carlton (0-4) vs collingwood (2-2) princess park
collingwood beat struggling carlton by 31 points. collingwood (3-2) host fitzroy. carlton (0-5) play st kilda.
| Carlton | 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 | 21 | Sat 03-Jun-1899 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Collingwood | 1.2 3.6 5.10 7.10 | 52 | Collingwood won by 31 pts |
geelong (2-2) vs essendon (3-1) corio oval
geelong stun essendon by 4 points. geelong (3-2) play south .essendon (3-2) host melbourne.
| Geelong | 1.1 1.2 2.4 3.10 | 28 | Sat 03-Jun-1899 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Essendon | 1.4 1.6 2.6 3.6 | 24 | Geelong won by 4 pts |
melbourne (4-0) vs fitzroy (4-0) mcg
melbourne move on top with a 11 point win over fitzroy. melbourne (5-0) play esssendon. fitzroy (4-1) play collingwood.
| Melbourne | 2.3 3.7 4.10 4.11 | 35 | Sat 03-Jun-1899 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Fitzroy | 0.2 2.4 3.6 3.6 | 24 | Melbourne won by 11 pts |
st kilda (0-4) vs south (1-3) junction oval
south beat perenial loser st kilda by 37 points. south (2-3) host geelong. st kild (0-5) host carlton.
| St Kilda | 1.3 2.8 3.8 4.9 | 33 | Sat 03-Jun-1899 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 5.2 7.3 8.6 10.10 | 70 | South Melbourne won by 37 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| ME | 5 | 20 | 235.0 |
| FI | 5 | 16 | 163.4 |
| ES | 5 | 12 | 143.4 |
| CW | 5 | 12 | 131.4 |
| GE | 5 | 12 | 121.4 |
| SM | 5 | 8 | 154.7 |
| SK | 5 | 0 | 32.2 |
| CA | 5 | 0 | 30.7 |
round 6 matches
st kilda v carlton JO
collingwood v fitzroy VP
essendon v melbourne EM
south v geelong LO