Essendon finished top of the 1898 VFL ladder with 52 points and 196.9%, ahead of Collingwood on percentage. Fitzroy won the premiership from 3rd, beating Essendon by 15 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:26pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EssendonESS | 17 | 52 | 196.9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 888 | 451 | WLWWL | Runner-up |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 17 | 52 | 186.6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 860 | 461 | WWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 3 | FitzroyFIT🏆 | 17 | 52 | 143.4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 750 | 523 | WWWWW | Premiers |
| 4 | GeelongGEETOP 4 | 17 | 44 | 166.7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 855 | 513 | LWWLW | – |
| 5 | SydneySYD | 17 | 32 | 90.4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 586 | 648 | WLLLW | – |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 17 | 26 | 89.8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 624 | 695 | LLLWL | – |
| 7 | CarltonCAR | 17 | 14 | 49.5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 419 | 846 | LWLLL | – |
| 8 | St KildaSTK | 17 | 0 | 32.7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 410 | 1255 | LLLLL | – |