1998 VFL Season: Preston
These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1998 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. Preston were defeated by North Ballarat in an elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1998 VFL Season
Team:
Preston
Home Ground:
Preston City Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 93.3)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Ballarat (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Mark | 19 | 10 | -0- | 9 | R01-03, R05-14, R16-20, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1998 | Round 1 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 33 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 11/04/1998 | Round 2 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 10 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 19/04/1998 | Round 3 | Box Hill | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 30 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 03/05/1998 | Round 5 | North Ballarat | HOME | LOSS | NBAL by 21 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 09/05/1998 | Round 6 | Coburg | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 13 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 16/05/1998 | Round 7 | Werribee | HOME | LOSS | WERB by 31 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 24/05/1998 | Round 8 | Sandringham | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 32 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 31/05/1998 | Round 9 | Frankston | HOME | WIN | PRST by 26 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 14/06/1998 | Round 10 | Springvale | AWAY | LOSS | SPRN by 56 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 21/06/1998 | Round 11 | Bendigo | HOME | WIN | PRST by 11 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 28/06/1998 | Round 12 | Williamstown | HOME | LOSS | WILL by 4 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 04/07/1998 | Round 13 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | PRST by 19 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 11/07/1998 | Round 14 | Box Hill | HOME | WIN | PRST by 22 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| Round 15 | BYE | ||||||
| 25/07/1998 | Round 16 | North Ballarat | AWAY | LOSS | NBAL by 24 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 01/08/1998 | Round 17 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | PRST by 21 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 09/08/1998 | Round 18 | Werribee | AWAY | LOSS | WERB by 53 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 16/08/1998 | Round 19 | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | PRST by 4 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 23/08/1998 | Round 20 | Frankston | AWAY | LOSS | FRNK by 63 | Mark Williams | unknown |
| 30/08/1998 | Elimination Final | North Ballarat | AWAY | LOSS | NBAL by 28 | Mark Williams | 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.