carlton (2-1-8) vs collingwood (7-4) princess park
collingwood secure 2nd with a 19 point win over carlton. collingwood (8-4) host st kilda. carlton (2-1-9) host fitzroy.
| Carlton | 0.0 0.1 1.4 1.4 | 10 | Sat 30-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Collingwood | 1.3 2.6 3.6 3.11 | 29 | Collingwood won by 19 pts |
fitzroy (7-4) vs geelong (8-3) brunswick st
fitzroy beat geelong by 9 points in a battle of top 4contenders. fitzroy (8-4) play carlton. geelong (84-4) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 1.1 1.4 1.7 5.9 | 39 | Sat 30-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Geelong | 2.3 2.4 3.5 4.6 | 30 | Fitzroy won by 9 pts |
melbourne (5-1-5) vs essendon (9-2) mcg
essendon smash melbourne by 55 points. essendon (10-2) host geelong. melbourne (5-1-6) play south.
| Melbourne | 0.1 0.2 1.5 2.8 | 20 | Sat 30-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Essendon | 3.2 7.4 8.7 11.9 | 75 | Essendon won by 55 pts |
south (5-6) vs st kilda (0-11) lake oval
south smash st kilda by 63 points. south (6-6) host melborune. st kilda (0-12) play collingwood.
| South Melbourne | 1.6 4.9 6.9 12.15 | 87 | Sat 30-Jul-1898 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| St Kilda | 1.1 1.2 3.6 3.6 | 24 | South Melbourne won by 63 pts |
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| ES | 12 | 40 | 240.6 |
| CW | 12 | 32 | 161.4 |
| GE | 12 | 32 | 158.7 |
| FI | 12 | 32 | 103.2 |
| SM | 12 | 24 | 98.6 |
| ME | 12 | 22 | 104.7 |
| CA | 12 | 10 | 55.4 |
| SK | 12 | 0 | 31.7 |
round 13 matches
collingwood v st kilda VP
carlton v fitzroy PP
south v melbourne LO
essendon v geelong EM