▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁Ge el ong ' s ▁home ▁ground , ▁Cor io ▁O val , ▁but ▁after ▁Ess end on ▁raised ▁its ▁ob jections , ▁the ▁Second s ▁League ▁res ch eduled ▁the ▁match ▁for ▁K ardin ia ▁Park , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁neutral ▁ven ue , ▁but ▁still ▁located ▁in ▁Ge el ong . ▁Ess end on ▁again ▁object ed , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁league ▁dismiss ed ▁their ▁compla int , ▁refused ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Ge el ong . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁scratch ed ▁and ▁the ▁Second s ▁premi ership ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Ge el ong . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Hog an ▁P : ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁Of ▁Old , ▁Richmond ▁FC , ▁( M el bourne ), ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁▁ ▁Map l estone , ▁M ., ▁F lying ▁High er : ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Ess end on ▁Football ▁Club ▁ 1 8 7 2 – 1 9 9 6 , ▁Ess end on ▁Football ▁Club , ▁( M el bourne ), ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁▁ ▁Rog ers , ▁S . ▁& ▁Brown , ▁A ., ▁Every ▁Game ▁Ever ▁Play ed : ▁V FL / AF L ▁Results ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 9 7 ▁( S ix th ▁Edition ), ▁Vik ing ▁Books , ▁( R ing wood ), ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁▁ ▁Ross , ▁J . ▁( ed ), ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ▁of ▁Australian ▁Football ▁ 1