page_title: 1897 VFL finals series
section_title: Geelong
hierarchical_section_title: 1897 VFL finals series / Premiership finals teams / Geelong
caption_attribution_description: English: Geelong football player Teddy Rankin.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: The players listed below are in no particular order, however the captain appears first.
caption: Geelong's first VFL 100-gamer,[15]  Teddy Rankin, featured in the best players in two of the three round robin matches.
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