| 1897 WAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 |
| Premiers | West Perth 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | West Perth 1st minor premiership |
| Bernie Naylor Medallist | Albert Thurgood (Fremantle) (27) |
The 1897 WAFA season was the 13th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. West Perth won the premiership, their first, after remaining undefeated throughout the season. The Rovers team finished last and failed to field a team for the final rounds of the season, forfeiting several matches to their opponents. 1897 was also the final season that Imperials competed, when at the end of the season it was discovered that “many of the bills were unpaid and that creditors were clamorous”.[1]