| 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 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | SME | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | A | +17.3 | 2/ 8 | +9.7 | +8 | +0.9 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 15 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | GEE | 3. | 1 | 19 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | H | +18.2 | 2/ 8 | +1.4 | +17 | +2.8 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 22 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | FIT | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 11 | Brunswick St | A | +21.1 | 1/ 8 | +10.2 | +11 | +0.0 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 29 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | STK | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +21.1 | 1/ 8 | -14.0 | +35 | -0.5 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 05 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | CAR | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 81 | M.C.G. | H | +20.6 | 1/ 8 | -16.1 | +37 | +4.4 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 19 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | COL | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +25.0 | 1/ 8 | +12.9 | +12 | -0.5 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Tue Jun 22 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 36 | East Melbourne | A | +24.5 | 1/ 8 | +18.2 | +6 | -4.2 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 26 | 3. | 2 | 20 | v | SME | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 53 | M.C.G. | H | +20.3 | 2/ 8 | +6.6 | +14 | -6.7 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 03 | 0. | 10 | 10 | v | GEE | 1. | 9 | 15 | L | 5 | Corio Oval | A | +13.6 | 3/ 8 | +17.3 | -4 | -0.1 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | FIT | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +13.5 | 4/ 8 | +10.3 | +3 | +2.4 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 17 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | STK | 1. | 7 | 13 | W | 58 | Junction Oval | A | +15.8 | 4/ 8 | -26.0 | +42 | +1.6 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 24 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | CAR | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | A | +17.5 | 4/ 8 | -19.4 | +37 | -0.9 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | COL | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +16.6 | 4/ 8 | +6.4 | +10 | -2.5 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | ESS | 6. | 3 | 39 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +14.1 | 4/ 8 | +24.3 | -10 | +2.7 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 21 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | COL | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +16.8 | 3/ 8 | +9.6 | +7 | -1.1 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 28 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | GEE | 5. | 16 | 46 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | A | +15.7 | 4/ 8 | +23.5 | -8 | -0.1 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 0. | 8 | 8 | v | ESS | 1. | 8 | 14 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +15.5 | 4/ 8 | +25.2 | -10 | +0.4 | +15.9 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Melbourne - 1897 Season