1998

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1998 Summary

Carlton endured their second year in succession out of the finals despite a list still containing a bevy of 1995 Premiership Players and a host of champions including Ratten, Koutoufides and Silvagni.

Although we started with a win in Round 1, the Blues lost 8 in succession before rebounding with a win in Round 10. Three wins to end the season against St Kilda, Collingwood and Port may have given the boys some confidence, perhaps underpinning the huge return to the Finals we all enjoyed in 1999.

Carlton finished 11th in 1998, an identical result to 1997.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Nth Melbourne	16	0	6	64	362.314.2486	308.269.2117	117.4
2	Western Bulldogs	15	0	7	60	344.289.2353	298.231.2019	116.5
3	Sydney	14	0	8	56	342.231.2283	312.271.2143	106.5
4	Melbourne	14	0	8	56	292.257.2009	283.258.1956	102.7
5	Adelaide	13	0	9	52	314.288.2172	252.251.1763	123.2
6	St Kilda	13	0	9	52	317.246.2148	300.304.2104	102.1
7	West Coast	12	0	10	48	278.272.1940	254.249.1773	109.4
8	Essendon	12	0	10	48	332.258.2250	293.313.2071	108.6
9	Richmond	12	0	10	48	292.266.2018	282.234.1926	104.8
10	Port Adelaide	9	1	12	38	276.272.1928	294.253.2017	95.6
11	Carlton	9	0	13	36	293.260.2018	306.273.2109	95.7
12	Geelong	9	0	13	36	254.253.1777	285.253.1963	90.5
13	Hawthorn	8	0	14	32	289.258.1992	305.253.2083	95.6
14	Collingwood	7	0	15	28	285.258.1968	312.295.2167	90.8
15	Fremantle	7	0	15	28	251.233.1739	340.237.2277	76.4
16	Brisbane Lions	5	1	16	22	261.294.1860	358.305.2453	75.8

People of 1998

Captain: Craig Bradley
Coach: David Parkin
Leading Goal-kicker: Lance Whitnall - 46 goals
Best & Fairest: Fraser Brown

Milestones

Debuts: John Hynes, Tony Bourke, Kris Massie, Trent Hoppner and Damien Lock
Debuts (Carlton): Sean Charles, Damian Lang

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