1998 AFL Season: Western Bulldogs
These are the details of the premiership results for the Western Bulldogs for the 1998 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Optus Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Coast in the third qualifying final, the Western Bulldogs were defeated by Adelaide in the first preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
Western Bulldogs
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Optus Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 116.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvey, Mark | #31 | 2 | 0 | R10, R15 |
| Brown, Nathan | #17 | 12 | 6 | R06-15, QF, PF |
| Cameron, Leon | #18 | 22 | 6 | R01-13, R16-22, QF, PF |
| Contessa, Adam | #43 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Cook, James | #12 | 11 | 23 | R02-05, R14-17, R20-22 |
| Cox, Simon | #26 | 8 | 3 | R05-06, R08-10, R12, R18-19 |
| Croft, Matthew | #16 | 24 | 8 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Curley, Todd | #11 | 24 | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Darcy, Luke | #14 | 24 | 13 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Dent, Matthew | #21 | 21 | 3 | R01-09, R13-22, QF, PF |
| Dimattina, Paul | #28 | 16 | 6 | R01-05, R11-19, R21-22 |
| Dooley, Paul | #20 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Ellis, Craig | #32 | 11 | 1 | R02-07, R11, R16-17, R19-20 |
| Garlick, Simon | #4 | 24 | 8 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Grant, Chris | #3 | 22 | 42 | R01-04, R07-22, QF, PF |
| Hudson, Paul | #9 | 23 | 61 | R01-17, R19-22, QF, PF |
| Johnson, Brad | #6 | 24 | 29 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Kolyniuk, Steven | #2 | 24 | 39 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Kretiuk, Steven | #35 | 22 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-22, QF, PF |
| Lane, Tyson | #27 | 5 | 10 | R16-20 |
| Liberatore, Tony | #39 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R21-22, QF, PF |
| Martin, Michael | #23 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Minton-Connell, Simon | #1 | 8 | 10 | R01, R06, R08-09, R14-15, QF, PF |
| Montgomery, Brett | #10 | 21 | 22 | R01, R05-22, QF, PF |
| Powell, Stephen | #29 | 6 | 3 | R10-13, R18-19 |
| Romero, Jose | #36 | 23 | 16 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, PF |
| Sir, Sedat | #38 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Smith, Rohan | #5 | 24 | 29 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Southern, Daniel | #8 | 15 | 12 | R01-15 |
| Watts, Jason | #25 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| West, Mark | #34 | 5 | 1 | R20-22, QF, PF |
| West, Scott | #7 | 24 | 5 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Wira, Brad | #24 | 24 | 2 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Wynd, Scott | #15 | 22 | 1 | R02-18, R20-22, QF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace, Terry | 24 | 16 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, QF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1998 | Round 1 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 46 | Terry Wallace | unknown |
| 05/04/1998 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 56 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 11/04/1998 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 34 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 18/04/1998 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 15 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 26/04/1998 | Round 5 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 16 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 02/05/1998 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 8 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 10/05/1998 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 28 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 17/05/1998 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 40 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 13 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 29/05/1998 | Round 10 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 13 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 07/06/1998 | Round 11 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 67 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 14/06/1998 | Round 12 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 26 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 20/06/1998 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 34 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 27/06/1998 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 18 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 18/07/1998 | Round 16 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 91 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 25/07/1998 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 80 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 31/07/1998 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 43 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 08/08/1998 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 1 | Terry Wallace | unknown |
| 15/08/1998 | Round 20 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 2 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 21/08/1998 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 11 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 28/08/1998 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 06/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | West Coast | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 70 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |
| 19/09/1998 | Preliminary Final | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 68 | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd |