1998 Brisbane Lions season

Brisbane Lions
1998 season
CoachJohn Northey (until round 11)
Roger Merrett (from round 12)
Captain(s)Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss
Home groundThe Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
AFL season16th
Best and fairestChris Scott
Leading goalkickerJustin 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
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The Brisbane Lions' 1998 season was its second season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Season summary

Premiership Season

Home and away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance
Brisbane Opponent
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

Ladder

(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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