| 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 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | CAR | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 17 | Princes Park | A | +11.8 | 4/ 8 | -25.8 | +26 | -4.3 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 21 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | ESS | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +7.5 | 5/ 8 | +22.2 | -27 | +1.6 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Tue May 24 | 1. | 2 | 8 | v | GEE | 7. | 18 | 60 | L | 52 | Corio Oval | A | +9.1 | 4/ 8 | +18.9 | -22 | -3.0 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +6.1 | 5/ 8 | +6.5 | -12 | +2.3 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 7. | 20 | 62 | v | STK | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 41 | Junction Oval | A | +8.4 | 4/ 8 | -49.6 | +46 | -0.5 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 2. | 3 | 15 | v | MEL | 1. | 7 | 13 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +7.9 | 4/ 8 | +12.2 | -16 | +1.8 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | FIT | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 29 | Lake Oval | H | +9.7 | 4/ 8 | +2.9 | -5 | +3.4 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | CAR | 1. | 6 | 12 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | H | +13.2 | 3/ 8 | -18.4 | +20 | +1.2 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 09 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | ESS | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 24 | East Melbourne | A | +14.4 | 3/ 8 | +18.4 | -16 | -0.8 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 16 | 1. | 3 | 9 | v | GEE | 3. | 11 | 29 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | H | +13.6 | 3/ 8 | +16.6 | -15 | -0.5 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 23 | 1. | 7 | 13 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 60 | Victoria Park | A | +13.1 | 3/ 8 | +11.5 | -10 | -5.0 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 30 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | STK | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 63 | Lake Oval | H | +8.1 | 4/ 8 | -42.5 | +39 | +2.4 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 13 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | MEL | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +10.6 | 4/ 8 | -3.6 | +2 | +0.3 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 1. | 4 | 10 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 55 | Brunswick St | A | +10.9 | 4/ 8 | +3.4 | -5 | -5.0 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | FIT | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +5.8 | 5/ 8 | +8.4 | -15 | +0.1 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | L | 17 | Lake Oval | H | +5.9 | 5/ 8 | +23.9 | -30 | +1.3 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | CAR | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | H | +7.2 | 5/ 8 | -27.6 | +23 | +0.2 | +7.4 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
South Melbourne/Sydney - 1898 Season