1998 AFL Grand Final: North Melbourne v Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1998 between North Melbourne and Adelaide in the grand final of the 1998 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Adelaide at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Mark Bickley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), W. Abraham, B. Allison, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, M. Capuano, G. Freeborn, S. Grant, B. Harvey, D. King, M. Martyn, J. McCartney, C. McKernan, B. Pickett, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), P. Caven, M. Connell, A. Eccles, T. Edwards, S. Ellen, S. Goodwin, B. Hart, B. James, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, K. Koster, B. Marsh, A. McLeod, D. Pittman, S. Rehn, M. Ricciuto, M. Robran, N. Smart, M. Stevens, J. Thiessen, P. Vardy
North Melbourne (8.22.70) were defeated by Adelaide (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Abraham, B. Allison, P. Bell, J. Blakey, W. Carey, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Simpson
Adelaide: D. Jarman (5), N. Smart (3), P. Vardy (2), B. James, K. Johnson, D. Pittman, M. Ricciuto, J. Thiessen
As a result of this match, Adelaide were the premiers and North Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1998 AFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 26 September 1998
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
94,431
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Adelaide
Score:
8.22.70 - 15.15.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 22 | 8 | . | 22 | (70) |
| Adelaide | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 24 | ADEL by 2 | ADEL by 35 | ADEL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Malcolm Blight
(Adelaide)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Mark Bickley
(Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
D. Goldspink
(#32),
H. Kennedy
(#7)
Goal Umpire:
A. Black,
M. Powell
Boundary Umpire:
S. Jansen,
P. McDonald,
D. Wilson
Norm Smith Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McLeod | ADEL | 23 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Abraham, Winston | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Capuano, Mathew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | McCartney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Pickett, Byron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 8 | 22 | 269 | 189 | 80 | 59 | 24 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 59 | |||
Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bickley, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 44 | Caven, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Connell, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Eccles, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Edwards, Tyson | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ellen, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Goodwin, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Hart, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | James, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Jarman, Darren | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Johnson, Kane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Marsh, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | McLeod, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Pittman, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Rehn, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Ricciuto, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Robran, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Smart, Nigel | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Stevens, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Thiessen, James | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 30 | Vardy, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 15 | 15 | 293 | 185 | 108 | 79 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 61 | |||