goals. He finished comfortably ahead of the second-placed Archie Smith of . The high-scoring Geelong team produced three of the top five goalkickers for the season. Notable events The Round 3 match between and Port Melbourne at the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve was unusually scheduled on the same day and at the same venue as a cricket match between North Melbourne and Fitzroy. The cricketers were forced to leave the field at 3pm to accommodate the football match. After the Fitzroy Cricket Club lodged an official complaint with the VCA and the VFA, North Melbourne was fined one shilling. won its Round 9 match against by one goal after Langley marked on the final bell, and kicked a goal after the bell from 40 yards. Non-premiership matches Association teams often played exhibition matches separate to the premiership season, particularly during bye weeks. This is not a complete list of all such matches, but is a selection of the most notable such games in 1895. Charity Saturday On the Saturday between Rounds 5 and 6, a charity event was held. Although the league had previously held charity days during the premiership season, this was the first time that the premiership season had been suspended entirely to accommodate the event. Two shortened matches, each lasting approximately one hour and played across two separate periods, were played as part of the event; two pairs of fierce rivals were selected to maximise interest in the matches. The charity event trialled the use of boundary umpires. Additionally, a 130-yard sprint race, open to any Association players and run without handicap, was held. The race was won by Drew of Port Melbourne; Palmer of finished second and Morton of finished third. Norwood's tour of Victoria Norwood, the winners of the 1894 South Australian Football Association (SAFA) premiership, undertook a two-week tour of Victoria in May and June, playing five exhibition matches against Association clubs and a combined Ballarat team. While Norwood finished with one win and two draws from the five matches, the tour proved to be a financial disaster for the club, as all five matches were poorly attended. With Norwood's share of the gate takings being a mere £30, the club lost £170 on the tour. Other notable matches On the Saturday prior to Round 1, the defending premiers played the traditional match against a combined team of juniors at the East Melbourne Cricket