1998 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 108.6%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by North Melbourne (Qualifying Final)
Players:
38
Brownlow Leader(s):
Damien Hardwick (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Matthew Lloyd (69)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Damien Hardwick
Team Leaders
Captain(s): James Hird
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Alessio, Steven | #27 | 12 | R08-R17, R22, QF | 15 | 2 |
| Banks, Matthew | #39 | 1 | R05 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnard, Paul | #16 | 17 | R01-R02, R06, R10-R22, QF | 4 | 0 |
| Berbakov, Peter | #20 | 16 | R03, R05, R08-R21 | 1 | 0 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 23 | R01-R22, QF | 32 | 1 |
| Blumfield, Justin | #32 | 21 | R02-R19, R21-R22, QF | 12 | 0 |
| Bolton, Mark | #23 | 4 | R01-R04 | 1 | 0 |
| Bomford, Andrew | #28 | 10 | R02-R07, R11, R13-R15 | 3 | 2 |
| Calthorpe, David | #14 | 21 | R01-R05, R08-R22, QF | 13 | 8 |
| Caracella, Blake | #33 | 16 | R02-R14, R18-R19, QF | 13 | 0 |
| Cockatoo-Collins, Che | #9 | 14 | R01, R03-R07, R12, R15-R16, R18-R22 | 12 | 0 |
| Denham, Sean | #38 | 11 | R01-R04, R07, R10, R16-R18, R20, QF | 3 | 0 |
| Doolan, Ben | #22 | 11 | R04-R08, R15, R19-R22, QF | 0 | 0 |
| Eastaugh, Simon | #36 | 12 | R03, R06-R14, R22, QF | 0 | 1 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 18 | R01-R07, R09-R10, R14-R20, R22, QF | 4 | 1 |
| Fraser, Mark | #30 | 18 | R01-R06, R08-R11, R15-R22 | 8 | 0 |
| Hardwick, Damien | #11 | 23 | R01-R22, QF | 0 | 9 |
| Heffernan, Chris | #26 | 12 | R01-R05, R07, R14-R16, R21-R22, QF | 3 | 0 |
| Hird, James | #5 | 13 | R01-R02, R09-R13, R17, R19-R22, QF | 19 | 4 |
| Johnson, Jason | #42 | 8 | R08, R17-R22, QF | 2 | 0 |
| Lalich, Judd | #17 | 2 | R13-R14 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 23 | R01-R22, QF | 70 | 5 |
| Long, Michael | #13 | 9 | R12-R17, R21-R22, QF | 9 | 2 |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 23 | R01-R22, QF | 49 | 8 |
| Mercuri, Mark | #2 | 20 | R01-R04, R07-R16, R18-R22, QF | 24 | 4 |
| Misiti, Joe | #24 | 19 | R04-R22 | 6 | 3 |
| Moorcroft, Gary | #29 | 17 | R01-R04, R06-R09, R11-R14, R17-R20, QF | 14 | 2 |
| O'Connor, Ryan | #3 | 14 | R01-R02, R04-R09, R11-R12, R18-R21 | 8 | 0 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #10 | 17 | R01-R06, R08, R13, R15-R22, QF | 3 | 1 |
| Olarenshaw, Ricky | #47 | 17 | R01, R03, R06-R18, R20-R21 | 2 | 0 |
| Prior, Michael | #15 | 8 | R01, R06-R12 | 2 | 0 |
| Solomon, Dean | #7 | 7 | R05-R07, R09, R12-R14 | 2 | 0 |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 12 | R01-R05, R15-R21 | 0 | 0 |
| Symons, Michael | #12 | 3 | R01-R02, R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukovic, Andrew | #1 | 7 | R05-R11 | 3 | 0 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 1 | R10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellman, Sean | #6 | 23 | R01-R22, QF | 2 | 8 |
| Young, Barry | #35 | 3 | R16-R17, QF | 1 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Sheedy, Kevin | 23 | 12 | -0- | 11 | R01-R22, QF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 29/03/1998 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 14 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/04/1998 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESS by 89 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 13/04/1998 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 19/04/1998 | Round 4 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FRE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 25/04/1998 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 20 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 02/05/1998 | Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | BUL by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 09/05/1998 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 9 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 15/05/1998 | Round 8 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESS by 14 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 30/05/1998 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/06/1998 | Round 11 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESS by 60 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 13/06/1998 | Round 12 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 19/06/1998 | Round 13 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 26/06/1998 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESS by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 19/07/1998 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESS by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 26/07/1998 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 3 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 02/08/1998 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESS by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 08/08/1998 | Round 19 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 15/08/1998 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESS by 10 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 21/08/1998 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 29/08/1998 | Round 22 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 10 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 04/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
Internal Links
- Season (1998): Click here
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