# | Team | Scoring | F | Opposition | Scoring | A | Marg | W-D-L | Venue | Crowd | Date |
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1 | Carlton | 1.1 2.2 2.3 5.6 | 36 | South Melbourne | 2.3 2.3 6.4 6.4 | 40 | -4 | 0-0-1 | Lake Oval | 15-May-1897 | |
2 | Carlton | 1.0 3.4 3.4 6.5 | 41 | Essendon | 5.2 8.2 11.5 12.6 | 78 | -37 | 0-0-2 | East Melbourne | 24-May-1897 |