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Decided by a round-robin finals series; there was no grand final.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 11–3–0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 183.8 | 44 | |
| 2 | EssendonEssendon | 11–3–0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 158.7 | 44 | |
| 3 | MelbourneMelbourne | 10–4–0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 144.8 | 40 | |
| 4 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 9–5–0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 114.4 | 36 | |
| 5 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne | 8–5–1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 138.4 | 34 | |
| 6 | FitzroyFitzroy | 4–9–1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 104.9 | 18 | |
| 7 | CarltonCarlton | 2–12–0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 51.0 | 8 | |
| 8 | St KildaSt Kilda | 0–14–0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 29.0 | 0 |
Essendon won the 1897 premiership.
Geelong Cats were minor premiers with 11 wins from 14 games.
St Kilda finished last with 0 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.