1998 AFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1998 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing seventeen matches there (ten as hosts and seven as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by North Melbourne in the fourth qualifying final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |