Princes Park · Sat 4 Jul 1998 · 20,782 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 83 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.1 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 65 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 83 and 65.
Western Bulldogs won by 18 points.
12.11 (83) — 9.11 (65)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 22 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Todd Curley | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Kolyniuk | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| Chris Grant | 15 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Dimattina | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Montgomery | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Matthew Croft | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan Brown | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott West | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Hudson | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Wira | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Dent | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Kretiuk | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Alvey | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohan Smith | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Luke Darcy | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Garlick | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Scott Wynd | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Martin | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Southern | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| James Cook | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Minton-Connell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Johnson 2, Grant 3, Montgomery 3, Hudson 1, Darcy 1, Garlick 1, Minton-Connell 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tingay | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Febey | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Febey | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Leoncelli | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Rigoni | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff White | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Todd Viney | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Russell Robertson | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Adem Yze | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Woewodin | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| James McDonald | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony McDonald | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Seecamp | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan Brown | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Ingerson | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Farmer | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Lyon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Darren Kowal | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Bradly | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brent Grgic | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Shanahan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Hopgood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |