north v west coast
roos beat eagles by 2. north (1-0) west coast (0-1)
| North Melbourne | 4.4 9.7 11.10 15.13 | 103 | Fri 27-Mar-1998 7:40 PM (6:40 PM) Att: 27,150 Venue: M.C.G. |
| West Coast | 2.4 7.7 13.10 15.11 | 101 | North Melbourne won by 2 pts |
carlton v adelaide uor
blues stun crows by 10. carlton (1-0) adeliade (0-1)
| Carlton | 1.4 3.9 7.10 10.13 | 73 | Sat 28-Mar-1998 2:10 PM (1:10 PM) Att: 20,957 Venue: Princes Park |
| Adelaide | 5.3 7.5 8.7 9.9 | 63 | Carlton won by 10 pts |
st kilda v geelong
saints hold off cats by 18. st kilda (1-0) geelong (0-1)
| St Kilda | 7.1 10.2 15.7 17.7 | 109 | Sat 28-Mar-1998 2:10 PM (1:10 PM) Att: 34,323 Venue: Waverley Park |
| Geelong | 2.2 8.4 8.8 13.13 | 91 | St Kilda won by 18 pts |
collingwood v hawthorn
pies beat hawks by 39. collingwood (1-0) hawthorn (0-1)
| Collingwood | 6.3 7.4 13.10 18.15 | 123 | Sat 28-Mar-1998 3:40 PM (2:40 PM) Att: 47,628 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Hawthorn | 2.5 7.6 10.10 12.12 | 84 | Collingwood won by 39 pts |
brisbane v bulldogs
dogs beat lions by 46. bulldogs (1-0) brisbane (0-1)
| Brisbane Lions | 3.4 6.5 7.8 10.12 | 72 | Sat 28-Mar-1998 7:40 PM Att: 18,788 Venue: Gabba |
| Western Bulldogs | 3.6 7.8 12.13 17.16 | 118 | Western Bulldogs won by 46 pts |
port v sydney
swans beat power by 7. sydney (1-0) port (0-1)
| Port Adelaide | 3.3 6.10 12.12 17.15 | 117 | Sun 29-Mar-1998 12:10 PM (12:40 PM) Att: 31,230 Venue: Football Park |
| Sydney | 6.1 12.2 17.2 20.4 | 124 | Sydney won by 7 pts |
richmond v essendon
tigers overrunn dons by 14. richmond (1-0) essendon (0-1)
| Richmond | 4.6 5.11 8.15 14.19 | 103 | Sun 29-Mar-1998 2:10 PM Att: 70,200 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Essendon | 3.1 9.3 10.7 13.11 | 89 | Richmond won by 14 pts |
freo v melbornue
dockers beat dees by 23. freo (1-0) melbourne (0-1)
| Fremantle | 1.2 8.2 11.5 13.6 | 84 | Sun 29-Mar-1998 1:20 PM (3:20 PM) Att: 18,133 Venue: Subiaco |
| Melbourne | 3.5 6.8 7.10 8.13 | 61 | Fremantle won by 23 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| WB | 1 | 4 | 163.9 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 146.4 |
| FR | 1 | 4 | 137.7 |
| SK | 1 | 4 | 119.8 |
| CA | 1 | 4 | 115.9 |
| RI | 1 | 4 | 115.7 |
| SY | 1 | 4 | 106.0 |
| NM | 1 | 4 | 102.0 |
| WC | 1 | 0 | 98.1 |
| PA | 1 | 0 | 94.4 |
| ES | 1 | 0 | 86.4 |
| AD | 1 | 0 | 86.3 |
| GE | 1 | 0 | 83.5 |
| ME | 1 | 0 | 72.6 |
| HW | 1 | 0 | 68.3 |
| BL | 1 | 0 | 61.0 |
round 2 matches
west coast v collingwood
geelong v richmond
hawthorn v port gor
,melbourne v north
sydney v brisbane
adelaide v freo
bulldogs v carlton
essendon v st kilda