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Grand final: 19.11 (125) d St Kilda 13.16 (94) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St KildaSt Kilda | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 119.6 | 60 | |
| 2 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 15–7–0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 117.9 | 60 | |
| 3 | Western BulldogsBulldogs | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 101.8 | 56 | |
| 4 | Adelaide CrowsAdelaide | 13–9–0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 121.6 | 52 | |
| 5 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 13–9–0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 111.2 | 52 | |
| 6 | Sydney SwansSydney | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 116.2 | 48 | |
| 7 | North MelbourneNorth | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 111.8 | 48 | |
| 8 | Brisbane LionsBrisbane | 10–11–1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 105.2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Port AdelaidePort | 10–11–1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 91.8 | 42 | |
| 10 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 111.4 | 40 | |
| 11 | CarltonCarlton | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 96.7 | 40 | |
| 12 | FremantleFremantle | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 91.9 | 40 | |
| 13 | RichmondRichmond | 10–12–0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 83.6 | 40 | |
| 14 | EssendonEssendon | 9–13–0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 92.4 | 36 | |
| 15 | HawthornHawthorn | 8–14–0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 87.4 | 32 | |
| 16 | MelbourneMelbourne | 4–18–0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 60.8 | 16 |
Adelaide Crows won the 1997 premiership, beating St Kilda in the grand final, 13.16 (94) to 19.11 (125) at M.C.G..
St Kilda were minor premiers with 15 wins from 22 games.
Melbourne finished last with 4 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.