1998 AFLR Season: Essendon Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1998 season of the Australian Football League Reserves. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing thirteen matches there (nine as hosts and four as visitors). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Footscray Reserves in the qualifying final and defeating the Melbourne Reserves in the second semi final, the Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Footscray Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFLR Season
Team:
Essendon Reserves
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-4, P%: 150.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Mark | 23 | 18 | -0- | 5 | R01-07, R09-18, R20-22, QF, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1998 | Round 1 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 65 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 04/04/1998 | Round 2 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 27 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 13/04/1998 | Round 3 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | LOSS | CARR by 11 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 18/04/1998 | Round 4 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 18 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 25/04/1998 | Round 5 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 21 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 02/05/1998 | Round 6 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 19 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 09/05/1998 | Round 7 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 57 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| Round 8 | BYE | ||||||
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | MLBR by 32 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 30/05/1998 | Round 10 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 134 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 05/06/1998 | Round 11 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 42 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 14/06/1998 | Round 12 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 30 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 19/06/1998 | Round 13 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 26 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 26/06/1998 | Round 14 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 66 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 15 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 62 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 19/07/1998 | Round 16 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 3 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 26/07/1998 | Round 17 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 96 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 01/08/1998 | Round 18 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 65 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| Round 19 | BYE | ||||||
| 15/08/1998 | Round 20 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 59 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 21/08/1998 | Round 21 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 23 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 29/08/1998 | Round 22 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | ESSR by 138 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 06/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 2 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 12/09/1998 | Semi Final | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | ESSR by 12 | Mark Thompson | unknown |
| 26/09/1998 | Grand Final | Footscray (R) | HOME | LOSS | FOOR by 56 | Mark Thompson | unknown |