Round 17, 1936
Footscray vs Melbourne
Saturday 29 August
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 13,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Footscray | 1.4 | 4.10 | 5.14 | 8.17.65 |
| Melbourne | 3.4 | 3.7 | 8.14 | 9.18.72 |
Melbourne win by 7 points
Goalkickers: Maurie Gibb 2, Eric Glass 2, Ron Baggott 1, Les Jones 1, Allan La Fontaine 1, Lou Reiffel 1, Norm Smith 1
Milestones:
Nil
Footscray had a habit of troubling the Demon at the Western Oval no matter how they were doing, and with the visitors desperate for a win to all but confirm their finals spot before a clash with confirmed top two side Collingwood in the last round they almost tripped them up again.
Melbourne entered the last quarter with a three goal lead, but Footscray had the aid of a strong wind. They peppered the goals for the first 20 minutes of the quarter before taking the lead by a point. Melbourne battled back to kick a point to level the game and another to go ahead before a goal finished the contest.
The result confirmed Melbourne's first finals appearance since 1928 and booked them a knockout Semi Final against Carlton a week later.
Best was Allan La Fontaine. Deague was originally 19th man before replacing Taylor (thigh) in the starting lineup. Furniss became 19th man.
Seconds
Melbourne 8.20 d. Footscray 6.14
Media
Herald - 28/08/1936
Herald - 28/08/1936
Labor Call - 03/09/1936
Football Record R18 1936