Round 10, 1998
Adelaide vs Melbourne
Sunday 31 May
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 40,844
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Adelaide | 4.1 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 17.9.111 |
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.10.58 |
Adelaide win by 53 points
Goalkickers: David Schwarz 2, Matthew Bishop 1, Travis Johnstone 1, Shaun Smith 1, Craig Smoker 1, Jeff White 1, Shane Woewodin 1
Brownlow Votes:
1 - Shane Woewodin
Best and Fairest
36 - Jeff White
34 - Shane Woewodin
29 - Steven Febey
17 - Andrew Leoncelli
12 - Daniel Ward
12 - Marcus Seecamp
Milestones:
First Game
Mark Bradly
Daniel Ward
First Goal
Matthew Bishop (5th game)
Todd Viney missed with a hamstring injury, meaning the team's entire leadership group were out of action and the side played listlessly, thrashed easily by the home side.
The mid-week retirement of Brett Lovett allowed Daniel Ward to step off the rookie list and into the senior team. Ruckman Mark Bradly was also selected for his debut.
The margin blew out in the last quarter when the Crows booted 5.6 to 0.3. Best were S. Febey, Woewodin and White
Disappointed coach Daniher said "We gave away a lot of easy goals through clumsy mistakes early in the game. Their good kicking really hurt us. They probably set up their goals a lot better than we did."
Reserves
BYE
Media
Match Report - The Age 01/06/1998
Football Record R11 1998