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1998 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Richmond | 4.6 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 14.19 | 103 | dftd | Essendon | 3.1 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Mar 29 (Sun) | |
| R2 | Essendon | 6.4 | 11.7 | 21.11 | 28.14 | 182 | dftd | St Kilda | 2.4 | 4.9 | 8.12 | 13.15 | 93 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 5 (Sun) | |
| R3 | Carlton | 3.3 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 14.14 | 98 | lost to | Essendon | 5.4 | 10.10 | 12.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 13 (Mon) | |
| R4 | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 76 | lost to | Fremantle | 5.5 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 14.16 | 100 | AFL Park | Apr 19 (Sun) | |
| R5 | Collingwood | 3.6 | 6.12 | 11.17 | 15.18 | 108 | dftd | Essendon | 4.3 | 9.6 | 9.12 | 12.16 | 88 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Sat) | |
| R6 | Western Bulldogs | 4.4 | 6.9 | 10.14 | 13.19 | 97 | dftd | Essendon | 4.2 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 13.11 | 89 | Optus Oval | May 2 (Sat) | |
| R7 | Essendon | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 70 | lost to | Geelong | 2.1 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 79 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 9 (Sat) | |
| R8 | Essendon | 2.1 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 12.12 | 84 | dftd | Brisbane Lions | 2.5 | 6.11 | 7.17 | 8.22 | 70 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 15 (Fri) | |
| 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 | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 13.9 | 87 | lost to | Essendon | 5.4 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 13.15 | 93 | AFL Park | May 30 (Sat) | |
| R11 | Essendon | 7.8 | 13.11 | 20.12 | 24.16 | 160 | dftd | Sydney | 4.1 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 15.10 | 100 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 5 (Fri) | |
| R12 | Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.6 | 13.11 | 15.18 | 108 | dftd | Essendon | 4.4 | 7.6 | 12.10 | 15.16 | 106 | Football Park | Jun 13 (Sat) | |
| R13 | Essendon | 3.2 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 72 | lost to | West Coast | 1.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 11.17 | 83 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 19 (Fri) | |
| R14 | North Melbourne | 5.4 | 12.5 | 16.7 | 19.13 | 127 | dftd | Essendon | 4.0 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 16.13 | 109 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 26 (Fri) | |
| R15 | Essendon | 6.4 | 11.7 | 13.11 | 16.12 | 108 | dftd | Port Adelaide | 3.0 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 4 (Sat) | |
| R16 | Essendon | 6.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 14.10 | 94 | dftd | Richmond | 2.3 | 6.11 | 10.13 | 10.15 | 75 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 19 (Sun) | |
| R17 | St Kilda | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 87 | lost to | Essendon | 3.3 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 90 | AFL Park | Jul 26 (Sun) | |
| R18 | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 12.12 | 84 | dftd | Carlton | 0.5 | 5.6 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 78 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 2 (Sun) | |
| R19 | Fremantle | 2.2 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 12.14 | 86 | lost to | Essendon | 7.3 | 9.8 | 16.9 | 18.11 | 119 | Subiaco Oval | Aug 8 (Sat) | |
| R20 | Essendon | 6.6 | 10.8 | 13.13 | 16.13 | 109 | dftd | Collingwood | 3.0 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 14.15 | 99 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 15 (Sat) | |
| R21 | Essendon | 4.3 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 13.12 | 90 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 4.5 | 6.10 | 10.17 | 14.17 | 101 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 21 (Fri) | |
| R22 | Geelong | 4.5 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 19.13 | 127 | dftd | Essendon | 6.0 | 10.3 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 117 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 29 (Sat) | |
| QF | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.7 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 82 | dftd | Essendon | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.11 | 8.12 | 60 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 4 (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 | 19 | Peter Somerville | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 37 | 3.1 | 101 | 8.4 | 34 | 2.8 | 212 | 17.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 568 | 47.3 |
| 2 | 36 | Simon Eastaugh | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 50 | 4.2 | 126 | 10.5 | 44 | 3.7 | 167 | 13.9 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 639 | 53.3 |
| 3 | 27 | Steven Alessio | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 63 | 5.3 | 145 | 12.1 | 61 | 5.1 | 110 | 9.2 | 14 | 1.2 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 1.3 | 10 | 100 | 780 | 65 |
| 4 | 3 | Ryan O'Connor | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 57 | 4.1 | 103 | 7.4 | 28 | 2 | 45 | 3.2 | 15 | 1.1 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0.6 | 4 | 52 | 458 | 32.7 |
| 5 | 17 | Judd Lalich | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 39 |
| 6 | 31 | Dustin Fletcher | 18 | 186 | 10.3 | 39 | 2.2 | 225 | 12.5 | 57 | 3.2 | 14 | 0.8 | 16 | 0.9 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 26 | 886 | 49.2 |
| 7 | 6 | Sean Wellman | 23 | 248 | 10.8 | 111 | 4.8 | 359 | 15.6 | 122 | 5.3 | 15 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.7 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 15 | 1401 | 60.9 |
| 8 | 35 | Barry Young | 3 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 7 | 218 | 72.7 |
| 9 | 7 | Dean Solomon | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 25 | 3.6 | 63 | 9 | 12 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.4 | 13 | 1.9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 13 | 241 | 34.4 |
| 10 | 16 | Paul Barnard | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 84 | 4.9 | 200 | 11.8 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.8 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 29 | 788 | 46.4 |
| 11 | 26 | Chris Heffernan | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 53 | 4.4 | 124 | 10.3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 31 | 2.6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 18 | 470 | 39.2 |
| 12 | 5 | James Hird | 13 | 159 | 12.2 | 89 | 6.8 | 248 | 19.1 | 73 | 5.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 24 | 1.8 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 1.5 | 19 | 133 | 1059 | 81.5 |
| 13 | 20 | Peter Berbakov | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 49 | 3.1 | 157 | 9.8 | 55 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 633 | 39.6 |
| 14 | 33 | Blake Caracella | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 97 | 6.1 | 246 | 15.4 | 78 | 4.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 0.8 | 7 | 85 | 1026 | 64.1 |
| 15 | 42 | Jason Johnson | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 29 | 3.6 | 84 | 10.5 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 12 | 326 | 40.8 |
| 16 | 29 | Gary Moorcroft | 17 | 114 | 6.7 | 53 | 3.1 | 167 | 9.8 | 53 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 0.8 | 9 | 93 | 746 | 43.9 |
| 17 | 28 | Andrew Bomford | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 61 | 6.1 | 140 | 14 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 20 | 484 | 48.4 |
| 18 | 38 | Sean Denham | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 77 | 7 | 172 | 15.6 | 23 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 20 | 586 | 53.3 |
| 19 | 10 | Gary O'Donnell | 17 | 205 | 12.1 | 92 | 5.4 | 297 | 17.5 | 45 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | 1074 | 63.2 |
| 20 | 32 | Justin Blumfield | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 162 | 7.7 | 359 | 17.1 | 108 | 5.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 32 | 1.5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0.6 | 9 | 81 | 1430 | 68.1 |
| 21 | 24 | Joe Misiti | 19 | 214 | 11.3 | 179 | 9.4 | 393 | 20.7 | 64 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 29 | 1.5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 40 | 1334 | 70.2 |
| 22 | 25 | Scott Lucas | 23 | 287 | 12.5 | 51 | 2.2 | 338 | 14.7 | 123 | 5.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 30 | 1.3 | 23 | 28 | 49 | 2.1 | 31 | 325 | 1719 | 74.7 |
| 23 | 2 | Mark Mercuri | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 141 | 7.1 | 365 | 18.3 | 112 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 | 1.4 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 1.2 | 14 | 158 | 1506 | 75.3 |
| 24 | 18 | Matthew Lloyd | 23 | 249 | 10.8 | 77 | 3.3 | 326 | 14.2 | 156 | 6.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 70 | 3 | 38 | 458 | 1840 | 80 |
| 25 | 21 | Dean Wallis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | 39 | Matthew Banks | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | 23 | Mark Bolton | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 3.3 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 28 | 1 | Andrew Ukovic | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 33 | 4.7 | 73 | 10.4 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 19 | 282 | 40.3 |
| 29 | 22 | Ben Doolan | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 54 | 4.9 | 121 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 40.8 |
| 30 | 9 | Che Cockatoo-Collins | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 44 | 3.1 | 150 | 10.7 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0.9 | 8 | 80 | 654 | 46.7 |
| 31 | 13 | Michael Long | 9 | 54 | 6 | 60 | 6.7 | 114 | 12.7 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 464 | 51.6 |
| 32 | 30 | Mark Fraser | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 115 | 6.4 | 250 | 13.9 | 52 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.4 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0.4 | 9 | 57 | 951 | 52.8 |
| 33 | 15 | Michael Prior | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 29 | 3.6 | 106 | 13.3 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 12 | 429 | 53.6 |
| 34 | 47 | Ricky Olarenshaw | 17 | 140 | 8.2 | 122 | 7.2 | 262 | 15.4 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 17 | 915 | 53.8 |
| 35 | 12 | Michael Symons | 3 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 5.7 | 41 | 13.7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 54.7 |
| 36 | 8 | Darren Bewick | 23 | 256 | 11.1 | 87 | 3.8 | 343 | 14.9 | 64 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0.7 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 1.4 | 16 | 208 | 1390 | 60.4 |
| 37 | 14 | David Calthorpe | 21 | 264 | 12.6 | 112 | 5.3 | 376 | 17.9 | 92 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1.1 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 0.6 | 10 | 88 | 1423 | 67.8 |
| 38 | 11 | Damien Hardwick | 23 | 325 | 14.1 | 117 | 5.1 | 442 | 19.2 | 87 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1.9 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1611 | 70 |
| Totals | 506 | 4627 | 9.1 | 2498 | 4.9 | 7125 | 14.1 | 1935 | 3.8 | 609 | 1.2 | 640 | 1.3 | 386 | 447 | 340 | 0.7 | 224 | 2264 | 29160 | 57.6 |
1998 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | St Kilda | 28.14 (182) | 13.15 (93) | 89 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 11 | Sydney | 24.16 (160) | 15.10 (100) | 60 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | Melbourne | 18.14 (122) | 12.12 (84) | 38 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 19 | Fremantle | 18.11 (119) | 12.14 (86) | 33 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 15 | Port Adelaide | 16.12 (108) | 12.9 (81) | 27 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 16 | Richmond | 14.10 (94) | 10.15 (75) | 19 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 8 | Brisbane Lions | 12.12 (84) | 8.22 (70) | 14 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 20 | Collingwood | 16.13 (109) | 14.15 (99) | 10 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 18 | Carlton | 12.12 (84) | 11.12 (78) | 6 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | Hawthorn | 13.15 (93) | 13.9 (87) | 6 | AFL Park | |
| Round 17 | St Kilda | 14.6 (90) | 13.9 (87) | 3 | AFL Park | |
| Round 3 | Carlton | 14.15 (99) | 14.14 (98) | 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 25.5 | |||||
1998 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 4 | Fremantle | 11.10 (76) | 14.16 (100) | 24 | AFL Park | |
| Finals Week 1 | North Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | 11.16 (82) | 22 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 12.16 (88) | 15.18 (108) | 20 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | North Melbourne | 16.13 (109) | 19.13 (127) | 18 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 1 | Richmond | 13.11 (89) | 14.19 (103) | 14 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 13 | West Coast | 11.6 (72) | 11.17 (83) | 11 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | 13.12 (90) | 14.17 (101) | 11 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Geelong | 18.9 (117) | 19.13 (127) | 10 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 7 | Geelong | 11.4 (70) | 12.7 (79) | 9 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | 13.11 (89) | 13.19 (97) | 8 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 12 | Adelaide | 15.16 (106) | 15.18 (108) | 2 | Football Park | |
| Average margin: | 13.5 | |||||
1998 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | 0 | 7 | 98.67 (655) | 65.76 (466) | 140.56 |
| 2nd | 10 | 0 | 13 | 80.70 (550) | 78.85 (553) | 99.46 |
| 3rd | 10 | 1 | 12 | 84.71 (575) | 83.81 (579) | 99.31 |
| 4th | 10 | 0 | 13 | 78.62 (530) | 78.87 (555) | 95.50 |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 45 | 340.270 (2310) | 304.329 (2153) | 107.29 |
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