Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1898.
Season 1897 – Season 1898 – Season 1899
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Fitzroy defeated Essendon 5.8 (38) to 3.5 (23). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
Ladder
All teams played 14 games during the home and away season, for a total of 56. An additional 14 games were played during the finals series.
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 11 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | Geelong | 9 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Carlton | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |