Wednesday 14 July - Hobart
Southern Tasmania 8.11
Melbourne 1.9
Southern Tasmania win by 7 goals
Goalkickers: Unknown
Played in front of a large crowd, Melbourne suffered a surprisingly heavy defeat. The Argus reported that "A good deal of money changed hands on the event".
Team (from)
Baird, Bailey, Buscombe, Crayshaw, Burns, Coulson, Dondds, Edwards, Elliott, Franks, Griffith, Garton, Wobbs, Johnson, Lyman, Murphy, Morgan, Morrison, Nuttall, O'Bern, Plant, Robinson, Strachan, Peter
Notes
Some newspaper reports list the opposition as 'Hobart'.
Franks (broken leg) and Morgan (knocked out) suffered injuries in one of the Hobart games.
Media
Tasmanian News - 08/07/1886
The Argus - 15/07/1886
The Australasian - 17/07/1886
Sportsman - 21/07/1886