1998 Ansett Australia Cup
The 1998 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1998 Premiership Season began. It culminated the Final in March 1998. The competition was sometimes referred to as the pre-season cup because it is played in its entirety before the AFL Premiership Season begins.
| 1998 Ansett Australia Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1998 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | St Kilda (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Michael Tuck Medallist | Austinn Jones, (St Kilda) |
Games
Teams
| B: | 13 Martin Pike | 4 Mick Martyn | 11 Glenn Archer |
| HB: | 12 John Blakey | 5 Jason McCartney | 34 David King |
| C: | 6 Shannon Grant | 10 Anthony Stevens | 28 Byron Pickett |
| HF: | 17 Glenn Freeborn | 18 Wayne Carey (Capt) | 24 Craig Sholl |
| F: | 26 Peter Bell | 35 John Longmire | 15 Winston Abraham |
| Foll: | 16 Matthew Capuano | 8 Robert Scott | 3 Anthony Rock |
| Int: | Damian Houlihan | 14 Brady Anderson | 23 Chris Groom |
| 37 Adam Simpson | 20 Anthony Mellington | 38 Danny Stevens | |
| Coach: | Denis Pagan | ||
| B: | 1 Justin Peckett | 13 David Sierakowski | 8 Max Hudghton |
| HB: | 7 Nicky Winmar | 15 Darryl Wakelin | 18 Jason Cripps |
| C: | 29 Andrew Thompson | 35 Robert Harvey | 5 Austinn Jones |
| HF: | 2 Tony Brown | 23 Stewart Loewe (Co-Capt) | 22 Matthew Lappin |
| F: | 27 Luke Beveridge | 25 Barry Hall | 12 Shane Wakelin |
| Foll: | 10 Peter Everitt | 19 Steven Sziller | 3 Nathan Burke (Co-Capt) |
| Int: | 11 Gavin Mitchell | 17 Rod Keogh | 20 Matthew Young |
| 42 Brett Cook | 26 Joe McLaren | 21 Ben Thompson | |
| Coach: | Stan Alves | ||
Knock-Out Chart
| Round Of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fremantle | 103 | Brisbane | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide | 112 | Adelaide | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 108 | Brisbane | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlton | 74 | North Melbourne | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Melbourne | 119 | North Melbourne | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawthorn | 52 | Essendon | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essendon | 125 | North Melbourne | 14 | 13 | DSQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | 90 | St. Kilda | 12 | 11 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collingwood | 36 | West Coast | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Adelaide | 99 | St. Kilda | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Kilda | 119 | St. Kilda | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | 93 | Melbourne | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne | 105 | Melbourne | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geelong | 81 | Western Bulldogs | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Bulldogs | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scorecard
| North Melbourne vs St Kilda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
| North Melbourne | 4.2 (DSQ) | 6.6 (DSQ) | 9.7 (DSQ) | 14.13 (DSQ) |
| St Kilda | 3.4 (22) | 9.8 (62) | 11.11 (77) | 12.11 (83) |
| Venue: | Waverley Park, Melbourne | |||
| Date: | Saturday, 21 March 1998 | |||
| Attendance: | 63,898 | |||
| Umpires: | ||||
| Goal scorers: | North Melbourne | Carey 5, Abraham 3, Blakey, Grant 2, Scott, Sholl | ||
| St. Kilda | Loewe 3, Everitt, Sierakowski 2, Jones, Winmar, Keogh, Sziller, Hall | |||
| Best: | North Melbourne | Carey, Abraham, Pike, Archer, A.Stevens, Grant | ||
| St. Kilda | Jones, Loewe, Sziller, Lappin, Winmar | |||
| Reports: | ||||
| Injuries: | Nill | |||
| Coin toss winner: | ||||
| Michael Tuck Medal: | Austinn Jones, St Kilda | |||
| Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network, commentators: Bruce McAvaney & Ian Robertson | |||
| National Anthem: | Susie Ahern | |||
Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Kilda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 466 | 325 | 143.4 | 12 | Premiers |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 273 | 111.7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 259 | 99.6 | 8 | |
| 4 | West Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 169 | 111.2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Essendon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 162 | 116.0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 233 | 78.1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 198 | 91.9 | 4 | |
| 8 | Richmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 112 | 96.4 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sydney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 105 | 88.6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 119 | 83.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 125 | 82.4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 119 | 62.2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Geelong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 144 | 56.3 | 0 | |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 125 | 41.6 | 0 | |
| 15 | Collingwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 90 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | North Melbourne | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 275 | 154.9 | 16 | DSQ (Grand Final) |
Source: NAB Cup AFL Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
References
- http://www.users.on.net/~pwong/1998_ansettcup_r4.htm#Teams
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130507051335/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1998review.html
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