| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | GEE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 704 | 383 | 183.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 706 | 445 | 158.7 |
| 3 | MEL | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 685 | 473 | 144.8 |
| 4 | COL | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 509 | 445 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 595 | 430 | 138.4 |
| 6 | FIT | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 509 | 485 | 104.9 |
| 7 | CAR | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 376 | 737 | 51.0 |
| 8 | STK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 280 | 966 | 29.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
|---|
| 1 | Sat May 08 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | GEE | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 23 | Corio Oval | A | +19.0 | 1/ 8 | +2.0 | +17 | +0.6 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 15 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | COL | 8. | 2 | 50 | L | 20 | East Melbourne | H | +19.6 | 1/ 8 | +10.8 | +9 | -2.9 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon May 24 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | CAR | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 37 | East Melbourne | H | +16.7 | 2/ 8 | -14.9 | +32 | +0.5 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 29 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | FIT | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 22 | Brunswick St | A | +17.3 | 2/ 8 | +10.2 | +7 | +1.5 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | STK | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 37 | Junction Oval | A | +18.8 | 2/ 8 | -13.5 | +32 | +0.5 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 19 | 1. | 13 | 19 | v | SME | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | A | +19.2 | 2/ 8 | +5.7 | +14 | -1.1 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Tue Jun 22 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | MEL | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 36 | East Melbourne | H | +18.2 | 2/ 8 | +24.5 | -6 | +4.2 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 26 | 5. | 2 | 32 | v | GEE | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 25 | East Melbourne | H | +22.4 | 1/ 8 | +13.9 | +8 | -3.3 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 03 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | A | +19.1 | 1/ 8 | +10.0 | +9 | -0.0 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 10 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | CAR | 2. | 1 | 13 | W | 29 | Princes Park | A | +19.0 | 1/ 8 | -19.2 | +38 | -0.9 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 17 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | FIT | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 32 | East Melbourne | H | +18.1 | 2/ 8 | +7.9 | +10 | +2.2 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 24 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | STK | 0. | 3 | 3 | W | 91 | East Melbourne | H | +20.3 | 2/ 8 | -27.6 | +48 | +4.3 | +24.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 8. | 1 | 49 | v | SME | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 4 | East Melbourne | H | +24.6 | 1/ 8 | +17.1 | +8 | -0.4 | +24.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 6. | 3 | 39 | v | MEL | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +24.3 | 1/ 8 | +14.1 | +10 | -2.7 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 21 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | GEE | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 6 | Corio Oval | H | +21.5 | 2/ 8 | +24.4 | -3 | +0.9 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 28 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | COL | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | H | +22.4 | 2/ 8 | +10.7 | +12 | +2.8 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 1. | 8 | 14 | v | MEL | 0. | 8 | 8 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +25.2 | 1/ 8 | +15.5 | +10 | -0.4 | +24.9 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Essendon - 1897 Season