Saturday July 4 - Hobart

Melbourne 5.11
Southern Tasmania 4.16

Melbourne win by 1 goal

Goalkickers: McCarthy 2, Unknown 3

In a rematch of the first game of Melbourne's tour the locals had the best of the first half, before the Victorians overtook them in the second.

Best were Christie, Healing and McGinis.

Notes
Some sources have the score as 6-4. May have been played Monday 6 July.

Media
Tasmanian News - 06/07/1896
The Mercury - 01/01/1897