Match Recap
Round 2·Sat, 15-May-1897 3:00 PM·M.C.G.
Melbourne
9.10 (64)
vs
Geelong
3.1 (19)
Melbourne won by 45

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.2 (20)5.4 (34)9.7 (61)9.10 (64)9.10 (64)
Geelong0.0 (0)1.1 (7)1.1 (7)3.1 (19)3.1 (19)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Fred Blackham
Herb Fry1
Charlie Goding1
Maurie Herring1
Edwin Jenkyn
Jack Leith4
Austin Lewis
Bill McCulloch
Fred McGinis
Norm McLeod
Henry Mitchell1
George Moodie
George Moysey1
Bert Robinson
Fred Sheahan
Dave Strahan
Ned Sutton
Bert Watson
Alf Wood
Charlie Young

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
Peter Burns
Jack Conway
Stan Enfield2
Teddy Holligan
Eddy James1
Paddy Leahy
Tom Maguire
Firth McCallum
Bill McKay
Henry McShane
Jim McShane
Joe McShane
Jack Parkin
Bob Paterson
Billy Pincott
Alf Pontin
Jack Quinn
Teddy Rankin
Jack Sharkey
Archie Thompson