The 1998 AFL season was the 102nd season of the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL), the highest level senior

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 27 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a

finals series Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the

Adelaide Football Club The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...

for the second time and second time consecutively, after it defeated by 35 points in the 1998 AFL Grand Final.

AFL draft

''See 1998 AFL Draft.''

Ansett Australia Cup

defeated 14.13 (97) to 12.11 (83) in the final.

Premiership season

Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 15.11 (101) ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, 27,150 , Friday, 27 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 9.9 (63) , Princes Park , 20,957 , Saturday, 28 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 47,628 , Saturday, 28 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.7 (109) , , 13.13 (91) ,

Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...

, 34,323 , Saturday, 28 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 17.16 (118) , Gabba , 18,788 , Saturday, 28 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.15 (117) , , 20.4 (124) ,

Football Park Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, South Australia, West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 197 ...

, 31,230 , Sunday, 29 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 13.11 (89) ,

, 70,200 , Sunday, 29 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.6 (84) , , 8.13 (61) ,

Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval (; nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood. Subiaco Oval was the high ...

, 18,133 , Sunday, 29 March

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.14 (116) , , 8.8 (56) ,

, 35,909 , Friday, 3 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 11.14 (80) ,

Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...

, 26,669 , Saturday, 4 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 17.10 (112) ,

, 18,698 , Saturday, 4 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.11 (125) , , 15.10 (100) ,

, 29,990 , Saturday, 4 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.15 (135) , , 14.13 (97) , SCG , 32,111 , Saturday, 4 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.17 (167) , , 11.8 (74) ,

, 40,602 , Sunday, 5 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 28.14 (182) , , 13.15 (93) ,

, 53,905 , Sunday, 5 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.8 (140) , , 13.6 (84) , Princes Park , 27,659 , Sunday, 5 April

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 15.7 (97) ,

, 39,954 , Saturday, 11 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.23 (119) , , 13.7 (85) , Princes Park , 26,518 , Saturday, 11 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 15.8 (98) ,

, 28,167 , Saturday, 11 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.10 (82) , , 8.12 (60) ,

, 20,532 , Sunday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.16 (160) , , 7.15 (57) , SCG , 29,614 , Sunday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 14.10 (94) ,

, 34,710 , Sunday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 15.10 (100) , Gabba , 17,161 , Monday, 13 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 14.15 (99) ,

, 68,177 , Monday, 13 April

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.13 (133) , , 12.16 (88) ,

, 78,259 , Friday, 17 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 14.10 (94) ,

, 26,301 , Saturday, 18 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.13 (121) , , 20.9 (129) ,

, 36,117 , Saturday, 18 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 18.10 (118) , WACA , 27,059 , Saturday, 18 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 8.16 (64) ,

, 41,476 , Sunday, 19 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 10.12 (72) , Princes Park , 27,508 , Sunday, 19 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 14.16 (100) ,

, 26,241 , Sunday, 19 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.11 (137) , , 17.18 (120) ,

, 22,688 , Sunday, 19 April

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 10.11 (71) ,

, 34,837 , Friday, 24 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 12.16 (88) ,

, 81,542 , Saturday, 25 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.16 (124) , , 12.11 (83) ,

, 22,366 , Saturday, 25 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 12.15 (87) , WACA , 26,335 , Saturday, 25 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.18 (102) , , 6.17 (53) ,

, 21,726 , Sunday, 26 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 9.12 (66) ,

, 31,955 , Sunday, 26 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 12.11 (83) , SCG , 36,505 , Sunday, 26 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 8.13 (61) ,

, 39,974 , Sunday, 26 April

Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 7.9 (51) , Gabba , 19,219 , Friday, 1 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.13 (67) , , 14.12 (96) ,

Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadiu ...

, 69,963 , Saturday, 2 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 10.13 (73) ,

, 23,267 , Saturday, 2 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 13.11 (89) , Princes Park , 24,813 , Saturday, 2 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 9.6 (60) ,

, 30,519 , Saturday, 2 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 15.12 (102) ,

, 23,041 , Sunday, 3 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 12.8 (80) ,

Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is used for Test cricket, Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket, as well as, Australian rules football and occasionally for rugby league, rugby union and as ...

, 25,951 , Sunday, 3 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.11 (119) , , 18.13 (121) ,

, 36,406 , Sunday, 3 May

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.7 (79) , , 18.7 (115) ,

, 57,894 , Friday, 8 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.9 (57) , , 15.9 (99) , WACA , 22,037 , Friday, 8 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 25.15 (165) , Princes Park , 16,058 , Saturday, 9 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 15.9 (99) ,

, 23,960 , Saturday, 9 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.4 (70) , , 12.7 (79) ,

, 56,093 , Saturday, 9 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 10.11 (71) ,

, 39,057 , Sunday, 10 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 7.7 (49) ,

, 46,217 , Sunday, 10 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 12.11 (83) , Princes Park , 22,058 , Sunday, 10 May

Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 8.22 (70) ,

, 35,384 , Friday, 15 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.4 (76) , , 6.18 (54) ,

, 19,449 , Saturday, 16 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 14.11 (95) ,

, 43,400 , Saturday, 16 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 5.15 (45) ,

, 20,063 , Saturday, 16 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.20 (92) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 37,361 , Sunday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 21.10 (136) ,

, 34,541 , Sunday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 16.15 (111) ,

, 57,425 , Sunday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 14.8 (92) ,

, 40,559 , Sunday, 17 May

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.21 (105) , , 13.12 (90) , WACA , 22,803 , Friday, 22 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 17.13 (115) , Princes Park , 20,205 , Saturday, 23 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.14 (44) , , 9.11 (65) ,

, 19,848 , Saturday, 23 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 18.14 (122) ,

, 49,580 , Saturday, 23 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 11.9 (75) ,

, 36,428 , Saturday, 23 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.14 (50) , , 14.14 (98) , Gabba , 19,509 , Saturday, 23 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.15 (117) , , 11.14 (80) ,

, 31,420 , Sunday, 24 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 9.9 (63) ,

, 35,659 , Sunday, 24 May

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 15.10 (100) , WACA , 28,193 , Friday, 29 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.9 (111) , , 12.15 (87) , Princes Park , 18,317 , Saturday, 30 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 13.15 (93) ,

, 41,780 , Saturday, 30 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 9.13 (67) ,

, 31,225 , Saturday, 30 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.5 (53) , , 24.10 (154) ,

, 36,180 , Saturday, 30 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.9 (111) , , 8.10 (58) ,

, 40,844 , Sunday, 31 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.5 (119) , , 17.10 (112) ,

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, 23,188 , Sunday, 31 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 17.12 (114) ,

, 35,595 , Sunday, 31 May

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.16 (160) , , 15.10 (100) ,

, 62,866 , Friday, 5 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.8 (80) , , 9.9 (63) ,

, 41,222 , Saturday, 6 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 18.9 (117) ,

, 31,365 , Saturday, 6 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.13 (55) , , 8.9 (57) ,

, 28,284 , Saturday, 6 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.19 (121) , , 7.8 (50) ,

, 17,452 , Sunday, 7 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.11 (155) , , 13.10 (88) , Princes Park , 21,165 , Sunday, 7 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.12 (126) , , 13.19 (97) ,

, 58,369 , Monday, 8 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.11 (137) , , 16.14 (110) ,

, 71,488 , Monday, 8 June

Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.9 (123) , , 17.6 (108) , WACA , 27,112 , Friday, 12 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.16 (100) , , 11.8 (74) , Princes Park , 23,226 , Saturday, 13 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.4 (46) , , 22.9 (141) ,

, 41,567 , Saturday, 13 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 40,700 , Saturday, 13 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 18.15 (123) , Gabba , 15,924 , Sunday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 17.15 (117) ,

, 50,578 , Sunday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 14.8 (92) ,

, 43,497 , Sunday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.14 (122) , , 15.6 (96) , Princes Park , 16,487 , Sunday, 14 June

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 11.17 (83) ,

, 45,277 , Friday, 19 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 34,630 , Saturday, 20 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.8 (80) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 21,833 , Saturday, 20 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 17.10 (112) ,

, 23,845 , Saturday, 20 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 5.9 (39) ,

, 28,746 , Saturday, 20 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.12 (42) , , 19.13 (127) ,

, 35,055 , Sunday, 21 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.6 (102) , , 13.13 (91) ,

, 28,445 , Sunday, 21 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 10.8 (68) ,

, 23,899 , Sunday, 21 June

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 16.13 (109) ,

, 48,618 , Friday, 26 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 11.10 (76) , Princes Park , 25,529 , Saturday, 27 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.7 (145) , , 8.7 (55) ,

, 25,723 , Saturday, 27 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 49,706 , Saturday, 27 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 10.13 (73) ,

, 32,431 , Saturday, 27 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.21 (135) , , 12.11 (83) , Gabba , 17,275 , Sunday, 28 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 18.16 (124) ,

, 30,735 , Sunday, 28 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 14.12 (96) ,

, 35,238 , Sunday, 28 June

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.12 (132) , , 11.4 (70) ,

, 66,287 , Friday, 3 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.12 (108) , , 12.9 (81) ,

, 37,685 , Saturday, 4 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.7 (79) , , 22.13 (145) ,

, 36,557 , Saturday, 4 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 9.11 (65) , Princes Park , 20,782 , Saturday, 4 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.13 (49) , , 11.10 (76) , Gabba , 15,369 , Saturday, 4 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 4.11 (35) ,

, 38,430 , Sunday, 5 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 9.7 (61) ,

, 44,806 , Sunday, 5 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 13.4 (82) ,

, 21,042 , Sunday, 5 July

Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.5 (101) , , 16.9 (105) ,

, 42,713 , Friday, 17 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 15.10 (100) ,

, 26,879 , Saturday, 18 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.10 (106) , , 13.5 (83) ,

, 20,365 , Saturday, 18 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 27.15 (177) , , 13.8 (86) , Princes Park , 16,131 , Saturday, 18 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 4.14 (38) , , 19.10 (124) ,

, 39,325 , Saturday, 18 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 10.15 (75) ,

, 83,773 , Sunday, 19 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.10 (118) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 29,325 , Sunday, 19 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 13.16 (94) ,

, 36,463 , Sunday, 19 July

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 15.7 (97) ,

, 18,876 , Friday, 24 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 29.11 (185) , , 15.15 (105) , Princes Park , 26,911 , Saturday, 25 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.11 (65) , , 13.8 (86) ,

, 23,293 , Saturday, 25 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.20 (152) , , 13.9 (87) ,

, 36,042 , Saturday, 25 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.11 (119) , , 15.8 (98) ,

, 30,104 , Saturday, 25 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.5 (89) , , 22.17 (149) , Gabba , 15,475 , Sunday, 26 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 8.10 (58) ,

, 44,222 , Sunday, 26 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 14.6 (90) ,

, 50,778 , Sunday, 26 July

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 16.14 (110) ,

, 40,832 , Friday, 31 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 19.7 (121) ,

, 23,137 , Saturday, 1 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.19 (151) , , 8.8 (56) ,

, 16,518 , Saturday, 1 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.23 (131) , , 10.16 (76) ,

Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, although ...

, 11,321 , Saturday, 1 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.23 (137) , , 10.7 (67) ,

, 40,670 , Saturday, 1 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 11.12 (78) ,

, 70,969 , Sunday, 2 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 4.10 (34) ,

, 37,297 , Sunday, 2 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 8.12 (60) ,

, 37,145 , Sunday, 2 August

Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 15.23 (113) , Gabba , 14,973 , Friday, 7 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 8.16 (64) ,

, 39,704 , Saturday, 8 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 19.14 (128) ,

, 32,286 , Saturday, 8 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 14.13 (97) , Princes Park , 17,535 , Saturday, 8 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 18.11 (119) ,

, 28,444 , Saturday, 8 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 9.13 (67) ,

, 57,303 , Sunday, 9 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 9.14 (68) ,

, 30,934 , Sunday, 9 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.12 (144) , , 10.10 (70) ,

, 46,850 , Sunday, 9 August

Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.19 (151) , , 7.5 (47) ,

, 19,429 , Friday, 14 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 14.15 (99) ,

, 64,480 , Saturday, 15 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.8 (44) , , 18.10 (118) ,

, 22,384 , Saturday, 15 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 15.7 (97) ,

, 32,577 , Saturday, 15 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.17 (59) , , 13.16 (94) , Gabba , 14,738 , Saturday, 15 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 14.10 (94) ,

, 28,660 , Sunday, 16 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.20 (134) , , 15.14 (104) ,

, 42,120 , Sunday, 16 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 11.7 (73) ,

, 37,920 , Sunday, 16 August

Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 14.17 (101) ,

, 67,157 , Friday, 21 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.11 (155) , , 11.12 (78) ,

, 27,912 , Saturday, 22 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 7.13 (55) ,

, 26,895 , Saturday, 22 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 14.21 (105) ,

, 43,297 , Saturday, 22 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.15 (63) , , 17.16 (118) ,

, 60,741 , Sunday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.18 (84) , , 8.15 (63) ,

, 28,833 , Sunday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 19.10 (124) ,

, 20,412 , Sunday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 12.11 (83) ,

, 52,614 , Monday, 24 August

Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.11 (113) , , 16.12 (108) ,

, 68,050 , Friday, 28 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 18.9 (117) ,

, 61,089 , Saturday, 29 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.17 (149) , , 9.6 (60) ,

, 39,735 , Saturday, 29 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.9 (81) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 37,388 , Saturday, 29 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.20 (92) , , 13.13 (91) , Gabba , 14,993 , Saturday, 29 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.19 (133) , , 8.9 (57) ,

, 76,387 , Sunday, 30 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.11 (119) , , 16.11 (107) ,

, 35,814 , Sunday, 30 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 21.12 (138) ,

, 34,518 , Sunday, 30 August

Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.

Ladder progression

Finals series

Qualifying finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 8.12 (60) ,

, 71,154 , Friday, 4 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.13 (115) , , 9.13 (67) ,

, 60,817 , Saturday, 5 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 13.9 (87) , SCG , 36,076 , Saturday, 5 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.13 (121) , , 7.9 (51) ,

, 43,025 , Sunday, 6 September

Semi finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.17 (107) , , 7.14 (56) ,

, 88,456 , Saturday, 12 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 14.10 (94) , SCG , 37,498 , Saturday, 12 September

Preliminary finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 73,719 , Friday, 18 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 24.17 (161) ,

, 67,557 , Saturday, 19 September

Grand final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 8.22 (70) ,

, 94,431 , Saturday, 26 September

Attendance

Awards

*The

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

was awarded to Robert Harvey of *The

Leigh Matthews Trophy The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was st ...

was awarded to

Wayne Carey Wayne Francis Carey (born 27 May 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A dual-premiership captain at North Melbou ...

of *The

Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer ...

was awarded to

Tony Lockett Anthony Howard Lockett (born 9 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he is considered one of the greatest f ...

of *The

Norm Smith Medal The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990 the competition was known as the Victorian Football ...

was awarded to

Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod (born 4 August 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games. ...

of *The

AFL Rising Star award The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan ...

was awarded to

Byron Pickett Byron Pickett (born 11 August 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with three clubs in the AFL. He was known as a big game player as well as for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. Picket ...

of *The

Wooden Spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to: * Wooden spoon, implement * Wooden spoon (award) A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous e ...

was "awarded" to

Notes

* became the first club since the introduction of the final five in 1972 to win the premiership from outside the top four, despite losing their first final heavily against . The finals system was later reviewed and altered in

AFL season 2000 The 2000 AFL season was the 104th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured six ...

, requiring all teams that finish outside the top four needing to win four finals matches to win the premiership. finished fifth at the end of this home-and-away season: the next side to win the premiership from outside the top four (with the revised system) was the

Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...

in season 2016, who finished seventh. *'s 101-point loss to in round 10 is the most recent occasion as of 2022 that the club has lost a premiership match by 100 points or more.

References

1998 Season – AFL Tables
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Afl Season AFL season Australian Football League seasons