Princes Park · Sat 2 May 1998 · 24,813 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.4 | 6.9 | 10.14 | 97 |
| EssendonESS | 4.2 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 97 and 89.
Western Bulldogs won by 8 points.
13.19 (97) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Brown | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott West | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Leon Cameron | 19 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Matthew Croft | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Darcy | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Jose Romero | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hudson | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Rohan Smith | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Johnson | 14 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Wynd | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ellis | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Southern | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Dent | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Simon Garlick | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Wira | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Curley | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Kolyniuk | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Cox | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Kretiuk | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Montgomery | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Martin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Simon Minton-Connell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Eastaugh | 14 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 20 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Ricky Olarenshaw | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Hardwick | 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Wellman | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Misiti | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Caracella | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Blumfield | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Dean Solomon | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Moorcroft | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Prior | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Bomford | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Ukovic | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary ODonnell | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Che Cockatoo-Collins | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Barnard | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bewick | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fraser | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Doolan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan OConnor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |