south (4-3) vs carlton (2-5) lake oval
south earn revenge on carlton for a round 1 upset beating them by 32 points. south (5-3) play essendon. carlton (2-6) host melbourne.
| South Melbourne | 0.3 2.4 6.7 6.8 | 44 | Sat 25-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Carlton | 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.6 | 12 | South Melbourne won by 32 pts |
melbourne (4-3) vs st kilda (0-7) mcg
melbourne keep st kilda winless by 4 goals. melbourne (5-3) play carlton. st kilda (0-8) host geelong.
| Melbourne | 2.8 2.11 3.15 5.15 | 45 | Sat 25-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| St Kilda | 1.0 2.2 2.2 3.3 | 21 | Melbourne won by 24 pts |
geelong (4-3) vs collingwood (4-3) corio oval
geelong beat collingwood by 19 points. geelong (5-3) play st kilda. collingwood (4-4) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 3.1 3.2 6.4 6.5 | 41 | Sat 25-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Collingwood | 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.10 | 22 | Geelong won by 19 pts |
fitzroy (5-2) vs essendon (5-2) brunswick st
essendon win the top of the table clash by 43 points over fitzroy. essendon (6-2) host south. fitzroy (5-3) play collingwood.
| Fitzroy | 0.0 1.2 1.3 2.4 | 16 | Sat 25-Jun-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Essendon | 3.2 4.5 5.10 8.11 | 59 | Essendon won by 43 pts |
ladder
| Rd 8 Ladder | |||
| ES | 8 | 24 | 192.8 |
| ME | 8 | 20 | 159.0 |
| GE | 8 | 20 | 141.1 |
| SM | 8 | 20 | 113.7 |
| FI | 8 | 20 | 84.9 |
| CW | 8 | 16 | 123.6 |
| CA | 8 | 8 | 63.7 |
| SK | 8 | 0 | 34.8 |
round 9 matches
st kilda v geelong JO
collingwood v fitzroy VP
essendon v south EM
carlton v melbourne PP