Saturday 3 June - Melbourne Ground
Melbourne 5
South Yarra 0
Melbourne win by 5 goals
Goalkickers: Austin Loughnan 3, Tom Hepburn 2
South Yarra brought a team full of youngsters to play the 'metropolitans', and they were overwhelmed from the start. The game had to be reduced to 16 each because of the problems South had fielding a side.
Selected team
Harrison (c), Byrne (vc), Barker, C. Carr, Duff, C. Forrester, W. Freeman, Finlay, Goldsmith, E. Gouley, Hine, Hepburn, A. Loughnan, Loughnan, Riggall, Ryan, Stodart, Towle, Treacy, Williams. Emergencies - R. Harrison, Dowling, Thomas, McLennan
Media
Leader - 03/06/1871
The Australasian - 10/06/1871
The Australasian - 17/06/1871