carlton v south princess park
carlton stun south by 17 points in their first non-st kilda win. carlton (1-0) play melbourne. south (0-1) host essendon.
| Carlton | 2.2 4.3 5.5 6.11 | 47 | Sat 14-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 1.7 2.10 3.12 | 30 | Carlton won by 17 pts |
essendon v fitzroy east melbourne
essendon smash fitzroy by 53 points. essendon (1-0) play south. fitzroy (0-1) host collingwood.
| Essendon | 1.1 5.7 9.8 10.10 | 70 | Sat 14-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 1.1 2.1 2.5 | 17 | Essendon won by 53 pts |
st kilda v melbourne junction oval
melbourne destroy st kilda by 76 points. melbourne (1-0) host carlton. st kilda (0-1) travel to geelong.
| St Kilda | 0.0 1.1 1.3 2.4 | 16 | Sat 14-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Melbourne | 4.6 6.9 10.12 13.14 | 92 | Melbourne won by 76 pts |
collingwood v geelong victoria park
collingwood beat geelong by 21 points. collingwood (1-0) play fitzroy. geelong (0-1) host st kilda.
| Collingwood | 3.2 3.4 6.4 7.6 | 48 | Sat 14-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Geelong | 0.4 1.4 2.9 3.9 | 27 | Collingwood won by 21 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| ME | 1 | 4 | 575.0 |
| ES | 1 | 4 | 411.8 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 177.8 |
| CA | 1 | 4 | 156.7 |
| SM | 1 | 0 | 63.8 |
| GE | 1 | 0 | 56.3 |
| FI | 1 | 0 | 24.3 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 17.4 |
round 2 matches
geelong v st kilda CO
fitzroy v collingwood BS
south v essendon LO
melbourne v carlton MCG
Harrison’s world 