FB R.Barr, Grewcock, HB White, Findley, H.McCrowe, RW R.Bloor, W.Bunce, C P.McGee, LW J.Flannery, W.Clarkson. Athletics: GK Arthur Hayes, FB William Flynn, Robert Taylor, HB John McKance, Alfred Cutler, Harry Singleton, FW William Salter, C.McGee, J.Nagle, Sampson, William Marshall. Second round At the AFA meeting on November 28, 1896 at Union Hall in Newark, the committee drew for the semifinals pairing O.N.T. with Manz while the Scots and Athletics would playoff for the semifinal spot against the True Blues with five weeks to complete it. Scots: GK Wildt, FB P.Wilson, P.Byrnes, HB G.Hopkins, T.Hopkins, R.McDonald, FW McCollough, Blackwood, Laverty, Paton, Gaffney. Athletics: GK Arthur Hayes, FB William Flynn, John McCance, HB Robert Taylor, Alfred Cutler, Harry Singleton, FW William Salter, C.McGee, J.Nagle, Harry Samson, William Marshall. Scots: GK T.Hopkins, FB P.Wilson, Blackwood, HB J.Hopkins, Galloway, R.McDonell, FW Gemmell, Laverty, C McCollough, RW Paton, Gaffney. Athletics: GK Hayes, FB Flynn, Sansom, HB Taylor, Cutler, McCance, RW Salter, Douglass, C J.Nagle, LW C.McGee, Marshall. Semifinals The second leg of the True Blue-Athletic semifinal was protested by the Athletics who disagreed with the referee's decision to eject a player.The AFA sustained the protest and ordered the game replayed. The AFA later reversed the decision at an April 17 meeting at Newark. The committee seeing that it was wrong to allow the protest awarded the series to the True Blues. O.N.T.: GK Vrain, FB Winters, Kerr, HB Oliver, Christie, Montgomery(c), RW Neave, Hill, C Jones, LW Grundy, Clarke. Manz: GK Beaumont, FB Wilson, Wason, HB Gold, Morton, Richmond, LW McCartney, Carmichael, C Steel, RW Kerr, Colsey. O.N.T.: GK Fitzpatrick, FB Winters, Kerr, HB Oliver, Christie, J.Jones, FW Neave, Hill, W.Jones, Montgomery(c), Clarke. Manz: GK Beaumont, FB Brown, Wason(c), HB Gold, Morton, Richmond, FW McCartney, Carmichael, Steel, Kerr, Colsey. Athletics: GK A.Hayes, FB W.Flynn, R.Sansom, HB R.Taylor, Singleton, McCance, RW Salter, H.Sansom, C J.Nagle, LW H.McGee, W.Marshall. True Blues: GK S.Simpson, FB W.Alexander, T.Turner, HB R.Hall, S.Findlay, J.Upton, FW L.Dodson, J.Oldfield, Robert Spencer, R.Brown, Turner. Athletics: GK A.Hayes, FB W.Flynn, R.Sansom, HB Saggus, Singleton, McCance, RW Salter, Douglass, C J.Nagle, LW H.McGee(c), Taylor. True Blues: GK S.Simpson, FB W.Alexander, T.Turner, HB R.Hall, S.Findlay, J.Upton, FW L.Dodson, J.Oldfield, Robert Spencer, R.Brown, Turner. Athletics: GK A.Hayes, FB W.Flynn, R.Sansom, HB Saggus, Singleton, McCance, FW Salter, Taylor, J.Nagle, H.McGee(c), Marshall. True Blues: GK S.Simpson, FB W.Alexander, T.Turner, HB R.Hall, S.Findlay, J.Upton, FW L.Dodson, J.Oldfield, Robert Spencer, R.Brown, Turner.