Lake Oval · Sat 21 May 1898, 2:00pm AEST
Essendon beat Sydney 5.8 (38) to 3.9 (27) in the 1898 Round 2 at Lake Oval on Sat 21 May 1898.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:26pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1898, Round 2 |
| Venue | Lake Oval |
| Bounce | Sat 21 May 1898, 2:00pm AEST |
| Sydney | 3.9 (27) |
| Essendon | 5.8 (38) |
| Result | Essendon by 11 points |