1998 AFL Grand Final - wikipedia 1998 AFL Grand Final This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2007 ) 1998 AFL Grand Final The Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the 1998 AFL Grand Final took place. Adelaide North Melbourne 15.15 ( 105 ) 8.22 ( 70 ) ADE 3.2 ( 20 ) 4.3 ( 27 ) 9.11 ( 65 ) 15.15 ( 105 ) NM 4.4 ( 28 ) 6.15 ( 51 ) 8.15 ( 63 ) 8.22 ( 70 ) Date 26 September 1998 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 94,431 Umpires Andrew Coates ( 6 ), Hayden Kennedy ( 7 ), Darren Goldspink ( 32 ) Ceremonies Pre-match entertainment Muhammad Ali, Mark Seymour, Rob Guest, Jane Scali and Michael Cormick National anthem Rob Guest Accolades Norm Smith Medallist Andrew McLeod ( Adelaide ) Jock McHale Medallist Malcolm Blight Broadcast in Australia Network Seven Network Commentators Bruce McAvaney, Dennis Cometti and Sandy Roberts ← 1997 AFL Grand Final 1999 → The 1998 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Crows and the North Melbourne Kangaroos, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1998. It was the 102nd annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League ( formerly the Victorian Football League ), staged to determine the premiers for the 1998 AFL season. The match, attended by 94,431 spectators, was won by Adelaide by a margin of 35 points marking that club 's second consecutive premiership victory, and second premiership overall. Contents 1 Background 2 Match summary 3 Pre-match entertainment 4 Teams 5 Match details 6 See also 7 References Background Main article : 1998 AFL season Further information : 1998 AFL finals series This Grand Final saw the Kangaroos playing in their second Grand Final in three years, after their triumph in the 1996 AFL Grand Final. The Crows were competing in their second consecutive Grand Final, and were seeking back - to - back premierships after winning the 1997 AFL Grand Final. Craig Sholl for the Kangaroos was to play his 200th game. At the conclusion of the home and away season, North Melbourne had finished first on the AFL ladder with 16 wins and 6 losses, winning the McClelland Trophy. They had won their last nine matches. Adelaide had finished fifth with 13 wins and 9 losses. Adelaide fell to a heavy loss in its qualifying final against Melbourne at the MCG by 48 points, but still progressed to play a semi-final against Sydney at the SCG, which they won by 27 points. Adelaide then progressed to the preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG, and won convincingly by 68 points. North Melbourne won its qualifying final against Essendon by 22 points at the MCG, sending them to a home preliminary final against Melbourne. They won that match by 30 points to progress to the Grand Final. The finals wins extended North Melbourne 's winning streak to eleven matches entering the Grand Final. The Kangaroos entered the game as heavy favourites. Match summary 1st 2nd 3rd Final Adelaide 3.2 ( 20 ) 4.3 ( 27 ) 9.11 ( 65 ) 15.15 ( 105 ) North Melbourne 4.4 ( 28 ) 6.15 ( 51 ) 8.15 ( 63 ) 8.22 ( 70 ) North Melbourne attacked constantly during the first half, however returned a wasteful 6.15 ( 51 ) for the first half to Adelaide 's 4.3 ( 27 ). They led by just four goals despite having 21 scoring shots to just seven in the first half. Adelaide then dominated the second half. A wasteful 5.8 to North Melbourne 's 2.0 in the third quarter saw the Adelaide leading by two points at three - quarter time. Then, Adelaide scored 6.4 in the final quarter, holding North Melbourne ( 0.7 ) goalless, to open a comfortable lead, and ultimately win the match by 35 points. Adelaide became the first team since Hawthorn in 1988 - 1989 to win back - to - back premierships. In the end, both teams had 30 scoring shots, but the Crows converted at 50 % and the Kangaroos at just 26 %. Darren Jarman was sensational with 5 goals and Andrew McLeod was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being judged the best player afield, for the second straight year. He became only the second player ( after Gary Ayres of Hawthorn ) to win the medal twice, and the first player to win it in successive years. Adelaide is one of just two clubs in modern times to have won the premiership after finishing lower than fourth on the premiership ladder after the home - and - away season ( Melbourne won the premiership after finishing sixth after the fourteen - game home - and - away season in 1900, qualifying for the semi-finals after a strong performance in the three - week sectional round robin that followed the home - and - away season ; the Western Bulldogs won the premiership after finishing seventh in the home - and - away season in 2016 ). Pre-match entertainment The 1998 Grand Final pre-match entertainment was particularly notable for the appearance of former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali, as he did a lap of honour of the ground. Rob Guest performed This Is The Moment as the champion made his way around the ground. Guest later sang the national anthem. Donna Fisk and Michael Cristiano performed `` Rock ' N Footy ( Rock The G ) ''. The song performed at every Grand Final, Waltzing Matilda, was performed by Jane Scali and Michael Cormick. In an unusual move, the teams ran out to the live performance of the club song, rather than the traditional recorded version played later on. Teams Adelaide B : 28 Kane Johnson 34 Ben Hart 26 Mark Bickley ( Capt ) HB : 7 Nigel Smart 44 Peter Caven 13 Shane Ellen C : 30 Peter Vardy 36 Simon Goodwin 29 James Thiessen HF : 23 Andrew McLeod 10 Matthew Robran 11 Brett James F : 32 Mark Ricciuto 15 David Pittman 9 Tyson Edwards Foll : 52 Shaun Rehn 3 Darren Jarman 5 Kym Koster Int : 14 Matthew Connell 19 Mark Stevens 31 Ben Marsh 33 Andrew Eccles Coach : Malcolm Blight North Melbourne B : 11 Glenn Archer 4 Mick Martyn 37 Adam Simpson HB : 28 Byron Pickett 5 Jason McCartney 8 Robert Scott C : 34 David King 10 Anthony Stevens 15 Winston Abraham HF : 22 Mark Roberts 18 Wayne Carey ( Capt ) 13 Martin Pike F : 29 Brent Harvey 24 Craig Sholl 6 Shannon Grant Foll : 31 Corey McKernan 12 John Blakey 26 Peter Bell Int : 33 Brett Allison 16 Matthew Capuano 17 Glenn Freeborn 3 Anthony Rock Coach : Denis Pagan Match details 1998 AFL Grand Final Saturday, 26 September 2 : 30pm Adelaide def. North Melbourne MCG ( crowd : 94,431 ) 3.2 ( 20 ) 4.3 ( 27 ) 9.11 ( 65 ) 15.15 ( 105 ) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 4.4 ( 28 ) 6.15 ( 51 ) 8.15 ( 63 ) 8.22 ( 70 ) Umpires : Coates ( 6 ), Kennedy ( 7 ), Goldspink ( 32 ) Norm Smith Medal : Andrew McLeod Television broadcast : Seven Network National anthem : Rob Guest Jarman 5, Smart 3, Vardy 2, James, Pittman, Johnson, Thiessen, Ricciuto Goals Blakey, Pike, Abraham, Carey, Roberts, Bell, Allison, Simpson North Melbourne won the coin toss and kicked to the Punt Road end in the first quarter See also 1998 AFL season 1998 AFL Finals Series References Victorian / Australian Football League Grand Finals VFL Grand Finals 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 AFL Grand Finals 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Adelaide Football Club 1998 AFL premiers Adelaide 15.15 ( 105 ) defeated North Melbourne 8.22 ( 70 ), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 3. Jarman 5. Koster 7. Smart 9. Edwards 10. Robran 11. James 13. Ellen 14. Connell 15. Pittman 19. Stevens 23. McLeod 26. Bickley ( c ) 28. Johnson 29. Thiessen 30. Vardy 31. Marsh 32. Ricciuto 33. Eccles 34. Hart 36. Goodwin 44. Caven 52. 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Question: who played in the 1998 afl grand final
Answer: the Adelaide Crows