carlton (1-2) vs melbourne (1-2) princess park
melbourne hold off carlton by 11 points. melbourne (2-2) play fitzroy. carlton (1-3) play essendon.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 1.4 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 6.13 | 49 | Sat 24-May-1902 3:00 pm | Princes Park | ||
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.12 | 60 | Melbourne won by 11 points | |||
collingwood (3-0) vs fitzroy (3-0) victoria park
fitzroy smash collingwood by 33 in the top of the table clash. fitzroy (4-0) host melbouirne. collingwood (3-1) play st kilda.
| Collingwood | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 22 | Sat 24-May-1902 3:00 pm | Victoria Park | |
| Fitzroy | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.10 | 7.13 | 55 | Fitzroy won by 33 points | ||
essendon (2-1) vs south (1-2) east melbourne
essendon beat south by 3 points. essendon (3-1) host carlton. south (1-3) play geelong.
| Essendon | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 38 | Sat 24-May-1902 3:00 pm | East Melbourne | |
| South Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.10 | 4.11 | 35 | Essendon won by 3 points | ||
geelong (1-2) vs st kilda (0-3) corio oval
geelong smash st kilda by 44 points. geelong (2-2) host south. st kilda (0-4) host collingwood.
| Geelong | 4.3 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 24-May-1902 3:00 pm | Corio Oval | |
| St. Kilda | 0.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 33 | Geelong won by 44 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| FI | 4 | 16 | 180.5 |
| ES | 4 | 12 | 148.5 |
| CW | 4 | 12 | 147.0 |
| ME | 4 | 8 | 112.6 |
| GE | 4 | 8 | 86.1 |
| SM | 4 | 4 | 117.7 |
| CA | 4 | 4 | 58.0 |
| SK | 4 | 0 | 45.5 |
round 5 matches
essendon v carlton EM
geelong v south CO
st kilda v collingwood JO
fitzroy v melbourne BS