Official Match Report
On a very windy morning at South Melbourne, AJAX kicked with the breeze in the first quarter and got the first score of the match. Unfortunately that was to be the last time AJAX troubled the scorer. South Melbourne adapted to the conditions very well, and showed a greater desire to get first use of the ball. Kicking with the breeze in the second and fourth quarters, South Melbourne piled on 9 goals. In fact neither team scored at all at the Lake end of the ground, maintaining that end's reputation as the Forward's Nightmare. The game was played in good spirit, and the AJAX team battled on despite the scoreline.