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1998 WAFL season
Teams9
PremiersEast Fremantle
29th premiership
Minor premiersEast Fremantle
32nd minor premiership
Sandover MedallistAdrian Bromage (East Fremantle)
Bernie Naylor MedallistTodd Ridley (Subiaco)
Matches played94
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The 1998 Westar Rules season was the second season of ‘Westar Rules’ and the 114th season of the various incarnations of senior football in Perth. The season opened on 29 March and concluded on 20 September with the 1998 Westar Rules Grand Final contested between East Fremantle and West Perth.

The Sandover Medal was awarded to Adrian Bromage (East Fremantle). Todd Ridley (Subiaco) won the Bernie Naylor Medal for kicking the most goals during the home-and-away rounds.

East Fremantle achieved its best record since its unique perfect season of 1946, winning all except its fourth and fifth games and achieving an unbeaten run of sixteen games rivalled since the perfect season only by Claremont in 1987 who was unbeaten for twenty-one games after having won the Grand Final.

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 28 March Claremont 9.14 (68) def. by Subiaco 19.13 (127) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1231) [1]
Saturday, 28 March East Fremantle 19.9 (123) def. South Fremantle 9.6 (60) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2439)
Saturday, 28 March Swan Districts 22.10 (142) def. Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1445)
Saturday, 28 March West Perth 13.17 (95) def. East Perth 9.7 (61) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2498) [2]
Bye
Perth

Childhood East Fremantle fan Greg Egan finally joins the Sharks from Perth and becomes part of a dominant big-man division that the Bulldogs never threaten.[3]

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 4 April Perth 6.8 (44) def. by East Fremantle 10.19 (79) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1780)
Saturday, 4 April (6:20 pm) Peel Thunder 8.5 (53) def. by West Perth 22.15 (147) Rushton Park (crowd: 1678)
Saturday, 4 April (6:20 pm) South Fremantle 8.6 (54) def. by Swan Districts 14.18 (102) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2028)
Sunday, 5 April Subiaco 9.7 (61) def. by East Perth 18.12 (120) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1978)
Bye
Claremont

East Fremantle take advantage of Fremantle’s discarding of former Hawthorn regular Greg Madigan as he leads the Sharks to victory on an oppressive 35 °C (95 °F) day[4]

Round 3

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Round 3
Saturday, 11 April East Fremantle 25.14 (164) def. Peel Thunder 7.1 (43) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1337)
Saturday, 11 April West Perth 14.11 (95) def. Claremont 6.6 (42) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2342)
Monday, 13 April Swan Districts 14.12 (96) def. East Perth 10.12 (72) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3536)
Monday, 13 April Perth 12.7 (79) def. by South Fremantle 16.16 (112) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2148)
Bye
Subiaco

Round 4

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Round 4
Saturday, 18 April Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) def. by Perth 11.17 (83) Rushton Park (crowd: 1175)
Saturday, 18 April Claremont 15.20 (110) def. Swan Districts 8.11 (59) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1336)
Saturday, 18 April Subiaco 6.12 (48) def. by West Perth 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2138)
Saturday, 18 April East Perth 8.6 (54) def. by East Fremantle 24.7 (151) Perth Oval (crowd: 1887)
Bye
South Fremantle

Wayne Blackwell’s innovative use of the interchange bench - whereby he drags key players Toby Jackson and Drew Cornelius only for them to come back to decisive effect - helps Perth win its first game.[5]

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday, 25 April Swan Districts 15.12 (102) def. by Subiaco 17.9 (111) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1566)
Sunday, 26 April Claremont 10.14 (74) def. East Fremantle 7.14 (56) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1574)
Sunday, 26 April South Fremantle 22.16 (148) def. Peel Thunder 12.6 (78) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1749)
Monday, 27 April East Perth 9.13 (67) def. Perth 9.9 (63) Perth Oval (crowd: 2633)
Bye
West Perth
  • After playing a few games in defence, Bulldog Peter Sumich is returned to attack and kick eight in his best performance in Westar Rules.[6]
  • East Fremantle list centre half-forward Damian Condon for their game with Claremont even though it was widely known he had no hope of playing and was replaced before the match[7]

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 2 May East Fremantle 9.16 (70) def. by Subiaco 17.7 (109) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1708)
Saturday, 2 May Perth 14.9 (93) def. by Claremont 14.19 (103) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1589)
Saturday, 2 May East Perth 12.16 (88) def. South Fremantle 8.9 (57) Perth Oval (crowd: 1838)
Saturday, 2 May West Perth 22.13 (145) def. Swan Districts 7.5 (47) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2441)
Bye
Peel Thunder

East Fremantle’s tall forward line of Earl Spalding, Damian Condon, Brendon Feddema and Leigh Willison is rendered ineffective by a lack of crumbing players.[8] The match remains Subiaco’s biggest win with fewer scoring shots.[9]

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday, 9 May Peel Thunder 6.15 (51) def. by East Perth 18.20 (128) Rushton Park (crowd: 1345)
Saturday, 9 May Claremont 11.18 (84) def. South Fremantle 12.9 (81) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1203)
Saturday, 9 May Subiaco 18.6 (114) def. Perth 8.9 (57) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1335)
Saturday, 9 May East Fremantle 13.12 (90) def. West Perth 11.6 (72) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2056)
Bye
Swan Districts

Nineteen-year-old Clint Kirey solves the Sharks’ problems of a crumbing forward as they down the previously unbeaten Falcons.[10]

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 16 May Peel Thunder 13.6 (84) def. by Claremont 14.20 (104) Rushton Park (crowd: 1010)
Saturday, 16 May Perth 13.10 (88) def. by West Perth 13.17 (95) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1867)
Saturday, 16 May South Fremantle 16.20 (116) def. Subiaco 10.12 (72) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1876)
Saturday, 16 May Swan Districts 9.12 (66) def. by East Fremantle 19.14 (128) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1882)
Bye
East Perth

With former Carlton star Earl Spalding back in his home state and kicking seven goals, East Fremantle send Swans to a fourth straight defeat after starting in promising fashion.[11]

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 23 May Subiaco 16.17 (113) def. Peel Thunder 10.7 (67) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1142)
Saturday, 23 May Perth 14.9 (93) def. Swan Districts 9.11 (65) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1752)
Saturday, 23 May East Perth 11.13 (79) def. Claremont 11.8 (74) Perth Oval (crowd: 1935)
Saturday, 23 May West Perth 13.13 (91) def. South Fremantle 8.5 (53) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2304)
Bye
East Fremantle

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday, 30 May Peel Thunder 12.6 (78) def. by Swan Districts 21.9 (135) Rushton Park (crowd: 1332)
Saturday, 30 May Claremont 9.9 (63) def. by Subiaco 13.16 (94) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1622)
Monday, 1 June East Perth 16.8 (104) def. West Perth 8.10 (58) Perth Oval (crowd: 4853)
Monday, 1 June South Fremantle 14.7 (91) def. by East Fremantle 22.9 (141) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7806)
Bye
Perth
  • East Perth honour the late Jeremy Silcock, who died on a 1995 end-of-season trip, with a superb win over their traditional rivals. The Royals win with an eight-goal second quarter to one point by the Falcons.[12]
  • East Fremantle take top spot (which they will retain without losing for the rest of the year) with a fine win in a fluctuating derby[13]

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 6 June East Fremantle 16.16 (112) def. Perth 5.8 (38) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1758)
Saturday, 6 June East Perth 11.16 (82) def. Subiaco 10.10 (70) Perth Oval (crowd: 2257)
Saturday, 6 June Swan Districts 13.11 (89) def. by South Fremantle 18.15 (123) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1615)
Saturday, 6 June West Perth 28.22 (190) def. Peel Thunder 6.10 (46) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1572)
Bye
Claremont
  • Future Eagles star David Wirrpanda lives up to expectations three years after being recruited from Healesville with a brilliant display for East Perth.[14]
  • After the resignation of foundation coach Geoff Miles,[15] Peel go from bad (if improving) to worse with their thrashing at Joondalup.[16]

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday, 13 June Subiaco 21.10 (136) def. Peel Thunder 12.9 (81) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1055)
Saturday, 13 June Perth 8.18 (66) def. by East Perth 13.5 (83) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2012)
Saturday, 13 June South Fremantle 15.12 (102) def. by Claremont 16.14 (110) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1386)
Bye
East Fremantle, West Perth, Swan Districts
  • Claremont consolidate their finals chances but lose skipper Jeremy Guard for the rest of the season.[17]
  • East Perth maintain their winning streak despite Perth dominating the game, due to the Demons’ inaccuracy in front of goal[18]

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday, 20 June Peel Thunder 10.10 (70) def. by East Fremantle 17.19 (121) Rushton Park (crowd: 1175)
Saturday, 20 June Claremont 7.4 (46) def. by West Perth 13.13 (91) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1737)
Saturday, 20 June East Perth 12.12 (84) def. Swan Districts 6.14 (50) Perth Oval (crowd: 2856)
Saturday, 20 June South Fremantle 15.13 (103) def. Perth 8.16 (64) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1363)
Bye
Subiaco

Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday, 27 June Perth 13.17 (95) def. Peel Thunder 9.7 (61) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1116)
Saturday, 27 June East Fremantle 13.10 (88) def. East Perth 7.15 (57) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2126)
Saturday, 27 June Swan Districts 7.5 (47) def. by Claremont 9.10 (64) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1322)
Saturday, 27 June West Perth 8.13 (61) def. Subiaco 9.5 (59) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1666)
Bye
South Fremantle
  • The game at Arena Joondalup was the last senior Westar/WAFL game where a team scoring fewer goals won until Easter Monday of 2004 when South Fremantle beat Swan Districts thus.
  • East Fremantle end East Perth’s eight-match winning streak with Victorian Martin Mellody dominant. The Royals are handicapped by driving rain during the second quarter when they have a gale force wind.[19]

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday, 4 July Peel Thunder 6.11 (47) def. by South Fremantle 6.24 (60) Rushton Park (crowd: 822)
Saturday, 4 July Subiaco 9.11 (65) def. Swan Districts 9.9 (63) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1081)
Saturday, 4 July East Fremantle 10.6 (66) def. Claremont 8.12 (60) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1084)
Saturday, 4 July Perth 7.11 (53) def. by East Perth 14.12 (96) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1487)
Bye
West Perth
  • South Fremantle kick an extraordinary 4.24 (48) after quarter-time in violent winds and rain. With Scott Simister kicking four goals in the third quarter, Peel are poised for a monumental upset but the Bulldogs kick 2.10 (22) to 0.2 (2) in the last and keep their finals hopes alive.[20]
  • East Fremantle kick nine straight goals with a violent southwesterly wind in the first quarter to set up a winning break in heavy rain. During the second half as the wind changes direction, only two goals are kicked as both teams flood their backline when against the hurricane.[21]

Round 16

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Round 16
Sunday, 12 July Claremont 19.12 (126) def. Perth 8.16 (64) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1242)
Sunday, 12 July Subiaco 6.6 (42) def. by East Fremantle 21.17 (143) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1682)
Sunday, 12 July South Fremantle 10.19 (79) def. East Perth 8.13 (61) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2178)
Sunday, 12 July Swan Districts 18.9 (117) def. West Perth 16.14 (110) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2021)
Bye
Peel Thunder
  • Despite losing seven players to a State game in Adelaide, East Fremantle thrash Subiaco to jeopardise the Lions’ place in the top four.[22]
  • South Fremantle kick twelve straight behinds between late in the first quarter and early in the third, but come back to defeat the Royals.[23] The win puts the Bulldogs within a game of fourth spot.

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 18 July Perth 14.14 (98) def. Subiaco 12.15 (87) Jubilee Park, Northam (crowd: 1564)
Saturday, 18 July East Perth 10.6 (66) def. by Peel Thunder 11.13 (79) Perth Oval (crowd: 1185)
Saturday, 18 July South Fremantle 14.17 (101) def. by Claremont 16.9 (105) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1199)
Saturday, 18 July West Perth 9.12 (66) def. by East Fremantle 16.11 (107) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1773)
Bye
Swan Districts

Two enormous upsets unsettle the battle for fourth position and see Claremont, second last in 1997, climb therein.[24] Scott Simister kicks six for the Thunder as they win their second Westar Rules match.[25]

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday, 25 July Claremont 10.12 (72) def. Peel Thunder 5.5 (35) Claremont Oval (crowd: 944)
Saturday, 25 July Subiaco 5.12 (42) def. by South Fremantle 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 996)
Saturday, 25 July East Fremantle 14.14 (98) def. Swan Districts 5.9 (39) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1453)
Saturday, 25 July West Perth 6.9 (45) def. Perth 3.3 (21) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1137)
Bye
East Perth
  • Perth do not score between the twelve-minute mark of the opening quarter and the nine-minute mark of the last,[26] becoming the first senior WANFL/WAFL/WASFL/Westar team to fail to score in the second and third quarters since East Fremantle at Lathlain Park in 1967.
  • South Fremantle, one point ahead at half-time, overcome the treacherous conditions with long kicking and the move of Marty Atkins to the ruck and Stephen Pears to a forward pocket, kicking 8.11 (59) to 2.3 (15) by the Lions.[27]

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday, 1 August Peel Thunder 8.19 (67) def. by Subiaco 16.13 (109) Rushton Park (crowd: 1115)
Saturday, 1 August Claremont 12.7 (79) def. by East Perth 12.10 (82) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1557)
Saturday, 1 August South Fremantle 8.7 (55) def. by West Perth 17.18 (120) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1498)
Saturday, 1 August Swan Districts 17.6 (108) def. Perth 10.20 (80) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1333)
Bye
East Fremantle

West Perth eliminate the reigning premiers’ finals chances with a superb win in wet and windy conditions due to Troy Wilson’s four goals and fine marking.[28]

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday, 8 August Peel Thunder 11.7 (73) def. by West Perth 21.17 (143) Rushton Park (crowd: 1418)
Saturday, 8 August Perth 11.5 (71) def. by East Fremantle 20.8 (128) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2186)
Saturday, 8 August East Perth 11.10 (76) def. by Subiaco 16.7 (103) Perth Oval (crowd: 2688)
Saturday, 8 August Swan Districts 15.9 (99) def. South Fremantle 14.12 (96) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2236)
Bye
Claremont

Round 21

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Round 21
Saturday, 15 August Subiaco 27.13 (175) def. Swan Districts 8.11 (59) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1389)
Saturday, 15 August East Fremantle 16.18 (114) def. Claremont 6.8 (44) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2392)
Saturday, 15 August West Perth 32.11 (203) def. Perth 6.6 (42) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1896)
Bye
East Perth, Peel Thunder, South Fremantle
  • West Perth record their biggest ever win over Perth.[29]
  • Subiaco record their biggest ever win over Swan Districts,[30] with Kenwick recruit Daniel Hardington destroying Swans’ highly touted Garth Taylor.[31] Leading goalkicker Todd Ridley kicks nine.

Round 22

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Round 22
Saturday, 22 August Subiaco 10.10 (70) def. by Claremont 16.13 (109) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1487)
Saturday, 22 August East Fremantle 17.17 (119) def. South Fremantle 12.9 (81) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3534)
Saturday, 22 August Swan Districts 17.16 (118) def. Peel Thunder 10.5 (65) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1354)
Saturday, 22 August West Perth 18.11 (119) def. East Perth 5.8 (38) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 3065)
Bye
Perth

Round 23

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Round 23
Friday, 28 August (7:30 pm) South Fremantle 17.19 (121) def. Perth 8.17 (65) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1135)
Saturday, 29 August Peel Thunder 7.6 (48) def. by East Fremantle 15.12 (102) Rushton Park (crowd: 1065)
Saturday, 29 August Claremont 10.10 (70) def. by West Perth 13.10 (88) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1355)
Saturday, 29 August East Perth 3.11 (29) def. by Swan Districts 6.8 (44) Perth Oval (crowd: 2083)
Bye
Subiaco
  • Swan Districts kicked their lowest-ever winning score, beating a 1952 record by three points.[32]
  • East Fremantle kicks seven goals in eleven minutes during the second quarter to win its fourteenth straight game against the Thunder.[33] Only one goal, by the Thunder in the last quarter, is kicked against a strong and wet northwesterly wind.
  • West Perth’s three late goals forces Claremont into a last-minute exit from the final four.

Ladder

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1998 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 East Fremantle (P) 20 18 2 0 2200 1229 179.0 72
2 West Perth 20 16 4 0 2109 1260 167.4 64
3 Subiaco 20 11 9 0 1807 1664 108.6 44
4 East Perth 20 11 9 0 1527 1536 99.4 44
5 Claremont 20 11 9 0 1607 1628 98.7 44
6 South Fremantle 20 9 11 0 1780 1779 100.1 36
7 Swan Districts 20 9 11 0 1647 1860 88.5 36
8 Perth 20 4 16 0 1357 1982 68.5 16
9 Peel Thunder 20 1 19 0 1280 2376 53.9 4
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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First semi-final
Saturday, 5 September Subiaco 13.13 (91) def. East Perth 9.15 (69) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7,387)
Second semi-final
Saturday, 5 September East Fremantle 13.10 (88) def. West Perth 3.17 (35) Subiaco Oval (crowd: -)
  • Since the two semi-finals were played at the same venue on the same day, the attendance figure is the same for both.
  • East Fremantle’s brigade of tall forwards and their superb defence, with Greg Madigan keeping Troy Wilson scoreless, demolished the Falcons on a perfectly fine day.[34]

Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Sunday, 13 September West Perth 13.8 (86) def. Subiaco 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5,648)

A brilliant solo goal after a zigzagging run from Neil Mildenhall and a perfectly executed shepherd allow West Perth, behind from early in the second quarter and twenty-eight points down halfway through the third, to obtain a rematch with East Fremantle.[35]

Grand Final

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Grand Final
Sunday, 20 September East Fremantle 20.10 (130) def. West Perth 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,258)

References

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  1. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Senior Players Set Up Subiaco Ambush’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian, 30 March 1998
  2. ^ Stocks, Gary; ‘Falcons Exude Sheer Class’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian, 30 March 1997
  3. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Egan Right at Home with Sharks’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian, 30 March 1998
  4. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Fit Madigan Beats Heat and Demons’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian; 6 April 1998
  5. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Demons Duo Life Game to Seal Win’; in The Game; p. 11; from The West Australian, 20 April 1998
  6. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Vintage Sumich Kicks Eight’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian, 27 April 1998
  7. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Sharks’ Deception Not Playing the Game’; in The West Australian; 28 April 1998, p. 62
  8. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Fast Start Gives Lions the Spoils’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 4 May 1998
  9. ^ See Subiaco: Biggest Wins
  10. ^ Acott, Kent; ‘Kirey Stands Tall as Sharks Succeed’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 11 May 1998
  11. ^ Acott, Kent; ‘Sharks Salute the Duke’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 18 May 1998
  12. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Royals Honour silcock with Victory’; in The West Australian, 2 June 1998, p. 66
  13. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Sharks Ride High after Win’; in The West Australian, 2 June 1998, p. 66
  14. ^ Stocks, Gary; ‘Wirrpunda the Wunderkind’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 8 June 1998
  15. ^ ‘New Setback for Peel as Miles Quits’; in The West Australian, 3 June 1998, p. 152
  16. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Thunder Woes Continue’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 8 June 1998
  17. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Guard Blow Takes Shine off Tigers’ Win’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 15 June 1998
  18. ^ Lague, Steve; “Worthington Happy Just to Collect Points”; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 15 June 1998
  19. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Mellody On-Target for State Selection’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 29 June 1998
  20. ^ Stocks, Gary; ‘Bulldogs Win the War of Attrition’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 6 July 1998
  21. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Sharks Hold Off Tigers’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 6 July 1998
  22. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Sharks’ Lesser Lights Shine’; in The Game, p. 7; from The West Australian, 13 July 1998
  23. ^ Marsh, David; ‘Rennick Marshall’s Bulldogs Charge’; in The Game, p. 7; from The West Australian, 13 July 1998
  24. ^ Acott, Kent; ‘Perth Tops Off a Great Week for Avon Valley’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 20 July 1998
  25. ^ Stocks, Gary; ‘Royals Humbled in Silence’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 20 July 1998
  26. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Albairo Pays Price for Courage’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 27 July 1998
  27. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Atkins Breaks Deadlock’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 27 July 1998
  28. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Wilson Muscle Finds Work’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 3 August 1998
  29. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Perth". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  30. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Subiaco v Each Opponent". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  31. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Hardington on Track for Finals Action’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 17 August 1998
  32. ^ "Swan Districts Game Records". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  33. ^ Acott, Kent; ‘Glimmer of Hope as Peel Plans for Future’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 31 August 1998
  34. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Feeding Frenzy Puts Sharks into Decider’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 7 September 1998
  35. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Falcons Swoop at the Death’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 14 September 1998
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