1998 season | |||
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Coach | John Northey (until round 11) Roger Merrett (from round 12) | ||
Captain(s) | Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss | ||
Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000) | ||
AFL season | 16th | ||
Best and fairest | Chris Scott | ||
Leading goalkicker | Justin Leppitsch (26 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 19,509 vs. Adelaide (23 May 1998) [1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 14,738 vs. Hawthorn (15 August 1998) [1] | ||
Average home attendance | 16,675 | ||
Club membership | 19,913 | ||
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The Brisbane Lions' 1998 season was its second season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
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1 | 28 March (8:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 72 | 118 | The Gabba (H) | 18,788 |
2 | 4 April (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 97 | 135 | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 32,111 |
3 | 13 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 87 | 100 | The Gabba (H) | 17,161 |
4 | 19 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 120 | 137 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 22,688 |
5 | 25 April (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 83 | 124 | Waverley Park (A) | 22,366 |
6 | 1 May (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 86 | 51 | The Gabba (H) | 19,219 |
7 | 9 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 99 | 82 | Waverley Park (A) | 23,960 |
8 | 15 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 70 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 35,384 |
9 | 23 May (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 50 | 98 | The Gabba (H) | 19,509 |
10 | 30 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 87 | 111 | Princes Park (A) | 18,317 |
11 | 7 June (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 50 | 121 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 17,452 |
12 | 14 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 123 | 123 | The Gabba (H) | 15,924 |
13 | 20 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 106 | 80 | Kardinia Park (A) | 21,833 |
14 | 28 June (2:40 pm) | Collingwood | 135 | 83 | The Gabba (H) | 17,275 |
15 | 4 July (7:40 pm) | West Coast | 49 | 76 | The Gabba (H) | 15,369 |
16 | 18 July (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 86 | 177 | Princes Park (A) | 16,131 |
17 | 26 July (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 89 | 149 | The Gabba (H) | 15,475 |
18 | 1 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 56 | 151 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 16,518 |
19 | 7 August (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 86 | 113 | The Gabba (H) | 14,973 |
20 | 15 August (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 59 | 94 | The Gabba (H) | 14,738 |
21 | 22 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 78 | 155 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 27,912 |
22 | 29 August (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 92 | 91 | The Gabba (H) | 14,993 |
(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | North Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2486 | 2117 | 117.4 | 64 |
2 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2353 | 2019 | 116.5 | 60 |
3 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2283 | 2143 | 106.5 | 56 |
4 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2009 | 1956 | 102.7 | 56 |
5 | Adelaide (P) | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2172 | 1763 | 123.2 | 52 |
6 | St Kilda | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2148 | 2104 | 102.1 | 52 |
7 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1940 | 1773 | 109.4 | 48 |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2250 | 2071 | 108.6 | 48 |
9 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1926 | 104.8 | 48 |
10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1928 | 2017 | 95.6 | 38 |
11 | Carlton | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2018 | 2109 | 95.7 | 36 |
12 | Geelong | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1777 | 1963 | 90.5 | 36 |
13 | Hawthorn | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1992 | 2083 | 95.6 | 32 |
14 | Collingwood | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1968 | 2167 | 90.8 | 28 |
15 | Fremantle | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1739 | 2277 | 76.4 | 28 |
16 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1860 | 2453 | 75.8 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 93.6
Source: AFL Tables
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