The National Rugby League was formed after an agreement was reached between the two rivaling competitions from 1997, the Australian Rugby League and the Super League. In December 1997, the two parties formed a joint board to run the new Australian rugby league club competition. The vast majority of the 22 clubs that contested in 1997 across the split competitions also contested the first season of the National Rugby League, with the exception of the Hunter Mariners, the Western Reds and South Queensland.
The National Rugby League imposed a $3M salary cap on each of the clubs.[1]
Advertisingedit
Super League's ad agency VCD in Sydney successfully kept the account post-reunification. The 1998 ad featured the song "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba with its theme of rising against adversity:
I get knocked down! But I get up again; you're never gonna keep me down.
There was no visual performance of the song in the ad which returned to the standard rugby league imagery of big hits and crunching tackles to accompany the track.
Teamsedit
The closure of the Hunter Mariners, Western/Perth Reds and South Queensland Crushers, and the introduction of the Melbourne Storm meant that a total of twenty clubs contested the 1998 Premiership. Eleven of these clubs were from Sydney, but an agreement between the Australian Rugby League and Super League meant that many of these clubs were in danger of being cut from the competition by the 2000 season when, it was decided, only 14 clubs would be invited to contest the premiership.
The biggest surprise of the season was when the Melbourne Storm finished 3rd after the regular season in their first ever year, only to be knocked out by the Brisbane Broncos in the Semi-final. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs became the lowest placed team ever to make the Grand Final, after finishing 9th after the regular season. Canterbury-Bankstown did it tough though, coming from 16 points down twice in as many weeks. They came from 16-0 down to win 28-16 against the Newcastle Knights in the Semi-final, then 18-2 down with 11 minutes to go to make it 18-18 after regulation time, then going on to win 32-20 in extra time against arch-rivals the Parramatta Eels in the preliminary final.
Note: Due to an agreement held between the NRL and SFS that required a set number of finals games to be held at the SFS, the semi-finals were both held at the SFS to meet the agreement despite neither "home" side being from Sydney.
It was to be the first grand final under the National Rugby League partnership's administration and the last to be played at the Sydney Football Stadium. It was also the first time these two sides had met in a grand final. Brisbane scored first, but by half time trailed Canterbury 10–12. However, Brisbane scored 28 unanswered points in the second half, winning 12–38 and equaling the second highest score for a team in grand final history.
Brisbane's consistent dominance over other teams at this period of time contributed to the National Rugby League's plans to cut the number of teams down to 14 in order to ensure competitiveness and the long-term financial success of the game.[6]
Despite the inclusion of "national" in the new competition's name, both the Gold Coast and Adelaide clubs folded at the end of the 1998 season. A new Gold Coast side re-entered the competition nine years later in 2007.
^Toby Miller; Geoffrey A. Lawrence; Jim McKay (2001). Globalization and sport: playing the world. SAGE. p. 82. ISBN9780761959694.
^ abMiddleton, David. Rugby League 1999. Sydney: Harper Sports. pp. 161–173. ISBN0732267773.
^Middleton, David (October 1998). Rugby League 1999. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN0732267773.
^"NRL Tables - 1998 NRL Grand Final". Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^"1998 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^"Broncos, Dragons: two fallen powerhouses". The Roar. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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The 1998 NRL season was the 91st season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League NRL After the 1997 season in which the Australian Rugby League and Super League organisations ran separate competitions parallel to each other they joined to create a reunited competition in the NRL The first professional rugby league club to be based in Victoria the Melbourne Storm was introduced into the League and with the closure of the Hunter Mariners Western Reds and South Queensland Crushers twenty teams competed for the premiership which culminated in the 1998 NRL grand final between the Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury Bankstown It was also the final season for the Illawarra Steelers and the St George Dragons as their own clubs prior to their merger into the St George Illawarra Dragons for the 1999 NRL season1998 National Rugby LeagueDurationMarch 13 September 27 1998Teams20PremiersBrisbane 4th title Minor premiersBrisbane 3rd title Matches played253Points scored10 131Average attendance11 612Attendance2 937 741Top points scorer s Ivan Cleary 284 Player of the yearAndrew Johns Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Darren Smith 23 1997 ARL 1997 SL 1999 Contents 1 Pre season 1 1 Advertising 2 Teams 3 Regular season 3 1 Ladder 3 2 Ladder progression 4 Finals series 4 1 Grand Final 5 Player statistics 6 Post season 7 1998 Transfers 7 1 Players 7 2 Coaches 8 References 9 External linksPre season editSee also History of the National Rugby League The National Rugby League was formed after an agreement was reached between the two rivaling competitions from 1997 the Australian Rugby League and the Super League In December 1997 the two parties formed a joint board to run the new Australian rugby league club competition The vast majority of the 22 clubs that contested in 1997 across the split competitions also contested the first season of the National Rugby League with the exception of the Hunter Mariners the Western Reds and South Queensland The National Rugby League imposed a 3M salary cap on each of the clubs 1 Advertising edit Super League s ad agency VCD in Sydney successfully kept the account post reunification The 1998 ad featured the song Tubthumping by Chumbawamba with its theme of rising against adversity I get knocked down But I get up again you re never gonna keep me down There was no visual performance of the song in the ad which returned to the standard rugby league imagery of big hits and crunching tackles to accompany the track Teams editThe closure of the Hunter Mariners Western Perth Reds and South Queensland Crushers and the introduction of the Melbourne Storm meant that a total of twenty clubs contested the 1998 Premiership Eleven of these clubs were from Sydney but an agreement between the Australian Rugby League and Super League meant that many of these clubs were in danger of being cut from the competition by the 2000 season when it was decided only 14 clubs would be invited to contest the premiership Adelaide nbsp 2nd seasonGround Adelaide Oval Hindmarsh Stadium Coach Rod Reddy Dean LanceCaptain Kerrod Walters Auckland nbsp 4th seasonGround Ericsson Stadium Coach Frank EndacottCaptain Matthew Ridge Balmain nbsp 91st seasonGround Leichhardt Oval Coach Wayne PearceCaptain Darren Senter Brisbane nbsp 11th seasonGround ANZ Stadium Coach Wayne BennettCaptain Allan Langer Canberra nbsp 17th seasonGround Bruce Stadium Coach Mal MeningaCaptain Laurie DaleyCanterbury nbsp 64th seasonGround Belmore Oval Coach Steve FolkesCaptain Simon Gillies Darren Britt Cronulla nbsp 32nd seasonGround Shark Park Coach John LangCaptain Andrew Ettinghausen Gold Coast nbsp 11th seasonGround Carrara Stadium Coach Phil EconomidisCaptain Jamie Goddard Illawarra nbsp 17th seasonGround WIN Stadium Coach Andrew FarrarCaptain Paul McGregor Manly nbsp 52nd seasonGround Brookvale Oval Coach Bob FultonCaptain Geoff TooveyMelbourne nbsp 1st seasonGround Olympic Park Stadium Coach Chris AndersonCaptain Glenn Lazarus Newcastle nbsp 11th seasonGround Marathon Stadium Coach Mal ReillyCaptain Paul Harragon North Queensland nbsp 4th seasonGround Stockland Stadium Coach Tim SheensCaptain Ian Roberts amp John Lomax North Sydney nbsp 91st seasonGround North Sydney Oval Coach Peter LouisCaptain Jason Taylor Parramatta nbsp 52nd seasonGround Parramatta Stadium Coach Brian SmithCaptain Dean PayPenrith nbsp 32nd seasonGround Penrith Stadium Coach Royce SimmonsCaptain Steve Carter South Sydney nbsp 91st seasonGround Sydney Football Stadium Coach Steve Martin Craig ColemanCaptain Sean Garlick St George nbsp 78th seasonGround Kogarah Oval Coach David WaiteCaptain Mark Coyne Sydney City nbsp 91st seasonGround Sydney Football Stadium Coach Phil GouldCaptain Brad Fittler Western Suburbs nbsp 91st seasonGround Campbelltown Stadium Coach Tommy RaudonikisCaptain Paul Langmack nbsp nbsp Adelaide nbsp Auckland nbsp Balmain nbsp Brisbane nbsp Canberra nbsp Canterbury nbsp Cronulla nbsp Gold Coast nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Manly nbsp Melbourne nbsp Newcastle nbsp N Queensland nbsp N Sydney nbsp Parramatta nbsp Penrith nbsp Sydney City nbsp S Sydney nbsp St George nbsp W Suburbsclass notpageimage Locations of the participating clubsRegular season editRounds 5 and 7 Brisbane Broncos set a new record for their biggest win firstly 58 4 against North Queensland Cowboys then 60 6 against North Sydney Bears both games being played at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Round 8 1997 ARL premiers the Newcastle Knights played the 1997 Super League premiers the Brisbane Broncos and Brisbane won 26 6 in Newcastle before a crowd of 27 119 cementing their position at the top of the ladder Round 12 The record for the biggest comeback in premiership history was re set by the North Queensland Cowboys who trailed 26 0 at half time and came back to beat the Penrith Panthers 36 28 Round 24 Ivan Cleary s tally of 284 points set a new individual record for most points scored in a season in Australian club rugby league history it has since been beaten Ladder edit 1998 NRL seasonvtePos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 nbsp Brisbane Broncos P 24 18 1 5 688 310 378 372 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 18 1 5 562 381 181 373 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 17 1 6 546 372 174 354 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 17 1 6 468 349 119 355 nbsp North Sydney Bears 24 17 0 7 663 367 296 346 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 680 383 297 327 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 15 0 9 564 429 135 308 nbsp St George Dragons 24 13 1 10 486 490 4 279 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 489 411 78 2610 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 0 11 503 473 30 2611 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 12 1 11 438 387 51 2512 nbsp Illawarra Steelers 24 11 1 12 476 539 63 2313 nbsp Balmain Tigers 24 9 1 14 381 463 82 1914 nbsp Penrith Panthers 24 8 2 14 525 580 55 1815 nbsp Auckland Warriors 24 9 0 15 417 518 101 1816 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 0 15 361 556 195 1817 nbsp Adelaide Rams 24 7 0 17 393 615 222 1418 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 0 19 339 560 221 1019 nbsp Gold Coast Chargers 24 4 0 20 289 654 365 820 nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies 24 4 0 20 371 802 431 8Ladder progression edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 10 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that roundTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 241 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 29 31 33 35 372 nbsp Newcastle Knights 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 27 29 31 31 31 33 35 373 nbsp Melbourne Storm 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 17 19 21 23 25 25 25 27 27 29 31 33 33 354 nbsp Parramatta Eels 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 26 28 28 30 32 34 355 nbsp North Sydney Bears 0 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30 32 346 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 20 22 24 24 26 26 26 28 30 327 nbsp Canberra Raiders 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 308 nbsp St George Dragons 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 22 24 24 26 26 26 26 279 nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 24 2610 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 2611 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 0 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 18 19 21 23 23 23 2512 nbsp Illawarra Steelers 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 9 11 13 13 15 17 19 19 19 19 21 21 23 2313 nbsp Balmain Tigers 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 18 18 19 19 19 19 1914 nbsp Penrith Panthers 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 14 14 14 16 1815 nbsp Auckland Warriors 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 1816 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 1817 nbsp Adelaide Rams 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 1418 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 1019 nbsp Gold Coast Chargers 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 820 nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8Finals series editThe biggest surprise of the season was when the Melbourne Storm finished 3rd after the regular season in their first ever year only to be knocked out by the Brisbane Broncos in the Semi final The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs became the lowest placed team ever to make the Grand Final after finishing 9th after the regular season Canterbury Bankstown did it tough though coming from 16 points down twice in as many weeks They came from 16 0 down to win 28 16 against the Newcastle Knights in the Semi final then 18 2 down with 11 minutes to go to make it 18 18 after regulation time then going on to win 32 20 in extra time against arch rivals the Parramatta Eels in the preliminary final Home Score Away Match InformationDate and Time Venue Referee CrowdElimination and Preliminary Qualifying Finals 2 nbsp Canberra Raiders 17 4 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28 August 1998 Bruce Stadium Bill Harrigan 15 953 nbsp St George Dragons 12 20 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 29 August 1998 Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 16 833 nbsp Parramatta Eels 25 12 nbsp North Sydney Bears 29 August 1998 Parramatta Stadium Kelvin Jeffes 16 033 nbsp Melbourne Storm 12 26 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 30 August 1998 Olympic Park Paul McBlane 18 247Elimination and Qualifying Quarter Finals nbsp North Sydney Bears 2 23 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 4 September 1998 North Sydney Oval Bill Harrigan 18 718 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 10 nbsp Canberra Raiders 5 September 1998 Olympic Park Steve Clark 12 592 nbsp Newcastle Knights 15 26 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 5 September 1998 Marathon Stadium Kelvin Jeffes 26 482 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 10 15 nbsp Parramatta Eels 6 September 1998 ANZ Stadium Paul McBlane 21 172Semi Finals nbsp Newcastle Knights 16 28 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 12 September 1998 Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 24 449 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 30 6 nbsp Melbourne Storm 13 September 1998 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 20 354Grand Final Qualifiers 2 nbsp Sydney City Roosters 18 46 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 19 September 1998 ANZ Stadium Steve Clark 28 374 nbsp Parramatta Eels 20 32 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 20 September 1998 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 36 841Note Due to an agreement held between the NRL and SFS that required a set number of finals games to be held at the SFS the semi finals were both held at the SFS to meet the agreement despite neither home side being from Sydney Grand Final edit Main article 1998 NRL Grand Final The 1998 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership deciding game of the 1998 NRL season It was the first grand final of the re unified National Rugby League and featured minor premiers and the previous year s Super League premiers the Brisbane Broncos against the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs who had finished the regular season 9th out of 20 to make a top ten play off grouping It was to be the first grand final under the National Rugby League partnership s administration and the last to be played at the Sydney Football Stadium It was also the first time these two sides had met in a grand final Brisbane scored first but by half time trailed Canterbury 10 12 However Brisbane scored 28 unanswered points in the second half winning 12 38 and equaling the second highest score for a team in grand final history 1998 NRL Grand Final Sunday 27 September15 00 AEST UTC 10 Brisbane Broncos nbsp 38 12 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsTries 7De Vere nbsp 2 Campion nbsp 27 Carroll nbsp 41 Sailor nbsp 50 Tallis nbsp 59 Lee nbsp 68 Smith nbsp 75 Goals 5Lockyer nbsp 4 43 60 69 76 5 7 1st 10 122nd 28 0Report 3 4 Tries 2Grimaldi nbsp 21 Talau nbsp 30 Goals 2Halligan nbsp pen 11 22 2 3 Sydney Football Stadium SydneyAttendance 40 857 5 Referee Bill HarriganTouch judges Steve Betts John McCormackClive Churchill Medal Gorden Tallis Brisbane Player statistics editThe following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 24 Top 5 point scorers Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals268 nbsp Ivan Cleary 13 108 0229 nbsp Jason Taylor 5 104 1226 nbsp Darren Lockyer 14 85 0208 nbsp Daryl Halligan 5 94 0174 nbsp Andrew Johns 7 71 4Top 5 try scorers Tries Player20 nbsp Darren Smith20 nbsp Michael Buettner20 nbsp Steve Menzies19 nbsp Nathan Blacklock18 nbsp Trent Barrett Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player108 nbsp Ivan Cleary104 nbsp Jason Taylor94 nbsp Daryl Halligan85 nbsp Darren Lockyer72 nbsp Clinton SchifcofskePost season editBrisbane s consistent dominance over other teams at this period of time contributed to the National Rugby League s plans to cut the number of teams down to 14 in order to ensure competitiveness and the long term financial success of the game 6 Despite the inclusion of national in the new competition s name both the Gold Coast and Adelaide clubs folded at the end of the 1998 season A new Gold Coast side re entered the competition nine years later in 2007 1998 was the last season for the seventy eight year old St George Dragons and seventeen year old Illawarra Steelers clubs which merged to form the NRL s first joint venture team at the conclusion of the season the St George Illawarra Dragons for inclusion in the 1999 Premiership 1998 Transfers editPlayers edit Player 1997 Club 1998 ClubTim Brasher nbsp Balmain Tigers nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsEllery Hanley nbsp Balmain Tigers RetirementGlenn Morrison nbsp Balmain Tigers nbsp North Sydney BearsMarcus Bai nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Melbourne StormMartin Bella nbsp Gold Coast Chargers RetirementDes Clark nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Super League Halifax Blue SoxBrendan Hurst nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp Sydney City RoostersJeremy Schloss nbsp Gold Coast Chargers nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsJohn Cross nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp Penrith PanthersBrett Rodwell nbsp Illawarra Steelers nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsMark Carroll nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Super League London BroncosDavid Gillespie nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles RetirementShannon Nevin nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nbsp Balmain TigersScott Conley nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Gold Coast ChargersLeo Dynevor nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Western Suburbs MagpiesMarc Glanville nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp Super League Leeds RhinosAdam Muir nbsp Newcastle Knights nbsp North Sydney BearsChris Caruana nbsp North Sydney Bears nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsDarren Fritz nbsp North Sydney Bears nbsp Western Suburbs MagpiesDavid Hall nbsp North Sydney Bears nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsDanny Williams nbsp North Sydney Bears nbsp Melbourne StormTroy Campbell nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Gold Coast ChargersChris Lawler nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Gold Coast ChargersDavid Woods nbsp Parramatta Eels nbsp Penrith PanthersRussell Wyer nbsp Parramatta Eels RetirementMichael Eagar nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Super League Warrington WolvesJason Hudson nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Gold Coast ChargersJohn Jones nbsp South Queensland Crushers RetirementClinton O Brien nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Gold Coast ChargersMark Protheroe nbsp South Queensland Crushers RetirementSteele Retchless nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Super League London BroncosClinton Schifcofske nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Parramatta EelsCraig Teevan nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Gold Coast ChargersMat Toshack nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Super League London BroncosDave Watson nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Super League Sheffield EaglesCraig Wilson nbsp South Queensland Crushers nbsp Illawarra SteelersJeff Orford nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs RetirementDavid Penna nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Parramatta EelsCraig Simon nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs nbsp Illawarra SteelersMark Bell nbsp St George Dragons nbsp Super League Wigan WarriorsPeter Clarke nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp Adelaide RamsBen Duckworth nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp Balmain TigersSean Garlick nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsTerry Hermansson nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsBrandon Pearson nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp Canberra RaidersDale Shearer nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp North Queensland CowboysJacin Sinclair nbsp Sydney City Roosters nbsp Balmain TigersBill Dunn nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies RetirementDes Hasler nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies RetirementJames Smith nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsCameron Blair nbsp Adelaide Rams Super League RetirementKevin Campion nbsp Adelaide Rams Super League nbsp Brisbane BroncosPhil Blake nbsp Auckland Warriors Super League RetirementMark Horo nbsp Auckland Warriors Super League RetirementGrant Young nbsp Auckland Warriors Super League nbsp Super League London BroncosGlenn Lazarus nbsp Brisbane Broncos Super League nbsp Melbourne StormAnthony Mundine nbsp Brisbane Broncos Super League nbsp St George DragonsNoa Nadruku nbsp Canberra Raiders Super League nbsp North Queensland CowboysQuentin Pongia nbsp Canberra Raiders Super League nbsp Auckland WarriorsRichie Barnett nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Super League nbsp Sydney City RoostersTawera Nikau nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Super League nbsp Melbourne StormKeith Beauchamp nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League RetirementAnthony Brann nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Canberra RaidersJohn Carlaw nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Melbourne StormDarrien Doherty nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Adelaide RamsJustin Dooley nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Sydney City RoostersBrad Godden nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Super League Leeds RhinosNoel Goldthorpe nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Adelaide RamsScott Hill nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Melbourne StormKevin Iro nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Auckland WarriorsTony Iro nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Adelaide RamsBrett Kimmorley nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Melbourne StormTim Maddison nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksPaul Marquet nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Melbourne StormRobbie McCormack nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Super League Wigan WarriorsNeil Piccinelli nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Newcastle KnightsWillie Poching nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp St George DragonsRobbie Ross nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Melbourne StormTroy Stone nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsRichard Swain nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Melbourne StormNick Zisti nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Cronulla Sutherland SharksJustin Loomans nbsp North Queensland Cowboys Super League nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsDavid Alexander nbsp Penrith Panthers Super League RetirementSteve Waddell nbsp Penrith Panthers Super League RetirementPaul Bell nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Melbourne StormDamien Chapman nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Super League London BroncosShaun Devine nbsp Perth Reds Super League RetirementJeff Doyle nbsp Perth Reds Super League RetirementGreg Fleming nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsDale Fritz nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp North Queensland CowboysMatt Fuller nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Wakefield TrinityMark Geyer nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Penrith PanthersDarren Higgins nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Super League London BroncosTim Horan nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Illawarra SteelersRodney Howe nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Melbourne StormRobbie Kearns nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Melbourne StormBarrie Jon Mather nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Super League Castleford TigersMatthew Rodwell nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp St George DragonsChris Ryan nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Super League London BroncosPeter Shiels nbsp Perth Reds Super League nbsp Newcastle KnightsRussell Bawden nbsp Super League London Broncos nbsp Melbourne StormTony Martin nbsp Super League London Broncos nbsp Melbourne StormMatt Munro nbsp Super League Oldham Bears nbsp South Sydney RabbitohsDanny McAllister nbsp Super League Sheffield Eagles nbsp Gold Coast ChargersTony Tatupu nbsp Super League Warrington Wolves nbsp Auckland WarriorsCoaches edit Coach 1997 Club 1998 ClubChris Anderson nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Super League nbsp Melbourne StormGraham Murray nbsp Hunter Mariners Super League nbsp Super League Leeds RhinosReferences edit Toby Miller Geoffrey A Lawrence Jim McKay 2001 Globalization and sport playing the world SAGE p 82 ISBN 9780761959694 a b Middleton David Rugby League 1999 Sydney Harper Sports pp 161 173 ISBN 0732267773 Middleton David October 1998 Rugby League 1999 Sydney Harper Sports ISBN 0732267773 NRL Tables 1998 NRL Grand Final Retrieved 9 September 2022 1998 NRL Grand Final Rugby League Project Retrieved 8 March 2023 Broncos Dragons two fallen powerhouses The Roar 15 July 2013 Retrieved 11 May 2016 External links editRugby League Tables Notes The World of Rugby League Rugby League Tables Season 1998 The World of Rugby League Premiership History and Statistics RL1908 1998 Broncos Take Inaugural NRL Competition RL1908 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 NRL season amp oldid 1188930606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
