This match saw the Kangaroos playing in their second grand final in three years, after their triumph in the 1996 AFL Grand Final. The Crows were competing in their second consecutive grand final, and were seeking back-to-back premierships after winning the 1997 AFL Grand Final. Craig Sholl for the Kangaroos was to play his 200th game.
At the conclusion of the home and away season, North Melbourne had finished first on the AFL ladder with 16 wins and 6 losses, winning the McClelland Trophy. They had won their last nine matches. Adelaide had finished fifth with 13 wins and 9 losses.
Adelaide fell to a heavy loss in its qualifying final against Melbourne at the MCG by 48 points, but still progressed to play a semi-final against Sydney at the SCG, which they won by 27 points. Adelaide then progressed to the preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG, and won convincingly by 68 points.
North Melbourne won its qualifying final against Essendon by 22 points at the MCG, sending them to a home preliminary final against Melbourne. They won that match by 30 points to progress to the grand final. The finals wins extended North Melbourne's winning streak to eleven matches entering the grand final. The Kangaroos entered the game as heavy favourites.
Match summary
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Adelaide
3.2 (20)
4.3 (27)
9.11 (65)
15.15 (105)
North Melbourne
4.4 (28)
6.15 (51)
8.15 (63)
8.22 (70)
North Melbourne attacked constantly during the first half, however returned a wasteful 6.15 (51) for the first half to Adelaide's 4.3 (27). They led by just four goals despite having 21 scoring shots to just seven in the first half.
Adelaide then dominated the second half. A wasteful 5.8 to North Melbourne's 2.0 in the third quarter saw the Adelaide leading by two points at three-quarter time. Then, Adelaide scored 6.4 in the final quarter, holding North Melbourne (0.7) goalless, to open a comfortable lead, and ultimately win the match by 35 points.
Adelaide became the first team since Hawthorn in 1988-1989 to win back-to-back premierships. In the end, both teams had 30 scoring shots, but the Crows converted at 50% and the Kangaroos at just 26%.
Darren Jarman was sensational with 5 goals and Andrew McLeod was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being judged the best player afield, for the second straight year. He became only the second player (after Gary Ayres of Hawthorn) to win the medal twice, and the first player to win it in successive years.
Adelaide is one of just two clubs in modern times to have won the premiership after finishing lower than fourth on the premiership ladder after the home-and-away season (Melbourne won the premiership after finishing sixth after the fourteen-game home-and-away season in 1900, qualifying for the semi-finals after a strong performance in the three-week sectional round robin that followed the home-and-away season; the Western Bulldogs won the premiership after finishing seventh in the home-and-away season in 2016).
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1998 AFL Grand Final news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1998 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Crows and the North Melbourne Kangaroos held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1998 It was the 102nd annual grand final of the Australian Football League formerly the Victorian Football League staged to determine the premiers for the 1998 AFL season The match attended by 94 431 spectators was won by Adelaide by a margin of 35 points 1998 AFL Grand FinalThe Melbourne Cricket Ground where the 1998 AFL Grand Final took place Adelaide North Melbourne15 15 105 8 22 70 1 2 3 4NM 4 4 28 6 15 51 8 15 63 8 22 70 ADE 3 2 20 4 3 27 9 11 65 15 15 105 Date26 September 1998StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance94 431FavouriteNorth MelbourneUmpiresAndrew Coates 6 Hayden Kennedy 7 Darren Goldspink 32 CeremoniesPre match entertainmentMuhammad Ali Mark Seymour Rob Guest Jane Scali and Michael CormickNational anthemRob GuestAccoladesNorm Smith MedallistAndrew McLeod Adelaide Jock McHale MedallistMalcolm BlightBroadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentatorsBruce McAvaney host and commentator Dennis Cometti commentator Sandy Roberts commentator Tim Watson expert commentator Leigh Matthews expert commentator Peter McKenna sharp shooter Robert DiPierdomenico boundary rider Neil Kerley boundary rider 1997 AFL Grand Final 1999 Contents 1 Background 2 Match summary 3 Pre match entertainment 4 Teams 5 Match details 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground EditMain article 1998 AFL season Further information 1998 AFL finals series This match saw the Kangaroos playing in their second grand final in three years after their triumph in the 1996 AFL Grand Final The Crows were competing in their second consecutive grand final and were seeking back to back premierships after winning the 1997 AFL Grand Final Craig Sholl for the Kangaroos was to play his 200th game At the conclusion of the home and away season North Melbourne had finished first on the AFL ladder with 16 wins and 6 losses winning the McClelland Trophy They had won their last nine matches Adelaide had finished fifth with 13 wins and 9 losses Adelaide fell to a heavy loss in its qualifying final against Melbourne at the MCG by 48 points but still progressed to play a semi final against Sydney at the SCG which they won by 27 points Adelaide then progressed to the preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG and won convincingly by 68 points North Melbourne won its qualifying final against Essendon by 22 points at the MCG sending them to a home preliminary final against Melbourne They won that match by 30 points to progress to the grand final The finals wins extended North Melbourne s winning streak to eleven matches entering the grand final The Kangaroos entered the game as heavy favourites Match summary Edit1st 2nd 3rd FinalAdelaide 3 2 20 4 3 27 9 11 65 15 15 105 North Melbourne 4 4 28 6 15 51 8 15 63 8 22 70 North Melbourne attacked constantly during the first half however returned a wasteful 6 15 51 for the first half to Adelaide s 4 3 27 They led by just four goals despite having 21 scoring shots to just seven in the first half Adelaide then dominated the second half A wasteful 5 8 to North Melbourne s 2 0 in the third quarter saw the Adelaide leading by two points at three quarter time Then Adelaide scored 6 4 in the final quarter holding North Melbourne 0 7 goalless to open a comfortable lead and ultimately win the match by 35 points Adelaide became the first team since Hawthorn in 1988 1989 to win back to back premierships In the end both teams had 30 scoring shots but the Crows converted at 50 and the Kangaroos at just 26 Darren Jarman was sensational with 5 goals and Andrew McLeod was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being judged the best player afield for the second straight year He became only the second player after Gary Ayres of Hawthorn to win the medal twice and the first player to win it in successive years Adelaide is one of just two clubs in modern times to have won the premiership after finishing lower than fourth on the premiership ladder after the home and away season Melbourne won the premiership after finishing sixth after the fourteen game home and away season in 1900 qualifying for the semi finals after a strong performance in the three week sectional round robin that followed the home and away season the Western Bulldogs won the premiership after finishing seventh in the home and away season in 2016 Pre match entertainment EditThe 1998 Grand Final pre match entertainment was particularly notable for the appearance of former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali as he did a lap of honour of the ground Rob Guest performed This Is The Moment as the champion made his way around the ground Guest later sang the national anthem Donna Fisk and Michael Cristiano performed Rock N Footy Rock The G The song performed at every grand final Waltzing Matilda was performed by Jane Scali and Michael Cormick Teams Edit Adelaide North MelbourneAdelaide B 28 Kane Johnson 34 Ben Hart 26 Mark Bickley Capt HB 7 Nigel Smart 44 Peter Caven 13 Shane EllenC 30 Peter Vardy 36 Simon Goodwin 29 James ThiessenHF 23 Andrew McLeod 10 Matthew Robran 11 Brett JamesF 32 Mark Ricciuto 15 David Pittman 9 Tyson EdwardsFoll 52 Shaun Rehn 3 Darren Jarman 5 Kym KosterInt 14 Matthew Connell 19 Mark Stevens 31 Ben Marsh33 Andrew EcclesCoach Malcolm Blight North Melbourne B 11 Glenn Archer 4 Mick Martyn 37 Adam SimpsonHB 28 Byron Pickett 5 Jason McCartney 8 Robert ScottC 34 David King 10 Anthony Stevens 15 Winston AbrahamHF 22 Mark Roberts 18 Wayne Carey Capt 13 Martin PikeF 29 Brent Harvey 24 Craig Sholl 6 Shannon GrantFoll 31 Corey McKernan 12 John Blakey 26 Peter BellInt 33 Brett Allison 16 Matthew Capuano 17 Glenn Freeborn3 Anthony RockCoach Denis PaganMatch details Edit1998 AFL Grand FinalSaturday 26 September 2 30pm Adelaide def North Melbourne MCG crowd 94 431 3 2 20 4 3 27 9 11 65 15 15 105 Q1Q2Q3 Final 4 4 28 6 15 51 8 15 63 8 22 70 Umpires Coates 6 Kennedy 7 Goldspink 32 Norm Smith Medal Andrew McLeod Television broadcast Seven Network National anthem Rob GuestJarman 5 Smart 3 Vardy 2 James Pittman Johnson Thiessen Ricciuto Goals Blakey Pike Abraham Carey Roberts Bell Allison SimpsonNorth Melbourne won the coin toss and kicked to the Punt Road end in the first quarterSee also Edit1998 AFL season 1998 AFL Finals SeriesReferences Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 AFL Grand Final amp oldid 1136111840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
