The

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's 1998 finals series began on Friday, 4 September 1998 and culminated with the 102nd AFL Grand Final at the

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on Saturday, 26 September 1998. Eight of the league's sixteen teams qualified for the finals based on the home-and-away season, and the finals were played under the McIntyre final eight system. The series concluded with the grand final, which saw the Adelaide Crows (5th placed after the home-and-away season, 13–9) win its second consecutive premiership, defeating minor premiers North Melbourne (16–6) by 35 points. Adelaide was the lowest placed team after the home-and-away season to win the premiership since

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Final Ladder

Week One

Qualifying Finals

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , North Melbourne , 11.16 (82) , Essendon , 8.12 (60) , MCG , 71,154 , Friday, 4 September , - style="background:#fff;" , Melbourne , 17.13 (115) , Adelaide , 9.13 (67) , MCG , 60,817 , Saturday, 5 September , - style="background:#fff;" ,

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, 12.17 (89) , St Kilda , 13.9 (87) , SCG , 36,076 , Saturday, 5 September , - style="background:#fff;" , Western Bulldogs , 18.13 (121) ,

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, 7.9 (51) , MCG , 43,025 , Sunday, 6 September

Week Two

Semi finals

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , Melbourne , 15.17 (107) , St Kilda , 7.14 (56) , MCG , 88,456 , Saturday, 12 September , - style="background:#fff;" ,

, 10.7 (67) , Adelaide , 14.10 (94) , SCG , 37,498 , Saturday, 12 September

Week Three

Preliminary Finals

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , North Melbourne , 17.12 (114) , Melbourne , 12.12 (84) , MCG , 73,719 , Friday, 18 September , - style="background:#fff;" , Western Bulldogs , 13.15 (93) , Adelaide , 24.17 (161) , MCG , 67,557 , Saturday, 19 September North Melbourne won its eleventh consecutive match. Adelaide defeated the Western Bulldogs in a preliminary final for the second consecutive year.

Grand final

References

External links

AFL official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Afl Finals Series AFL Finals Series 1998 Australian Football League season