Saturday 30 August - Richmond Cricket Ground
Crowd: 2000

Richmond - 0.7, 2.9, 3.13, 4.13
Melbourne - 1.0, 2.4, 3.7, 4.11

Match drawn

Goalkickers: Smith 2, Carroll 1, McKean 1

The umpire lost control of the game, leading to it become incredibly rough.

Best were Fox, Hallett, Carroll. Lynar broke his elbow.

Media
Sportsman - 03/09/1890