The 1998 season was the Geelong Football Club's 103rd season in the Australian Football League.
Fixture[]
| Rd
|
Date and local time
|
Opponent
|
Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold)
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
| Home
|
Away
|
Result
|
| 1
|
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm)
|
St Kilda
|
17.7 (109)
|
13.13 (91)
|
Lost by 18 points
|
Waverley Park (A)
|
34,323
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm)
|
Richmond
|
14.15 (99)
|
11.14 (80)
|
Won by 19 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
26,669
|
1–1
|
| 3
|
Sunday, 12 April (2:40 pm)
|
Sydney
|
24.16 (160)
|
7.15 (57)
|
Lost by 103 points
|
Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
|
29,614
|
1–2
|
| 4
|
Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm)
|
Western Bulldogs
|
11.13 (79)
|
14.10 (94)
|
Lost by 15 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
26,301
|
1–3
|
| 5
|
Sunday, 26 April (3:20 pm)
|
Adelaide
|
12.15 (87)
|
8.13 (61)
|
Lost by 26 points
|
Football Park (A)
|
39,974
|
1–4
|
| 6
|
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm)
|
Hawthorn
|
13.12 (90)
|
10.13 (73)
|
Won by 17 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
23,267
|
2–4
|
| 7
|
Saturday, 9 May (7:40 pm)
|
Essendon
|
11.4 (70)
|
12.7 (79)
|
Won by 9 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
|
56,093
|
3–4
|
| 8
|
Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)
|
Fremantle
|
12.4 (76)
|
6.18 (54)
|
Won by 22 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
19,449
|
4–4
|
| 9
|
Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm)
|
West Coast
|
5.14 (44)
|
9.11 (65)
|
Lost by 21 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
19,848
|
4–5
|
| 10
|
Sunday, 31 May (2:10 pm)
|
North Melbourne
|
13.13 (91)
|
17.12 (114)
|
Won by 23 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
|
35,595
|
5–5
|
| 11
|
Saturday, 6 June (3:40 pm)
|
Carlton
|
12.8 (80)
|
9.9 (63)
|
Won by 17 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
|
41,222
|
6–5
|
| 12
|
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm)
|
Melbourne
|
7.4 (46)
|
22.9 (141)
|
Won by 95 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
|
41,567
|
7-5
|
| 13
|
Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm)
|
Sydney
|
12.8 (80)
|
15.16 (106)
|
Lost by 26 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
21,833
|
7-6
|
| 14
|
Saturday, 27 June (8:40 pm)
|
Port Adelaide
|
13.13 (91)
|
10.13 (73)
|
Lost by 18 points
|
Football Park (A)
|
32,431
|
7-7
|
| 15
|
Sunday, 5 July (2:10 pm)
|
Collingwood
|
10.11 (71)
|
9.7 (61)
|
Lost by 10 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
|
44,806
|
7-8
|
| 16
|
Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm)
|
St Kilda
|
10.16 (76)
|
15.10 (100)
|
Lost by 24 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
26,879
|
7-9
|
| 17
|
Sunday, 26 July (2:10 pm)
|
Richmond
|
10.7 (67)
|
8.10 (58)
|
Lost by 9 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
|
44,222
|
7-10
|
| 18
|
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)
|
Sydney
|
12.15 (87)
|
19.7 (121)
|
Lost by 34 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
23,137
|
7–11
|
| 19
|
Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm)
|
Western Bulldogs
|
13.18 (96)
|
14.13 (97)
|
Won by 1 point
|
Optus Oval (A)
|
17,535
|
8-11
|
| 20
|
Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm)
|
Adelaide
|
6.8 (44)
|
18.10 (118)
|
Lost by 74 points
|
Kardinia Park (H)
|
22,384
|
8-12
|
| 21
|
Sunday, 23 August (2:10 pm)
|
Hawthorn
|
11.18 (84)
|
8.15 (63)
|
Lost by 21 points
|
Waverley Park (A)
|
28,833
|
8-13
|
| 22
|
Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm)
|
Essendon
|
19.13 (127)
|
18.9 (117)
|
Won by 10 points
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
|
61,089
|
9-13
|
| [1]
|
Ladder[]
|
|
|
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
PF
|
PA
|
%
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
Kangaroos
|
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
|
95.5
|
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
|
22
|
5
|
16
|
1
|
1860
|
2453
|
75.8
|
22
|
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
|
Playing squad[]
Player movements[]
Supplementary list[]
47 James Dalton
48 Rory Priddle
49 Blair Robertson