Saturday 25 June - MCG
Crowd: 2000

Melbourne 4.16
East Melbourne 2.10 (half time 2.10-0.7)

Melbourne win by 2 goals

Goalkickers: Stiffe 2, H. Power 1, McDonald 1

A match against South Melbourne which had been cancelled due to inclement weather the previous Saturday was originally scheduled to be played.

Best were John Adams, Dave Aitken and Murdoch McKenzie.

Media
The Argus - 27/06/1881
Australasian - 02/07/1881