1998 Brisbane Lions season

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Brisbane Lions
1998 season
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 attendance19,509 vs. Adelaide (23 May 1998) [1]
Lowest home attendance14,738 vs. Hawthorn (15 August 1998) [1]
Average home attendance16,675
Club membership19,913

The Brisbane Lions' 1998 season was its second season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Season summary

Premiership Season

Home and away season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueAttendance
BrisbaneOpponent
1 28 March (8:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 72118 The Gabba (H)18,788
2 4 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 97135 Sydney Cricket Ground (A)32,111
3 13 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 87100 The Gabba (H)17,161
4 19 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 120137 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)22,688
5 25 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 83124 Waverley Park (A)22,366
6 1 May (7:40 pm) Richmond 8651 The Gabba (H)19,219
7 9 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 9982 Waverley Park (A)23,960
8 15 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 7084 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)35,384
9 23 May (7:40 pm) Adelaide 5098 The Gabba (H)19,509
10 30 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 87111 Princes Park (A)18,317
11 7 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 50121 Subiaco Oval (A)17,452
12 14 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 123123 The Gabba (H)15,924
13 20 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 10680 Kardinia Park (A)21,833
14 28 June (2:40 pm) Collingwood 13583 The Gabba (H)17,275
15 4 July (7:40 pm) West Coast 4976 The Gabba (H)15,369
16 18 July (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 86177 Princes Park (A)16,131
17 26 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 89149 The Gabba (H)15,475
18 1 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 56151 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)16,518
19 7 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 86113 The Gabba (H)14,973
20 15 August (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 5994 The Gabba (H)14,738
21 22 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 78155 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)27,912
22 29 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 9291 The Gabba (H)14,993

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 North Melbourne 22166024862117117.464
2 Western Bulldogs 22157023532019116.560
3 Sydney 22148022832143106.556
4 Melbourne 22148020091956102.756
5 Adelaide (P)22139021721763123.252
6 St Kilda 22139021482104102.152
7 West Coast 221210019401773109.448
8 Essendon 221210022502071108.648
9 Richmond 221210020181926104.848
10 Port Adelaide 2291211928201795.638
11 Carlton 2291302018210995.736
12 Geelong 2291301777196390.536
13 Hawthorn 2281401992208395.632
14 Collingwood 2271501968216790.828
15 Fremantle 2271501739227776.428
16 Brisbane Lions 2251611860245375.822

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 93.6
Source: AFL Tables

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References

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