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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Age - 15/02/1998