1998 AFL Season: Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Adelaide for the 1998 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Melbourne in a qualifying final, defeating Sydney in a semi final and defeating Western Bulldogs in a preliminary final, Adelaide defeated North Melbourne in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.