The 1998 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.
In 1998 there were 91 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The Brisbane Lions received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 1998 AFL season.
The national draft was held on 1 November 1998.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Shannon Rusca | Southern Districts | ||
| 1 | 2 | Darren Bolton | |||
| 1 | 3 | Jeremy Sharpen | North Shore | ||
| 1 | 4 | John Baird | Eastern Ranges | ||
| 1 | 5 | Derek Wirth | |||
| 1 | 6 | Heath Culpitt | Castlemaine | ||
| 1 | 7 | Scott Bassett | |||
| 1 | 8 | Robbie Taylor | (reserves) | ||
| 1 | 9 | Simon Duckworth | |||
| 1 | 10 | James Gowans | |||
| 1 | 11 | Gerard Bennett | |||
| 1 | 12 | Troy Broadbridge | |||
| 1 | 13 | Chris Dunne | Assumption College | ||
| 1 | 14 | Winis Imbi | (reserves) | ||
| 1 | 15 | Stuart Bown | |||
| 2 | 16 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 2 | 17 | Ashley Clancy | |||
| 2 | 18 | Matthew Manfield | |||
| 2 | 19 | Glen Bowyer | (reserves) | ||
| 2 | 20 | Danny O'Brien | Gippsland Power | ||
| 2 | 21 | Damian Lang | |||
| 2 | 22 | Tim Masierowski | |||
| 2 | 23 | Teghan Henderson | Calder Cannons | ||
| 2 | 24 | Mark Pearson | |||
| 2 | 25 | Chris Gowans | |||
| 2 | 26 | Paul Allison | North Hobart | ||
| 2 | 27 | Cameron Ramsay | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
| 2 | 28 | Matthew Pearce | Western Jets | ||
| 2 | 29 | Kent Kingsley | |||
| 2 | 30 | Dean Howard | |||
| 3 | 31 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 3 | 32 | Antoni Grover | |||
| 3 | 33 | Craig Anderson | (VFL) | ||
| 3 | 34 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 3 | 35 | Kaine Marsh | North Shore | ||
| 3 | 36 | Don Webb | Gippsland Power | ||
| 3 | 37 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 3 | 38 | Andrew Taylor | |||
| 3 | 39 | Garth Pickford | |||
| 3 | 40 | Brett Kirk | North Albury | ||
| 3 | 41 | Adam Contessa | |||
| 3 | 42 | Marcus Nalder | Bendigo Pioneers | ||
| 3 | 43 | Matthew Golding | |||
| 4 | 44 | Jeff Cooper | Northern Eagles | ||
| 4 | 45 | Andrew Smith | |||
| 4 | 46 | Troy Kirwen | |||
| 4 | 47 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 4 | 48 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 4 | 49 | Chad Davis | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
| 4 | 50 | Jeremy Jacques | NSW/ACT Rams | ||
| 4 | 51 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 4 | 52 | Ryan Pagan | (reserves) | ||
| 4 | 53 | Jarrod Twitt | |||
| 5 | 54 | Trent Knobel | |||
| 5 | 55 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 5 | 56 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 5 | 57 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 5 | 58 | Linden Stevens | |||
| 6 | 59 | Scott Ralph | |||
| 6 | 60 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 6 | 61 | Passed | N/A | ||
| 6 | 62 | Scott Matthews |
This list details 1998-listed rookies who were elevated to the senior list; it does not list players taken as rookies in the rookie draft which occurred during the 1998/99 off-season.