afl 1998 round 22

north (15-6) vs bulldogs (15-6)

roos beat dogs by 5 to finish 1st something the dogs haven’t done before or since. north (16-6) host essenodn bulldogs (15-7) host west coast in qual finals.

Round 22[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
North Melbourne	2.3	5.4	10.8	17.11	113	Fri 28-Aug-1998 7:40 pm	M.C.G.	68,050
Western Bulldogs	4.6	8.8	11.10	16.12	108	North Melbourne won by 5 points

geelong (8-13) vs essendon (12-9)

cats stun dons to nearly cost the dons 8th. geelong (9-13) finish 12th. essendon (12-10) play north in the qual finals.

Geelong	4.5	9.8	14.9	19.13	127	Sat 29-Aug-1998 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	61,089
Essendon	6.0	10.3	15.6	18.9	117	Geelong won by 10 points

hawthorn (7-14) vs freo (7-14)

hawks dismantle freo by 89. hawthorn (8-14) finish 13th as the equal 2nd longest winning streak (melbourner also won 5 straight north are the red hot team at 9 but their last loss was to the hawks) pre finals. freo (7-15) finish 15th.

Hawthorn	4.3	8.5	11.14	22.17	149	Sat 29-Aug-1998 2:10 pm	Waverley Park	39,735
Fremantle	1.2	5.5	8.6	9.6	60	Hawthorn won by 89 points

brisbane (4-1-16) vs st kilda (13-8) uor

lions stun saints by 1. brisbane (5-1-16) finish last. st kilda (13-9) play sydney in the qual final.

Brisbane	0.6	3.12	8.16	12.20	92	Sat 29-Aug-1998 7:40 pm	Gabba	14,993
St. Kilda	2.4	6.7	8.10	13.13	91	Brisbane won by 1 point

west coast (12-9) vs adelaidde (12-9)

crows won’t be in a sudden death final by default to defend their flag the eagles will be though crows win by 25. adelaaied (13-9) play melbourne. west coast (12-10) play bulldogs in the first week of the finals.

West Coast	2.2	4.5	6.5	12.9	81	Sat 29-Aug-1998 8:40 pm	Subiaco Oval	37,388
Adelaide	3.4	5.6	8.12	15.16	106	Adelaide won by 25 points

melbourne (13-8) vs richmond (12-9)

dees beat tigers by 76. melbourne (14-8) host adelaide in a qual final one of the biggest jumps from last ever to 4th (in the 16 team comp only west coast in 2011 archevived the same that i can think of and that it went from 16 to 17 the year the eagles did it) collingwood in 1977 went from last to 1st but was only 12 teams and also didn’t win the flag richmond (12-10) finish 9th again.

Melbourne	5.5	6.10	12.14	19.19	133	Sun 30-Aug-1998 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	76,387
Richmond	1.2	4.3	6.9	8.9	57	Melbourne won by 76 points

sydney (13-8) vs collingwood (7-14)

swans beat pies by 12. sydney (14-8) host st kilda in qual final. collingwood (7-15) finish 14th.

Sydney	3.3	7.7	15.8	18.11	119	Sun 30-Aug-1998 2:40 pm	S.C.G.	35,814
Collingwood	4.2	7.6	12.7	16.11	107	Sydney won by 12 points

port (9-1-11) vs carlton (8-13)

up there wtih dees and hawks for great finish blues stun port by 54. carlton (9-13) finish 11th. port (9-1-12) finish 10th.

Port Adelaide	4.2	6.5	8.10	12.12	84	Sun 30-Aug-1998 3:20 pm	Football Park	34,518
Carlton	9.3	12.5	17.5	21.12	138	Carlton won by 54 points

ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	North Melbourne	22	16	6	0	2486	2117	117.43	64
2	Western Bulldogs	22	15	7	0	2353	2019	116.54	60
3	Sydney	22	14	8	0	2283	2143	106.53	56
4	Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2009	1956	102.71	56
5	Adelaide	22	13	9	0	2172	1763	123.20	52
6	St. Kilda	22	13	9	0	2148	2104	102.09	52
7	West Coast	22	12	10	0	1940	1773	109.42	48
8	Essendon	22	12	10	0	2250	2071	108.64	48
9	Richmond	22	12	10	0	2018	1926	104.78	48
10	Port Adelaide	22	9	12	1	1928	2017	95.59	38
11	Carlton	22	9	13	0	2018	2109	95.69	36
12	Geelong	22	9	13	0	1777	1963	90.53	36
13	Hawthorn	22	8	14	0	1992	2083	95.63	32
14	Collingwood	22	7	15	0	1968	2167	90.82	28
15	Fremantle	22	7	15	0	1739	2277	76.37	28
16	Brisbane	22	5	16	1	1860	2453	75.83	22

finals week 1

melbourne v adeliade

sydney v st kilda

bulldogs v west coast

north v essendon