Sydney started their 1998 season with a 7-point away win over Port Adelaide.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 3.3.21 | 6.10.46 | 12.12.84 | 17.15.117 | ||||
| Sydney | 6.1.37 | 12.2.74 | 17.2.104 | 20.4.124 |
Goals:
Port Adelaide: Burgoyne, Eagleton 4, Cummings, Naish 2, Bode, Francou, Lade, Mead, Poole
Sydney: Filandia 5, Lockett 4, O'Loughlin 3, Cresswell, Kelly, Maxfield 2, AhMat, Mooney
Best:
Port Adelaide: Eagleton, Burgoyne, Mead, Naish, Francou, Wilson
Sydney: Filandia, Roos, Kelly, Stafford, Luff, Lockett, Warfe
Injuries:
Sydney: Lewis (knee), AhMat (hamstring)
Crowd: 31,230 at Football Park
Named sides[]
Port Adelaide[]
| B: | 29.Adam Kingsley | 14.Stephen Paxman | 39.Adam Heuskes |
| HB: | 28.Stephen Daniels | 33.Darren Mead | 5.Shane Bond |
| C: | 14.Donald Dickie | 9.Brayden Lyle | 13.Danny Morton |
| HF: | 4.Chris Naish | 30.Darryl Poole | 10.Josh Francou |
| F: | 26.Peter Burgoyne | 6.Scott Cummings | 20.Brendon Lade |
| R: | 2.Matthew Primus | 15.Michael Wilson | 10.Nathan Eagleton |
| I: | 25.Matthew Bode | 17.Nigel Fiegert | 16.Warren Tredrea |
| 37.Stuart Dew | |||
| E: | 32.Tom Carr | 31.Paul Geister | 36.Nick Stevens |
Sydney[]
| B: | 5.Craig O'Brien | 31.Stefan Carey | 34.Troy Luff |
| HB: | 13.Daniel McPherson | 1.Paul Roos | 33.Rowan Warfe |
| C: | 11.Stuart Maxfield | 41.Troy Cook | 23.Matthew Nicks |
| HF: | 19.Michael O'Loughlin | 17.Jason Mooney | 3.Dale Lewis |
| F: | 21.Leo Barry | 4.Tony Lockett | 10.Peter Filandia |
| R: | 10.Greg Stafford | 14.Paul Kelly | 8.Daryn Cresswell |
| I: | 9.Robert AhMat | 24.Mark Orchard | 22.Jason Saddington |
| 20.John Stevens | |||
| E: | 16.Brent Green | 39.Mark Kinnear | 36.Ben Mathews |
References[]
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1998/101319980404.html