geelong (7-3) vs carlton (2-1-7) corio oval
geelong remain in 2nd with a 26 point win over carlton. geelong (8-3) play fitzroy. carlton (2-1-8) host collingwood.
| Geelong | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 23-Jul-1898 3:00 pm | Corio Oval | |
| Carlton | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 32 | Geelong won by 26 points | ||
collingwood (6-4) vs south (5-5) victoria park
collingwood keep their strong run going with a 10 goal demolition of south. collingwod (7-4) play cartlon. south (5-6) host st kilda.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 0.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 23-Jul-1898 3:00 pm | Victoria Park | ||
| South Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 13 | Collingwood won by 60 points | |||
st kilda (0-10) vs essendon (8-2) junction oval
essendon smash last place st kilda to stay on top by 56 points. essendon (9-2) play melborune. st kilda (0-11) play south.
| St. Kilda | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 15 | Sat 23-Jul-1898 3:00 pm | Junction Oval | |
| Essendon | 4.0 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10.11 | 71 | Essendon won by 56 points | ||
melbourne (5-1-4) vs fitzroy (6-4) mcg
fitzroy beat melbourne by 17 points. fitzroy (7-4) host geelong. melbourne (5-1-5) host essendon.
ladder
| Rd 11 Ladder | |||
| ES | 11 | 36 | 230.3 |
| GE | 11 | 32 | 168.9 |
| CW | 11 | 28 | 157.5 |
| FI | 11 | 28 | 101.2 |
| ME | 11 | 22 | 120.2 |
| SM | 11 | 20 | 83.2 |
| CA | 11 | 10 | 56.7 |
| SK | 11 | 0 | 32.1 |
round 12 matches
melbourne v essendon MCG
carlton v collingwood PP
south v st kilda LO
fitzroy v geelong BS