ux Group ▁ ▁Category : Ret ail ▁companies ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : G arden ing ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Ret ail ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁Category : 1 8 8 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁A uck land ▁Category : H ort icult ural ▁companies ▁of ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁competition . ▁The ▁premi ership ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Sand ring ham ▁Football ▁Club , ▁after ▁it ▁defeated ▁Frank ston ▁by ▁ 2 9 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September . ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁season ▁ ▁Lad der ▁ ▁Final s ▁ ▁Grand ▁Final ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁leading ▁go alk icker ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁Sh ay ne ▁Smith ▁( Spring v ale ), ▁who ▁k icked ▁ 1 0 7 ▁goals . ▁The ▁J . ▁J . ▁List on ▁Tro phy ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Justin ▁Cr ough ▁( S and ring ham ). ▁The ▁F other g ill - R ound ▁Medal ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁James ▁P uli ▁( W er ri be e ). ▁Frank ston ▁won ▁the ▁res erves ▁premi ership . ▁Frank ston ▁ 1 3 . 1 5 ▁( 9 3 ) ▁defeated ▁Port ▁Melbourne ▁ 1 1 . 7 ▁( 7 3 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final , ▁held ▁as ▁a ▁cur tain - ra iser