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
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
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.[5]
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.
^"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 scored10131Attendance2937741Top points scorer s Ivan Cleary 284 Player of the yearAndrew Johns Dally M Medal Top try scorer s Darren Smith 23 inaugural season1997 ARL1997 Super League1999 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 2nd seasonGround Adelaide Oval Hindmarsh Stadium Coach Rod Reddy Dean LanceCaptain Kerrod Walters Auckland 4th seasonGround Ericsson Stadium Coach Frank EndacottCaptain Matthew Ridge Balmain 91st seasonGround Leichhardt Oval Coach Wayne PearceCaptain Darren Senter Brisbane 11th seasonGround ANZ Stadium Coach Wayne BennettCaptain Allan Langer Canberra 17th seasonGround Bruce Stadium Coach Mal MeningaCaptain Laurie DaleyCanterbury 64th seasonGround Belmore Oval Coach Steve FolkesCaptain Simon Gillies Darren Britt Cronulla 32nd seasonGround Shark Park Coach John LangCaptain Andrew Ettinghausen Gold Coast 11th seasonGround Carrara Stadium Coach Phil EconomidisCaptain Jamie Goddard Illawarra 17th seasonGround WIN Stadium Coach Andrew FarrarCaptain Paul McGregor Manly 52nd seasonGround Brookvale Oval Coach Bob FultonCaptain Geoff TooveyMelbourne 1st seasonGround Olympic Park Stadium Coach Chris AndersonCaptain Glenn Lazarus Newcastle 11th seasonGround Marathon StadiumC oach Mal ReillyCaptain Paul Harragon North Queensland 4th seasonGround Stockland Stadium Coach Tim SheensCaptain Ian Roberts amp John Lomax North Sydney 91st seasonGround North Sydney Oval Coach Peter LouisCaptain Jason Taylor Parramatta 52nd seasonGround Parramatta Stadium Coach Brian SmithCaptain Dean PayPenrith 32nd seasonGround Penrith Stadium Coach Royce SimmonsCaptain Steve Carter South Sydney 91st seasonGround Sydney Football Stadium Coach Steve Martin Craig ColemanCaptain Sean Garlick St George 78th seasonGround Kogarah Oval Coach David WaiteCaptain Mark Coyne Sydney City 91st seasonGround Sydney Football Stadium Coach Phil GouldCaptain Brad Fittler Western Suburbs 91st seasonGround Campbelltown Stadium Coach Tommy RaudonikisCaptain Paul Langmack Adelaide Auckland Balmain Brisbane Canberra Canterbury Cronulla Gold Coast Chargers Illawarra Steelers Manly Melbourne Newcastle North Queensland North Sydney Parramatta Penrith Sydney City South Sydney St George Western 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 Brisbane Broncos P 24 18 1 5 688 310 378 372 Newcastle Knights 24 18 1 5 562 381 181 373 Melbourne Storm 24 17 1 6 546 372 174 354 Parramatta Eels 24 17 1 6 468 349 119 355 North Sydney Bears 24 17 0 7 663 367 296 346 Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 680 383 297 327 Canberra Raiders 24 15 0 9 564 429 135 308 St George Dragons 24 13 1 10 486 490 4 279 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 489 411 78 2610 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 0 11 503 473 30 2611 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 12 1 11 438 387 51 2512 Illawarra Steelers 24 11 1 12 476 539 63 2313 Balmain Tigers 24 9 1 14 381 463 82 1914 Penrith Panthers 24 8 2 14 525 580 55 1815 Auckland Warriors 24 9 0 15 417 518 101 1816 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 0 15 361 556 195 1817 Adelaide Rams 24 7 0 17 393 615 222 1418 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 0 19 339 560 221 1019 Gold Coast Chargers 24 4 0 20 289 654 365 820 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Canberra Raiders 17 4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28 August 1998 Bruce Stadium Bill Harrigan 15 953 St George Dragons 12 20 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 29 August 1998 Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 16 833 Parramatta Eels 25 12 North Sydney Bears 29 August 1998 Parramatta Stadium Kelvin Jeffes 16 033 Melbourne Storm 12 26 Sydney City Roosters 30 August 1998 Olympic Park Paul McBlane 18 247Elimination and Qualifying Quarter Finals North Sydney Bears 2 23 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 4 September 1998 North Sydney Oval Bill Harrigan 18 718 Melbourne Storm 24 10 Canberra Raiders 5 September 1998 Olympic Park Steve Clark 12 592 Newcastle Knights 15 26 Sydney City Roosters 5 September 1998 Marathon Stadium Kelvin Jeffes 26 482 Brisbane Broncos 10 15 Parramatta Eels 6 September 1998 ANZ Stadium Paul McBlane 21 172Semi Finals Newcastle Knights 16 28 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 12 September 1998 Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 24 449 Brisbane Broncos 30 6 Melbourne Storm 13 September 1998 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 20 354Grand Final Qualifiers 2 Sydney City Roosters 18 46 Brisbane Broncos 19 September 1998 ANZ Stadium Steve Clark 28 374 Parramatta Eels 20 32 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 September3 00 pm AEST Brisbane Broncos 38 12 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsTries 7De Vere 3 Campion 28 Carroll 42 Sailor 51 Tallis 60 Lee 69 Smith 76 Goals 5 7Lockyer 3 43 61 70 77 3 4 1st 10 122nd 28 0 Tries 2Grimaldi 23 Talau 31 Goals 2 3Halligan pen 12 24 Sydney Football StadiumAttendance 40 857Referee Bill HarriganTouch judges Steve Betts John McCormack Clive 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 Ivan Cleary 13 108 0229 Jason Taylor 5 104 1226 Darren Lockyer 14 85 0208 Daryl Halligan 5 94 0174 Andrew Johns 7 71 4Top 5 try scorers Tries Player20 Darren Smith20 Michael Buettner20 Steve Menzies19 Nathan Blacklock18 Trent Barrett Top 5 goal scorers Goals Player108 Ivan Cleary104 Jason Taylor94 Daryl Halligan85 Darren Lockyer72 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 5 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 Balmain Tigers South Sydney RabbitohsEllery Hanley Balmain Tigers RetirementGlenn Morrison Balmain Tigers North Sydney BearsMarcus Bai Gold Coast Chargers Melbourne StormMartin Bella Gold Coast Chargers RetirementDes Clark Gold Coast Chargers Super League Halifax Blue SoxBrendan Hurst Gold Coast Chargers Sydney City RoostersJeremy Schloss Gold Coast Chargers South Sydney RabbitohsJohn Cross Illawarra Steelers Penrith PanthersBrett Rodwell Illawarra Steelers South Sydney RabbitohsMark Carroll Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Super League London BroncosDavid Gillespie Manly Warringah Sea Eagles RetirementShannon Nevin Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Balmain TigersScott Conley Newcastle Knights Gold Coast ChargersLeo Dynevor Newcastle Knights Western Suburbs MagpiesMarc Glanville Newcastle Knights Super League Leeds RhinosAdam Muir Newcastle Knights North Sydney BearsChris Caruana North Sydney Bears South Sydney RabbitohsDarren Fritz North Sydney Bears Western Suburbs MagpiesDavid Hall North Sydney Bears South Sydney RabbitohsDanny Williams North Sydney Bears Melbourne StormTroy Campbell Parramatta Eels Gold Coast ChargersChris Lawler Parramatta Eels Gold Coast ChargersDavid Woods Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersRussell Wyer Parramatta Eels RetirementMichael Eagar South Queensland Crushers Super League Warrington WolvesJason Hudson South Queensland Crushers Gold Coast ChargersJohn Jones South Queensland Crushers RetirementClinton O Brien South Queensland Crushers Gold Coast ChargersMark Protheroe South Queensland Crushers RetirementSteele Retchless South Queensland Crushers Super League London BroncosClinton Schifcofske South Queensland Crushers Parramatta EelsCraig Teevan South Queensland Crushers Gold Coast ChargersMat Toshack South Queensland Crushers Super League London BroncosDave Watson South Queensland Crushers Super League Sheffield EaglesCraig Wilson South Queensland Crushers Illawarra SteelersJeff Orford South Sydney Rabbitohs RetirementDavid Penna South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta EelsCraig Simon South Sydney Rabbitohs Illawarra SteelersMark Bell St George Dragons Super League Wigan WarriorsPeter Clarke Sydney City Roosters Adelaide RamsBen Duckworth Sydney City Roosters Balmain TigersSean Garlick Sydney City Roosters South Sydney RabbitohsTerry Hermansson Sydney City Roosters South Sydney RabbitohsBrandon Pearson Sydney City Roosters Canberra RaidersDale Shearer Sydney City Roosters North Queensland CowboysJacin Sinclair Sydney City Roosters Balmain TigersBill Dunn Western Suburbs Magpies RetirementDes Hasler Western Suburbs Magpies RetirementJames Smith Western Suburbs Magpies South Sydney RabbitohsCameron Blair Adelaide Rams Super League RetirementKevin Campion Adelaide Rams Super League Brisbane BroncosPhil Blake Auckland Warriors Super League RetirementMark Horo Auckland Warriors Super League RetirementGrant Young Auckland Warriors Super League Super League London BroncosGlenn Lazarus Brisbane Broncos Super League Melbourne StormAnthony Mundine Brisbane Broncos Super League St George DragonsNoa Nadruku Canberra Raiders Super League North Queensland CowboysQuentin Pongia Canberra Raiders Super League Auckland WarriorsRichie Barnett Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Super League Sydney City RoostersTawera Nikau Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Super League Melbourne StormKeith Beauchamp Hunter Mariners Super League RetirementAnthony Brann Hunter Mariners Super League Canberra RaidersJohn Carlaw Hunter Mariners Super League Melbourne StormDarrien Doherty Hunter Mariners Super League Adelaide RamsJustin Dooley Hunter Mariners Super League Sydney City RoostersBrad Godden Hunter Mariners Super League Super League Leeds RhinosNoel Goldthorpe Hunter Mariners Super League Adelaide RamsScott Hill Hunter Mariners Super League Melbourne StormKevin Iro Hunter Mariners Super League Auckland WarriorsTony Iro Hunter Mariners Super League Adelaide RamsBrett Kimmorley Hunter Mariners Super League Melbourne StormTim Maddison Hunter Mariners Super League Cronulla Sutherland SharksPaul Marquet Hunter Mariners Super League Melbourne StormRobbie McCormack Hunter Mariners Super League Super League Wigan WarriorsNeil Piccinelli Hunter Mariners Super League Newcastle KnightsWillie Poching Hunter Mariners Super League St George DragonsRobbie Ross Hunter Mariners Super League Melbourne StormTroy Stone Hunter Mariners Super League Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsRichard Swain Hunter Mariners Super League Melbourne StormNick Zisti Hunter Mariners Super League Cronulla Sutherland SharksJustin Loomans North Queensland Cowboys Super League South Sydney RabbitohsDavid Alexander Penrith Panthers Super League RetirementSteve Waddell Penrith Panthers Super League RetirementPaul Bell Perth Reds Super League Melbourne StormDamien Chapman Perth Reds Super League Super League London BroncosShaun Devine Perth Reds Super League RetirementJeff Doyle Perth Reds Super League RetirementGreg Fleming Perth Reds Super League Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsDale Fritz Perth Reds Super League North Queensland CowboysMatt Fuller Perth Reds Super League Wakefield TrinityMark Geyer Perth Reds Super League Penrith PanthersDarren Higgins Perth Reds Super League Super League London BroncosTim Horan Perth Reds Super League Illawarra SteelersRodney Howe Perth Reds Super League Melbourne StormRobbie Kearns Perth Reds Super League Melbourne StormBarrie Jon Mather Perth Reds Super League Super League Castleford TigersMatthew Rodwell Perth Reds Super League St George DragonsChris Ryan Perth Reds Super League Super League London BroncosPeter Shiels Perth Reds Super League Newcastle KnightsRussell Bawden Super League London Broncos Melbourne StormTony Martin Super League London Broncos Melbourne StormMatt Munro Super League Oldham Bears South Sydney RabbitohsDanny McAllister Super League Sheffield Eagles Gold Coast ChargersTony Tatupu Super League Warrington Wolves Auckland WarriorsCoaches Edit Coach 1997 Club 1998 ClubChris Anderson Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Super League Melbourne StormGraham Murray Hunter Mariners Super League 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 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 1134309254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
