1998 AFL Season: Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for Adelaide for the 1998 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Football Park as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (eleven as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Melbourne in the first qualifying final, defeating Sydney in the second semi final and defeating the Western Bulldogs in the first preliminary final, Adelaide defeated North Melbourne in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
Adelaide
Club:
Adelaide
Home Ground:
Football Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 123.2)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett, Nathan | #8 | 13 | 1 | R01-10, R16-17, R19 |
| Bickley, Mark | #26 | 23 | 10 | R01-18, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bond, Troy | #18 | 10 | 8 | R05, R07-11, R13-16 |
| Caven, Peter | #44 | 24 | 9 | R01-11, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Connell, Matt | #14 | 21 | 7 | R01-11, R17-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cook, Sudjai | #40 | 7 | 2 | R09-10, R12-16 |
| Cook, Tim | #2 | 4 | 2 | R18-21 |
| Downsborough, Ian | #17 | 8 | 5 | R03, R05, R07, R09-13 |
| Eccles, Andrew | #33 | 18 | 13 | R02-13, R18-21, PF, GF |
| Edwards, Tyson | #9 | 15 | 11 | R01-02, R13-17, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Ellen, Shane | #13 | 17 | 7 | R01-05, R10-11, R14-16, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Goodwin, Simon | #36 | 21 | 8 | R01-03, R09-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hart, Ben | #34 | 26 | 5 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| James, Brett | #11 | 23 | 15 | R04-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Jameson, Rod | #35 | 9 | 13 | R05-06, R08-12, R18, SF |
| Jarman, Darren | #3 | 23 | 45 | R01-10, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Kane | #28 | 12 | 2 | R03-08, R11-12, R17, R22, PF, GF |
| Keating, Aaron | #20 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Koster, Kym | #5 | 26 | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Liptak, Matthew | #27 | 2 | 0 | R19, QF |
| Marsh, Ben | #31 | 9 | 4 | R14-17, R19-20, QF, SF, GF |
| McLeod, Andrew | #23 | 19 | 30 | R01-08, R13-14, R18-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Modra, Tony | #6 | 8 | 19 | R16-22, QF |
| Ormond-Allen, Trent | #21 | 15 | 2 | R01-04, R06-08, R12-17, R20-21 |
| Perrie, Ian | #22 | 3 | 2 | R13, R15, R17 |
| Picioane, Lance | #4 | 4 | 2 | R01, R04, R06-07 |
| Pittman, David | #15 | 18 | 5 | R01-04, R08-14, R17-18, R21-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Rehn, Shaun | #52 | 26 | 5 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Ricciuto, Mark | #32 | 24 | 22 | R01-09, R12-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Rintoul, Chad | #42 | 12 | 8 | R01-08, R11-12, SF, PF |
| Robran, Matthew | #10 | 18 | 22 | R02, R09-16, R18-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Sampson, Clay | #24 | 14 | 11 | R01-06, R09-12, R15-18 |
| Smart, Nigel | #7 | 24 | 13 | R01-09, R12-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Stevens, Linden | #39 | 2 | 0 | R22, QF |
| Stevens, Mark | #19 | 20 | 8 | R01-05, R11-16, R18-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Thiessen, James | #29 | 24 | 8 | R01-08, R10-16, R18-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Tregenza, Simon | #12 | 9 | 0 | R01, R09-15, R17 |
| Vardy, Peter | #30 | 18 | 44 | R06-13, R17-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | 26 | 16 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1998 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 10 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 05/04/1998 | Round 2 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 93 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 12/04/1998 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 22 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 19/04/1998 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 9 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 26/04/1998 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 26 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 03/05/1998 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 10/05/1998 | Round 7 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 8 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 17/05/1998 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 13 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 48 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 31/05/1998 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 53 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 07/06/1998 | Round 11 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 67 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 13/06/1998 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 2 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 20/06/1998 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 9 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 28/06/1998 | Round 14 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 37 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 05/07/1998 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 33 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 17/07/1998 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 24/07/1998 | Round 17 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 1 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 01/08/1998 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 70 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 09/08/1998 | Round 19 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 74 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 15/08/1998 | Round 20 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 74 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 22/08/1998 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 29/08/1998 | Round 22 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 25 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 05/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 48 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 12/09/1998 | Semi Final | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 27 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 19/09/1998 | Preliminary Final | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 68 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 26/09/1998 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 35 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |