melbourne (1-0) vs carlton (1-0) mcg
melbourne secure an early lead with a 57 point win over carlton. melbourne (2-0) host collingwood. carlton (1-1) host essendon.
| Melbourne | 2.3 6.4 10.9 12.11 | 83 | Sat 21-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Carlton | 1.0 3.0 3.0 4.2 | 26 | Melbourne won by 57 pts |
fitzroy (0-1) vs collingwood (1-0) brunswick street
fitzroy hold off collingwood for an upset 2 goal win. fitzroy (1-1) play st kilda. collingwood (1-1) play melbourne.
| Fitzroy | 4.4 5.4 7.5 7.6 | 48 | Sat 21-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Collingwood | 0.1 3.3 3.4 5.6 | 36 | Fitzroy won by 12 pts |
geelong (0-1) vs st kilda (0-1) corio oval
poor kicking didn’t hurt geelong in a 68 point win over st kilda. geelong (1-1) host south. st kilda (0-2) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 4.8 5.11 8.15 11.19 | 85 | Sat 21-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| St Kilda | 0.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 | 17 | Geelong won by 68 pts |
south (0-1) vs essendon (1-0) lake oval
essendon hold off south by 11 points. essendon (2-0) play carlton. south (0-2) play geelong.
| South Melbourne | 0.0 1.7 2.7 3.9 | 27 | Sat 21-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Essendon | 2.2 2.4 5.7 5.8 | 38 | Essendon won by 11 pts |
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| ME | 2 | 8 | 416.7 |
| ES | 2 | 8 | 245.5 |
| GE | 2 | 4 | 172.3 |
| CW | 2 | 4 | 112.0 |
| CA | 2 | 4 | 64.6 |
| FI | 2 | 4 | 61.3 |
| SM | 2 | 0 | 67.1 |
| SK | 2 | 0 | 18.6 |
round 3 matches
carlton v essendon PP
st kilda v fitzroy JO
geelong v south CO
melbourne v collingwood MCG
Harrison’s world 