1897 VFL finals series
The Victorian Football League's 1897 finals series determined the top four final positions of the 1897 VFL season. It began on the weekend of August 21, 1897 and ended on the weekend of September 3, 1897. Essendon were crowned the 1897 VFL premiers, finishing the finals series on top of the mini-ladder.
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1897 VFL finals series
The Victorian Football League's 1897 finals series determined the top four final positions of the 1897 VFL season. It began on the weekend of August 21, 1897 and ended on the weekend of September 3, 1897. Essendon were crowned the 1897 VFL premiers, finishing the finals series on top of the mini-ladder.
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The Victorian Football League' ...... ies on top of the mini-ladder.
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away best
Forbes, Kearney, Vautin, Barry, Croft, T. Collins
McGinis, Wardill, Robinson, Moysey, Herring, Lewis, Leith
away final
away goals
Leith 4, Young, Geddes, McGinis
T. Collins 2, Campbell, Cleghorn, Wright
away injuries
away Q
away reports
date
home best
McGuire, Burns, McCallum, Conway, Pontin, Brockwell
Sime, Pannam, Smith, Strickland, Leach, Gregory, Hailwood
home final
home goals
H. Dowdall 2, Condon, Kay, F. Leach, T. Lee, McDonald
James, Quinn, White
home injuries
home Q
home reports
injuries
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Collingwood narrowly defeated ...... dly depleted through injuries.
Essendon staged a tremendous l ...... match to be played in Geelong.
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Team
team1 abbr
team1 best
Forbes, Cleghorn, Barry, Kearney, O'Loughlin
Forbes, Sykes, Cleghorn, Officer, Anderson, Barry, Wright
Rankin, J. McShane, Young, Flynn, Burns, Pontin
Rankin, Parkin, J. McShane, Young, McCallum, Conway, Flynn, Burns
team1 goals
team1 q
team1 total
team2 best
Calleson, Smith, Dowdell, Strickland, Sime
Condon, Hailwood, Gregory, O'Brien, Calleson, Sime, Strickland
McGinis, Lewis, Strachan, Wood, Herring, Wardill, Moodie, Hughes
Moysey, Herring, McLeod, Healing, Sutton, F. Sheahan
team2 goals
team2 q
team2 total
title
First Round Final
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winner
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The Victorian Football League' ...... ies on top of the mini-ladder.
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1897 VFL finals series
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