Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1897. The Victorian Football League (formerly known as the Victorian Football Association or VFA) is widely regarded as Australias 3rd most competitive football league after the AFL and SANFL Australian rules football. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

Grand Final

No grand final held. Essendon won the premiership for finishing on top of the round robin finals ladder. A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The term round-robin is used in several contexts and usually means that a number of things are taking turns at something, for example a round-robin-party where participants walk door to door for small parties at each participants habitat. ...

Ladder

All teams played 14 games during the home and away season, for a total of 56. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Finals Ladder