Saturday 20 July - Horsham
Crowd: 4500

Melbourne - 19.19.133
Horsham League - 4.4.28

Melbourne win by 105 points

Goalkickers: Marquis 4, Crameri 3, Barassi 3, Fenton-Smith 2, Ridley 2, Laidlaw 2, Brenchley 2, Adams 1

Played during the week off for an interstate match.

Melbourne led 14.10 to 1.1 at half time before Wimmera outscored them in the third quarter. They then fell away and were thrashed in the last quarter.

Best were McLean, Dixon and Ridley. Laidlaw injured his, Adams his thigh, and John Lord his hip.

Notes
Lord is also shown as having an abdominal injury and a strained leg muscle in different sources.

Media
Age - 22/07/1957
Age - 24/07/1957
Football Record R14 1957