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June 1889 Match vs Footscray

8 June - Western Oval
Crowd - 1500

Footscray 0.0, 2.3, 3.4, 5.8
Melbourne 0.2, 0.2, 2.5, 2.5

Melbourne won on protest

Goalkickers: Smith 1, R. Kelly 1

Best were Sheahan, Kelly and Smith.

Melbourne protested Footscray's use of a player called Sadler and the protest was upheld two weeks later, only partially saving them from the humiliation of losing to a team with a much lesser reputation.

Media
Sportsman - 12/06/1889
Australasian - 22/06/1889

Created by Supermercado. Last Modification: Wednesday 23 October 2019 12:57:23 AEDT by Supermercado. (Version 6)

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