Round 17, 1993
Footscray vs Melbourne
Saturday, 24 July
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,469
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Footscray | 1.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 14.13.97 |
| Melbourne | 6.6 | 8.6 | 13.13 | 16.14.110 |
Melbourne win by 13 points
Goalkickers: Glenn Lovett 3, Garry Lyon 3, Darren Cuthbertson 2, Steven Stretch 2, Darren Kowal 1, Andy Lovell 1, Andrew Obst 1, Peter Rohde 1, Stephen Tingay 1, Todd Viney 1
Brownlow Votes:
3 - Stephen Tingay
2 - Andrew Obst
Milestones:
Nil
After a loss to Hawthorn a week earlier, Melbourne remained nothing more than a mathematical chance of qualifying for the finals but kept the pressure up anyway with a fighting win.
The game swung on the wind in the first half, with Melbourne taking a six goal lead at the first break before going into half-time two points behind. Five goals to no score in the third quarter built up a 35 point buffer against the breeze, and while Footscray won the quarter comfortably they were too far behind and were left with their own slim finals chances hanging by a thread.
Best were Tingay, G. Lovett and Viney
Reserves
Melbourne 17.18.120 d. Footscray 6.11.47
Goals - Bennett 3, Charles 3, Lamb 3, Sullivan 3, Evans 2, Inella 2, Taylor 1
Best - Yeats, Hilton, Evans
Media
Canberra Times - 25/07/1993
Football Record R18 1993