1998 AFL finals series

December 2017 December 2017 afl 1998 320px 8 Adelaide Football Club 2 North Melbourne Football Club 10 9 The Australian Football League's 1998 finals series began on Friday, 4 September 1998 and culminated with the 102nd AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 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 1900. Final Ladder Ladder Week One Qualifying Finals |- ! 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;" | Sydney | 12.17 (89) | St Kilda | 13.9 (87) | SCG | 36,076 | Saturday, 5 September |- style="background:#fff;" | Western Bulldogs | 18.13 (121) | West Coast | 7.9 (51) | MCG | 43,025 | Sunday, 6 September Week Two Semi finals |- ! 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;" | Sydney | 10.7 (67) | Adelaide | 14.10 (94) | SCG | 37,498 | Saturday, 12 September Week Three Preliminary Finals |- ! 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 1998 AFL Grand Final Team 1 2 3 Final Adelaide 3.2 4.3 9.11 15.15 (105) North Melbourne 4.4 6.15 8.15 8.22 (70) Date Saturday, 26 September 1998, 2:30pm AEST Coin Toss Winner North Melbourne, chose Punt Road end. Goals (Adel) 5: Jarman3: Smart2. Vardy1. James, Pittman, Johnson, Thiessen, Ricciuto Goals (North)1: Blakey, Pike, Abraham, Carey, Roberts, Bell, Allison, Simpson Best Norm Smith Medal Andrew McLeod - Adelaide Injuries Reports None Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC Attendance 94,431 Umpires Andrew Coates, Hayden Kennedy, Darren Goldspink Metropolitan Free To Air TV audience 2,524,000 (Nationally) References External links AFL official website AFL Finals Series Category:1998 AFL season