1998 AFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1998 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in a qualifying final and defeating Melbourne in a preliminary final, North Melbourne were defeated by Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 117.4)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham, Winston | #15 | 25 | 40 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Allison, Brett | #33 | 9 | 10 | R04-08, R18-19, PF, GF |
| Anderson, Brady | #14 | 14 | 0 | R01-10, R15-17, R22 |
| Archer, Glenn | #11 | 22 | 6 | R01-16, R19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Bell, Peter | #26 | 25 | 17 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Blakey, John | #12 | 25 | 10 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Capuano, Mathew | #16 | 13 | 3 | R01, R03-06, R18-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Carey, Wayne | #18 | 25 | 80 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Chandler, Brett | #9 | 16 | 2 | R02-03, R08-20, QF |
| Cochrane, Stuart | #45 | 3 | 0 | R06, R13-14 |
| Crocker, Darren | #27 | 7 | 3 | R11-13, R16-17, R20-21 |
| Freeborn, Glenn | #17 | 9 | 5 | R01, R18-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Grant, Shannon | #6 | 25 | 46 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Groom, Chris | #23 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R10 |
| Harvey, Brent | #29 | 23 | 32 | R03-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Hewitt, Evan | #21 | 19 | 13 | R01-18, R22 |
| King, David | #34 | 22 | 10 | R01-03, R07-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Longmire, John | #35 | 10 | 7 | R04-05, R08-13, R17, QF |
| Martyn, Mick | #4 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R11, R14-21, QF, PF, GF |
| McCartney, Jason | #5 | 22 | 1 | R01-15, R19-22, QF, PF, GF |
| McKernan, Corey | #31 | 21 | 25 | R03-10, R13-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Mellington, Anthony | #20 | 5 | 2 | R02-03, R06, R12-13 |
| Miles, Dion | #32 | 2 | 1 | R11-12 |
| Pickett, Byron | #28 | 25 | 0 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Pike, Martin | #13 | 19 | 7 | R01-04, R08-09, R13-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Roberts, Mark | #22 | 15 | 14 | R11-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Rock, Anthony | #3 | 19 | 8 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-12, R16-18, R20-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Scott, Robert | #8 | 22 | 6 | R01-09, R12-22, PF, GF |
| Sholl, Craig | #24 | 24 | 24 | R01-13, R15-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Simpson, Adam | #37 | 19 | 9 | R01-02, R05-07, R09-10, R14-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Stevens, Anthony | #10 | 25 | 8 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Stevens, Danny | #38 | 3 | 2 | R07, R10-11 |
| Watt, Shannon | #36 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Welsh, Scott | #30 | 12 | 6 | R01-07, R09-12, R14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagan, Denis | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1998 | Round 1 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 2 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 04/04/1998 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 25 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 11/04/1998 | Round 3 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 19/04/1998 | Round 4 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 25/04/1998 | Round 5 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 17 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 03/05/1998 | Round 6 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 10/05/1998 | Round 7 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 28 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 16/05/1998 | Round 8 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 10 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 41 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 31/05/1998 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 23 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 08/06/1998 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 14/06/1998 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 20/06/1998 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 2 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 26/06/1998 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 18 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 66 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 19/07/1998 | Round 16 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 14 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 25/07/1998 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 65 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 01/08/1998 | Round 18 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 55 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 07/08/1998 | Round 19 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 27 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 14/08/1998 | Round 20 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 104 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 22/08/1998 | Round 21 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 28/08/1998 | Round 22 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 04/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 22 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 18/09/1998 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 30 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 26/09/1998 | Grand Final | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 35 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
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.