1998 AFL Season: West Coast
These are the details of the premiership results for West Coast for the 1998 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Subiaco Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (eight as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place in the finals series. West Coast were defeated by the Western Bulldogs in the third qualifying final, resulting in finishing in seventh place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
West Coast
Club:
West Coast
Home Ground:
Subiaco Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 109.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Qualifying Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Jason | #26 | 20 | 20 | R01-04, R08-22, QF |
| Banfield, Drew | #6 | 22 | 11 | R01-03, R05-22, QF |
| Braun, Michael | #10 | 20 | 14 | R01-05, R07, R10-22, QF |
| Cousins, Ben | #9 | 23 | 20 | R01-22, QF |
| Crabb, Jaxon | #35 | 2 | 0 | R05, R08 |
| Donnelly, Andrew | #29 | 13 | 12 | R02, R06-15, R20, R22 |
| Evans, Tony | #18 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R09-10 |
| Fewster, Brendon | #23 | 14 | 13 | R07-10, R14-22, QF |
| Gardiner, Michael | #19 | 15 | 4 | R01-14, QF |
| Gehrig, Fraser | #7 | 23 | 42 | R01-22, QF |
| Grgic, Ilija | #14 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Heady, Brett | #1 | 15 | 21 | R01-02, R06, R11-18, R20-22, QF |
| Holmes, Todd | #25 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Jakovich, Glen | #27 | 21 | 1 | R01-10, R13-22, QF |
| Jones, Rowan | #31 | 2 | 1 | R19-20 |
| Kemp, Dean | #2 | 17 | 6 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-16, R21-22, QF |
| Lewis, Chris | #28 | 15 | 14 | R01-06, R09-11, R18-22, QF |
| Lovell, Andy | #5 | 4 | 1 | R03, R06, R14, R17 |
| Mainwaring, Chris | #3 | 3 | 0 | R20-22 |
| Marshall, Neil | #43 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Matera, Peter | #30 | 21 | 17 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Matera, Phillip | #33 | 14 | 13 | R01-04, R06-07, R12-13, R15-19, QF |
| McIntosh, Ashley | #11 | 23 | 2 | R01-22, QF |
| McKenna, Guy | #17 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Metropolis, Daniel | #8 | 15 | 1 | R06-16, R18-19, R21, QF |
| Morrison, Chad | #42 | 22 | 21 | R01-02, R04-22, QF |
| Read, Phil | #36 | 21 | 12 | R01, R03-08, R10-22, QF |
| Schofield, Jarrad | #21 | 14 | 5 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-12, R17-19, QF |
| Sikora, Shane | #34 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Stone, Nicholas | #22 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R09, R11-18, QF |
| Symmons, Paul | #16 | 19 | 12 | R04-06, R08-22, QF |
| Turnbull, Ryan | #50 | 8 | 1 | R01-07, R12 |
| Waterman, Chris | #39 | 22 | 5 | R02-22, QF |
| White, Mitchell | #12 | 14 | 11 | R04-05, R10-13, R16-22, QF |
| Williams, Andrew | #37 | 5 | 1 | R15, R17, R19-21 |
| Wirrpanda, David | #44 | 1 | 1 | R08 |
| Wooden, Josh | #13 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R11, R16, R21-22, QF |
| Worsfold, John | #24 | 17 | 2 | R01-05, R07-10, R12-13, R15-17, R19-20, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malthouse, Mick | 23 | 12 | -0- | 11 | R01-22, QF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1998 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 03/04/1998 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | WCST by 60 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 12/04/1998 | Round 3 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 27 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 18/04/1998 | Round 4 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 19 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 24/04/1998 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 15 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 03/05/1998 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 2 | Mick Malthouse | Guy McKenna |
| 10/05/1998 | Round 7 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 8 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 17/05/1998 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | WCST by 8 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 23/05/1998 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 21 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 29/05/1998 | Round 10 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | WCST by 13 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 06/06/1998 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 2 | Mick Malthouse | Guy McKenna |
| 12/06/1998 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | WCST by 15 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 19/06/1998 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 11 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 28/06/1998 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 17 | Mick Malthouse | Guy McKenna |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 15 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 27 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 19/07/1998 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 14 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 25/07/1998 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 21 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 02/08/1998 | Round 18 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WCST by 39 | Mick Malthouse | Guy McKenna |
| 09/08/1998 | Round 19 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 6 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 16/08/1998 | Round 20 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | WCST by 39 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 22/08/1998 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 8 | Mick Malthouse | Guy McKenna |
| 29/08/1998 | Round 22 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 25 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 06/09/1998 | Qualifying Final | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 70 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |