Round 17, 1906
Melbourne vs Collingwood
Saturday 8 September
Venue: MCG
Attendance: Unknown
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.4 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 7.9.51 |
| Collingwood | 2.6 | 4.13 | 8.14 | 15.17.107 |
Collingwood win by 56 points
Goalkickers: Basil Onyons 2, Vin Coutie 1, Jack Gardiner 1, Willie Rogers 1, Hugh Purse 1, Clyde Stanway 1, Charlie Taylor 1
Milestones:
First game
Lance Sleeman
Jack West
Only MFC game
Charles Suhr
Last MFC game
Horrie Drane
Charlie Taylor (and first goal)
Last game
Lindsay Anderson
Bill Bowe
Fred Howard
Willie Rogers
Clyde Stanway (and first goal)
Reg Woodhouse
Melbourne's worst VFL season yet ended with another crushing loss, despite the opposition missing several of their best players. The Reds lead at quarter time, and they held their own until the last few minutes of the half before Collingwood took over.
The third quarter followed a similar pattern, with Melbourne playing reasonably well before Collingwood steamrolled them in the last few minutes. They did as they liked in the last quarter, and with Melbourne's resistance broken the Magpies racked up a big win.
Best were Sleeman, Onyons and S. Anderson.
Media
Argus - 10/09/1906