M.C.G. · Fri 8 May 1998 · 57,894 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 79 |
| SydneySYD | 4.1 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 79 and 115.
Sydney won by 36 points.
12.7 (79) — 18.7 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Buckley | 20 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Paul Williams | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Scott Russell | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Scott Crow | 16 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Patterson | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Gavin Crosisca | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Chad Liddell | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mal Michael | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Schauble | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex McDonald | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Richardson | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Godden | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Graham Wright | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saverio Rocca | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Wild | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Brad Fuller | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Damian Monkhorst | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tarrant | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Mahoney | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Francis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Pugsley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Maxfield | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Kelly | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael OLoughlin | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Matthew Nicks | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Saddington | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| John Stevens | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Schwass | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Daryn Cresswell | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert AhMat | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Licuria | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rowan Warfe | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Dunkley | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jared Crouch | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Lockett | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Greg Stafford | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel McPherson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Seymour | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Luff | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Mooney | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Kinnear | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig OBrien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |