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Unofficial VFL/AFL record book. Not affiliated with the AFL. Historical stats may be incomplete for early seasons; coverage currently runs through the end of 2025.

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Season

1998

PremiersAdelaide

Final ladder

#TeamPWLD%Pts
1North Melbourne221660117.464
2Western Bulldogs221570116.560
3Sydney221480106.556
4Melbourne221480102.756
5Adelaide221390123.252
6St Kilda221390102.152
7West Coast2212100109.448
8Essendon2212100108.648
9Richmond2212100104.848
10Port Adelaide22912195.638
11Carlton22913095.736
12Geelong22913090.536
13Hawthorn22814095.632
14Collingwood22715090.828
15Fremantle22715076.428
16Brisbane Lions22516175.822

Finals

Qualifying Final
North Melbourne82
Essendon60
M.C.G.
Qualifying Final
Melbourne115
Adelaide67
M.C.G.
Qualifying Final
Sydney89
St Kilda87
S.C.G.
Qualifying Final
Western Bulldogs121
West Coast51
M.C.G.
Semi Final
Melbourne107
St Kilda56
M.C.G.
Semi Final
Sydney67
Adelaide94
S.C.G.
Preliminary Final
North Melbourne114
Melbourne84
M.C.G.
Preliminary Final
Western Bulldogs93
Adelaide161
M.C.G.
Grand Final
North Melbourne70
Adelaide105
M.C.G.

Leaders

Home & away · 176 matches

Open a round to see results

▸Round 18 matches
North Melbourne103
West Coast101
Fri 27 Mar 1998
M.C.G.
Carlton73
Adelaide63
Sat 28 Mar 1998
Princes Park
St Kilda109
Geelong91
Sat 28 Mar 1998
Waverley Park
Collingwood123
Hawthorn84
Sat 28 Mar 1998
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions72
Western Bulldogs118
Sat 28 Mar 1998
Gabba
Port Adelaide117
Sydney124
Sun 29 Mar 1998
Football Park
Richmond103
Essendon89
Sun 29 Mar 1998
M.C.G.
Fremantle84
Melbourne61
Sun 29 Mar 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 28 matches
West Coast116
Collingwood56
Fri 3 Apr 1998
Subiaco
Geelong99
Richmond80
Sat 4 Apr 1998
Kardinia Park
Hawthorn67
Port Adelaide112
Sat 4 Apr 1998
Waverley Park
Melbourne125
North Melbourne100
Sat 4 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Sydney135
Brisbane Lions97
Sat 4 Apr 1998
S.C.G.
Adelaide167
Fremantle74
Sun 5 Apr 1998
Football Park
Western Bulldogs140
Carlton84
Sun 5 Apr 1998
Princes Park
Essendon182
St Kilda93
Sun 5 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
▸Round 38 matches
Western Bulldogs119
Collingwood85
Sat 11 Apr 1998
Princes Park
Richmond103
Hawthorn97
Sat 11 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide69
North Melbourne98
Sat 11 Apr 1998
Football Park
Sydney160
Geelong57
Sun 12 Apr 1998
S.C.G.
St Kilda82
Adelaide60
Sun 12 Apr 1998
Waverley Park
Fremantle67
West Coast94
Sun 12 Apr 1998
Subiaco
Carlton98
Essendon99
Mon 13 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions87
Melbourne100
Mon 13 Apr 1998
Gabba
▸Round 48 matches
Collingwood133
Richmond88
Fri 17 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Geelong79
Western Bulldogs94
Sat 18 Apr 1998
Kardinia Park
Hawthorn121
St Kilda129
Sat 18 Apr 1998
Waverley Park
West Coast99
Sydney118
Sat 18 Apr 1998
W.A.C.A.
Port Adelaide73
Adelaide64
Sun 19 Apr 1998
Football Park
Carlton70
Melbourne72
Sun 19 Apr 1998
Princes Park
Essendon76
Fremantle100
Sun 19 Apr 1998
Waverley Park
North Melbourne137
Brisbane Lions120
Sun 19 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
▸Round 58 matches
Richmond86
West Coast71
Fri 24 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Hawthorn124
Brisbane Lions83
Sat 25 Apr 1998
Waverley Park
Collingwood108
Essendon88
Sat 25 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Fremantle104
North Melbourne87
Sat 25 Apr 1998
W.A.C.A.
Sydney99
Western Bulldogs83
Sun 26 Apr 1998
S.C.G.
St Kilda88
Carlton66
Sun 26 Apr 1998
Waverley Park
Melbourne102
Port Adelaide53
Sun 26 Apr 1998
M.C.G.
Adelaide87
Geelong61
Sun 26 Apr 1998
Football Park
▸Round 68 matches
Brisbane Lions86
Richmond51
Fri 1 May 1998
Gabba
Western Bulldogs97
Essendon89
Sat 2 May 1998
Princes Park
Geelong90
Hawthorn73
Sat 2 May 1998
Kardinia Park
Carlton67
Collingwood96
Sat 2 May 1998
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide96
Fremantle60
Sat 2 May 1998
Football Park
Sydney61
Melbourne80
Sun 3 May 1998
S.C.G.
North Melbourne106
Adelaide102
Sun 3 May 1998
M.C.G.
West Coast119
St Kilda121
Sun 3 May 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 78 matches
Collingwood79
Sydney115
Fri 8 May 1998
M.C.G.
Fremantle57
Hawthorn99
Fri 8 May 1998
W.A.C.A.
Carlton76
Port Adelaide165
Sat 9 May 1998
Princes Park
St Kilda82
Brisbane Lions99
Sat 9 May 1998
Waverley Park
Essendon70
Geelong79
Sat 9 May 1998
M.C.G.
Adelaide79
West Coast71
Sun 10 May 1998
Football Park
Western Bulldogs111
North Melbourne83
Sun 10 May 1998
Princes Park
Richmond91
Melbourne49
Sun 10 May 1998
M.C.G.
▸Round 88 matches
Essendon84
Brisbane Lions70
Fri 15 May 1998
M.C.G.
Geelong76
Fremantle54
Sat 16 May 1998
Kardinia Park
North Melbourne105
Sydney95
Sat 16 May 1998
M.C.G.
St Kilda72
Port Adelaide45
Sat 16 May 1998
Waverley Park
Adelaide79
Richmond92
Sun 17 May 1998
Football Park
Melbourne114
Collingwood111
Sun 17 May 1998
M.C.G.
Hawthorn96
Western Bulldogs136
Sun 17 May 1998
Waverley Park
West Coast92
Carlton84
Sun 17 May 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 98 matches
Fremantle105
St Kilda90
Fri 22 May 1998
W.A.C.A.
Carlton74
North Melbourne115
Sat 23 May 1998
Princes Park
Western Bulldogs88
Richmond75
Sat 23 May 1998
Waverley Park
Geelong44
West Coast65
Sat 23 May 1998
Kardinia Park
Melbourne84
Essendon122
Sat 23 May 1998
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions50
Adelaide98
Sat 23 May 1998
Gabba
Sydney117
Hawthorn80
Sun 24 May 1998
S.C.G.
Port Adelaide80
Collingwood63
Sun 24 May 1998
Football Park
▸Round 108 matches
West Coast113
Western Bulldogs100
Fri 29 May 1998
W.A.C.A.
Carlton111
Brisbane Lions87
Sat 30 May 1998
Princes Park
Richmond97
Port Adelaide67
Sat 30 May 1998
M.C.G.
Hawthorn87
Essendon93
Sat 30 May 1998
Waverley Park
Sydney53
St Kilda154
Sat 30 May 1998
S.C.G.
Adelaide111
Melbourne58
Sun 31 May 1998
Football Park
Collingwood119
Fremantle112
Sun 31 May 1998
Victoria Park
North Melbourne91
Geelong114
Sun 31 May 1998
M.C.G.
▸Round 118 matches
Essendon160
Sydney100
Fri 5 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Hawthorn70
Melbourne117
Sat 6 Jun 1998
Waverley Park
Geelong80
Carlton63
Sat 6 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide55
West Coast57
Sat 6 Jun 1998
Football Park
Western Bulldogs155
Adelaide88
Sun 7 Jun 1998
Princes Park
Fremantle121
Brisbane Lions50
Sun 7 Jun 1998
Subiaco
North Melbourne126
Collingwood97
Mon 8 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
St Kilda137
Richmond110
Mon 8 Jun 1998
Waverley Park
▸Round 128 matches
West Coast123
Hawthorn108
Fri 12 Jun 1998
W.A.C.A.
Carlton100
Sydney74
Sat 13 Jun 1998
Princes Park
Melbourne46
Geelong141
Sat 13 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Adelaide108
Essendon106
Sat 13 Jun 1998
Football Park
Collingwood82
St Kilda117
Sun 14 Jun 1998
Waverley Park
Western Bulldogs122
Fremantle96
Sun 14 Jun 1998
Princes Park
Richmond127
North Melbourne92
Sun 14 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions123
Port Adelaide123
Sun 14 Jun 1998
Gabba
▸Round 138 matches
Essendon72
West Coast83
Fri 19 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Collingwood70
Adelaide79
Sat 20 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Geelong80
Brisbane Lions106
Sat 20 Jun 1998
Kardinia Park
Hawthorn114
North Melbourne112
Sat 20 Jun 1998
Waverley Park
Port Adelaide73
Western Bulldogs39
Sat 20 Jun 1998
Football Park
Sydney102
Richmond91
Sun 21 Jun 1998
S.C.G.
Melbourne42
St Kilda127
Sun 21 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Fremantle76
Carlton68
Sun 21 Jun 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 148 matches
North Melbourne127
Essendon109
Fri 26 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Carlton92
Hawthorn76
Sat 27 Jun 1998
Princes Park
St Kilda87
Western Bulldogs72
Sat 27 Jun 1998
Waverley Park
Richmond145
Fremantle55
Sat 27 Jun 1998
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide91
Geelong73
Sat 27 Jun 1998
Football Park
Sydney87
Adelaide124
Sun 28 Jun 1998
S.C.G.
Brisbane Lions135
Collingwood83
Sun 28 Jun 1998
Gabba
West Coast79
Melbourne96
Sun 28 Jun 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 158 matches
Richmond132
Carlton70
Fri 3 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
Essendon108
Port Adelaide81
Sat 4 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs83
Melbourne65
Sat 4 Jul 1998
Princes Park
St Kilda79
North Melbourne145
Sat 4 Jul 1998
Waverley Park
Brisbane Lions49
West Coast76
Sat 4 Jul 1998
Gabba
Adelaide68
Hawthorn35
Sun 5 Jul 1998
Football Park
Collingwood71
Geelong61
Sun 5 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
Fremantle69
Sydney82
Sun 5 Jul 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 168 matches
Adelaide101
Carlton105
Fri 17 Jul 1998
Football Park
Western Bulldogs177
Brisbane Lions86
Sat 18 Jul 1998
Princes Park
Melbourne106
Fremantle83
Sat 18 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
Geelong76
St Kilda100
Sat 18 Jul 1998
Kardinia Park
Hawthorn38
Collingwood124
Sat 18 Jul 1998
Waverley Park
Sydney118
Port Adelaide84
Sun 19 Jul 1998
S.C.G.
Essendon94
Richmond75
Sun 19 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
West Coast80
North Melbourne94
Sun 19 Jul 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 178 matches
Fremantle98
Adelaide97
Fri 24 Jul 1998
Subiaco
Carlton185
Western Bulldogs105
Sat 25 Jul 1998
Princes Park
Collingwood65
West Coast86
Sat 25 Jul 1998
Victoria Park
North Melbourne152
Melbourne87
Sat 25 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide119
Hawthorn98
Sat 25 Jul 1998
Football Park
St Kilda87
Essendon90
Sun 26 Jul 1998
Waverley Park
Richmond67
Geelong58
Sun 26 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions89
Sydney149
Sun 26 Jul 1998
Gabba
▸Round 188 matches
Collingwood67
Western Bulldogs110
Fri 31 Jul 1998
M.C.G.
North Melbourne131
Port Adelaide76
Sat 1 Aug 1998
Manuka Oval
Geelong87
Sydney121
Sat 1 Aug 1998
Kardinia Park
Melbourne151
Brisbane Lions56
Sat 1 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Adelaide137
St Kilda67
Sat 1 Aug 1998
Football Park
Essendon84
Carlton78
Sun 2 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
West Coast99
Fremantle60
Sun 2 Aug 1998
Subiaco
Hawthorn70
Richmond34
Sun 2 Aug 1998
Waverley Park
▸Round 198 matches
Brisbane Lions86
North Melbourne113
Fri 7 Aug 1998
Gabba
Melbourne113
Carlton64
Sat 8 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs96
Geelong97
Sat 8 Aug 1998
Princes Park
St Kilda69
Hawthorn128
Sat 8 Aug 1998
Waverley Park
Fremantle86
Essendon119
Sat 8 Aug 1998
Subiaco
Sydney74
West Coast68
Sun 9 Aug 1998
S.C.G.
Richmond86
Collingwood67
Sun 9 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Adelaide144
Port Adelaide70
Sun 9 Aug 1998
Football Park
▸Round 208 matches
North Melbourne151
Fremantle47
Fri 14 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Geelong44
Adelaide118
Sat 15 Aug 1998
Kardinia Park
Essendon109
Collingwood99
Sat 15 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs99
Sydney97
Sat 15 Aug 1998
Waverley Park
Brisbane Lions59
Hawthorn94
Sat 15 Aug 1998
Gabba
Port Adelaide71
Melbourne94
Sun 16 Aug 1998
Football Park
Carlton134
St Kilda104
Sun 16 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
West Coast112
Richmond73
Sun 16 Aug 1998
Subiaco
▸Round 218 matches
Essendon90
Western Bulldogs101
Fri 21 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Richmond155
Brisbane Lions78
Sat 22 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
St Kilda63
West Coast55
Sat 22 Aug 1998
Waverley Park
Adelaide92
North Melbourne105
Sat 22 Aug 1998
Football Park
Collingwood63
Carlton118
Sun 23 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Fremantle71
Port Adelaide124
Sun 23 Aug 1998
Subiaco
Hawthorn84
Geelong63
Sun 23 Aug 1998
Waverley Park
Melbourne114
Sydney83
Mon 24 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
▸Round 228 matches
North Melbourne113
Western Bulldogs108
Fri 28 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Geelong127
Essendon117
Sat 29 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Hawthorn149
Fremantle60
Sat 29 Aug 1998
Waverley Park
Brisbane Lions92
St Kilda91
Sat 29 Aug 1998
Gabba
West Coast81
Adelaide106
Sat 29 Aug 1998
Subiaco
Sydney119
Collingwood107
Sun 30 Aug 1998
S.C.G.
Melbourne133
Richmond57
Sun 30 Aug 1998
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide84
Carlton138
Sun 30 Aug 1998
Football Park

Leaders

Season totals from player match stats held in the record.

Goals
1Tony LockettSydney109
2Wayne CareyNorth Melbourne80
3Matthew LloydEssendon70
4Saverio RoccaCollingwood68
5Paul HudsonWestern Bulldogs61
6Matthew RichardsonRichmond55
7Jason DunstallHawthorn54
8Scott LucasEssendon49
9Jason HeatleySt Kilda48
10Jeff FarmerMelbourne47
11Shannon GrantNorth Melbourne46
12Lance WhitnallCarlton46
Disposals
1Robert HarveySt Kilda735
2Daryn CresswellSydney639
3Mark RicciutoAdelaide569
4Wayne CampbellRichmond555
5Jose RomeroWestern Bulldogs549
6Peter BellNorth Melbourne542
7Nathan BuckleyCollingwood531
8Nathan BurkeSt Kilda530
9Nick DaffyRichmond520
10Wayne SchwassSydney507
11Shane CrawfordHawthorn506
12Brett RattenCarlton502