vfl 1898 round 5

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

round 6 matches

fitzroy v carlton BS

geelong v essendon CO

st kilda v collingwood JO

melbourne v south MCG