afl 1998 finals week 1

north v essendon

roos end dons season by 22 will play dees/saints in a prelim.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	2.4	3.6	5.11	8.12	60	Fri 4-Sep-1998 7:45 pm	M.C.G.	71,154
North Melbourne	1.1	2.7	8.12	11.16	82	North Melbourne won by 22 points

melbourne v adealide

dees leave crows a harder run to a possible flag by 48. dees host saints crows play swans in semis.

Melbourne	6.6	9.8	16.9	17.13	115	Sat 5-Sep-1998 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	60,817
Adelaide	2.2	4.4	7.8	9.13	67	Melbourne won by 48 points

sydney v st kilda

swans win a legit final for the first time since 1945 beating saints by 2 (unless you count taking lokett from the saints as unfair which you could but its not as questionable as after the siren). swans host crows saints play dees in semis.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Sydney	4.2	9.8	11.11	12.17	89	Sat 5-Sep-1998 7:45 pm	S.C.G.	36,076
St. Kilda	3.1	6.4	11.8	13.9	87	Sydney won by 2 points

bulldogs v west coast

eagles go out to dogs by 70. bulldogs will play one of their 97 finals opponents swans or crows in a prelim.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Western Bulldogs	5.0	8.7	14.11	18.13	121	Sun 6-Sep-1998 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	43,025
West Coast	1.1	4.4	5.6	7.9	51	Western Bulldogs won by 70 points

semi finals

sydney v adeliade

melbourne v st kilda