Saturday 17 August - Melbourne Ground
Melbourne 0
East Melbourne 0
Match drawn
East Melbourne played with a 20-16 advantage, and had a number of chances that Melbourne had to turn back on the last line of defence. The home side also had a number of opportunities to kick goals but couldn't take them.
Play got rough towards the end, and at one stage Melbourne were down two players due to injury.
Media
Australasian - 24/08/1872