Wednesday 20 August - Adelaide Oval
South Adelaide 4.7
Melbourne 3.8 (half time 1.1 - 3.7)
Goalkickers: Doran 1, Unknown 2
South Adelaide win by 1 goal
In what had been an even match from start to finish South scored the winning goals in the last couple of minutes.
Doran scored first for Melbourne after each side had opened with behinds, and the Reds scored all three of their goals in the first half. South scored early in the second half, and they came from behind to win.
Notes
Some sources say the score was 4.11 to 3.9
Media
Argus - 21/08/1884
Express and Telegraph - 21/08/1884
Express and Telegraph - 21/08/1884
Weekly Times - 23/08/1884