1998 AFL season
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Richmond 12.14 ( 86 ) West Coast 10.11 ( 71 ) MCG 34,837 Friday , 24 April
Collingwood 15.18 ( 108 ) Essendon 12.16 ( 88 ) MCG 81,542 Saturday , 25 April
Hawthorn 18.16 ( 124 ) Brisbane Lions 12.11 ( 83 ) Waverley Park 22,366 Saturday , 25 April
Fremantle 16.8 ( 104 ) North Melbourne 12.15 ( 87 ) WACA 26,335 Saturday , 25 April
Melbourne 14.18 ( 102 ) Port Adelaide 6.17 ( 53 ) MCG 21,726 Sunday , 26 April
St Kilda 13.10 ( 88 ) Carlton 9.12 ( 66 ) Waverley Park 31,955 Sunday , 26 April
Sydney 14.15 ( 99 ) Western Bulldogs 12.11 ( 83 ) SCG 36,505 Sunday , 26 April
Adelaide 12.15 ( 87 ) Geelong 8.13 ( 61 ) Football Park 39,974 Sunday , 26 April
Premiership season -- Round 5
The 1998 Australian Football League season was the 102nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 9th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.