1998 AFL Grand Final

Date26 September 1998StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance94,431FavouriteKangaroosUmpires (6), Hayden Kennedy (7), Darren Goldspink (32)Coin toss won byKangaroosKicked towardPunt Road EndCeremoniesPre-match entertainmentMuhammad Ali, Mark Seymour, Rob Guest, Jane Scali and Michael CormickNational anthemRob GuestAccoladesNorm Smith Medallist Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)Jock McHale Medallist Malcolm BlightBroadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentatorsBruce McAvaney (host and commentator)
Dennis Cometti (commentator)
Sandy Roberts (commentator)
Tim Watson (expert commentator)
Leigh Matthews (expert commentator)
Peter McKenna (“sharp shooter”)
Robert DiPierdomenico (boundary rider)
Neil Kerley (boundary rider)

The 1998 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Crows and the North Melbourne Kangaroos, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1998. It was the 102nd annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 1998 AFL season. The match, attended by 94,431 spectators, was won by Adelaide by a margin of 35 points. This was the second consecutive premiership for the Crows and to date their last premiership win.