Saturday 22 August - MCG
Crowd - 9500
Melbourne 1.2, 2.3, 3.6, 5.8
South Melbourne 0.1, 1.6, 1.6, 2.7
Melbourne win by 2 goals
Goalkickers: Christy 3, O'Loughlin 1, Smith 1
South had gone much of the season undefeated before falling into a form slump which ultimately saw them defeated by a much weaker Melbourne team.
Best were Christy, Kelly and McKenzie.