1998 Brisbane Lions season
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CoachJohn Northey (until round 11)
Roger Merrett (from round 12)
Roger Merrett (from round 12)
CaptainAlastair Lynch/Michael Voss
Home groundThe Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
AFL season16th
| 1998 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | John Northey (until round 11) Roger Merrett (from round 12) |
| Captain | Alastair Lynch/Michael Voss |
| Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000) |
| AFL season | 16th |
| Best and fairest | Chris Scott |
| Leading goalkicker | Justin Leppitsch (26 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 19,509 vs. Adelaide (23 May 1998)[1] |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,738 vs. Hawthorn (15 August 1998)[1] |
| Average home attendance | 16,675 |
| Club membership | 19,913 |
The Brisbane Lions' 1998 season was its second season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Premiership Season
Home and away season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March (8:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 72 | 118 | The Gabba (H) | 18,788 |
| 2 | 4 April (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 97 | 135 | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 32,111 |
| 3 | 13 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 87 | 100 | The Gabba (H) | 17,161 |
| 4 | 19 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 120 | 137 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 22,688 |
| 5 | 25 April (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 83 | 124 | Waverley Park (A) | 22,366 |
| 6 | 1 May (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 86 | 51 | The Gabba (H) | 19,219 |
| 7 | 9 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 99 | 82 | Waverley Park (A) | 23,960 |
| 8 | 15 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 70 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 35,384 |
| 9 | 23 May (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 50 | 98 | The Gabba (H) | 19,509 |
| 10 | 30 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 87 | 111 | Princes Park (A) | 18,317 |
| 11 | 7 June (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 50 | 121 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 17,452 |
| 12 | 14 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 123 | 123 | The Gabba (H) | 15,924 |
| 13 | 20 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 106 | 80 | Kardinia Park (A) | 21,833 |
| 14 | 28 June (2:40 pm) | Collingwood | 135 | 83 | The Gabba (H) | 17,275 |
| 15 | 4 July (7:40 pm) | West Coast | 49 | 76 | The Gabba (H) | 15,369 |
| 16 | 18 July (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 86 | 177 | Princes Park (A) | 16,131 |
| 17 | 26 July (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 89 | 149 | The Gabba (H) | 15,475 |
| 18 | 1 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 56 | 151 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 16,518 |
| 19 | 7 August (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 86 | 113 | The Gabba (H) | 14,973 |
| 20 | 15 August (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 59 | 94 | The Gabba (H) | 14,738 |
| 21 | 22 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 78 | 155 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 27,912 |
| 22 | 29 August (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 92 | 91 | The Gabba (H) | 14,993 |