carlton (1-1) vs essendon (2-0) princess park
essendon continue to dominate beating carlton by 12 points. essendon (3-0) host st kilda. carlton (1-2) host geelong.
| Carlton | 1.0 2.0 2.3 2.4 | 16 | Tue 24-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Essendon | 2.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 | 28 | Essendon won by 12 pts |
geelong (1-1) vs south (0-2) corio oval
geelong smash struggling south by 52 points. geelong (2-1) play carlton. south (0-3) host collingwood.
| Geelong | 1.0 4.7 6.9 7.18 | 60 | Tue 24-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 | 8 | Geelong won by 52 pts |
melbourne (2-0) vs collingwood (1-1) mcg
melbourne stay unbeaten beating collingwood by 10 points. melbourne (3-0) play fitzroy. collingwood (1-2) play south.
| Melbourne | 1.3 4.5 5.8 6.10 | 46 | Tue 24-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 2.1 2.2 5.4 5.6 | 36 | Melbourne won by 10 pts |
st kilda (0-2) vs fitzroy (1-1) junction oval
fitzroy beat winless st kilda by 37 pooints. fitzroy (2-1) play melbourne. st kilda (0-3) play essendon.
| St Kilda | 0.1 0.1 2.4 2.4 | 16 | Tue 24-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.1 4.3 4.6 7.11 | 53 | Fitzroy won by 37 pt |
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| ME | 3 | 12 | 283.3 |
| ES | 3 | 12 | 226.7 |
| GE | 3 | 8 | 235.6 |
| FI | 3 | 8 | 96.7 |
| CW | 3 | 4 | 99.2 |
| CA | 3 | 4 | 63.1 |
| SM | 3 | 0 | 44.8 |
| SK | 3 | 0 | 21.3 |
round 4 matches
essendon v st kilda EM
fitzroy v melbourne BS
south v collingwood LO
carlton v geelong PP