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 AFL National Cup is also sometimes referred to as the pre-season cup because it is played in its entirety before the Premiership Season begins.

1998 Ansett Australia Cup
Season	1998
Teams	16
Winners	North Melbourne (2nd title)
Matches played	15
Michael Tuck Medallist	Wayne Carey, (North Melbourne)

Games

Teams

North Melbourne

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

St. Kilda

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
		Carlton				74
		North Melbourne				119					Brisbane				125
		Brisbane				125					Adelaide				70
		Fremantle				103														Brisbane				55
		Adelaide				112														North Melbourne				100
		Richmond				108					North Melbourne				110
		West Coast				90					Essendon				63
		Collingwood				36																							North Melbourne		14	13	97
		Port Adelaide				99																							St. Kilda		12	11	83
		St. Kilda				119					West Coast				64
		Hawthorn				52					St. Kilda				162
		Essendon				125														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 (26)	6.6 (42)	9.7 (61)	14.13 (97)
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:		Wayne Carey, North Melbourne
Australian television broadcaster:		Seven Network, commentators: Sandy Roberts & Ian Robertson
National Anthem:

Final Placings

1. North Melbourne
2. St. Kilda
3. Melbourne
4. Brisbane
5. Western Bulldogs
6. Essendon
7. Adelaide
8. West Coast
9. Richmond
10. Sydney
11. Port Adelaide
12. Fremantle
13. Carlton
14. Geelong
15. Hawthorn
16. Collingwood

See also

• List of Australian Football League night premiers
• 1998 AFL season

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