just a quick note round 3 was played after round 14 for some reason that year so some websites have different ladders at that point.
st kilda (1-2) vs carlton (1-2) junction oval
carlton beat st kilda by 9 poinnts in the battle of the regular strugglers at the time. carlton (2-2) host essendon. st kilda (1-3) play collingwood.
| St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 18 | Thu 24-May-1900 3:00 pm | Junction Oval | |
| Carlton | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 27 | Carlton won by 9 points | ||
essendon (2-1) vs collingwood (2-1) east melbourne
essendon smash collingwood by 69 points. essendon (3-1) play carlton. collingwood (2-2) host st kilda.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 2.2 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 85 | Wed 23-May-1900 3:00 pm | East Melbourne | ||
| Collingwood | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 16 | Essendon won by 69 points | |||
fitzroy (1-2) vs south (1-2) brunswick st
fitzroy got their title defence back on track with a 33 point win in the grand final rematch against south.fitzroy (2-2) play melbourne. south (1-3) host geelong
| Fitzroy | 2.5 | 3.13 | 4.16 | 6.19 | 55 | Thu 24-May-1900 3:00 pm | Brunswick Street | |
| South Melbourne | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 22 | Fitzroy won by 33 points | ||
geelong (3-0) vs melbourne (1-2) corio oval
geelong remain on top by 11 goals over melbourne. geelong (4-0) play south. melbourne (1-3) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 3.2 | 3.6 | 8.10 | 11.15 | 81 | Thu 24-May-1900 3:00 pm | Corio Oval | |
| Melbourne | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 15 | Geelong won by 66 points | ||
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 4 | 16 | 268.60 |
| ESS | 4 | 12 | 211.65 |
| FITZ | 4 | 8 | 122.73 |
| CARL | 4 | 8 | 88.99 |
| COLL | 4 | 8 | 76.53 |
| MELB | 4 | 4 | 66.03 |
| STH | 4 | 4 | 62.80 |
| STK | 4 | 4 | 61.72 |
round 5 matches
south v geelong LO
melbourne v fitzroy MCG
collingwood v st kilda VP
carlton v essendon PP