1997–98 Perth Heat season
In previous years the post season was played as home and away best of 3 games, with the two winner of each series meeting for a best of 5 series{fact}, in 1997-98 this was changed to a round robin play-off format with each team playing 3 games, 1 against each of the other 3 qualified teams, with the two highest places teams playing off in the Championship Series.<ref name="FAI Cup Pitches new finals format and all star competition as baseball bats up for the summer of 1997/1998."></ref>
All games for the 9th ABL title were played at the Melbourne Ballpark from February, 10-12 with the best of three championship series February 14–15. Full series results
Postseason
The 1997-98 Perth Heat season was the 9th season for the team.