1998 AFL Season: West Coast
These are the details of the premiership results of West Coast for the 1998 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place in the finals series. West Coast were defeated by Western Bulldogs in a qualifying final, resulting in finishing in seventh place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1998 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.