 Port Melbourne was already unhappy with the lopsided free kick count against it; and, after seeing this incident, Port Melbourne captain-coach Brian Buckley assembled his team to walk off the ground and forfeit the match in protest at Jackson's performance; much of the team had already reached the sidelines before Port Melbourne club officials ordered them to return to the ground.The rest of the game was played without incident, and Dandenong went on to win by 25 points.The Division 2 home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system.