1898 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1898.
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
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[edit] Grand Final
Fitzroy defeated Essendon 5.8 (38) to 3.5 (23). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 14 games during the home and away season, for a total of 56. A sectional round of 3 games per team was then played, for a total of 12. An additional 2 games were played during the finals series.
[edit] Home and away ladder
| 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 |
[edit] Section A ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitzroy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Essendon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Section B ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Geelong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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