Kardinia Park has long been an unhappy hunting ground for the Western Bulldogs.
The trip down the Princes Highway to Geelong's home ground is shorter for the Dogs than for any other side, but that generally hasn't made it any easier.
Even the great Ted Whitten, a 321-game premiership star who played in some relatively successful Bulldogs sides, never managed to come away from Kardinia Park victorious.
In 14 trips down the highway between 1952 and 1969, EJ's best result was a draw in 1957.
By the time Terry Wallace's Bulldogs made the trip to Geelong on this day in 1998, not much had improved. The Dogs' previous 16 visits had produced just two wins, in 1985 and 1995.
Even the 1995 victory came with an asterisk, as the Dogs only got into that match after Gary Ablett Snr had left the ground injured.
As a Hawthorn player, Wallace had had success at Kardinia Park, the Hawks winning three out of the four matches he had played there in the brown and gold, so Bulldogs fans would have been hoping that some of that good fortune would rub off on his charges on this day in 1998.
Their wish was granted. The Bulldogs got the jump on the Cats, kicking five goals to two in the opening term to lead by three goals at the first break, but Geelong bounced back in the second quarter and scores were locked together at 8.6.54 apiece by half time.
The Dogs edged ahead in the third term and held firm in the final quarter to record a 15-point win against a strong Geelong side coached by Wallace's ex-Hawthorn teammate Gary Ayres.
Old stalwarts Chris Grant, playing his 171st AFL match, and Scott Wynd (in game 173) led the way, with Grant's three goals and 18 disposals resulting in three Brownlow votes and Wynd's ruck dominance earning him one.
Brad Johnson (29 touches and two goals) was also a star, while Scott West (26 possessions), José Romero (24 touches and a goal) and Paul Hudson (three goals) were also prominent.
The win not only maintained the Bulldogs place at the top of the 1998 ladder, it also kicked off a rare run of wins at Kardinia Park for the Doggies.
Under Wallace's guidance the Bulldogs travelled to the venue four times and came home winners every time.
Two of those wins were incredible come-from-behind affairs in which the Dogs reeled in 40-point deficits to claim famous victories.
Since Luke Beveridge took the coaching reins in 2015, the Dogs have played four matches at the ground now known as GMHBA Stadium without success.
'Bevo' will be hoping a bit of Terry Wallace magic rubs off the next time the Western Bulldogs take the trip down the Princes Highway.
