Saturday June 20 - Warehouseman's Cricket Ground
Crowd - 800

Melbourne 0.0, 2.3, 2.3, 4.6
Essendon 1.5, 1.6, 5.9, 7.12

Essendon win by 3 goals

Goalkickers: Smith 2, Benson 1, Wiseman 1

Returning from a week off for an interstate game, Melbourne were surprise leaders at the break, before four unanswered goals in the third term won Essendon the game.

Best were Fry, McKenzie and Wilson.

Media
Sportsman - 23/06/1891