Wednesday July 1 - Hobart
Southern Tasmania 4.8
Melbourne 7.9
Melbourne win by 3 goals
The ground was greasy owing to rain which fell on the morning of the match, and in the difficult conditions Melbourne showed better teamwork against a side combined from three local teams.
Best was Christie
Media
Daily Telegraph - 04/07/1896
Tasmanian News - 02/07/1896
Mercury - 01/01/1897