Waverley Park · Sat 29 Mar 1997, 7:40pm AEDT
Hawthorn beat St Kilda 11.11 (77) to 10.11 (71) in the 1997 Round 1 at Waverley Park on Sat 29 Mar 1997.
Updated Thu 10 Nov 2022, 9:19pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1997, Round 1 |
| Venue | Waverley Park |
| Bounce | Sat 29 Mar 1997, 7:40pm AEDT |
| St Kilda | 10.11 (71) |
| Hawthorn | 11.11 (77) |
| Result | Hawthorn by 6 points |