1897 VFL Season
The complete 1897 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 704 | 383 | 183.8 | 44 |
| 2 | Essendon | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 706 | 445 | 158.7 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 685 | 473 | 144.8 | 40 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 509 | 445 | 114.4 | 36 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 595 | 430 | 138.4 | 34 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 509 | 485 | 104.9 | 18 |
| 7 | Carlton | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 376 | 737 | 51.0 | 8 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 280 | 966 | 29.0 | 0 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
62 matches