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 the only club in modern times to have won the premiership after finishing lower than fourth on the premiership ladder after the home-and-away season.
Read more about this topic: 1998 AFL Grand Final
Famous quotes containing the words match and/or summary:
“You look rather rash my dear your colors don’t quite match your face.”
—Daisy Ashford (1881–1972)
“Product of a myriad various minds and contending tongues, compact of obscure and minute association, a language has its own abundant and often recondite laws, in the habitual and summary recognition of which scholarship consists.”
—Walter Pater (1839–1894)