All 8 games of Round 8, 1997 are complete. The biggest win was Adelaide over Sydney by 89 points; the closest was Fremantle over Brisbane Lions by 5.
Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm (Melbourne time)
| Home | Score | Away | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 19.15 (129) | Western Bulldogs | 11.17 (83) | MCG |
| Melbourne | 7.7 (49) | Geelong | 19.14 (128) | MCG |
| North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Port Adelaide | 15.10 (100) | Princes Park |
| Adelaide | 22.12 (144) | Sydney | 8.7 (55) | Football Park |
| Carlton | 15.16 (106) | Hawthorn | 12.9 (81) | Princes Park |
| Essendon | 14.16 (100) | St Kilda | 18.16 (124) | MCG |
| Fremantle | 14.14 (98) | Brisbane Lions | 15.3 (93) | Subiaco |
| Richmond | 18.11 (119) | West Coast | 9.13 (67) | MCG |