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 one of just two clubs in modern times to have won the premiership after finishing lower than fourth on the premiership ladder after the home-and-away season (Melbourne won the premiership after finishing sixth after the fourteen-game home-and-away season in 1900, qualifying for the semi-finals after a strong performance in the three-week sectional round robin that followed the home-and-away season; the Western Bulldogs won the premiership after finishing seventh in the home-and-away season in 2016). Pre-match entertainment The 1998 Grand Final pre-match entertainment was particularly notable for the appearance of former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali, as he did a lap of honour of the ground. Rob Guest performed This Is The Moment as the champion made his way around the ground. Guest later sang the national anthem. Donna Fisk and Michael Cristiano performed "Rock 'N Footy (Rock The G)". The song performed at every grand final, Waltzing Matilda, was performed by Jane Scali and Michael Cormick. Teams Match details See also 1998 AFL season 1998 AFL Finals Series References VFL/AFL Grand Finals Adelaide Football Club North Melbourne Football Club 1998 Australian Football League season Afl Grand Final, 1998