102nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
Australian rules football season
The 1998 AFL season was the 102nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 27 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The premiership was won by the Adelaide Football Club for the second time and second time consecutively, after it defeated North Melbourne by 35 points in the 1998 AFL Grand Final .
AFL draft
See 1998 AFL Draft .
Ansett Australia Cup
North Melbourne defeated St Kilda 14.13 (97) to 12.11 (83) in the final.
Home-and-away season
Round 1
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
North Melbourne
15.13 (103)
West Coast
15.11 (101)
MCG
27,150
Friday, 27 March
Carlton
10.13 (73)
Adelaide
9.9 (63)
Princes Park
20,957
Saturday, 28 March
Collingwood
18.15 (123)
Hawthorn
12.12 (84)
MCG
47,628
Saturday, 28 March
St Kilda
17.7 (109)
Geelong
13.13 (91)
Waverley Park
34,323
Saturday, 28 March
Brisbane Lions
10.12 (72)
Western Bulldogs
17.16 (118)
Gabba
18,788
Saturday, 28 March
Port Adelaide
17.15 (117)
Sydney
20.4 (124)
Football Park
31,230
Sunday, 29 March
Richmond
14.19 (103)
Essendon
13.11 (89)
MCG
70,200
Sunday, 29 March
Fremantle
13.6 (84)
Melbourne
8.13 (61)
Subiaco Oval
18,133
Sunday, 29 March
Round 2
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
West Coast
17.14 (116)
Collingwood
8.8 (56)
Subiaco Oval
35,909
Friday, 3 April
Geelong
14.15 (99)
Richmond
11.14 (80)
Kardinia Park
26,669
Saturday, 4 April
Hawthorn
10.7 (67)
Port Adelaide
17.10 (112)
Waverley Park
18,698
Saturday, 4 April
Melbourne
19.11 (125)
North Melbourne
15.10 (100)
MCG
29,990
Saturday, 4 April
Sydney
20.15 (135)
Brisbane Lions
14.13 (97)
SCG
32,111
Saturday, 4 April
Adelaide
25.17 (167)
Fremantle
11.8 (74)
Football Park
40,602
Sunday, 5 April
Essendon
28.14 (182)
St Kilda
13.15 (93)
MCG
53,905
Sunday, 5 April
Western Bulldogs
22.8 (140)
Carlton
13.6 (84)
Princes Park
27,659
Sunday, 5 April
Round 3
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Richmond
15.13 (103)
Hawthorn
15.7 (97)
MCG
39,954
Saturday, 11 April
Western Bulldogs
16.23 (119)
Collingwood
13.7 (85)
Princes Park
26,518
Saturday, 11 April
Port Adelaide
10.9 (69)
North Melbourne
15.8 (98)
Football Park
28,167
Saturday, 11 April
St Kilda
12.10 (82)
Adelaide
8.12 (60)
Waverley Park
20,532
Sunday, 12 April
Sydney
24.16 (160)
Geelong
7.15 (57)
SCG
29,614
Sunday, 12 April
Fremantle
10.7 (67)
West Coast
14.10 (94)
Subiaco Oval
34,710
Sunday, 12 April
Brisbane Lions
12.15 (87)
Melbourne
15.10 (100)
Gabba
17,161
Monday, 13 April
Carlton
14.14 (98)
Essendon
14.15 (99)
MCG
68,177
Monday, 13 April
Round 4
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
20.13 (133)
Richmond
12.16 (88)
MCG
78,259
Friday, 17 April
Geelong
11.13 (79)
Western Bulldogs
14.10 (94)
Kardinia Park
26,301
Saturday, 18 April
Hawthorn
18.13 (121)
St Kilda
20.9 (129)
Waverley Park
36,117
Saturday, 18 April
West Coast
14.15 (99)
Sydney
18.10 (118)
WACA
27,059
Saturday, 18 April
Port Adelaide
11.7 (73)
Adelaide
8.16 (64)
Football Park
41,476
Sunday, 19 April
Carlton
10.10 (70)
Melbourne
10.12 (72)
Princes Park
27,508
Sunday, 19 April
Essendon
11.10 (76)
Fremantle
14.16 (100)
Waverley Park
26,241
Sunday, 19 April
North Melbourne
21.11 (137)
Brisbane Lions
17.18 (120)
MCG
22,688
Sunday, 19 April
Round 5
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
Round 6
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Brisbane Lions
13.8 (86)
Richmond
7.9 (51)
Gabba
19,219
Friday, 1 May
Carlton
9.13 (67)
Collingwood
14.12 (96)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
69,963
Saturday, 2 May
Geelong
13.12 (90)
Hawthorn
10.13 (73)
Kardinia Park
23,267
Saturday, 2 May
Western Bulldogs
13.19 (97)
Essendon
13.11 (89)
Princes Park
24,813
Saturday, 2 May
Port Adelaide
13.18 (96)
Fremantle
9.6 (60)
Football Park
30,519
Saturday, 2 May
North Melbourne
15.16 (106)
Adelaide
15.12 (102)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
23,041
Sunday, 3 May
Sydney
8.13 (61)
Melbourne
12.8 (80)
Sydney Cricket Ground
25,951
Sunday, 3 May
West Coast
18.11 (119)
St Kilda
18.13 (121)
Subiaco Oval
36,406
Sunday, 3 May
Round 7
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
12.7 (79)
Sydney
18.7 (115)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
57,894
Friday, 8 May
Fremantle
8.9 (57)
Hawthorn
15.9 (99)
WACA
22,037
Friday, 8 May
Carlton
11.10 (76)
Port Adelaide
25.15 (165)
Princes Park
16,058
Saturday, 9 May
St Kilda
11.16 (82)
Brisbane Lions
15.9 (99)
Waverley Park
23,960
Saturday, 9 May
Essendon
11.4 (70)
Geelong
12.7 (79)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
56,093
Saturday, 9 May
Adelaide
11.13 (79)
West Coast
10.11 (71)
Football Park
39,057
Sunday, 10 May
Richmond
13.13 (91)
Melbourne
7.7 (49)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
46,217
Sunday, 10 May
Western Bulldogs
16.15 (111)
North Melbourne
12.11 (83)
Princes Park
22,058
Sunday, 10 May
Round 8
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
12.12 (84)
Brisbane Lions
8.22 (70)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
35,384
Friday, 15 May
Geelong
12.4 (76)
Fremantle
6.18 (54)
Kardinia Park
19,449
Saturday, 16 May
North Melbourne
15.15 (105)
Sydney
14.11 (95)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
43,400
Saturday, 16 May
St Kilda
10.12 (72)
Port Adelaide
5.15 (45)
Waverley Park
20,063
Saturday, 16 May
West Coast
12.20 (92)
Carlton
12.12 (84)
Subiaco Oval
37,361
Sunday, 17 May
Hawthorn
14.12 (96)
Western Bulldogs
21.10 (136)
Waverley Park
34,541
Sunday, 17 May
Melbourne
17.12 (114)
Collingwood
16.15 (111)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
57,425
Sunday, 17 May
Adelaide
11.13 (79)
Richmond
14.8 (92)
Football Park
40,559
Sunday, 17 May
Round 9
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Fremantle
14.21 (105)
St Kilda
13.12 (90)
WACA
22,803
Friday, 22 May
Carlton
10.14 (74)
North Melbourne
17.13 (115)
Princes Park
20,205
Saturday, 23 May
Geelong
5.14 (44)
West Coast
9.11 (65)
Kardinia Park
19,848
Saturday, 23 May
Melbourne
12.12 (84)
Essendon
18.14 (122)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
49,580
Saturday, 23 May
Western Bulldogs
13.10 (88)
Richmond
11.9 (75)
Waverley Park
36,428
Saturday, 23 May
Brisbane Lions
6.14 (50)
Adelaide
14.14 (98)
Gabba
19,509
Saturday, 23 May
Sydney
17.15 (117)
Hawthorn
11.14 (80)
Sydney Cricket Ground
31,420
Sunday, 24 May
Port Adelaide
11.14 (80)
Collingwood
9.9 (63)
Football Park
35,659
Sunday, 24 May
Round 10
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
West Coast
16.17 (113)
Western Bulldogs
15.10 (100)
WACA
28,193
Friday, 29 May
Carlton
17.9 (111)
Brisbane Lions
12.15 (87)
Princes Park
18,317
Saturday, 30 May
Hawthorn
13.9 (87)
Essendon
13.15 (93)
Waverley Park
41,780
Saturday, 30 May
Richmond
13.19 (97)
Port Adelaide
9.13 (67)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
31,225
Saturday, 30 May
Sydney
8.5 (53)
St Kilda
24.10 (154)
Sydney Cricket Ground
36,180
Saturday, 30 May
Adelaide
17.9 (111)
Melbourne
8.10 (58)
Football Park
40,844
Sunday, 31 May
Collingwood
19.5 (119)
Fremantle
17.10 (112)
Victoria Park
23,188
Sunday, 31 May
North Melbourne
13.13 (91)
Geelong
17.12 (114)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
35,595
Sunday, 31 May
Round 11
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
24.16 (160)
Sydney
15.10 (100)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
62,866
Friday, 5 June
Geelong
12.8 (80)
Carlton
9.9 (63)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
41,222
Saturday, 6 June
Hawthorn
10.10 (70)
Melbourne
18.9 (117)
Waverley Park
31,365
Saturday, 6 June
Port Adelaide
7.13 (55)
West Coast
8.9 (57)
Football Park
28,284
Saturday, 6 June
Fremantle
17.19 (121)
Brisbane Lions
7.8 (50)
Subiaco Oval
17,452
Sunday, 7 June
Western Bulldogs
24.11 (155)
Adelaide
13.10 (88)
Princes Park
21,165
Sunday, 7 June
North Melbourne
19.12 (126)
Collingwood
13.19 (97)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
58,369
Monday, 8 June
St Kilda
21.11 (137)
Richmond
16.14 (110)
Waverley Park
71,488
Monday, 8 June
Round 12
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
West Coast
19.9 (123)
Hawthorn
17.6 (108)
WACA
27,112
Friday, 12 June
Carlton
14.16 (100)
Sydney
11.8 (74)
Princes Park
23,226
Saturday, 13 June
Melbourne
7.4 (46)
Geelong
22.9 (141)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
41,567
Saturday, 13 June
Adelaide
15.18 (108)
Essendon
15.16 (106)
Football Park
40,700
Saturday, 13 June
Brisbane Lions
18.15 (123)
Port Adelaide
18.15 (123)
Gabba
15,924
Sunday, 14 June
Collingwood
11.16 (82)
St Kilda
17.15 (117)
Waverley Park
50,578
Sunday, 14 June
Richmond
19.13 (127)
North Melbourne
14.8 (92)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
43,497
Sunday, 14 June
Western Bulldogs
18.14 (122)
Fremantle
15.6 (96)
Princes Park
16,487
Sunday, 14 June
Round 13
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
11.6 (72)
West Coast
11.17 (83)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
45,277
Friday, 19 June
Collingwood
10.10 (70)
Adelaide
11.13 (79)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
34,630
Saturday, 20 June
Geelong
12.8 (80)
Brisbane Lions
15.16 (106)
Kardinia Park
21,833
Saturday, 20 June
Hawthorn
17.12 (114)
North Melbourne
17.10 (112)
Waverley Park
23,845
Saturday, 20 June
Port Adelaide
11.7 (73)
Western Bulldogs
5.9 (39)
Football Park
28,746
Saturday, 20 June
Melbourne
5.12 (42)
St Kilda
19.13 (127)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
35,055
Sunday, 21 June
Sydney
16.6 (102)
Richmond
13.13 (91)
Sydney Cricket Ground
28,445
Sunday, 21 June
Fremantle
10.16 (76)
Carlton
10.8 (68)
Subiaco Oval
23,899
Sunday, 21 June
Round 14
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
North Melbourne
19.13 (127)
Essendon
16.13 (109)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
48,618
Friday, 26 June
Carlton
13.14 (92)
Hawthorn
11.10 (76)
Princes Park
25,529
Saturday, 27 June
Richmond
23.7 (145)
Fremantle
8.7 (55)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
25,723
Saturday, 27 June
St Kilda
12.15 (87)
Western Bulldogs
10.12 (72)
Waverley Park
49,706
Saturday, 27 June
Port Adelaide
13.13 (91)
Geelong
10.13 (73)
Football Park
32,431
Saturday, 27 June
Brisbane Lions
19.21 (135)
Collingwood
12.11 (83)
Gabba
17,275
Sunday, 28 June
Sydney
12.15 (87)
Adelaide
18.16 (124)
Sydney Cricket Ground
30,735
Sunday, 28 June
West Coast
11.13 (79)
Melbourne
14.12 (96)
Subiaco Oval
35,238
Sunday, 28 June
Round 15
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Richmond
20.12 (132)
Carlton
11.4 (70)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
66,287
Friday, 3 July
Essendon
16.12 (108)
Port Adelaide
12.9 (81)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
37,685
Saturday, 4 July
St Kilda
12.7 (79)
North Melbourne
22.13 (145)
Waverley Park
36,557
Saturday, 4 July
Western Bulldogs
12.11 (83)
Melbourne
9.11 (65)
Princes Park
20,782
Saturday, 4 July
Brisbane Lions
6.13 (49)
West Coast
11.10 (76)
Gabba
15,369
Saturday, 4 July
Adelaide
9.14 (68)
Hawthorn
4.11 (35)
Football Park
38,430
Sunday, 5 July
Collingwood
10.11 (71)
Geelong
9.7 (61)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
44,806
Sunday, 5 July
Fremantle
10.9 (69)
Sydney
13.4 (82)
Subiaco Oval
21,042
Sunday, 5 July
Round 16
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Adelaide
16.5 (101)
Carlton
16.9 (105)
Football Park
42,713
Friday, 17 July
Geelong
10.16 (76)
St Kilda
15.10 (100)
Kardinia Park
26,879
Saturday, 18 July
Melbourne
16.10 (106)
Fremantle
13.5 (83)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
20,365
Saturday, 18 July
Western Bulldogs
27.15 (177)
Brisbane Lions
13.8 (86)
Princes Park
16,131
Saturday, 18 July
Hawthorn
4.14 (38)
Collingwood
19.10 (124)
Waverley Park
39,325
Saturday, 18 July
Essendon
14.10 (94)
Richmond
10.15 (75)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
83,773
Sunday, 19 July
Sydney
18.10 (118)
Port Adelaide
12.12 (84)
Sydney Cricket Ground
29,325
Sunday, 19 July
West Coast
11.14 (80)
North Melbourne
13.16 (94)
Subiaco Oval
36,463
Sunday, 19 July
Round 17
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Fremantle
14.14 (98)
Adelaide
15.7 (97)
Subiaco Oval
18,876
Friday, 24 July
Carlton
29.11 (185)
Western Bulldogs
15.15 (105)
Princes Park
26,911
Saturday, 25 July
Collingwood
9.11 (65)
West Coast
13.8 (86)
Victoria Park
23,293
Saturday, 25 July
North Melbourne
22.20 (152)
Melbourne
13.9 (87)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
36,042
Saturday, 25 July
Port Adelaide
18.11 (119)
Hawthorn
15.8 (98)
Football Park
30,104
Saturday, 25 July
Brisbane Lions
14.5 (89)
Sydney
22.17 (149)
Gabba
15,475
Sunday, 26 July
Richmond
10.7 (67)
Geelong
8.10 (58)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
44,222
Sunday, 26 July
St Kilda
13.9 (87)
Essendon
14.6 (90)
Waverley Park
50,778
Sunday, 26 July
Round 18
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
10.7 (67)
Western Bulldogs
16.14 (110)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
40,832
Friday, 31 July
Geelong
12.15 (87)
Sydney
19.7 (121)
Kardinia Park
23,137
Saturday, 1 August
Melbourne
22.19 (151)
Brisbane Lions
8.8 (56)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
16,518
Saturday, 1 August
North Melbourne
18.23 (131)
Port Adelaide
10.16 (76)
Manuka Oval
11,321
Saturday, 1 August
Adelaide
19.23 (137)
St Kilda
10.7 (67)
Football Park
40,670
Saturday, 1 August
Essendon
12.12 (84)
Carlton
11.12 (78)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
70,969
Sunday, 2 August
Hawthorn
10.10 (70)
Richmond
4.10 (34)
Waverley Park
37,297
Sunday, 2 August
West Coast
15.9 (99)
Fremantle
8.12 (60)
Subiaco Oval
37,145
Sunday, 2 August
Round 19
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Brisbane Lions
12.14 (86)
North Melbourne
15.23 (113)
Gabba
14,973
Friday, 7 August
Melbourne
16.17 (113)
Carlton
8.16 (64)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
39,704
Saturday, 8 August
St Kilda
10.9 (69)
Hawthorn
19.14 (128)
Waverley Park
32,286
Saturday, 8 August
Western Bulldogs
13.18 (96)
Geelong
14.13 (97)
Princes Park
17,535
Saturday, 8 August
Fremantle
12.14 (86)
Essendon
18.11 (119)
Subiaco Oval
28,444
Saturday, 8 August
Richmond
12.14 (86)
Collingwood
9.13 (67)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
57,303
Sunday, 9 August
Sydney
10.14 (74)
West Coast
9.14 (68)
Sydney Cricket Ground
30,934
Sunday, 9 August
Adelaide
22.12 (144)
Port Adelaide
10.10 (70)
Football Park
46,850
Sunday, 9 August
Round 20
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
North Melbourne
22.19 (151)
Fremantle
7.5 (47)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
19,429
Friday, 14 August
Essendon
16.13 (109)
Collingwood
14.15 (99)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
64,480
Saturday, 15 August
Geelong
6.8 (44)
Adelaide
18.10 (118)
Kardinia Park
22,384
Saturday, 15 August
Western Bulldogs
15.9 (99)
Sydney
15.7 (97)
Waverley Park
32,577
Saturday, 15 August
Brisbane Lions
7.17 (59)
Hawthorn
13.16 (94)
Gabba
14,738
Saturday, 15 August
Port Adelaide
10.11 (71)
Melbourne
14.10 (94)
Football Park
28,660
Sunday, 16 August
Carlton
19.20 (134)
St Kilda
15.14 (104)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
42,120
Sunday, 16 August
West Coast
16.16 (112)
Richmond
11.7 (73)
Subiaco Oval
37,920
Sunday, 16 August
Round 21
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
13.12 (90)
Western Bulldogs
14.17 (101)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
67,157
Friday, 21 August
Richmond
24.11 (155)
Brisbane Lions
11.12 (78)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
27,912
Saturday, 22 August
St Kilda
9.9 (63)
West Coast
7.13 (55)
Waverley Park
26,895
Saturday, 22 August
Adelaide
13.14 (92)
North Melbourne
14.21 (105)
Football Park
43,297
Saturday, 22 August
Collingwood
8.15 (63)
Carlton
17.16 (118)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
60,741
Sunday, 23 August
Hawthorn
11.18 (84)
Geelong
8.15 (63)
Waverley Park
28,833
Sunday, 23 August
Fremantle
10.11 (71)
Port Adelaide
19.10 (124)
Subiaco Oval
20,412
Sunday, 23 August
Melbourne
17.12 (114)
Sydney
12.11 (83)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
52,614
Monday, 24 August
Round 22
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
North Melbourne
17.11 (113)
Western Bulldogs
16.12 (108)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
68,050
Friday, 28 August
Geelong
19.13 (127)
Essendon
18.9 (117)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
61,089
Saturday, 29 August
Hawthorn
22.17 (149)
Fremantle
9.6 (60)
Waverley Park
39,735
Saturday, 29 August
West Coast
12.9 (81)
Adelaide
15.16 (106)
Subiaco Oval
37,388
Saturday, 29 August
Brisbane Lions
12.20 (92)
St Kilda
13.13 (91)
Gabba
14,993
Saturday, 29 August
Melbourne
19.19 (133)
Richmond
8.9 (57)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
76,387
Sunday, 30 August
Sydney
18.11 (119)
Collingwood
16.11 (107)
Sydney Cricket Ground
35,814
Sunday, 30 August
Port Adelaide
12.12 (84)
Carlton
21.12 (138)
Football Park
34,518
Sunday, 30 August
Ladder
(P)
Premiers
Qualified for finals
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 93.6 Source: AFL Tables
Progression by round
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 North Melbourne 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 28 28 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 Western Bulldogs 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 28 32 32 36 40 40 40 44 48 48 52 52 56 60 60 Sydney 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 28 28 28 32 32 36 40 44 48 52 52 52 56 Melbourne 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 24 24 28 28 28 32 32 36 36 40 44 48 52 56 Adelaide 0 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 36 36 40 44 48 48 52 St Kilda 4 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 32 36 40 44 44 48 48 48 48 48 52 52 West Coast 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 30 32 32 36 36 40 44 48 48 48 Essendon 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 24 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 48 48 Richmond 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 28 32 36 36 40 40 44 44 48 48 Port Adelaide 0 4 4 8 8 12 16 16 20 20 20 22 26 30 30 30 34 34 34 34 38 38 Carlton 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 24 28 32 36 Geelong 0 4 4 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 32 32 32 36 Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 32 Collingwood 4 4 4 8 12 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 Fremantle 4 4 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 16 20 20 24 24 24 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 10 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 22
Finals series
Qualifying finals
Semi finals
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Melbourne
15.17 (107)
St Kilda
7.14 (56)
MCG
88,456
Saturday, 12 September
Sydney
10.7 (67)
Adelaide
14.10 (94)
SCG
37,498
Saturday, 12 September
Preliminary finals
Grand final
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Adelaide
15.15 (105)
North Melbourne
8.22 (70)
MCG
94,431
Saturday, 26 September
Attendance
Team
Hosted
Average
Highest
Lowest
Total
Last Season
+/-
Essendon
11
54,894
83,773
26,241
603,830
52,848
+ 2046
Collingwood
11
49,399
81,542
23,188
543,391
48,708
+ 691
Richmond
11
44,307
70,200
25,723
487,377
34,515
+ 9792
Adelaide
11
41,245
46,850
38,430
453,696
40,173
+ 1072
Melbourne
11
40,085
76,387
16,518
440,931
27,714
+ 12,371
St Kilda
11
36,231
71,488
20,063
398,543
35,232
+ 999
North Melbourne
11
35,791
68,050
11,321
393,703
32,520
+ 3271
West Coast Eagles
11
34,199
37,920
27,059
376,194
32,582
+ 1617
Carlton
11
32,634
69,963
16,058
358,971
33,634
- 1000
Hawthorn
11
32,173
41,780
18,698
353,902
32,380
- 207
Port Adelaide
11
31,799
41,476
28,167
349,794
35,829
- 4030
Sydney
11
31,549
36,505
25,951
347,034
35,818
- 4269
Geelong
11
28,371
61,089
19,449
312,078
28,324
+ 47
Western Bulldogs
11
23,832
36,428
16,131
262,153
19,335
+ 4497
Fremantle
11
23,104
34,710
17,452
254,143
21,982
+ 1122
Brisbane Lions
11
16,675
19,509
14,738
183,424
19,550
- 2875
Totals
176
34,768
83,773
11,321
6,119,164
33,197
+ 1571
Venue
Hosted
Average
Highest
Lowest
Total
Last Season
+/-
MCG
55
47,585
83,773
16,518
2617,182
43,488
+ 4097
Football Park
22
36,522
46,850
28,167
803,490
38,001
- 1479
Waverley Park
26
34,549
71,488
18,698
898,269
33,806
+ 743
SCG
11
31,549
36,505
25,951
347,034
35,818
- 4269
Subiaco Oval
16
29,800
37,920
17,452
476,798
28,371
+ 1429
WACA
6
25,590
28,193
22,037
153,539
23,578
+ 2012
Kardinia Park
9
23,307
26,879
19,449
209,767
21,269
+ 2038
Victoria Park
2
23,241
23,293
23,188
46,481
24,473
- 1233
Optus Oval
17
21,874
27,659
16,058
371,859
20,781
+ 1093
Gabba
11
16,675
19,509
14,738
183,424
19,550
- 2875
Manuka Oval
1
11,321
11,321
11,321
11,321
N/A
N/A
Totals
176
34,768
83,773
11,321
6,119,164
33,197
- 1571
Awards
Notes
Adelaide became the first club since the introduction of the final five in 1972 to win the premiership from outside the top four, despite losing their first final heavily against Melbourne .
Sydney 's 101-point loss to St Kilda in round 10 was, until round 21, 2024 , the last time that the club had lost a premiership match by 100 points or more.[ 1] The Swans enjoyed a 26-year run without a triple-figure margin loss in the intervention.[ 2]
References
Sources
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924