Saturday 24 September - Friendly Societies' Ground
Crowd - 100
Melbourne 0.0, 1.3, 2.4, 3.5
Footscray 2.4, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8
Melbourne win by 1 goal
Goalkickers: Strachan 1, Robinson 1, Brown 1
A tiny crowd turned out for the last game of the season, and neither side fielded their best lineup. Footscray were especially affected by absences, forced to rely on a number of emergency players.
Best were King, Brown and Franks.
Media
Sportsman - 28/09/1887