south (0-2) vs carlton (0-2) lake oval
in a dead rubber south beat carlton by 25 points. south (8-9) and carlton (3-1-13) are finished.
| South Melbourne | 0.1 3.4 5.8 6.11 | 47 | Sat 10-Sep-1898 2:30 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Carlton | 0.2 0.2 2.2 3.4 | 22 | South Melbourne won by 25 pts |
geelong (1-1) vs st kilda (0-2) corio oval
geelong stayed alive with a 75 point win over st kilda but miss out as they finish 2nd int heir group. geelong (2-1) and st kilda (0-3) are finished.
| Geelong | 6.4 8.9 13.14 14.18 | 102 | Sat 10-Sep-1898 2:30 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| St Kilda | 0.0 0.1 2.2 4.3 | 27 | Geelong won by 75 pts |
collingwood (2-0) vs melbourne (1-1) victoria park
collingwood made the finals by 14 poitns over melbourne they will play fitzroy in the semi final melbourne are finished.
| Collingwood | 2.5 5.9 6.10 7.13 | 55 | Sat 10-Sep-1898 2:30 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Melbourne | 3.0 3.0 6.3 6.5 | 41 | Collingwood won by 14 pts |
fitzroy (2-0) vs essendon (2-0) brunswick st
fitzroy beat essendon by 29 points essendon still make the grand final for finishing on top to play the winner of fitzroy v collingwood semi final.
| Fitzroy | 1.1 1.11 2.12 5.15 | 45 | Sat 10-Sep-1898 2:30 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Essendon | 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 | 16 | Fitzroy won by 29 pts |
ladder section
group 1
| 1 | Fitzroy | 3 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 23.44 (34%) | 182 | 8.8 (50%) | 56 | 325.0 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Essendon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-2 | 16.36 (31%) | 132 | 9.23 (28%) | 77 | 171.4 | 8 | |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-0-2 | 0-0-0 | 14.20 (41%) | 104 | 14.26 (35%) | 110 | 94.5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Carlton | 3 | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-3 | 5.7 (42%) | 37 | 27.50 (35%) | 212 | 17.5 | 0 |
group 2
| 1 | Collingwood | 3 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 27.41 (40%) | 203 | 14.14 (50%) | 98 | 207.1 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 29.36 (45%) | 210 | 12.16 (43%) | 88 | 238.6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-2 | 13.17 (43%) | 95 | 20.30 (40%) | 150 | 63.3 | 4 | |
| 4 | St Kilda | 3 | 3 | 0-0-2 | 0-0-1 | 10.11 (48%) | 71 | 33.45 (42%) | 243 | 29.2 | 0 |
semi final
collingwood v fitzroy BS
winner plays essendon.
acctual ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 888 | 451 | 196.90 | 52 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 860 | 461 | 186.55 | 52 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 750 | 523 | 143.40 | 52 |
| 4 | Geelong | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 855 | 513 | 166.67 | 44 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 586 | 648 | 90.43 | 32 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 624 | 695 | 89.78 | 26 |
| 7 | Carlton | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 419 | 846 | 49.53 | 14 |
| 8 | St. Kilda | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 410 | 1255 | 32.67 | 0 |
Harrison’s world 