st kilda (1-2) vs carlton (2-1) junction oval
carlton beat st kilda by 9 points. carlton (3-1) play collingwood. st kilda (1-3) play geelong.
| St Kilda | 2.4 3.5 4.6 4.7 | 31 | Sat 28-May-1904 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Carlton | 2.1 4.2 4.4 6.4 | 40 | Carlton won by 9 pts |
fitzroy (3-0) vs collingwood (2-1) brunsiwick st
collingwood beat fitzroy by 9 points. colingwood (3-1) host carlton. fitzroy (3-1) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 33 | Sat 28-May-1904 3:00 pm | Brunswick Street | |
| Collingwood | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 42 | Collingwood won by 9 points | ||
essendon (2-1) vs melbourne (0-3) scg
footy returns to sydney and with a big upset melbourne stun essendon by 32 points. melbourne (1-3) play south. essendon (2-2) host fitzroy.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 39 | Sat 28-May-1904 3:00 pm | S.C.G. | ||
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.11 | 9.17 | 71 | Melbourne won by 32 points | |||
geelong (1-2) vs south (1-2) corio oval
south stun geelong by 2 goals. south (2-2) host melbourne. geelong (1-3) host st kilda.
| Geelong | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 40 | Sat 28-May-1904 3:00 pm | Corio Oval | |
| South Melbourne | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 6.16 | 52 | South Melbourne won by 12 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| FI | 4 | 12 | 288.4 |
| CW | 4 | 12 | 103.7 |
| CA | 4 | 12 | 81.6 |
| ES | 4 | 8 | 111.2 |
| SM | 4 | 8 | 87.7 |
| GE | 4 | 4 | 83.0 |
| SK | 4 | 4 | 78.8 |
| ME | 4 | 4 | 65.5 |
round 5 matches
geelong v st kilda CO
collingwood v carlton VP
essendon v fitzroy EM
south v melbounre LO