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1998 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Fremantle | 1.2 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 84 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.5 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 8.13 | 61 | Subiaco Oval | Mar 29 (Sun) | |
| R2 | Melbourne | 5.2 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 19.11 | 125 | dftd | North Melbourne | 1.4 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 15.10 | 100 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 4 (Sat) | |
| R3 | Brisbane Lions | 2.4 | 4.6 | 9.12 | 12.15 | 87 | lost to | Melbourne | 4.4 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 15.10 | 100 | Gabba | Apr 13 (Mon) | |
| R4 | Carlton | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 10.10 | 70 | lost to | Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 10.12 | 72 | Optus Oval | Apr 19 (Sun) | |
| R5 | Melbourne | 3.6 | 7.9 | 12.13 | 14.18 | 102 | dftd | Port Adelaide | 0.5 | 2.8 | 5.13 | 6.17 | 53 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 26 (Sun) | |
| R6 | Sydney | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.12 | 8.13 | 61 | lost to | Melbourne | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 80 | Sydney Cricket Ground | May 3 (Sun) | |
| R7 | Richmond | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 13.13 | 91 | dftd | Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 49 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 10 (Sun) | |
| R8 | Melbourne | 4.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 17.12 | 114 | dftd | Collingwood | 5.5 | 8.10 | 13.12 | 16.15 | 111 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 17 (Sun) | |
| R9 | Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 12.12 | 84 | lost to | Essendon | 4.2 | 9.6 | 12.10 | 18.14 | 122 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 23 (Sat) | |
| R10 | Adelaide | 4.1 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 111 | dftd | Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.10 | 58 | Football Park | May 31 (Sun) | |
| R11 | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.10 | 70 | lost to | Melbourne | 7.2 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 117 | AFL Park | Jun 6 (Sat) | |
| R12 | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 46 | lost to | Geelong | 7.2 | 15.3 | 18.7 | 22.9 | 141 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 13 (Sat) | |
| R13 | Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 5.12 | 42 | lost to | St Kilda | 4.6 | 11.8 | 16.11 | 19.13 | 127 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 21 (Sun) | |
| R14 | West Coast | 3.6 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 11.13 | 79 | lost to | Melbourne | 2.1 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 14.12 | 96 | Subiaco Oval | Jun 28 (Sun) | |
| R15 | Western Bulldogs | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 12.11 | 83 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 9.11 | 65 | Optus Oval | Jul 4 (Sat) | |
| R16 | Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 16.10 | 106 | dftd | Fremantle | 5.2 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 83 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 18 (Sat) | |
| R17 | North Melbourne | 5.4 | 9.8 | 12.14 | 22.20 | 152 | dftd | Melbourne | 2.4 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 87 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 25 (Sat) | |
| R18 | Melbourne | 7.4 | 13.10 | 18.14 | 22.19 | 151 | dftd | Brisbane Lions | 1.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 56 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 1 (Sat) | |
| R19 | Melbourne | 4.1 | 8.6 | 15.13 | 16.17 | 113 | dftd | Carlton | 3.3 | 6.8 | 6.11 | 8.16 | 64 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 8 (Sat) | |
| R20 | Port Adelaide | 3.5 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 10.11 | 71 | lost to | Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 14.10 | 94 | Football Park | Aug 16 (Sun) | |
| R21 | Melbourne | 3.3 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 17.12 | 114 | dftd | Sydney | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 12.11 | 83 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 24 (Mon) | |
| R22 | Melbourne | 5.5 | 6.10 | 12.14 | 19.19 | 133 | dftd | Richmond | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 57 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 30 (Sun) | |
| QF | Melbourne | 6.6 | 9.8 | 16.9 | 17.13 | 115 | dftd | Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 9.13 | 67 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 5 (Sat) | |
| SF | Melbourne | 1.5 | 6.11 | 9.15 | 15.17 | 107 | dftd | St Kilda | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 7.14 | 56 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 12 (Sat) | |
| PF | North Melbourne | 4.1 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 17.12 | 114 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.6 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 12.12 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 18 (Fri) | |
1998 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Jeff Farmer | 19 | 149 | 7.8 | 55 | 2.9 | 204 | 10.7 | 45 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.9 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 2.5 | 33 | 315 | 1008 | 53.1 |
| 2 | 9 | David Neitz | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 42 | 3 | 157 | 11.2 | 57 | 4.1 | 39 | 2.8 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2.4 | 21 | 219 | 874 | 62.4 |
| 3 | 3 | Garry Lyon | 21 | 154 | 7.3 | 56 | 2.7 | 210 | 10 | 71 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.3 | 26 | 1.2 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 1.9 | 17 | 257 | 1106 | 52.7 |
| 4 | 5 | David Schwarz | 18 | 123 | 6.8 | 63 | 3.5 | 186 | 10.3 | 56 | 3.1 | 42 | 2.3 | 22 | 1.2 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 1.6 | 21 | 195 | 921 | 51.2 |
| 5 | 29 | Shaun Smith | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 19 | 1.7 | 57 | 5.2 | 28 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1.4 | 7 | 97 | 354 | 32.2 |
| 6 | 24 | Russell Robertson | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 58 | 3.6 | 148 | 9.3 | 41 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 16 | 106 | 616 | 38.5 |
| 7 | 16 | Travis Johnstone | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 30 | 2.3 | 132 | 10.2 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0.9 | 5 | 77 | 583 | 44.8 |
| 8 | 39 | Craig Smoker | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 28 | 1.8 | 112 | 7 | 29 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0.8 | 10 | 82 | 505 | 31.6 |
| 9 | 40 | Mark Bradly | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 6.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 20 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 10 | 31 | Don Cockatoo-Collins | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 11 | 34 | Jeff White | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 129 | 5.2 | 313 | 12.5 | 140 | 5.6 | 409 | 16.4 | 15 | 0.6 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 0.7 | 16 | 118 | 1757 | 70.3 |
| 12 | 12 | Todd Viney | 22 | 281 | 12.8 | 199 | 9 | 480 | 21.8 | 94 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 99 | 1747 | 79.4 |
| 13 | 23 | James McDonald | 22 | 158 | 7.2 | 81 | 3.7 | 239 | 10.9 | 52 | 2.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.9 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 0.5 | 12 | 72 | 906 | 41.2 |
| 14 | 35 | Anthony McDonald | 24 | 226 | 9.4 | 116 | 4.8 | 342 | 14.3 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.1 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 0.5 | 11 | 83 | 1341 | 55.9 |
| 15 | 2 | Stephen Tingay | 15 | 193 | 12.9 | 85 | 5.7 | 278 | 18.5 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 11 | 59 | 1015 | 67.7 |
| 16 | 7 | Darren Kowal | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 49 | 3.5 | 116 | 8.3 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | 38 | 471 | 33.6 |
| 17 | 4 | Brent Grgic | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 79 | 4.2 | 211 | 11.1 | 72 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 49 | 832 | 43.8 |
| 18 | 20 | Matthew Febey | 21 | 200 | 9.5 | 165 | 7.9 | 365 | 17.4 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.9 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0.4 | 5 | 53 | 1320 | 62.9 |
| 19 | 22 | Shane Woewodin | 25 | 316 | 12.6 | 136 | 5.4 | 452 | 18.1 | 127 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.3 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 70 | 1749 | 70 |
| 20 | 45 | Troy Longmuir | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 21 | 48 | Matthew Bishop | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 30 | 3 | 84 | 8.4 | 24 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 20 | 321 | 32.1 |
| 22 | 21 | Steven Febey | 25 | 309 | 12.4 | 191 | 7.6 | 500 | 20 | 77 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 2.4 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 0.3 | 3 | 45 | 1804 | 72.2 |
| 23 | 13 | Adem Yze | 25 | 394 | 15.8 | 95 | 3.8 | 489 | 19.6 | 110 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1.5 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 0.3 | 5 | 47 | 1845 | 73.8 |
| 24 | 36 | Andrew Leoncelli | 23 | 283 | 12.3 | 128 | 5.6 | 411 | 17.9 | 80 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 52 | 2.3 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 35 | 1527 | 66.4 |
| 25 | 43 | Guy Rigoni | 25 | 268 | 10.7 | 230 | 9.2 | 498 | 19.9 | 80 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 46 | 1.8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0.2 | 11 | 47 | 1704 | 68.2 |
| 26 | 15 | Paul Hopgood | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 49 | 3.3 | 192 | 12.8 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | 667 | 44.5 |
| 27 | 10 | Marcus Seecamp | 20 | 144 | 7.2 | 140 | 7 | 284 | 14.2 | 68 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 13 | 975 | 48.8 |
| 28 | 11 | Jim Stynes | 20 | 145 | 7.3 | 89 | 4.5 | 234 | 11.7 | 56 | 2.8 | 253 | 12.7 | 6 | 0.3 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 18 | 1039 | 52 |
| 29 | 46 | Hayden Lamaro | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 30 | 32 | Damien Gaspar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 31 | 6 | Glenn Lovett | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 32 | 28 | Matthew Collins | 4 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 3.5 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 26 |
| 33 | 1 | Jamie Shanahan | 22 | 89 | 4 | 59 | 2.7 | 148 | 6.7 | 33 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.5 | 26 | 1.2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 26.1 |
| 34 | 41 | Nathan D. Brown | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.7 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 34 |
| 35 | 27 | Anthony Ingerson | 24 | 97 | 4 | 155 | 6.5 | 252 | 10.5 | 95 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0.7 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 920 | 38.3 |
| 36 | 49 | Daniel Ward | 4 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 3.3 | 49 | 12.3 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 178 | 44.5 |
| Totals | 550 | 4639 | 8.4 | 2623 | 4.8 | 7262 | 13.2 | 1759 | 3.2 | 840 | 1.5 | 674 | 1.2 | 414 | 501 | 336 | 0.6 | 255 | 2271 | 29158 | 53 |
1998 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 18 | Brisbane Lions | 22.19 (151) | 8.8 (56) | 95 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Richmond | 19.19 (133) | 8.9 (57) | 76 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Finals Week 2 | St Kilda | 15.17 (107) | 7.14 (56) | 51 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 19 | Carlton | 16.17 (113) | 8.16 (64) | 49 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | Port Adelaide | 14.18 (102) | 6.17 (53) | 49 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Finals Week 1 | Adelaide | 17.13 (115) | 9.13 (67) | 48 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 11 | Hawthorn | 18.9 (117) | 10.10 (70) | 47 | AFL Park | |
| Round 21 | Sydney | 17.12 (114) | 12.11 (83) | 31 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 2 | North Melbourne | 19.11 (125) | 15.10 (100) | 25 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 20 | Port Adelaide | 14.10 (94) | 10.11 (71) | 23 | Football Park | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 16.10 (106) | 13.5 (83) | 23 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 6 | Sydney | 12.8 (80) | 8.13 (61) | 19 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | West Coast | 14.12 (96) | 11.13 (79) | 17 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 3 | Brisbane Lions | 15.10 (100) | 12.15 (87) | 13 | Gabba | |
| Round 8 | Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | 16.15 (111) | 3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 4 | Carlton | 10.12 (72) | 10.10 (70) | 2 | Optus Oval | |
| Average margin: | 35.7 | |||||
1998 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | Geelong | 7.4 (46) | 22.9 (141) | 95 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 13 | St Kilda | 5.12 (42) | 19.13 (127) | 85 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 17 | North Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 22.20 (152) | 65 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | Adelaide | 8.10 (58) | 17.9 (111) | 53 | Football Park | |
| Round 7 | Richmond | 7.7 (49) | 13.13 (91) | 42 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | Essendon | 12.12 (84) | 18.14 (122) | 38 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Finals Week 3 | North Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | 17.12 (114) | 30 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 1 | Fremantle | 8.13 (61) | 13.6 (84) | 23 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 15 | Western Bulldogs | 9.11 (65) | 12.11 (83) | 18 | Optus Oval | |
| Average margin: | 49.9 | |||||
1998 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | 0 | 12 | 80.79 (559) | 72.76 (508) | 110.04 |
| 2nd | 18 | 0 | 7 | 84.74 (578) | 77.61 (523) | 110.52 |
| 3rd | 14 | 1 | 10 | 92.74 (626) | 71.81 (507) | 123.47 |
| 4th | 11 | 1 | 13 | 80.72 (552) | 96.79 (655) | 84.27 |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 42 | 336.299 (2315) | 316.297 (2193) | 105.56 |
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