | Brunswick St | 29-May-1897 | |
3 | Essendon | 2.1 4.7 6.7 9.9 | 63 | St Kilda | 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.8 | 26 | 37 | 3-0-0 | Junction Oval | 5-Jun-1897 | |
4 | Essendon | 2.4 2.6 4.9 6.10 | 46 | Collingwood | 0.1 2.4 4.5 5.7 | 37 | 9 | 4-0-0 | Victoria Park | 3-Jul-1897 | |
5 | Essendon | 1.2 1.2 4.2 6.3 | 39 | Melbourne | 2.4 5.6 7.8 8.8 | 56 | -17 | 4-0-1 | M.C.G. | 7-Aug-1897 |