Lake Oval · Sat 4 Sep 1897, 1:30pm AEST
Essendon beat Melbourne 1.8 (14) to 0.8 (8) in the 1897 Preliminary Finals at Lake Oval on Sat 4 Sep 1897.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:08pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1897, Preliminary Finals |
| Venue | Lake Oval |
| Bounce | Sat 4 Sep 1897, 1:30pm AEST |
| Essendon | 1.8 (14) |
| Melbourne | 0.8 (8) |
| Result | Essendon by 6 points |