carlton (1-2) vs geelong (2-1) princess park
geelong scrape home agianst an improved carlton by 1 point. geelong (3-1) host fitzroy. carlton (1-3) play collingwood.
| Carlton | 1.1 1.2 3.4 4.5 | 29 | Sat 28-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Geelong | 0.3 1.9 1.12 3.12 | 30 | Geelong won by 1 pt |
fitzory (2-1) vs melbourne (3-0) brunswick st
fitzroy end melbournes run by 19 points. fitzory (3-1) play geelong. melbourne (3-1) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 1.2 1.7 2.11 4.14 | 38 | Sat 28-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Melbourne | 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.7 | 19 | Fitzroy won by 19 pts |
essendon (3-0) vs st kilda (0-3) east melbourne
essendon smash st kilda by 75 points. essendon (4-0) host melbounre. st kilda (0-4) host south.
| Essendon | 5.4 7.10 11.12 16.16 | 112 | Sat 28-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| St Kilda | 1.1 3.7 4.7 5.7 | 37 | Essendon won by 75 pts |
south (0-3) vs collingwood (1-2) lake oval
south stun collingwood by 11 points. south (1-3) play st kilda. collingwood (1-3) host carlton.
| South Melbourne | 1.3 3.5 4.10 7.11 | 53 | Sat 28-May-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Collingwood | 1.0 2.1 3.2 6.6 | 42 | South Melbourne won by 11 pts |
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| ES | 4 | 16 | 255.7 |
| ME | 4 | 12 | 206.9 |
| GE | 4 | 12 | 198.0 |
| FI | 4 | 12 | 110.6 |
| CW | 4 | 4 | 93.1 |
| CA | 4 | 4 | 69.0 |
| SM | 4 | 4 | 63.1 |
| SK | 4 | 0 | 25.1 |
round 5 matches
st kilda v south JO
collingwood v carlton VP
geelong v fitzroy CO
essendon v melbourne EM