page_title: 1897 VFL finals series
section_title: Series records
hierarchical_section_title: 1897 VFL finals series / Series records
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: Highest team score: Essendon (2nd rd vs Coll.) - 9.16 (70)
  Lowest team score: Melbourne (3rd rd vs Ess.) - 0.8 (8)
  Highest score in one quarter: Essendon (4th qtr, 2nd rd vs Coll.) - 5.5 (35)
  Lowest score in one quarter: Essendon (3rd qtr, 1st rd vs Geel.) - 0.0 (0)
  Highest winning margin: Essendon (2nd rd vs Coll.) - 40 pts
  Highest aggregate score: Essendon vs Collingwood (2nd rd), Geelong vs Collingwood (3rd rd) - 100 pts
  Most goals kicked by a player in a game: Jack Leith (Melb.) (1st rd vs Coll.), Norman Waugh (Ess.) (2nd rd vs Coll.) - 4 goals
  Most goals kicked by a player for the series: Eddy James (Geel.) (1, 2, 2) - 5 goals
  Highest attendance for one match: Essendon vs Collingwood (MCG, 2nd rd) - 8,000
  Highest gate taking for one match: Collingwood vs Melbourne (MCG, 1st rd) - £174
caption: The Melbourne Cricket Ground, pictured here in 1878, hosted 8,000 fans to watch the 2nd round match between Essendon and Collingwood.
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