1998 AFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results of Sydney for the 1998 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating St Kilda in a qualifying final, Sydney were defeated by Adelaide in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 106.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Adelaide (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AhMat, Robbie | #9 | 12 | 7 | R01, R04-08, R15-19, R22 |
| Arnott, Simon | #42 | 4 | 1 | R06, R11, R19-20 |
| Barry, Leo | #21 | 16 | 9 | R01-06, R09-10, R13-14, R18-22, QF |
| Bayes, Mark | #30 | 10 | 3 | R04-12, R22 |
| Carey, Stefan | #31 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R09-10, R13 |
| Chapman, Wade | #27 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Cook, Troy | #41 | 18 | 4 | R01-06, R11-21, SF |
| Cresswell, Daryn | #8 | 24 | 21 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Crouch, Jared | #28 | 18 | 0 | R07-22, QF, SF |
| Dunkley, Andrew | #6 | 20 | 0 | R02-08, R12-22, QF, SF |
| Filandia, Peter | #10 | 14 | 6 | R01-05, R12-18, QF, SF |
| Green, Brent | #16 | 7 | 8 | R03, R06, R08-10, R14-15 |
| Kelly, Paul | #14 | 16 | 27 | R01-16 |
| Kinnear, Mark | #39 | 3 | 0 | R07, R11-12 |
| Lewis, Dale | #3 | 17 | 17 | R01, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Licuria, Paul | #38 | 6 | 1 | R07-10, R20-21 |
| Lockett, Tony | #4 | 23 | 109 | R01-05, R07-22, QF, SF |
| Luff, Troy | #34 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Maxfield, Stuart | #11 | 24 | 5 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| McPherson, Daniel | #13 | 16 | 4 | R01-11, R20-22, QF, SF |
| Mooney, Jason | #17 | 21 | 11 | R01-09, R11-12, R15-22, QF, SF |
| Nicks, Matthew | #23 | 24 | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| O'Brien, Craig | #5 | 6 | 6 | R01-05, R07 |
| O'Farrell, Brett | #12 | 8 | 9 | R13-17, R22, QF, SF |
| O'Loughlin, Michael | #19 | 24 | 40 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Orchard, Mark | #24 | 21 | 1 | R01-06, R10-22, QF, SF |
| Roos, Paul | #1 | 21 | 2 | R01-06, R08-14, R16-21, QF, SF |
| Saddington, Jason | #22 | 22 | 8 | R01-03, R06-22, QF, SF |
| Schwass, Wayne | #2 | 22 | 23 | R02-19, R21-22, QF, SF |
| Seymour, Brad | #7 | 18 | 1 | R07-22, QF, SF |
| Stafford, Greg | #15 | 18 | 8 | R01-08, R10-12, R17-21, QF, SF |
| Stevens, John | #20 | 24 | 12 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Warfe, Rowan | #33 | 21 | 1 | R01-09, R13-22, QF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eade, Rodney | 24 | 15 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1998 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 7 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 04/04/1998 | Round 2 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 38 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 12/04/1998 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 103 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 18/04/1998 | Round 4 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 19 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 26/04/1998 | Round 5 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 16 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 03/05/1998 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 19 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 08/05/1998 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 36 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 16/05/1998 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 10 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 24/05/1998 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 37 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 30/05/1998 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 101 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 05/06/1998 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 60 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 13/06/1998 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 21/06/1998 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 11 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 28/06/1998 | Round 14 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 37 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 05/07/1998 | Round 15 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 13 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 19/07/1998 | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 34 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 26/07/1998 | Round 17 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 60 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 01/08/1998 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 34 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 09/08/1998 | Round 19 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 6 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 15/08/1998 | Round 20 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 2 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 24/08/1998 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 31 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 30/08/1998 | Round 22 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 12 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 05/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 2 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
| 12/09/1998 | Semi Final | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 27 | Rodney Eade | unknown |
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.