1998 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1998 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Adelaide
Runners-Up: North Melbourne
Minor Premiers: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
Coleman Medallist(s): Tony Lockett (Sydney)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
North Melbourne (R) 1st 16 -0- 6 117.4% Wayne Carey (20) Wayne Carey (73)
Western Bulldogs 2nd 15 -0- 7 116.5% Scott West (23) Paul Hudson (54)
Sydney 3rd 14 -0- 8 106.5% Tony Lockett, Wayne Schwass (15) Tony Lockett (107)
Melbourne 4th 14 -0- 8 102.7% Todd Viney (20) Garry Lyon (37)
Adelaide (P) 5th 13 -0- 9 123.2% Shaun Rehn (22) Darren Jarman (38)
St Kilda 6th 13 -0- 9 102.1% Robert Harvey (32) Jason Heatley (45)
West Coast 7th 12 -0- 10 109.4% Ben Cousins (18) Fraser Gehrig (41)
Essendon 8th 12 -0- 10 108.6% Damien Hardwick (9) Matthew Lloyd (69)
Richmond 9th 12 -0- 10 104.8% Matthew Knights (18) Matthew Richardson (55)
Port Adelaide 10th 9 -1- 12 95.6% Josh Francou (7) Warren Tredrea (33)
Carlton 11th 9 -0- 13 95.7% Fraser Brown (18) Lance Whitnall (46)
Geelong 12th 9 -0- 13 90.5% Garry Hocking (14) Ronnie Burns, Brett Spinks (35)
Hawthorn 13th 8 -0- 14 95.6% Shane Crawford (16) Jason Dunstall (54)
Collingwood 14th 7 -0- 15 90.8% Nathan Buckley (24) Sav Rocca (68)
Fremantle 15th 7 -0- 15 76.4% Matthew Burton (12) Clive Waterhouse (30)
Brisbane Lions 16th 5 -1- 16 75.8% Michael Voss (7) Justin Leppitsch (26)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 32
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/03/1998 7:40 PM North Melbourne v West Coast MCG 103 - 101 27,150
SAT 28/03/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Waverley Park 109 - 91 34,323
SAT 28/03/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 73 - 63 20,957
SAT 28/03/1998 3:40 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG 123 - 84 47,628
SAT 28/03/1998 8:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 72 - 118 18,788
SUN 29/03/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 103 - 89 70,200
SUN 29/03/1998 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 117 - 124 31,230
SUN 29/03/1998 3:20 PM Fremantle v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 84 - 61 18,133

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/04/1998 8:40 PM West Coast v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 116 - 56 35,909
SAT 04/04/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 99 - 80 26,669
SAT 04/04/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide Waverley Park 67 - 112 18,698
SAT 04/04/1998 3:40 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 125 - 100 29,990
SAT 04/04/1998 7:40 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG 135 - 97 32,111
SUN 05/04/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Carlton Optus Oval 140 - 84 27,659
SUN 05/04/1998 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda MCG 182 - 93 53,905
SUN 05/04/1998 2:10 PM Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 167 - 74 40,602

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/04/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Optus Oval 119 - 85 26,518
SAT 11/04/1998 3:40 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 103 - 97 39,954
SAT 11/04/1998 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v North Melbourne Football Park 69 - 98 28,167
SUN 12/04/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Waverley Park 82 - 60 20,532
SUN 12/04/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 160 - 57 29,614
SUN 12/04/1998 3:20 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 67 - 94 34,710
MON 13/04/1998 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Gabba 87 - 100 17,161
MON 13/04/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 98 - 99 68,177

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/04/1998 7:40 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 133 - 88 78,259
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Kardinia Park 79 - 94 26,301
SAT 18/04/1998 3:40 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Waverley Park 121 - 129 36,117
SAT 18/04/1998 8:40 PM West Coast v Sydney WACA 99 - 118 27,059
SUN 19/04/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Optus Oval 70 - 72 27,508
SUN 19/04/1998 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle Waverley Park 76 - 100 26,241
SUN 19/04/1998 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG 137 - 120 22,688
SUN 19/04/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide Football Park 73 - 64 41,476

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/04/1998 7:40 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 86 - 71 34,837
SAT 25/04/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Waverley Park 124 - 83 22,366
SAT 25/04/1998 3:40 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 108 - 88 81,542
SAT 25/04/1998 8:40 PM Fremantle v North Melbourne WACA 104 - 87 26,335
SUN 26/04/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG 102 - 53 21,726
SUN 26/04/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Waverley Park 88 - 66 31,955
SUN 26/04/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG 99 - 83 36,505
SUN 26/04/1998 3:20 PM Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 87 - 61 39,974

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/05/1998 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 86 - 51 19,219
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 90 - 73 23,267
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Optus Oval 97 - 89 24,813
SAT 02/05/1998 3:40 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 67 - 96 69,963
SAT 02/05/1998 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 96 - 60 30,519
SUN 03/05/1998 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 106 - 102 23,041
SUN 03/05/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 61 - 80 25,951
SUN 03/05/1998 3:20 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 119 - 121 36,406

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/05/1998 6:40 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn WACA 57 - 99 22,037
FRI 08/05/1998 7:40 PM Collingwood v Sydney MCG 79 - 115 57,894
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 76 - 165 16,058
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Waverley Park 82 - 99 23,960
SAT 09/05/1998 7:40 PM Essendon v Geelong MCG 70 - 79 56,093
SUN 10/05/1998 1:40 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 79 - 71 39,057
SUN 10/05/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 91 - 49 46,217
SUN 10/05/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne Optus Oval 111 - 83 22,058

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/05/1998 7:40 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG 84 - 70 35,384
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Kardinia Park 76 - 54 19,449
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney MCG 105 - 95 43,400
SAT 16/05/1998 7:40 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Waverley Park 72 - 45 20,063
SUN 17/05/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 114 - 111 57,425
SUN 17/05/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs Waverley Park 96 - 136 34,541
SUN 17/05/1998 2:40 PM Adelaide v Richmond Football Park 79 - 92 40,559
SUN 17/05/1998 3:20 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 92 - 84 37,361

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/05/1998 8:40 PM Fremantle v St Kilda WACA 105 - 90 22,803
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Kardinia Park 44 - 65 19,848
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Optus Oval 74 - 115 20,205
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond Waverley Park 88 - 75 36,428
SAT 23/05/1998 3:40 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 84 - 122 49,580
SAT 23/05/1998 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 50 - 98 19,509
SUN 24/05/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 117 - 80 31,420
SUN 24/05/1998 3:20 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 80 - 63 35,659

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/05/1998 8:40 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs WACA 113 - 100 28,193
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 111 - 87 18,317
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Port Adelaide MCG 97 - 67 31,225
SAT 30/05/1998 3:40 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Waverley Park 87 - 93 41,780
SAT 30/05/1998 7:40 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 53 - 154 36,180
SUN 31/05/1998 2:10 PM Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 111 - 58 40,844
SUN 31/05/1998 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 91 - 114 35,595
SUN 31/05/1998 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fremantle Victoria Park 119 - 112 23,188

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/06/1998 7:40 PM Essendon v Sydney MCG 160 - 100 62,866
SAT 06/06/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Waverley Park 70 - 117 31,365
SAT 06/06/1998 3:40 PM Geelong v Carlton MCG 80 - 63 41,222
SAT 06/06/1998 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 55 - 57 28,284
SUN 07/06/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Optus Oval 155 - 88 21,165
SUN 07/06/1998 2:10 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 121 - 50 17,452
MON 08/06/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Waverley Park 137 - 110 71,488
MON 08/06/1998 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 126 - 97 58,369

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/06/1998 8:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn WACA 123 - 108 27,112
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 46 - 141 41,567
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 100 - 74 23,226
SAT 13/06/1998 8:40 PM Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 108 - 106 40,700
SUN 14/06/1998 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Waverley Park 82 - 117 50,578
SUN 14/06/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 127 - 92 43,497
SUN 14/06/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Optus Oval 122 - 96 16,487
SUN 14/06/1998 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 123 - 123 15,924

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/06/1998 7:40 PM Essendon v West Coast MCG 72 - 83 45,277
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Lions Kardinia Park 80 - 106 21,833
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide MCG 70 - 79 34,630
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Waverley Park 114 - 112 23,845
SAT 20/06/1998 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Football Park 73 - 39 28,746
SUN 21/06/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 42 - 127 35,055
SUN 21/06/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 102 - 91 28,445
SUN 21/06/1998 3:20 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 76 - 68 23,899

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/06/1998 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 127 - 109 48,618
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Optus Oval 92 - 76 25,529
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Waverley Park 87 - 72 49,706
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle MCG 145 - 55 25,723
SAT 27/06/1998 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 91 - 73 32,431
SUN 28/06/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 87 - 124 30,735
SUN 28/06/1998 2:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba 135 - 83 17,275
SUN 28/06/1998 3:20 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 79 - 96 35,238

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/07/1998 7:40 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 132 - 70 66,287
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Optus Oval 83 - 65 20,782
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide MCG 108 - 81 37,685
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Waverley Park 79 - 145 36,557
SAT 04/07/1998 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 49 - 76 15,369
SUN 05/07/1998 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 71 - 61 44,806
SUN 05/07/1998 2:40 PM Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 68 - 35 38,430
SUN 05/07/1998 3:20 PM Fremantle v Sydney Subiaco Oval 69 - 82 21,042

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/07/1998 8:40 PM Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 101 - 105 42,713
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 106 - 83 20,365
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 76 - 100 26,879
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 177 - 86 16,131
SAT 18/07/1998 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Waverley Park 38 - 124 39,325
SUN 19/07/1998 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 94 - 75 83,773
SUN 19/07/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG 118 - 84 29,325
SUN 19/07/1998 3:20 PM West Coast v North Melbourne Subiaco Oval 80 - 94 36,463

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/07/1998 8:40 PM Fremantle v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 98 - 97 18,876
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 152 - 87 36,042
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v Western Bulldogs Optus Oval 185 - 105 26,911
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Victoria Park 65 - 86 23,293
SAT 25/07/1998 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Hawthorn Football Park 119 - 98 30,104
SUN 26/07/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 67 - 58 44,222
SUN 26/07/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Waverley Park 87 - 90 50,778
SUN 26/07/1998 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 89 - 149 15,475

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 31/07/1998 7:40 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG 67 - 110 40,832
SAT 01/08/1998 11:40 AM North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Manuka Oval 131 - 76 11,321
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG 151 - 56 16,518
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 87 - 121 23,137
SAT 01/08/1998 8:40 PM Adelaide v St Kilda Football Park 137 - 67 40,670
SUN 02/08/1998 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 84 - 78 70,969
SUN 02/08/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Waverley Park 70 - 34 37,297
SUN 02/08/1998 2:10 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 99 - 60 37,145

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/08/1998 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba 86 - 113 14,973
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 113 - 64 39,704
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Geelong Optus Oval 96 - 97 17,535
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Waverley Park 69 - 128 32,286
SAT 08/08/1998 8:40 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 86 - 119 28,444
SUN 09/08/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 86 - 67 57,303
SUN 09/08/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 74 - 68 30,934
SUN 09/08/1998 3:20 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide Football Park 144 - 70 46,850

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 14/08/1998 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 151 - 47 19,429
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Kardinia Park 44 - 118 22,384
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 109 - 99 64,480
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney Waverley Park 99 - 97 32,577
SAT 15/08/1998 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 59 - 94 14,738
SUN 16/08/1998 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda MCG 134 - 104 42,120
SUN 16/08/1998 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 71 - 94 28,660
SUN 16/08/1998 3:20 PM West Coast v Richmond Subiaco Oval 112 - 73 37,920

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/08/1998 7:40 PM Essendon v Western Bulldogs MCG 90 - 101 67,157
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Waverley Park 63 - 55 26,895
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG 155 - 78 27,912
SAT 22/08/1998 8:40 PM Adelaide v North Melbourne Football Park 92 - 105 43,297
SUN 23/08/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Waverley Park 84 - 63 28,833
SUN 23/08/1998 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 63 - 118 60,741
SUN 23/08/1998 2:10 PM Fremantle v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 71 - 124 20,412
MON 24/08/1998 7:40 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 114 - 83 52,614

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/08/1998 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG 113 - 108 68,050
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 127 - 117 61,089
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fremantle Waverley Park 149 - 60 39,735
SAT 29/08/1998 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 92 - 91 14,993
SAT 29/08/1998 8:40 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 81 - 106 37,388
SUN 30/08/1998 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 133 - 57 76,387
SUN 30/08/1998 2:40 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 119 - 107 35,814
SUN 30/08/1998 3:20 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 84 - 138 34,518

Finals Week 1

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/09/1998 7:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 82 - 60 71,154
SAT 05/09/1998 2:30 PM Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 115 - 67 60,817
SAT 05/09/1998 7:45 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 89 - 87 36,076
SUN 06/09/1998 2:30 PM Western Bulldogs v West Coast MCG 121 - 51 43,025

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1998 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 107 - 56 88,456
SAT 12/09/1998 7:45 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 67 - 94 37,498

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/09/1998 7:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 114 - 84 73,719
SAT 19/09/1998 2:30 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide MCG 93 - 161 67,557

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1998 2:50 PM North Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 70 - 105 94,431