Saturday 3 October - MCG

Footscray 5.1, 7.2, 12.9, 15.11.101
Melbourne 0.5, 3.8, 4.10, 6.14.50

Footscray win by 51 points

Goalkickers: Feltscheer 2, Oakley 1, Kelly 1, Ball 1, Munday 1

After five straight Seconds premierships - including from fourth place on the ladder in 1935 - Melbourne finally came unstuck after finishing top of the ladder with only two losses all season. Their streak was finished at quarter time, when Footscray used a wind advantage to open a 26 point lead. Melbourne won in the air but were beaten in all other departments and failed to kick a goal in the opening term, wasting a number of forward opportunities. Melbourne kicked the first two goals of the second term, but only outscored Footscray by eight points in the quarter.

With dominant small players, Footscray again made use of the breeze to lead by 47 points at three quarter time. Melbourne were outscored in the final term, with their poor forward play continuing. Across the day, Munday kicked one goal from eight shots.

Joe Kinnear was reported for striking, then hurried to the Albert Ground immediately after the game to play cricket for the MCC.

Best were Ball, Wilcox and Jones

Selected side
B: Jones, Kinnear, Dean
HB: Waters, McNaughton, Wilcox
C: Kelly, Truscott, Anderson
HF: Barassi, Munday, Maher
F: Oakley, Feltscheer, Roberts
Foll: Adams, Miller, Ball
19th: Fischer
Emg: Matthews, Milne, Mill, Benjamin

Lists
Tribunal

Media
Sporting Globe - 03/10/1936, 03/10/1936
Herald - 02/10/1936, 03/10/1936
Argus - 05/10/1936
Age - 05/10/1936, 07/10/1936
Sun - 05/10/1936