1998 AFL season

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Leading goalkicker Tony Lockett (Sydney) Teams 16 Matches played 185		Start date 1998 Attendance 6,691,897

Premiers Adelaide (2nd premiership) Minor premiers North Melbourne (4th minor premiership) Pre-season cup North Melbourne (2nd pre-season cup win) Highest attendance 94,431 (Grand Final, Adelaide v North Melbourne) Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey (St Kilda) Similar 1997 AFL season, 1999 AFL season, 1995 AFL season, 1993 AFL season, 1992 AFL season

The 1998 Australian Football League season was the 102nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

AFL draft

See 1998 AFL Draft for more information.

North Melbourne defeated St Kilda 14.13 (97) to 12.11 (83).

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.

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.

The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Robert Harvey of St Kilda

The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Wayne Carey of North Melbourne

The Coleman Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of Sydney

The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Andrew McLeod of Adelaide

The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Byron Pickett of North Melbourne

The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Brisbane Lions

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