carlton (2-6) vs melbourne (5-3) princess park
carlton and melbounre play the first draw of the year. carlton (2-1-6) play essendon. melbourne (5-1-3) play collingwood.
| Carlton | 3.0 3.1 4.4 4.4 | 28 | Sat 09-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Melbourne | 0.1 1.8 2.8 3.10 | 28 | Match drawn |
collingwood (4-4) vs fitzroy (5-3) victoria park
collingwood beat fitzroy by 12 points. collingwood (5-4) host melbourne. fitzroy (5-4) host st kilda.
| Collingwood | 0.3 0.8 4.10 4.11 | 35 | Sat 09-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 1.3 1.3 3.5 | 23 | Collingwood won by 12 pts |
essendon (6-2) vs south (5-3) east melbourne
essendon remain the team to beat ending souths 5 game winning streak by 24 points. essendon (7-2) host carlton. south (5-4) host geelong.
| Essendon | 3.4 4.8 5.10 7.12 | 54 | Sat 09-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 1.4 3.5 4.6 | 30 | Essendon won by 24 pts |
st kilda (0-8) vs geelong (5-3) junction oval
geelong smash st kilda by 68 points. geelong (6-3) play south. st kilda (0-9) play fitzroy next.
| St Kilda | 2.1 3.4 3.5 3.7 | 25 | Sat 09-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Geelong | 4.6 7.9 9.13 13.15 | 93 | Geelong won by 68 pts |
ladder
| Rd 9 Ladder | |||
| ES | 9 | 28 | 191.1 |
| GE | 9 | 24 | 162.4 |
| ME | 9 | 22 | 152.8 |
| CW | 9 | 20 | 125.8 |
| SM | 9 | 20 | 103.6 |
| FI | 9 | 20 | 83.0 |
| CA | 9 | 10 | 66.5 |
| SK | 9 | 0 | 33.7 |
round 10 matches
essendon v carlton EM
south v geelong LO
fitzroy v st kilda BS
collingwood v melbourne VP