AFL 1897 Season — KICK leaders, ladder, results

Season KICK leaders

Average KICK Game Score over the season (min 10 games, TOG ≥ 50%).

#	Player	Team	GP	KICK	Raw avg	Best
1	Eddy James	Geelong	15	8	7.58	17
2	Norm Waugh	Essendon	15	6	6.46	17
3	Jack Leith	Melbourne	17	6	6.44	17
4	Wally OCock	Carlton	10	6	6.32	13
5	Charlie Coles	Geelong	13	6	5.51	13
6	Fred White	Geelong	11	5	5.36	13
7	Michael OGorman	South Melbourne	11	5	4.98	13
8	Edgar Croft	Essendon	10	4	4.21	8
9	Dinny McKay	South Melbourne	14	4	4.21	13
10	Hugh Gavin	Essendon	15	4	3.93	13
11	Sam Chapman	Carlton	13	4	3.89	17
12	Archie Smith	Collingwood	17	4	3.72	8
13	Jack Quinn	Geelong	16	4	3.68	13
14	Charlie Young	Melbourne	16	4	3.68	13
15	Arthur Cleghorn	Essendon	15	4	3.65	17
16	Chris Kiernan	Fitzroy	13	4	3.56	13
17	Bill Blackwood	South Melbourne	13	4	3.56	17
18	Jim Grace	Fitzroy	12	3	3.16	8
19	Wally Steele	Melbourne	12	3	3.16	13
20	Lardie Tulloch	Collingwood	15	3	3.09	13

Top single-game performances

Highest individual KICK Game Scores anywhere in the season.

1

Bill McCulloch

Melbourne v Carlton · recap

5 g

KICK 21

2

Jack Leith

Melbourne v Carlton · recap

4 g

KICK 17

3

Sam Chapman

Carlton v St Kilda · recap

4 g

KICK 17

4

Norm Waugh

Essendon v Collingwood · recap

4 g

KICK 17

5

Jack Leith

Melbourne v Collingwood · recap

4 g

KICK 17

6

Arthur Cleghorn

Essendon v St Kilda · recap

4 g

KICK 17

7

Norm Waugh

Essendon v South Melbourne · recap

4 g

KICK 17

8

Eddy James

Geelong v Fitzroy · recap

4 g

KICK 17

9

Jack Leith

Melbourne v Geelong · recap

4 g

KICK 17

10

Jim Flynn

Geelong v St Kilda · recap

4 g

KICK 17

Ladder

Standings computed from match results (4 pts win, 2 pts draw).

#	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Essendon	17	14	0	3	825	512	161.1	56
2	Geelong	17	13	0	4	831	503	165.2	52
3	Melbourne	17	10	0	7	777	584	133.1	40
4	Collingwood	17	10	0	7	638	614	103.9	40
5	South Melbourne	14	8	1	5	595	430	138.4	34
6	Fitzroy	14	4	1	9	509	485	105.0	18
7	Carlton	14	2	0	12	376	737	51.0	8
8	St Kilda	14	0	0	14	280	966	29.0	0