1998 SANFL Season

These are the results for the 1998 season of the South Australian National Football League.

It featured twenty-three rounds. Each team received three byes. Sturt were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Port Adelaide Magpies were the premiers, with Darryl Borlase as the premiership captain and Stephen Williams as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1998 SANFL Season
Teams: 9
Rounds: 23
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 96

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Central District Elizabeth Oval Peter Jonas
Glenelg Glenelg Oval Tony McGuinness
North Adelaide Prospect Oval Chris McDermott
Norwood Norwood Oval Peter Rohde
Port Adelaide Magpies Alberton Oval Stephen Williams
South Adelaide Noarlunga Oval Ken Applegarth
Sturt Adelaide Oval Phil Carman
West Adelaide Richmond Oval Michael Taylor
Woodville-West Torrens Woodville Oval Mark Mickan

Season Results

Premiers: Port Adelaide Magpies
Runners-Up: Sturt
Minor Premiers: Sturt

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Sturt 1st 16 -0- 4 32 56.0% 1,760 1,385 260 200 198 197
West Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 26 52.6% 1,701 1,534 251 195 225 184
Norwood 3rd 13 -0- 7 26 51.7% 1,511 1,409 216 215 202 197
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 12 -0- 8 24 53.8% 1,649 1,417 236 233 202 205
Central District 5th 9 -0- 11 18 51.5% 1,619 1,523 235 209 222 191
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 9 -0- 11 18 50.3% 1,608 1,590 236 192 231 204
South Adelaide 7th 9 -0- 11 18 48.5% 1,525 1,619 223 187 235 209
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 15 10 42.8% 1,383 1,845 193 225 266 249
Glenelg 9th 4 -0- 16 8 42.9% 1,317 1,751 186 201 255 221

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Adelaide Magpies 1st Premiers
Sturt 2nd Runners-Up
West Adelaide 3rd Defeated by Port Adelaide Magpies (Preliminary Final)
Norwood 4th Defeated by Port Adelaide Magpies (Semi Final)
Central District 5th Defeated by Port Adelaide Magpies (Elimination Final)
Woodville-West Torrens 6th Did not qualify for finals
South Adelaide 7th Did not qualify for finals
North Adelaide 8th Did not qualify for finals
Glenelg 9th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/03/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Glenelg Elizabeth Oval 72 - 63
SAT 28/03/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Prospect Oval 129 - 50
SAT 28/03/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Woodville-West Torrens Alberton Oval 80 - 46
SAT 28/03/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Richmond Oval 57 - 55

Round 1 Bye: Sturt

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 1 -0- 0 2 72.1% 129 50
Port Adelaide Magpies 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 63.5% 80 46
Central District 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 53.3% 72 63
West Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 0 2 50.9% 57 55
Sturt 5th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Norwood 6th 0 -0- 1 0 49.1% 55 57
Glenelg 7th 0 -0- 1 0 46.7% 63 72
Woodville-West Torrens 8th 0 -0- 1 0 36.5% 46 80
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 1 0 27.9% 50 129

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/04/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Adelaide Oval 110 - 74
SAT 04/04/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Glenelg Oval 108 - 57
SAT 04/04/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Central District Bennett Oval 95 - 92
SAT 04/04/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Noarlunga Oval 55 - 116

Round 2 Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Adelaide 1st 2 -0- 0 4 61.1% 173 110
Port Adelaide Magpies 2nd 2 -0- 0 4 55.9% 175 138
Sturt 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 59.8% 110 74
Glenelg 4th 1 -0- 1 2 57.0% 171 129
North Adelaide 5th 1 -0- 1 2 54.1% 186 158
Central District 6th 1 -0- 1 2 50.9% 164 158
Norwood 7th 0 -0- 2 0 43.6% 129 167
Woodville-West Torrens 8th 0 -0- 1 0 36.5% 46 80
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 2 0 30.0% 105 245

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/04/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Glenelg Norwood Oval 70 - 50
SAT 11/04/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Unley Oval 60 - 47
SUN 12/04/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Clare Oval 41 - 127

Round 3 Byes: Central District, Port Adelaide Magpies, West Adelaide

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Adelaide 1st 2 -0- 0 4 61.1% 173 110
Sturt 2nd 2 -0- 0 4 58.4% 170 121
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 2 -0- 0 4 55.9% 175 138
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 1 -0- 1 2 58.8% 173 121
Glenelg 5th 1 -0- 2 2 52.6% 221 199
Central District 6th 1 -0- 1 2 50.9% 164 158
Norwood 7th 1 -0- 2 2 47.8% 199 217
North Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 2 2 44.3% 227 285
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 3 0 33.3% 152 305

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/04/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Central District Adelaide Oval 86 - 77
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v Port Adelaide Magpies Glenelg Oval 52 - 118
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Sturt Prospect Oval 65 - 78
SAT 18/04/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Norwood Woodville Oval 87 - 100

Round 4 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide Magpies 1st 3 -0- 0 6 60.7% 293 190
West Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 0 6 58.1% 259 187
Sturt 3rd 3 -0- 0 6 57.1% 248 186
Norwood 4th 2 -0- 2 4 49.6% 299 304
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 1 -0- 2 2 54.1% 260 221
Central District 6th 1 -0- 2 2 49.7% 241 244
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 3 2 46.3% 273 317
North Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 3 2 44.6% 292 363
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 3 0 33.3% 152 305

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/04/1998 2:10 PM Central District v South Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 92 - 49
SAT 25/04/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Magpies Adelaide Oval 61 - 76
SAT 25/04/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Woodville-West Torrens Unley Oval 92 - 68
SAT 25/04/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Richmond Oval 83 - 66

Round 5 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide Magpies 1st 4 -0- 0 8 59.5% 369 251
West Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 0 8 57.5% 342 253
Sturt 3rd 4 -0- 0 8 57.2% 340 254
Central District 4th 2 -0- 2 4 53.2% 333 293
Norwood 5th 2 -0- 3 4 48.6% 360 380
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 1 -0- 3 2 51.2% 328 313
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 4 2 45.9% 339 400
North Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 3 2 44.6% 292 363
South Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 4 0 33.6% 201 397

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/05/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Sturt Adelaide Oval 104 - 66
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v North Adelaide Alberton Oval 82 - 83
SAT 02/05/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v West Adelaide Woodville Oval 82 - 72
SUN 03/05/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Noarlunga Oval 99 - 70

Round 6 Bye: Norwood

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide Magpies 1st 4 -0- 1 8 57.5% 451 334
West Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 1 8 55.3% 414 335
Sturt 3rd 4 -0- 1 8 53.1% 406 358
Central District 4th 3 -0- 2 6 54.9% 437 359
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 2 -0- 3 4 51.6% 410 385
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 3 4 48.6% 360 380
North Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 3 4 45.7% 375 445
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 5 2 45.0% 409 499
South Adelaide 9th 1 -0- 4 2 39.1% 300 467

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/05/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 127 - 102
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Woodville-West Torrens Elizabeth Oval 81 - 96
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 87 - 108
SAT 09/05/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Richmond Oval 76 - 96

Round 7 Bye: Glenelg

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 5 -0- 1 10 53.6% 502 434
Port Adelaide Magpies 2nd 4 -0- 2 8 54.9% 538 442
West Adelaide 3rd 4 -0- 2 8 53.2% 490 431
Central District 4th 3 -0- 3 6 53.2% 518 455
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 3 -0- 3 6 52.1% 506 466
Norwood 6th 3 -0- 3 6 50.3% 487 482
North Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 4 4 45.5% 477 572
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 4 4 42.4% 408 554
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 5 2 45.0% 409 499

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Norwood Elizabeth Oval 65 - 83
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 60 - 65
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Prospect Oval 110 - 85
SAT 16/05/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Noarlunga Oval 57 - 74

Round 8 Bye: Port Adelaide Magpies

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 6 -0- 1 12 53.4% 567 494
Port Adelaide Magpies 2nd 4 -0- 2 8 54.9% 538 442
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 4 -0- 3 8 52.6% 580 523
West Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 3 8 51.5% 575 541
Norwood 5th 4 -0- 3 8 51.0% 570 547
Central District 6th 3 -0- 4 6 52.0% 583 538
North Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 4 6 47.2% 587 657
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 5 4 42.5% 465 628
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 6 2 45.4% 469 564

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/05/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Magpies Adelaide Oval 87 - 67
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Central District Prospect Oval 42 - 101
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Noarlunga Oval 38 - 33
SAT 23/05/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Glenelg Woodville Oval 119 - 54

Round 9 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 7 -0- 1 14 53.8% 654 561
Woodville-West Torrens 2nd 5 -0- 3 10 54.8% 699 577
Central District 3rd 4 -0- 4 8 54.1% 684 580
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 4 -0- 3 8 53.4% 605 529
West Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 3 8 51.5% 575 541
Norwood 6th 4 -0- 4 8 50.8% 603 585
North Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 5 6 45.3% 629 758
South Adelaide 8th 3 -0- 5 6 43.2% 503 661
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 7 2 43.4% 523 683

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Adelaide Oval 69 - 105
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Norwood Oval 101 - 95
SAT 30/05/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Port Adelaide Magpies Woodville Oval 45 - 92
SUN 31/05/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Glenelg Football Park 74 - 46

Round 10 Bye: Sturt

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 7 -0- 1 14 53.8% 654 561
Port Adelaide Magpies 2nd 5 -0- 3 10 54.8% 697 574
Central District 3rd 5 -0- 4 10 54.8% 758 626
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 5 -0- 4 10 52.7% 744 669
Norwood 5th 5 -0- 4 10 50.9% 704 680
West Adelaide 6th 4 -0- 4 8 51.1% 670 642
South Adelaide 7th 4 -0- 5 8 45.4% 608 730
North Adelaide 8th 3 -0- 6 6 44.7% 698 863
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 8 2 42.9% 569 757

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/06/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 36 - 28
SAT 06/06/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Port Adelaide Magpies Elizabeth Oval 125 - 31
SAT 06/06/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Football Park 81 - 54
SAT 06/06/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v South Adelaide Richmond Oval 88 - 82

Round 11 Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 7 -0- 2 14 53.3% 682 597
Central District 2nd 6 -0- 4 12 57.3% 883 657
Norwood 3rd 6 -0- 4 12 51.1% 740 708
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 5 -0- 4 10 52.7% 744 669
West Adelaide 5th 5 -0- 4 10 51.1% 758 724
Port Adelaide Magpies 6th 5 -0- 4 10 51.0% 728 699
North Adelaide 7th 4 -0- 6 8 45.9% 779 917
South Adelaide 8th 4 -0- 6 8 45.8% 690 818
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 9 2 42.6% 623 838

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/06/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 67 - 69
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 75 - 134
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Prospect Oval 100 - 71
SAT 13/06/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v West Adelaide Alberton Oval 62 - 37

Round 12 Bye: Central District

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 8 -0- 2 16 53.1% 751 664
Norwood 2nd 7 -0- 4 14 52.7% 874 783
Central District 3rd 6 -0- 4 12 57.3% 883 657
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 6 -0- 4 12 51.8% 790 736
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 5 -0- 5 10 51.5% 815 769
West Adelaide 6th 5 -0- 5 10 50.3% 795 786
North Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 6 10 47.1% 879 988
South Adelaide 8th 4 -0- 7 8 46.0% 757 887
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 10 2 41.8% 698 972

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Glenelg Alberton Oval 87 - 46
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 78 - 68
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Central District Richmond Oval 113 - 66
SAT 20/06/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Norwood Football Park 41 - 66

Round 13 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 9 -0- 2 18 53.1% 829 732
Norwood 2nd 8 -0- 4 16 53.3% 940 824
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 7 -0- 4 14 52.9% 877 782
Central District 4th 6 -0- 5 12 55.2% 949 770
West Adelaide 5th 6 -0- 5 12 51.6% 908 852
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 5 -0- 6 10 50.6% 856 835
North Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 7 10 47.0% 947 1,066
South Adelaide 8th 4 -0- 7 8 46.0% 757 887
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 11 2 41.3% 744 1,059

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/06/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Magpies Norwood Oval 71 - 70
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 84 - 58
SAT 27/06/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Sturt Woodville Oval 100 - 54
SUN 28/06/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Central District Noarlunga Oval 107 - 65

Round 14 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood 1st 9 -0- 4 18 53.1% 1,011 894
Sturt 2nd 9 -0- 3 18 51.5% 883 832
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 7 -0- 5 14 52.6% 947 853
West Adelaide 4th 7 -0- 5 14 52.2% 992 910
Central District 5th 6 -0- 6 12 53.6% 1,014 877
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 6 -0- 6 12 51.8% 956 889
South Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 7 10 47.6% 864 952
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 7 10 47.0% 947 1,066
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 12 2 41.2% 802 1,143

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM Central District v Sturt Elizabeth Oval 68 - 113
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Prospect Oval 67 - 72
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magpies Noarlunga Oval 74 - 56
SAT 04/07/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Richmond Oval 80 - 54

Round 15 Bye: Glenelg

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood 1st 10 -0- 4 20 53.0% 1,083 961
Sturt 2nd 10 -0- 3 20 52.5% 996 900
West Adelaide 3rd 8 -0- 5 16 52.7% 1,072 964
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 7 -0- 6 14 52.0% 1,003 927
Central District 5th 6 -0- 7 12 52.2% 1,082 990
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 6 -0- 7 12 51.0% 1,010 969
South Adelaide 7th 6 -0- 7 12 48.2% 938 1,008
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 8 10 47.1% 1,014 1,138
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 12 2 41.2% 802 1,143

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 100 - 63
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Unley Oval 152 - 67
SAT 18/07/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Central District Woodville Oval 79 - 112
SUN 19/07/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Penola 62 - 107

Round 16 Bye: Norwood

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 11 -0- 3 22 54.3% 1,148 967
Norwood 2nd 10 -0- 4 20 53.0% 1,083 961
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 8 -0- 6 16 52.7% 1,103 990
West Adelaide 4th 8 -0- 6 16 50.5% 1,139 1,116
Central District 5th 7 -0- 7 14 52.8% 1,194 1,069
South Adelaide 6th 7 -0- 7 14 49.4% 1,045 1,070
Woodville-West Torrens 7th 6 -0- 8 12 50.2% 1,089 1,081
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 9 10 46.5% 1,077 1,238
Glenelg 9th 1 -0- 13 2 40.9% 864 1,250

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Central District v North Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 80 - 62
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v Woodville-West Torrens Glenelg Oval 85 - 44
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 56 - 73
SAT 25/07/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Sturt Alberton Oval 107 - 75

Round 17 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 11 -0- 4 22 53.2% 1,223 1,074
Norwood 2nd 10 -0- 5 20 52.4% 1,139 1,034
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 9 -0- 6 18 53.2% 1,210 1,065
Central District 4th 8 -0- 7 16 53.0% 1,274 1,131
West Adelaide 5th 8 -0- 6 16 50.5% 1,139 1,116
South Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 7 16 49.8% 1,118 1,126
Woodville-West Torrens 7th 6 -0- 9 12 49.3% 1,133 1,166
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 10 10 46.4% 1,139 1,318
Glenelg 9th 2 -0- 13 4 42.3% 949 1,294

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Unley Oval 114 - 47
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Richmond Oval 131 - 52
SAT 01/08/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v South Adelaide Woodville Oval 92 - 90
SUN 02/08/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Central District Norwood Oval 45 - 43

Round 18 Bye: Port Adelaide Magpies

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 12 -0- 4 24 54.4% 1,337 1,121
Norwood 2nd 11 -0- 5 22 52.4% 1,184 1,077
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 9 -0- 6 18 53.2% 1,210 1,065
West Adelaide 4th 9 -0- 6 18 52.1% 1,270 1,168
Central District 5th 8 -0- 8 16 52.8% 1,317 1,176
South Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 8 16 49.8% 1,208 1,218
Woodville-West Torrens 7th 7 -0- 9 14 49.4% 1,225 1,256
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 11 10 45.1% 1,191 1,449
Glenelg 9th 2 -0- 14 4 41.4% 996 1,408

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/08/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 89 - 92
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Prospect Oval 68 - 78
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Central District Alberton Oval 71 - 59
SAT 08/08/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Adelaide Oval 108 - 69

Round 19 Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 13 -0- 4 26 54.8% 1,445 1,190
Norwood 2nd 11 -0- 6 22 51.4% 1,253 1,185
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 10 -0- 6 20 53.3% 1,281 1,124
West Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 6 20 52.0% 1,362 1,257
Central District 5th 8 -0- 9 16 52.5% 1,376 1,247
South Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 9 16 49.8% 1,297 1,310
Woodville-West Torrens 7th 7 -0- 9 14 49.4% 1,225 1,256
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 12 10 45.2% 1,259 1,527
Glenelg 9th 3 -0- 14 6 42.1% 1,074 1,476

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v Central District Glenelg Oval 52 - 107
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Woodville-West Torrens Alberton Oval 80 - 112
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Noarlunga Oval 92 - 32
SAT 15/08/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 43 - 86

Round 20 Bye: Sturt

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 13 -0- 4 26 54.8% 1,445 1,190
Norwood 2nd 12 -0- 6 24 52.2% 1,339 1,228
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd 10 -0- 7 20 52.4% 1,361 1,236
West Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 7 20 51.1% 1,405 1,343
Central District 5th 9 -0- 9 18 53.3% 1,483 1,299
South Adelaide 6th 9 -0- 9 18 50.9% 1,389 1,342
Woodville-West Torrens 7th 8 -0- 9 16 50.0% 1,337 1,336
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 13 10 44.4% 1,291 1,619
Glenelg 9th 3 -0- 15 6 41.6% 1,126 1,583

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magpies Richmond Oval 86 - 69
SAT 22/08/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v North Adelaide Woodville Oval 110 - 40
SUN 23/08/1998 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Noarlunga Oval 50 - 134

Round 21 Byes: Central District, Glenelg, Norwood

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 14 -0- 4 28 56.0% 1,579 1,240
Norwood 2nd 12 -0- 6 24 52.2% 1,339 1,228
West Adelaide 3rd 11 -0- 7 22 51.4% 1,491 1,412
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 10 -0- 8 20 52.0% 1,430 1,322
Central District 5th 9 -0- 9 18 53.3% 1,483 1,299
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 9 -0- 9 18 51.3% 1,447 1,376
South Adelaide 7th 9 -0- 10 18 49.4% 1,439 1,476
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 14 10 43.5% 1,331 1,729
Glenelg 9th 3 -0- 15 6 41.6% 1,126 1,583

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Central District v West Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 74 - 128
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Glenelg Oval 143 - 86
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Norwood Alberton Oval 103 - 43
SAT 29/08/1998 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Sturt Adelaide Oval 83 - 85

Round 22 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 15 -0- 4 30 55.7% 1,664 1,323
West Adelaide 2nd 12 -0- 7 24 52.1% 1,619 1,486
Norwood 3rd 12 -0- 7 24 50.9% 1,382 1,331
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 11 -0- 8 22 52.9% 1,533 1,365
Central District 5th 9 -0- 10 18 52.2% 1,557 1,427
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 9 -0- 10 18 51.2% 1,530 1,461
South Adelaide 7th 9 -0- 11 18 48.5% 1,525 1,619
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 14 10 43.5% 1,331 1,729
Glenelg 9th 4 -0- 15 8 43.2% 1,269 1,669

Round 23

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1998 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Adelaide Glenelg Oval 48 - 82
SAT 05/09/1998 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magpies Prospect Oval 52 - 116
SAT 05/09/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Woodville-West Torrens Norwood Oval 129 - 78
SAT 05/09/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Central District Adelaide Oval 96 - 62

Round 23 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 23 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 16 -0- 4 32 56.0% 1,760 1,385
West Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 26 52.6% 1,701 1,534
Norwood 3rd 13 -0- 7 26 51.7% 1,511 1,409
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 12 -0- 8 24 53.8% 1,649 1,417
Central District 5th 9 -0- 11 18 51.5% 1,619 1,523
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 9 -0- 11 18 50.3% 1,608 1,590
South Adelaide 7th 9 -0- 11 18 48.5% 1,525 1,619
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 15 10 42.8% 1,383 1,845
Glenelg 9th 4 -0- 16 8 42.9% 1,317 1,751

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Sturt 1st 16 -0- 4 32 56.0% 1,760 1,385 260 200 198 197
West Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 26 52.6% 1,701 1,534 251 195 225 184
Norwood 3rd 13 -0- 7 26 51.7% 1,511 1,409 216 215 202 197
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th 12 -0- 8 24 53.8% 1,649 1,417 236 233 202 205
Central District 5th 9 -0- 11 18 51.5% 1,619 1,523 235 209 222 191
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 9 -0- 11 18 50.3% 1,608 1,590 236 192 231 204
South Adelaide 7th 9 -0- 11 18 48.5% 1,525 1,619 223 187 235 209
North Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 15 10 42.8% 1,383 1,845 193 225 266 249
Glenelg 9th 4 -0- 16 8 42.9% 1,317 1,751 186 201 255 221

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1998 2:10 PM Port Adelaide Magpies v Central District Football Park 117 - 56 12,065

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Football Park 85 - 70 12,065

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Sturt 1st
West Adelaide 2nd
Norwood 3rd
Port Adelaide Magpies 4th
Central District 5th

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/09/1998 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Magpies Football Park 69 - 145 23,102
SUN 20/09/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Football Park 98 - 79 23,102

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Sturt 1st
West Adelaide 2nd
Port Adelaide Magpies 3rd
Norwood 4th
Central District 5th

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 27/09/1998 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magpies Football Park 45 - 122 13,905

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Sturt 1st
Port Adelaide Magpies 2nd
West Adelaide 3rd
Norwood 4th
Central District 5th

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/10/1998 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Magpies Football Park 66 - 75 44,838

Final Round 4 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Adelaide Magpies 1st
Sturt 2nd
West Adelaide 3rd
Norwood 4th
Central District 5th