Saturday 10 March - Princes Park
Crowd: Approximately 1200
Melbourne 3.3, 8.7, 11.10, 15.13.103
Richmond 0.3, 6.7, 7.12, 10.15.75
Melbourne win by 28 points
Goalkickers: David Neitz 3, Jeff White 3, Nathan Jones 2, Aaron Davey 2, Travis Johnstone 1, Chris Johnson 1, Brad Green 1, Cameron Bruce 1, Matthew Whelan 1
Best were Bruce, Johnstone and Bizzell.