Victoria Park · Sat 8 May 1897, 2:00pm AEST
Collingwood beat St Kilda 5.11 (41) to 2.4 (16) in the 1897 Round 1 at Victoria Park on Sat 8 May 1897.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:08pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1897, Round 1 |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Bounce | Sat 8 May 1897, 2:00pm AEST |
| Collingwood | 5.11 (41) |
| St Kilda | 2.4 (16) |
| Result | Collingwood by 25 points |