Saturday May 16 - East Melbourne
Crowd - 8000

Essendon 2.3, 5.6, 6.6, 11.10
Melbourne 1.1, 2.3, 5.4, 5.5

Essendon win by 6 goals

Goalkickers: Smith 2, Wilson 1, Miller 1, Aitken 1

Melbourne demonstrated a 'dash and brilliancy' not seen for years, but were still comfortably beaten by the hard working home side. The final score was not an accurate reflection of the performances of the two teams.

Best were Wilson, Hallett and McRaile.

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Melbourne Punch - 21/05/1891