M.C.G. · Sun 17 May 1998 · 57,425 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 4.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 114 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 5.5 | 8.10 | 13.12 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 114 and 111.
Melbourne won by 3 points.
17.12 (114) — 16.15 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Febey | 23 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Stynes | 15 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 |
| Brent Grgic | 18 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Rigoni | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Hopgood | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Seecamp | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Johnstone | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Febey | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adem Yze | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Leoncelli | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Woewodin | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Farmer | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Smoker | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Shanahan | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McDonald | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff White | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Ingerson | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| James McDonald | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Schwarz | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Buckley | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Crow | 17 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex McDonald | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Crosisca | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Burns | 16 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Williams | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Russell | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Patterson | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew Schauble | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Saverio Rocca | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Richardson | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Wright | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Rocca | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Matthew Francis | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Francis | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Pugsley | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Fuller | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Tape | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Monkhorst | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Godden | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal Michael | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |