Round 13 1898
South Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 13 August
Venue: Lake Oval
Attendance: Unknown
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| South Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.7.43 |
| Melbourne | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.8.38 |
South Melbourne win by 5 points
Goalkickers: Jack Leith 3, Dick Wardill 1, Charlie Young 1
Milestones:
First Game
Jack Davidson
Henry Hagenauer
Dick Robertson
Last Game
Jimmy Russell
Melbourne took a one point lead into quarter time after a goalless term for both sides, but there had been no doubt that South were the better side and with a slight wind advantage they opened up a nine point lead.
Melbourne reduced the gap to six points at the last change, and for the first 15 minutes of the fourth quarter there was no score before Leith's goal equalled the scores. Young put Melbourne ahead by a point. The two sides traded the lead again before South goalled from a free kick in the last minute to win.
Best were McGinis, Mitchell and Rippon.
Media
Argus - 15/08/1898