1998 AFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1998 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by North Melbourne in a qualifying final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 108.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Melbourne (Qualifying Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio, Steven | #27 | 12 | 15 | R08-17, R22, QF |
| Banks, Matthew | #39 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Barnard, Paul | #16 | 17 | 4 | R01-02, R06, R10-22, QF |
| Berbakov, Peter | #20 | 16 | 1 | R03, R05, R08-21 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 23 | 32 | R01-22, QF |
| Blumfield, Justin | #32 | 21 | 12 | R02-19, R21-22, QF |
| Bolton, Mark | #23 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Bomford, Andrew | #28 | 10 | 3 | R02-07, R11, R13-15 |
| Calthorpe, David | #14 | 21 | 13 | R01-05, R08-22, QF |
| Caracella, Blake | #33 | 16 | 13 | R02-14, R18-19, QF |
| Cockatoo-Collins, Che | #9 | 14 | 12 | R01, R03-07, R12, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Denham, Sean | #38 | 11 | 3 | R01-04, R07, R10, R16-18, R20, QF |
| Doolan, Ben | #22 | 11 | 0 | R04-08, R15, R19-22, QF |
| Eastaugh, Simon | #36 | 12 | 0 | R03, R06-14, R22, QF |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 18 | 4 | R01-07, R09-10, R14-20, R22, QF |
| Fraser, Mark | #30 | 18 | 8 | R01-06, R08-11, R15-22 |
| Hardwick, Damien | #11 | 23 | 0 | R01-22, QF |
| Heffernan, Chris | #26 | 12 | 3 | R01-05, R07, R14-16, R21-22, QF |
| Hird, James | #5 | 13 | 19 | R01-02, R09-13, R17, R19-22, QF |
| Johnson, Jason | #42 | 8 | 2 | R08, R17-22, QF |
| Lalich, Judd | #17 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 23 | 70 | R01-22, QF |
| Long, Michael | #13 | 9 | 9 | R12-17, R21-22, QF |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 23 | 49 | R01-22, QF |
| Mercuri, Mark | #2 | 20 | 24 | R01-04, R07-16, R18-22, QF |
| Misiti, Joe | #24 | 19 | 6 | R04-22 |
| Moorcroft, Gary | #29 | 17 | 14 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-14, R17-20, QF |
| O'Connor, Ryan | #3 | 14 | 8 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-12, R18-21 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #10 | 17 | 3 | R01-06, R08, R13, R15-22, QF |
| Olarenshaw, Ricky | #47 | 17 | 2 | R01, R03, R06-18, R20-21 |
| Prior, Michael | #15 | 8 | 2 | R01, R06-12 |
| Solomon, Dean | #7 | 7 | 2 | R05-07, R09, R12-14 |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R15-21 |
| Symons, Michael | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R22 |
| Ukovic, Andrew | #1 | 7 | 3 | R05-11 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Wellman, Sean | #6 | 23 | 2 | R01-22, QF |
| Young, Barry | #35 | 3 | 1 | R16-17, QF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 23 | 12 | -0- | 11 | R01-22, QF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1998 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 14 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/04/1998 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 89 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 13/04/1998 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 19/04/1998 | Round 4 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FREM by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 25/04/1998 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 02/05/1998 | Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 09/05/1998 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 15/05/1998 | Round 8 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 30/05/1998 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/06/1998 | Round 11 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 60 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 13/06/1998 | Round 12 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 19/06/1998 | Round 13 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 26/06/1998 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 19/07/1998 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 26/07/1998 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 02/08/1998 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 08/08/1998 | Round 19 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 15/08/1998 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 21/08/1998 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 29/08/1998 | Round 22 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 04/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
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.