Saturday 6 August - Richmond Paddock

Melbourne 3
Emerald Hill-Prahran 0

Melbourne win by 3 goals

Goalkickers: Unknown 3

25 played on either side, but the combination of the two suburban teams featured a number of youngsters and they were beaten comfortably.

One of the Prahran players suffered a broken collarbone during the match, and for the first time newspapers began to call for alterations to the rules to make the matches less brutal.

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Herald - 08/08/1859