fitzroy (11-3) vs carlton (3-11) brunswick st
fitzroy survived a carlton scare by 1 point. fitzroy (1-0 section) host melbourne. carlton (0-1 section) play collingwood.
| Fitzroy | 1.0 3.4 5.9 5.11 | 41 | Sat 26-Aug-1899 2:30 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Carlton | 2.2 4.2 5.3 6.4 | 40 | Fitzroy won by 1 pt |
melbourne (8-6) vs collingwood (10-4) lake oval
collingwood beat melbourne by 20 points. collingwood (1-0 section) host carlton. melbourne (0-1 section) play fitzroy.
| Melbourne | 2.2 2.3 3.4 3.7 | 25 | Sat 26-Aug-1899 2:30 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Collingwood | 2.3 3.5 4.8 6.9 | 45 | Collingwood won by 20 pts |
essendon (9-5) vs st kilda (0-14) east melbourne
essendon destroy st kilda by 98 points. essendon (1-0 section) host geelong. st kilda (0-1 section) play south.
| Essendon | 2.9 7.15 13.22 16.24 | 120 | Sat 26-Aug-1899 2:30 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| St Kilda | 0.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 | 22 | Essendon won by 98 pts |
geelong (10-4) vs south (5-9) corio oval
south stun geelong by 3 points. south (1-0 section) host st kilda. geelong (0-1 section) play essendon.
| Geelong | 1.2 3.2 5.3 5.8 | 38 | Sat 26-Aug-1899 2:30 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 0.0 2.1 4.4 6.5 | 41 | South Melbourne won by 3 pts |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FITZ | 15 | 48 | 148.76 |
| COLL | 15 | 44 | 137.74 |
| GEEL | 15 | 40 | 169.09 |
| ESS | 15 | 40 | 160.00 |
| MELB | 15 | 32 | 128.82 |
| STH | 15 | 24 | 105.37 |
| CARL | 15 | 12 | 55.96 |
| STK | 15 | 0 | 27.03 |
round 16 matches
essendon v geelong EM
st kilda v south JO
fitzroy v melbourne BS
collingwood v carlton VP