1998 AFL Grand Final

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1998 AFL Grand Final
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the 1998 AFL Grand Final took place.
Adelaide North Melbourne 15.15 (105) 8.22 (70)
1 2 3 4 NM 4.4 (28) 6.15 (51) 8.15 (63) 8.22 (70) ADE 3.2 (20) 4.3 (27) 9.11 (65) 15.15 (105)
Date	26 September 1998
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	94,431
Favourite	North Melbourne
Umpires	Andrew Coates (6), Hayden Kennedy (7), Darren Goldspink (32)
Coin toss won by	North Melbourne
Kicked toward	Punt Road End
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainment	Muhammad Ali, Mark Seymour, Rob Guest, Jane Scali and Michael Cormick
National anthem	Rob Guest
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist	Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
Jock McHale Medallist	Malcolm Blight
Broadcast in Australia
Network	Seven Network
Commentators	Bruce McAvaney (host and commentator) Dennis Cometti (commentator) Sandy Roberts (commentator) Tim Watson (expert commentator) Leigh Matthews (expert commentator) Peter McKenna (“sharp shooter”) Robert DiPierdomenico (boundary rider) Neil Kerley (boundary rider)
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The 1998 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Crows and the North Melbourne Kangaroos, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1998. It was the 102nd annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 1998 AFL season. The match, attended by 94,431 spectators, was won by Adelaide by a margin of 35 points. This was the second consecutive premiership for the Crows.