| 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 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | MEL | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 17 | Lake Oval | H | +9.7 | 4/ 8 | +17.3 | -20 | +0.3 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 15 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | CAR | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +10.0 | 4/ 8 | -17.0 | +15 | -1.1 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon May 24 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | STK | 0. | 2 | 2 | W | 57 | Lake Oval | H | +8.9 | 5/ 8 | -10.0 | +7 | +5.0 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 29 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | COL | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | H | +13.9 | 3/ 8 | +12.6 | -11 | +1.9 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 05 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 48 | Corio Oval | A | +15.7 | 3/ 8 | +0.2 | +4 | -5.2 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 19 | 2. | 4 | 16 | v | ESS | 1. | 13 | 19 | L | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +10.6 | 4/ 8 | +19.0 | -20 | +1.7 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Tue Jun 22 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | FIT | 5. | 13 | 43 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | +12.3 | 4/ 8 | +5.4 | -5 | +0.5 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 26 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | MEL | 3. | 2 | 20 | W | 53 | M.C.G. | A | +12.8 | 4/ 8 | +19.3 | -18 | +7.1 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 03 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | CAR | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 46 | Princes Park | A | +20.0 | 1/ 8 | -18.6 | +27 | +1.9 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | STK | 0. | 3 | 3 | W | 61 | Junction Oval | A | +21.9 | 1/ 8 | -24.6 | +35 | +2.6 | +24.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 17 | 2. | 15 | 27 | v | COL | 0. | 8 | 8 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | A | +24.6 | 1/ 8 | +5.7 | +7 | +1.2 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 24 | 5. | 2 | 32 | v | GEE | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +25.8 | 1/ 8 | +21.0 | -7 | -0.5 | +25.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 8. | 1 | 49 | L | 4 | East Melbourne | A | +25.3 | 1/ 8 | +23.6 | -10 | +0.6 | +25.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | FIT | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +25.9 | 1/ 8 | +4.6 | +9 | -0.8 | +25.1 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
South Melbourne/Sydney - 1897 Season