Lake Oval · Sat 19 Jun 1897, 2:00pm AEST
Essendon beat Sydney 1.13 (19) to 2.4 (16) in the 1897 Round 6 at Lake Oval on Sat 19 Jun 1897.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:08pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1897, Round 6 |
| Venue | Lake Oval |
| Bounce | Sat 19 Jun 1897, 2:00pm AEST |
| Sydney | 2.4 (16) |
| Essendon | 1.13 (19) |
| Result | Essendon by 3 points |