1998 AFL season
5334404
210311996
2008-05-05T12:40:18Z
58.178.189.201
/* Pre-Season */
Results and statistics for the '''[[Australian Football League]] season of [[1998]]'''.
''See [[List of Australian Football League premiers]] for a complete list.''
==[[AFL Draft]]==
''See [[1998 AFL Draft]] for more information.
==Pre-Season Cup Final==
[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] defeated [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] 14.13 (97) to 12.11 (83).
==Premiership Season==
===Round 1===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.13.103'''
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 15.11.101
| [[MCG]]
| 27,150
|Friday, 27 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''10.13.73'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 9.9.63
| [[OO]]
| 20,957
| Saturday, 28 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''18.15.123'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 12.12.84
| [[MCG]]
| 47,628
| Saturday, 28 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''17.7.109'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 13.13.91
| [[P]]
| 34,323
| Saturday, 28 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 10.12.72
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''17.16.118'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 18,788
| Saturday, 28 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 17.15.117
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''20.4.124'''
| [[FP]]
| 31,230
| Sunday, 29 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''14.19.103'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 13.11.89
| [[MCG]]
| 70,200
| Sunday, 29 March
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''13.6.84'''
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 8.13.61
| [[S]]
| 18,133
| Sunday, 29 March
{{end box}}
===Round 2===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''17.14.116'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 8.8.56
| [[S]]
| 35,909
| Friday, 3 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''14.15.99'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 11.14.80
| [[KP]]
| 26,669
| Saturday, 4 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 10.7.67
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''17.10.112'''
| [[P]]
| 18,698
| Saturday, 4 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''19.11.125'''
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 15.10.100
| [[MCG]]
| 29,990
| Saturday, 4 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''20.15.135'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 14.13.97
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 32,111
| Saturday, 4 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''25.17.167'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 11.8.74
| [[FP]]
| 40,602
| Sunday, 5 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''28.14.182'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 13.15.93
| [[MCG]]
| 53,905
| Sunday, 5 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''22.8.140'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 13.6.84
| [[OO]]
| 27,659
| Sunday, 5 April
{{end box}}
===Round 3===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''15.13.103'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 15.7.97
| [[MCG]]
| 39,954
| Saturday, 11 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''16.23.119'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 13.7.85
| [[OO]]
| 26,518
| Saturday, 11 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 10.9.69
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.8.98'''
| [[FP]]
| 28,167
| Saturday, 11 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''12.10.82'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 8.12.60
| [[P]]
| 20,532
| Sunday, 12 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''24.16.160'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 7.15.57
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 29,614
| Sunday, 12 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 10.7.67
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''14.10.94'''
| [[S]]
| 34,710
| Sunday, 12 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 12.15.87
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.10.100'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 17,161
| Monday, 13 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 14.14.98
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''14.15.99'''
| [[MCG]]
| 68,177
| Monday, 13 April
{{end box}}
===Round 4===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''20.13.133'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 12.16.88
| [[MCG]]
| 78,259
| Friday, 17 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 11.13.79
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''14.10.94'''
| [[KP]]
| 26,301
| Saturday, 18 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 18.13.121
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''20.9.129'''
| [[P]]
| 36,117
| Saturday, 18 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 14.15.99
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''18.10.118'''
| [[WACA]]
| 27,059
| Saturday, 18 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''11.7.73'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 8.16.64
| [[FP]]
| 41,476
| Sunday, 19 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 10.10.70
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''10.12.72'''
| [[OO]]
| 27,508
| Sunday, 19 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 11.10.76
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''14.16.100'''
| [[P]]
| 26,241
| Sunday, 19 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''21.11.137'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 17.18.120
| [[MCG]]
| 22,688
| Sunday, 19 April
{{end box}}
===Round 5===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''12.14.86'''
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 10.11.71
| [[MCG]]
| 34,837
| Friday, 24 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''15.18.108'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 12.16.88
| [[MCG]]
| 81,542
| Saturday, 25 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''18.16.124'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 12.11.83
| [[P]]
| 22,366
| Saturday, 25 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''16.8.104'''
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 12.15.87
| [[WACA]]
| 26,335
| Saturday, 25 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''14.18.102'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 6.17.53
| [[MCG]]
| 21,726
| Sunday, 26 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''13.10.88'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 9.12.66
| [[P]]
| 31,955
| Sunday, 26 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''14.15.99'''
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 12.11.83
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 36,505
| Sunday, 26 April
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''12.15.87'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 8.13.61
| [[FP]]
| 39,974
| Sunday, 26 April
{{end box}}
===Round 6===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]'''
| '''13.8.86'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 7.9.51
| [[GABBA]]
| 19,219
| Friday, 1 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 9.13.67
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''14.12.96'''
| [[MCG]]
| 69,963
| Saturday, 2 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''13.12.90'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 10.13.73
| [[KP]]
| 23,267
| Saturday, 2 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''13.19.97'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 13.11.89
| [[OO]]
| 24,813
| Saturday, 2 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''13.18.96'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 9.6.60
| [[FP]]
| 30,519
| Saturday, 2 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.16.106'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 15.12.102
| [[MCG]]
| 23,041
| Sunday, 3 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 8.13.61
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''12.8.80'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 25,951
| Sunday, 3 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 18.11.119
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''18.13.121'''
| [[S]]
| 36,406
| Sunday, 3 May
{{end box}}
===Round 7===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 12.7.79
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''18.7.115'''
| [[MCG]]
| 57,894
| Friday, 8 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 8.9.57
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''15.9.99'''
| [[WACA]]
| 22,037
| Friday, 8 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 11.10.76
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''25.15.165'''
| [[OO]]
| 16,058
| Saturday, 9 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 11.16.82
| '''[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]'''
| '''15.9.99'''
| [[P]]
| 23,960
| Saturday, 9 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 11.4.70
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''12.7.79'''
| [[MCG]]
| 56,093
| Saturday, 9 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''11.13.79'''
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 10.11.71
| [[FP]]
| 39,057
| Sunday, 10 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''13.13.91'''
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 7.7.49
| [[MCG]]
| 46,217
| Sunday, 10 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''16.15.111'''
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 12.11.83
| [[OO]]
| 22,058
| Sunday, 10 May
{{end box}}
===Round 8===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''12.12.84'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 8.22.70
| [[MCG]]
| 35,384
| Friday, 15 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''12.4.76'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 6.18.54
| [[KP]]
| 19,449
| Saturday, 16 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.15.105'''
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 14.11.95
| [[MCG]]
| 43,400
| Saturday, 16 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''10.12.72'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 5.15.45
| [[P]]
| 20,063
| Saturday, 16 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''12.20.92'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 12.12.84
| [[S]]
| 37,361
| Sunday, 17 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 14.12.96
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''21.10.136'''
| [[P]]
| 34,541
| Sunday, 17 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''17.12.114'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 16.15.111
| [[MCG]]
| 57,425
| Sunday, 17 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 11.13.79
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''14.8.92'''
| [[FP]]
| 40,559
| Sunday, 17 May
{{end box}}
===Round 9===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''14.21.105'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 13.12.90
| [[WACA]]
| 22,803
| Friday, 22 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 10.14.74
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''17.13.115'''
| [[OO]]
| 20,205
| Saturday, 23 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 5.14.44
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''9.11.65'''
| [[KP]]
| 19,848
| Saturday, 23 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 12.12.84
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''18.14.122'''
| [[MCG]]
| 49,580
| Saturday, 23 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''13.10.88'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 11.9.75
| [[P]]
| 36,428
| Saturday, 23 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 6.14.50
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''14.14.98'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 19,509
| Saturday, 23 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''17.15.117'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 11.14.80
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 31,420
| Sunday, 24 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''11.14.80'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 9.9.63
| [[FP]]
| 35,659
| Sunday, 24 May
{{end box}}
===Round 10===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''16.17.113'''
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 15.10.100
| [[WACA]]
| 28,193
| Friday, 29 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''17.9.111'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 12.15.87
| [[OO]]
| 18,317
| Saturday, 30 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 13.9.87
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''13.15.93'''
| [[P]]
| 41,780
| Saturday, 30 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''13.19.97'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 9.13.67
| [[MCG]]
| 31,225
| Saturday, 30 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 8.5.53
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''24.10.154'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 36,180
| Saturday, 30 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''17.9.111'''
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 8.10.58
| [[FP]]
| 40,844
| Sunday, 31 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''19.5.119'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 17.10.112
| [[VP]]
| 23,188
| Sunday, 31 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 13.13.91
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''17.12.114'''
| [[MCG]]
| 35,595
| Sunday, 31 May
{{end box}}
===Round 11===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''24.16.160'''
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 15.10.100
| [[MCG]]
| 62,866
| Friday, 5 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''12.8.80'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 9.9.63
| [[MCG]]
| 41,222
| Saturday, 6 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 10.10.70
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''18.9.117'''
| [[P]]
| 31,365
| Saturday, 6 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 8.13.61
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''8.9.57'''
| [[FP]]
| 28,284
| Saturday, 6 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''17.19.121'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 7.8.50
| [[S]]
| 17,452
| Sunday, 7 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''24.11.155'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 13.10.88
| [[OO]]
| 21,165
| Sunday, 7 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''19.12.126'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 13.19.97
| [[MCG]]
| 58,369
| Monday, 8 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''21.11.137'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 16.14.110
| [[P]]
| 71,488
| Monday, 8 June
{{end box}}
===Round 12===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''19.9.123'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 17.6.108
| [[WACA]]
| 27,112
| Friday, 12 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''14.16.100'''
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 11.8.74
| [[OO]]
| 23,226
| Saturday, 13 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 7.4.46
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''22.9.141'''
| [[MCG]]
| 41,567
| Saturday, 13 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''15.18.108'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 15.16.106
| [[FP]]
| 40,700
| Saturday, 13 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 18.15.123
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 18.15.123
| [[GABBA]]
| 15,924
| Sunday, 14 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 11.16.82
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''17.15.117'''
| [[P]]
| 50,578
| Sunday, 14 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''19.13.127'''
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 14.8.92
| [[MCG]]
| 43,497
| Sunday, 14 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''18.14.122'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 15.6.96
| [[OO]]
| 16,487
| Sunday, 14 June
{{end box}}
===Round 13===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 11.6.72
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''11.17.83'''
| [[MCG]]
| 45,277
| Friday, 19 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 10.10.70
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''11.13.79'''
| [[MCG]]
| 34,630
| Saturday, 20 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 12.8.80
| '''[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]'''
| '''15.16.106'''
| [[KP]]
| 21,833
| Saturday, 20 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''17.12.114'''
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 17.10.112
| [[P]]
| 23,845
| Saturday, 20 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''11.7.73'''
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 5.9.39
| [[FP]]
| 28,746
| Saturday, 20 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 5.12.42
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''19.13.127'''
| [[MCG]]
| 35,055
| Sunday, 21 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''16.6.102'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 13.13.91
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 28,445
| Sunday, 21 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''10.16.76'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 10.8.68
| [[S]]
| 23,899
| Sunday, 21 June
{{end box}}
===Round 14===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''19.13.127'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 16.13.109
| [[MCG]]
| 48,618
| Friday, 26 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''13.14.92'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 11.10.76
| [[OO]]
| 25,529
| Saturday, 27 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''23.7.145'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 8.7.55
| [[MCG]]
| 25,723
| Saturday, 27 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''12.15.87'''
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 10.12.72
| [[P]]
| 49,706
| Saturday, 27 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''13.13.91'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 10.13.73
| [[FP]]
| 32,431
| Saturday, 27 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]'''
| '''19.21.135'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 12.11.83
| [[GABBA]]
| 17,275
| Sunday, 28 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 12.15.87
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''18.16.124'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 30,735
| Sunday, 28 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 11.13.79
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''14.12.96'''
| [[S]]
| 35,238
| Sunday, 28 June
{{end box}}
===Round 15===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''20.12.132'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 11.4.70
| [[MCG]]
| 66,287
| Friday, 3 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''16.12.108'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 12.9.81
| [[MCG]]
| 37,685
| Saturday, 4 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 12.7.79
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''22.13.145'''
| [[P]]
| 36,557
| Saturday, 4 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''12.11.83'''
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 9.11.65
| [[OO]]
| 20,782
| Saturday, 4 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 6.13.49
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''11.10.76'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 15,369
| Saturday, 4 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''9.14.68'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 4.11.35
| [[FP]]
| 38,430
| Sunday, 5 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''10.11.71'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 9.7.61
| [[MCG]]
| 44,806
| Sunday, 5 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 10.9.69
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''13.4.82'''
| [[S]]
| 21,042
| Sunday, 5 July
{{end box}}
===Round 16===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 16.5.101
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''16.9.105'''
| [[FP]]
| 42,713
| Friday, 17 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 10.16.76
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''15.10.100'''
| [[KP]]
| 26,879
| Saturday, 18 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 4.14.38
| '''[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]'''
| '''19.10.124'''
| [[P]]
| 39,325
| Saturday, 18 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''16.10.106'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 13.5.83
| [[MCG]]
| 20,365
| Saturday, 18 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''27.15.177'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 13.8.86
| [[OO]]
| 16,131
| Saturday, 18 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''14.10.94'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 10.15.75
| [[MCG]]
| 83,773
| Sunday, 19 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''18.10.118'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 12.12.84
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 29,325
| Sunday, 19 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 11.14.80
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''13.16.94'''
| [[S]]
| 36,463
| Sunday, 19 July
{{end box}}
===Round 17===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]'''
| '''14.14.98'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 15.7.97
| [[S]]
| 18,876
| Friday, 24 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''29.11.185'''
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 15.15.105
| [[OO]]
| 26,911
| Saturday, 25 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 9.11.65
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''13.8.86'''
| [[VP]]
| 23,293
| Saturday, 25 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''22.20.152'''
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 13.9.87
| [[MCG]]
| 36,042
| Saturday, 25 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''18.11.119'''
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| 15.8.98
| [[FP]]
| 30,104
| Saturday, 25 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 14.5.89
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''22.17.149'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 15,475
| Sunday, 26 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''10.7.67'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 8.10.58
| [[MCG]]
| 44,222
| Sunday, 26 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 13.9.87
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''14.6.90'''
| [[P]]
| 50,778
| Sunday, 26 July
{{end box}}
===Round 18===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 10.7.67
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''16.14.110'''
| [[MCG]]
| 40,832
| Friday, 31 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 12.15.87
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''19.7.121'''
| [[KP]]
| 23,137
| Saturday, 1 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''22.19.151'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 8.8.56
| [[MCG]]
| 16,518
| Saturday, 1 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''18.23.131'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 10.16.76
| [[MO]]
| 11,321
| Saturday, 1 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''19.23.137'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 10.7.67
| [[FP]]
| 40,670
| Saturday, 1 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''12.12.84'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 11.12.78
| [[MCG]]
| 70,969
| Sunday, 2 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''10.10.70'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 4.10.34
| [[P]]
| 37,297
| Sunday, 2 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''15.9.99'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 8.12.60
| [[S]]
| 37,145
| Sunday, 2 August
{{end box}}
===Round 19===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 12.14.86
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.23.113'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 14,973
| Friday, 7 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''16.17.113'''
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| 8.16.64
| [[MCG]]
| 39,704
| Saturday, 8 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 10.9.69
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''19.14.128'''
| [[P]]
| 32,286
| Saturday, 8 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 13.18.96
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''14.13.97'''
| [[OO]]
| 17,535
| Saturday, 8 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 12.14.86
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''18.11.119'''
| [[S]]
| 28,444
| Saturday, 8 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''12.14.86'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 9.13.67
| [[MCG]]
| 57,303
| Sunday, 9 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''10.14.74'''
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 9.14.68
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 30,934
| Sunday, 9 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''22.12.144'''
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 10.10.70
| [[FP]]
| 46,850
| Sunday, 9 August
{{end box}}
===Round 20===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''22.19.151'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 7.5.47
| [[MCG]]
| 19,429
| Friday, 14 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]'''
| '''16.13.109'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 14.15.99
| [[MCG]]
| 64,480
| Saturday, 15 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 6.8.44
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''18.10.118'''
| [[KP]]
| 22,384
| Saturday, 15 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''15.9.99'''
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 15.7.97
| [[P]]
| 32,577
| Saturday, 15 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 7.17.59
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''13.16.94'''
| [[GABBA]]
| 14,738
| Saturday, 15 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 10.11.71
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''14.10.94'''
| [[FP]]
| 28,660
| Sunday, 16 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''19.20.134'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 15.14.104
| [[MCG]]
| 42,120
| Sunday, 16 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]'''
| '''16.16.112'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 11.7.73
| [[S]]
| 37,920
| Sunday, 16 August
{{end box}}
===Round 21===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 13.12.90
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''14.17.101'''
| [[MCG]]
| 67,157
| Friday, 21 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]'''
| '''24.11.155'''
| [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
| 11.12.78
| [[MCG]]
| 27,912
| Saturday, 22 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]'''
| '''9.9.63'''
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 7.13.55
| [[P]]
| 26,895
| Saturday, 22 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 13.14.92
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''14.21.105'''
| [[FP]]
| 43,297
| Saturday, 22 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 8.15.63
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''17.16.118'''
| [[MCG]]
| 60,741
| Sunday, 23 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''11.18.84'''
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| 8.15.63
| [[P]]
| 28,833
| Sunday, 23 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 10.11.71
| '''[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'''
| '''19.10.124'''
| [[S]]
| 20,412
| Sunday, 23 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''17.12.114'''
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 12.11.83
| [[MCG]]
| 52,614
| Monday, 24 August
{{end box}}
===Round 22===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''17.11.113'''
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 16.12.108
| [[MCG]]
| 68,050
| Friday, 28 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]'''
| '''19.13.127'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 18.9.117
| [[MCG]]
| 61,089
| Saturday, 29 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'''
| '''22.17.149'''
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| 9.6.60
| [[P]]
| 39,735
| Saturday, 29 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 12.9.81
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''15.16.106'''
| [[S]]
| 37,388
| Saturday, 29 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]'''
| '''12.20.92'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 13.13.91
| [[GABBA]]
| 14,993
| Saturday, 29 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''19.19.133'''
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| 8.9.57
| [[MCG]]
| 76,387
| Sunday, 30 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''18.11.119'''
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| 16.11.107
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 35,814
| Sunday, 30 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| 12.12.84
| '''[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'''
| '''21.12.138'''
| [[FP]]
| 34,518
| Sunday, 30 August
{{end box}}
==Finals series==
===Qualifying Finals===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''11.16.82'''
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| 8.12.60
| [[MCG]]
| 71,154
| Friday, 4 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''17.13.115'''
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
| 9.13.67
| [[MCG]]
| 60,817
| Saturday, 5 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]'''
| '''12.17.89'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 13.9.87
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 36,076
| Saturday, 5 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Western Bulldogs]]'''
| '''18.13.121'''
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
| 7.9.51
| [[MCG]]
| 43,025
| Sunday, 6 September
{{end box}}
===Semi Finals===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]'''
| '''15.17.107'''
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| 7.14.56
| [[MCG]]
| 88,456
| Saturday, 12 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
| 10.7.67
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''14.10.94'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 37,498
| Saturday, 12 September
{{end box}}
===Preliminary Finals===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]'''
| '''17.12.114'''
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| 12.12.84
| [[MCG]]
| 73,719
| Friday, 18 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| 13.15.93
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''24.17.161'''
| [[MCG]]
| 67,557
| Saturday, 19 September
{{end box}}
===Grand Final===
{{main|1998 AFL Grand Final}}
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:1998AFLGrandFinal.png|center|120px]] -->
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]'''
| '''15.15.105'''
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| 8.22.70
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 94,431
| Saturday, 26 September
{{end box}}
==Ladder==
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.
{| class="wikitable"
|
!Team
!Won
!Lost
!Draw
!%
!Points
|-
!1
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|6
|align=center|0
|align=center|117
|align=center|64
|-
!2
|[[Western Bulldogs]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|7
|align=center|0
|align=center|116
|align=center|60
|-
!3
|[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|8
|align=center|0
|align=center|106
|align=center|56
|-
!4
|[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|8
|align=center|0
|align=center|102
|align=center|56
|-
!5
|[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|9
|align=center|0
|align=center|123
|align=center|52
|-
!6
|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|9
|align=center|0
|align=center|102
|align=center|52
|-
!7
|[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|10
|align=center|0
|align=center|109
|align=center|48
|-
!8
|[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|10
|align=center|0
|align=center|108
|align=center|48
|-
|colspan=7 height=4px|
|-
!9
|[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|11
|align=center|0
|align=center|104
|align=center|48
|-
!10
|[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|align=center|9
|align=center|12
|align=center|1
|align=center|95
|align=center|38
|-
!11
|[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|align=center|9
|align=center|13
|align=center|0
|align=center|95
|align=center|36
|-
!12
|[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|align=center|9
|align=center|13
|align=center|0
|align=center|90
|align=center|36
|-
!13
|[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|14
|align=center|0
|align=center|95
|align=center|32
|-
!14
|[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|15
|align=center|0
|align=center|90
|align=center|28
|-
!15
|[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|15
|align=center|0
|align=center|76
|align=center|28
|-
!16
|[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|16
|align=center|1
|align=center|75
|align=center|22
|}
==Awards==
*The [[Brownlow Medal]] was awarded to [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]] of [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
*The [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] was awarded to [[Wayne Carey]] of [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
*The [[Coleman Medal]] was awarded to [[Tony Lockett]] of [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
*The [[Norm Smith Medal]] was awarded to [[Andrew McLeod]] of [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
*The [[AFL Rising Star award]] was awarded to [[Byron Pickett]] of [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
*The [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] was "awarded" to [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]
==References==
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1998.html 1998 Season - AFL Tables]
{{VFL/AFL_seasons}}
[[Category:1998 in Australian rules football|AFL season]]
[[Category:Australian Football League seasons]]