| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 888 | 451 | 196.9 |
| 2 | COL | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 860 | 461 | 186.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 750 | 523 | 143.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 855 | 513 | 166.7 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 586 | 648 | 90.4 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 624 | 695 | 89.8 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 419 | 846 | 49.5 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 410 | 1255 | 32.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
|---|
| 1 | Sat May 14 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | FIT | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 53 | East Melbourne | H | +18.6 | 2/ 8 | +1.7 | +17 | +3.6 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 21 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SME | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | A | +22.2 | 1/ 8 | +6.3 | +16 | -0.5 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Tue May 24 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | CAR | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 12 | Princes Park | A | +21.8 | 1/ 8 | -22.4 | +44 | -3.2 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | STK | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 75 | East Melbourne | H | +18.5 | 2/ 8 | -48.7 | +67 | +0.8 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | MEL | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 25 | East Melbourne | H | +19.3 | 1/ 8 | +14.3 | +5 | +2.0 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | GEE | 4. | 7 | 31 | L | 7 | Corio Oval | A | +21.3 | 1/ 8 | +16.7 | +5 | -1.2 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 3. | 2 | 20 | v | COL | 5. | 10 | 40 | L | 20 | Victoria Park | A | +20.2 | 1/ 8 | +5.1 | +15 | -3.5 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | FIT | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 43 | Brunswick St | A | +16.6 | 1/ 8 | +0.3 | +16 | +2.7 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 09 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | SME | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 24 | East Melbourne | H | +19.3 | 1/ 8 | +7.7 | +12 | +1.2 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 16 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | CAR | 1. | 3 | 9 | W | 68 | East Melbourne | H | +20.6 | 1/ 8 | -15.4 | +36 | +3.2 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 23 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | STK | 1. | 9 | 15 | W | 56 | Junction Oval | A | +23.8 | 1/ 8 | -42.6 | +66 | -1.0 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 30 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | MEL | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 55 | M.C.G. | A | +22.7 | 1/ 8 | +0.7 | +22 | +3.3 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 13 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GEE | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 18 | East Melbourne | H | +26.0 | 1/ 8 | +14.7 | +11 | +0.7 | +26.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 2. | 13 | 25 | v | COL | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 31 | East Melbourne | H | +26.7 | 1/ 8 | +16.0 | +11 | -4.2 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 9. | 21 | 75 | v | CAR | 1. | 2 | 8 | W | 67 | East Melbourne | H | +22.5 | 1/ 8 | -18.4 | +41 | +2.6 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | SME | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | A | +25.1 | 1/ 8 | -3.1 | +28 | -1.1 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 2. | 4 | 16 | v | FIT | 5. | 15 | 45 | L | 29 | Brunswick St | A | +24.0 | 1/ 8 | +15.0 | +9 | -3.8 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 24 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 15 | Junction Oval | A | +20.2 | 1/ 8 | +20.1 | +0 | -1.5 | +18.7 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Essendon - 1898 Season