– 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 See also 1897 VFL season References 1897 in Australian rules football Australian Football League