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1998 Brisbane Lions season

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Brisbane Lions
1998 season
CoachJohn Northey (until round 11)
Roger Merrett (from round 12)
Captain(s)Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss
Home groundThe Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
AFL season16th
Best and fairestChris Scott
Leading goalkickerJustin Leppitsch (26 goals)
Highest home attendance19,509 vs. Adelaide (23 May 1998)[1]
Lowest home attendance14,738 vs. Hawthorn (15 August 1998)[1]
Average home attendance16,675
Club membership19,913

The Brisbane Lions' 1998 season was its second season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Season summary

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Premiership Season

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Home and away season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance
Brisbane Opponent
1 28 March (8:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 72 118 The Gabba (H) 18,788
2 4 April (7:40 pm) Sydney 97 135 Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 32,111
3 13 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 87 100 The Gabba (H) 17,161
4 19 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 120 137 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 22,688
5 25 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 83 124 Waverley Park (A) 22,366
6 1 May (7:40 pm) Richmond 86 51 The Gabba (H) 19,219
7 9 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 99 82 Waverley Park (A) 23,960
8 15 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 70 84 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 35,384
9 23 May (7:40 pm) Adelaide 50 98 The Gabba (H) 19,509
10 30 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 87 111 Princes Park (A) 18,317
11 7 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 50 121 Subiaco Oval (A) 17,452
12 14 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 123 123 The Gabba (H) 15,924
13 20 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 106 80 Kardinia Park (A) 21,833
14 28 June (2:40 pm) Collingwood 135 83 The Gabba (H) 17,275
15 4 July (7:40 pm) West Coast 49 76 The Gabba (H) 15,369
16 18 July (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 86 177 Princes Park (A) 16,131
17 26 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 89 149 The Gabba (H) 15,475
18 1 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 56 151 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 16,518
19 7 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 86 113 The Gabba (H) 14,973
20 15 August (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 59 94 The Gabba (H) 14,738
21 22 August (2:10 pm) Richmond 78 155 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 27,912
22 29 August (7:40 pm) St Kilda 92 91 The Gabba (H) 14,993

Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 North Melbourne 22 16 6 0 2486 2117 117.4 64
2 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 2353 2019 116.5 60
3 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2283 2143 106.5 56
4 Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2009 1956 102.7 56
5 Adelaide (P) 22 13 9 0 2172 1763 123.2 52
6 St Kilda 22 13 9 0 2148 2104 102.1 52
7 West Coast 22 12 10 0 1940 1773 109.4 48
8 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2250 2071 108.6 48
9 Richmond 22 12 10 0 2018 1926 104.8 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 9 12 1 1928 2017 95.6 38
11 Carlton 22 9 13 0 2018 2109 95.7 36
12 Geelong 22 9 13 0 1777 1963 90.5 36
13 Hawthorn 22 8 14 0 1992 2083 95.6 32
14 Collingwood 22 7 15 0 1968 2167 90.8 28
15 Fremantle 22 7 15 0 1739 2277 76.4 28
16 Brisbane Lions 22 5 16 1 1860 2453 75.8 22

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 93.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 May 2018.