Practice Match, 1998
Saturday 14 February
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: Unknown
| Final | |
| Western Bulldogs | 18.19.127 |
| Melbourne | 18.17.125 |
Western Bulldogs win by 2 points
Goalkickers: Unknown
The match was played over 6 quarters and the two sides used a combined 54 players. Melbourne used the second half to give many young and rookie list players a run.
Recruit Jeff White suffered a corked thigh.
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