collingwood (1-3) v carlton (1-3) victoria park
collingwood held carlton goalless in a 7 goal win. collingwood (2-3) play st kilda. carlton (1-4) play fitzroy.
| Collingwood | 2.1 5.5 6.9 6.12 | 48 | Sat 04-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 | 6 | Collingwood won by 42 pts |
geelong (3-1) vs fitzroy (3-1) corio oval
poor kicking cost geelong in a 5 point loss to fitzroy. fiztroy (4-1) host carlton. geelong (3-2) host essendon.
| Geelong | 1.2 2.5 2.8 4.10 | 34 | Sat 04-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Fitzroy | 2.1 3.2 5.2 6.3 | 39 | Fitzroy won by 5 pts |
essendon (4-0) vs melbourne (3-1) east melbourne
esssendon remain the team to beat in a 25 point win over melbourne. essendon (5-0) play geelong. melbourne (3-2) host south.
| Essendon | 2.2 2.4 5.8 6.12 | 48 | Sat 04-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 1.0 2.3 3.5 3.5 | 23 | Essendon won by 25 pts |
st kilda (0-4) vs south (1-3) junction oval
despite terrible kicking south beat st kilda easily by 41 points.
| St Kilda | 0.2 0.2 1.3 3.3 | 21 | Sat 04-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 1.3 4.10 5.16 7.20 | 62 | South Melbourne won by 41 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| ES | 5 | 20 | 246.7 |
| FI | 5 | 16 | 111.4 |
| GE | 5 | 12 | 167.4 |
| ME | 5 | 12 | 160.4 |
| CW | 5 | 8 | 116.7 |
| SM | 5 | 8 | 86.5 |
| CA | 5 | 4 | 56.6 |
| SK | 5 | 0 | 26.5 |
round 6 matches
fitzroy v carlton BS
geelong v essendon CO
st kilda v collingwood JO
melbourne v south MCG