1998 Brisbane Lions season
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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox AFL club season
| club = Brisbane Lions
| season = 1998
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| coach = John Northey (until round 11)
Roger Merrett (from round 12)
| captain = Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss
| home ground = The Gabba {{Nowrap|(Capacity: 42,000)}}
| regularseason comp = AFL season
| regularseason result = 16th
| finals series =
| finals result =
| club b&f = Best and fairest
| best and fairest = Chris Scott
| leading goalscorer = Justin Leppitsch (26 goals)
| highest attendance = 19,509 vs. {{AFL Ade}} (23 May 1998){{Cite web|title=Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season|publisher=AFL Tables|url=http://afltables.com/afl/teams/brisbanel/allgames.html|accessdate=28 May 2018}}
| lowest attendance = 14,738 vs. {{AFL Haw}} (15 August 1998)
| average attendance = 16,675
| club membership = 19,913
| prevseason = 1997
| nextseason = 1999
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The Brisbane Lions' 1998 season was its second season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Season summary
=Premiership Season=
==Home and away season==
{{See also|1998 AFL season}}
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| rowspan=2| Rd | rowspan=2|Date and local time | rowspan=2| Opponent | colspan=2| Scores | rowspan=2| Venue | rowspan=2| Attendance |
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| 1 | align=left | 28 March (8:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL WB}} | 72 | 118 | The Gabba (H) | 18,788 |
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| 2 | align=left | 4 April (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Syd}} | 97 | 135 | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 32,111 |
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| 3 | align=left | 13 April (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 87 | 100 | The Gabba (H) | 17,161 |
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| 4 | align=left | 19 April (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL NM}} | 120 | 137 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 22,688 |
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| 5 | align=left | 25 April (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | 83 | 124 | Waverley Park (A) | 22,366 |
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| 6 | align=left | 1 May (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | 86 | 51 | The Gabba (H) | 19,219 |
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| 7 | align=left | 9 May (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 99 | 82 | Waverley Park (A) | 23,960 |
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| 8 | align=left | 15 May (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | 70 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 35,384 |
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| 9 | align=left | 23 May (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Ade}} | 50 | 98 | The Gabba (H) | 19,509 |
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| 10 | align=left | 30 May (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Car}} | 87 | 111 | Princes Park (A) | 18,317 |
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| 11 | align=left | 7 June (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Fre}} | 50 | 121 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 17,452 |
| 12
| align=left | 14 June (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL PA}} | 123 | 123 | The Gabba (H) | 15,924 |
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| 13 | align=left | 20 June (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | 106 | 80 | Kardinia Park (A) | 21,833 |
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| 14 | align=left | 28 June (2:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Col}} | 135 | 83 | The Gabba (H) | 17,275 |
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| 15 | align=left | 4 July (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL WC}} | 49 | 76 | The Gabba (H) | 15,369 |
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| 16 | align=left | 18 July (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL WB}} | 86 | 177 | Princes Park (A) | 16,131 |
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| 17 | align=left | 26 July (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Syd}} | 89 | 149 | The Gabba (H) | 15,475 |
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| 18 | align=left | 1 August (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 56 | 151 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 16,518 |
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| 19 | align=left | 7 August (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL NM}} | 86 | 113 | The Gabba (H) | 14,973 |
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| 20 | align=left | 15 August (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | 59 | 94 | The Gabba (H) | 14,738 |
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| 21 | align=left | 22 August (2:10 pm) | align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | 78 | 155 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 27,912 |
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| 22 | align=left | 29 August (7:40 pm) | align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 92 | 91 | The Gabba (H) | 14,993 |
Ladder
{{:1998 AFL season|transcludesection=Ladder|showteam=BL}}
Notes
- The Lions' 1998 wooden spoon came in a year in which their National Rugby League neighbours, the Brisbane Broncos, won the premiership.{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/07/22/a-decade-of-misery-is-almost-over-for-the-brisbane-lions/|title=A decade of misery is almost over for the Brisbane Lions|publisher=The Roar|date=21 July 2019|accessdate=12 December 2024}}
- Most of the players on the Lions' 1998 playing list would later feature in their run of three consecutive premierships between 2001–03.[http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/rays-of-hope-in-lions-historical-record/story-fn6ck6f9-1226036543905 Rays of hope in Lions' historical record], The Courier-Mail, 10 April 2011
References
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