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 season

1998 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 13 – September 27, 1998
Teams20
Premiers Brisbane (4th title)
Minor premiers Brisbane (3rd title)
Matches played253
Points scored10,131
Average attendance11,612
Attendance2,937,741
Top points scorer(s) Ivan Cleary (284)
Dally M Medal Andrew Johns
Top try-scorer(s) Darren Smith (23)
1999 →

Pre-season

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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

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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

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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.

Adelaide
 

2nd season
Ground: Adelaide OvalHindmarsh Stadium
Coach: Rod ReddyDean Lance
Captain: Kerrod Walters

Auckland
 

4th season
Ground: Ericsson Stadium
Coach: Frank Endacott
Captain: Matthew Ridge

Balmain
 

91st season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Wayne Pearce
Captain: Darren Senter

Brisbane
 

11th season
Ground: ANZ Stadium
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Allan Langer

Canberra
 

17th season
Ground: Bruce Stadium
Coach: Mal Meninga
Captain: Laurie Daley

Canterbury
 

64th season
Ground: Belmore Oval
Coach: Steve Folkes
Captain: Simon GilliesDarren Britt

Cronulla
 

32nd season
Ground: Shark Park
Coach: John Lang
Captain: Andrew Ettingshausen

Gold Coast
 

11th season
Ground: Carrara Stadium
Coach: Phil Economidis
Captain: Jamie Goddard

Illawarra
 

17th season
Ground: WIN Stadium
Coach: Andrew Farrar
Captain: Paul McGregor

Manly
 

52nd season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Bob Fulton
Captain: Geoff Toovey

Melbourne
 

1st season
Ground: Olympic Park Stadium
Coach: Chris Anderson
Captain: Glenn Lazarus

Newcastle
 

11th season
Ground: Marathon Stadium
Coach: Mal Reilly
Captain: Paul Harragon

North Queensland
 

4th season
Ground: Stockland Stadium
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Ian Roberts & John Lomax

North Sydney
 

91st season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Peter Louis
Captain: Jason Taylor

Parramatta
 

52nd season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Dean Pay

Penrith
 

32nd season
Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: Royce Simmons
Captain: Steve Carter

South Sydney
 

91st season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Steve MartinCraig Coleman
Captain: Sean Garlick

St. George
 

78th season
Ground: Kogarah Oval
Coach: David Waite
Captain: Mark Coyne

Sydney City
 

91st season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Phil Gould
Captain: Brad Fittler

Western Suburbs
 

91st season
Ground: Campbelltown Stadium
Coach: Tommy Raudonikis
Captain: Paul Langmack

Regular season

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Rounds 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Brisbane Broncos (P) 24 18 1 5 688 310 +378 37
2   Newcastle Knights 24 18 1 5 562 381 +181 37
3   Melbourne Storm 24 17 1 6 546 372 +174 35
4   Parramatta Eels 24 17 1 6 468 349 +119 35
5   North Sydney Bears 24 17 0 7 663 367 +296 34
6   Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 680 383 +297 32
7   Canberra Raiders 24 15 0 9 564 429 +135 30
8   St. George Dragons 24 13 1 10 486 490 -4 27
9   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 489 411 +78 26
10   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 0 11 503 473 +30 26
11   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 1 11 438 387 +51 25
12   Illawarra Steelers 24 11 1 12 476 539 -63 23
13   Balmain Tigers 24 9 1 14 381 463 -82 19
14   Penrith Panthers 24 8 2 14 525 580 -55 18
15   Auckland Warriors 24 9 0 15 417 518 -101 18
16   North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 0 15 361 556 -195 18
17   Adelaide Rams 24 7 0 17 393 615 -222 14
18   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 0 19 339 560 -221 10
19   Gold Coast Chargers 24 4 0 20 289 654 -365 8
20   Western Suburbs Magpies 24 4 0 20 371 802 -431 8

Ladder progression

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  • 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 round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1   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 37
2   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 37
3   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 35
4   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 35
5   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 34
6   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 32
7   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 30
8   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 27
9   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 26
10   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 26
11   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 25
12   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 23
13   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 19
14   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 18
15   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 18
16   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 18
17   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 14
18   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 10
19   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 8
20   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 8


Finals series

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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.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Elimination 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 18,247
Elimination 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 21,172
Semi-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 20,354
Grand 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 36,841
  • 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.

Grand Final

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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 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Brisbane Broncos   38 – 12   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries: 7
De Vere   2'
Campion   27'
Carroll   41'
Sailor   50'
Tallis   59'
Lee   68'
Smith   75'
Goals: 5
Lockyer   4', 43', 60', 69', 76' (5/7)
1st: 10–12
2nd: 28–0
Report[3][4]
Tries: 2
Grimaldi   21'
Talau   30'
Goals: 2
Halligan   pen 11', 22' (2/3)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 40,857[5]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch judges: Steve Betts, John McCormack
Clive Churchill Medal: Gorden Tallis (Brisbane)


Chart

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Preliminary Semi FinalsQualifying and Elimination FinalsSemi FinalsPreliminary FinalsGrand Final
30 Aug, Olympic Park5 Sept, Marathon Stadium
3  Melbourne122  Newcastle15
6  Sydney City26  Sydney City2612 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium19 Sept, ANZ Stadium
  Newcastle16  Sydney City18
28 Aug, Bruce Stadium5 Sept, Olympic Park  Canterbury28  Brisbane46
7  Canberra17  Melbourne24
10  Manly-Warringah4  Canberra1027 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium
  Brisbane38
29 Aug, Jubilee Oval4 Sept, North Sydney Oval  Canterbury12
8  St. George12  North Sydney2
9  Canterbury20  Canterbury2313 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium20 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium
  Brisbane30  Parramatta20
29 Aug, Parramatta Stadium6 Sept, ANZ Stadium  Melbourne6  Canterbury32
4  Parramatta251  Brisbane10
5  North Sydney12  Parramatta15

Player statistics

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The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 24.

Post season

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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.

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

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Players

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Player 1997 Club 1998 Club
Tim Brasher   Balmain Tigers   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Ellery Hanley   Balmain Tigers Retirement
Glenn Morrison   Balmain Tigers   North Sydney Bears
Marcus Bai   Gold Coast Chargers   Melbourne Storm
Martin Bella   Gold Coast Chargers Retirement
Des Clark   Gold Coast Chargers   Super League: Halifax Blue Sox
Brendan Hurst   Gold Coast Chargers   Sydney City Roosters
Jeremy Schloss   Gold Coast Chargers   South Sydney Rabbitohs
John Cross   Illawarra Steelers   Penrith Panthers
Brett Rodwell   Illawarra Steelers   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Mark Carroll   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Super League: London Broncos
David Gillespie   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
Shannon Nevin   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Balmain Tigers
Scott Conley   Newcastle Knights   Gold Coast Chargers
Leo Dynevor   Newcastle Knights   Western Suburbs Magpies
Marc Glanville   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Adam Muir   Newcastle Knights   North Sydney Bears
Chris Caruana   North Sydney Bears   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Darren Fritz   North Sydney Bears   Western Suburbs Magpies
David Hall   North Sydney Bears   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Danny Williams   North Sydney Bears   Melbourne Storm
Troy Campbell   Parramatta Eels   Gold Coast Chargers
Chris Lawler   Parramatta Eels   Gold Coast Chargers
David Woods   Parramatta Eels   Penrith Panthers
Russell Wyer   Parramatta Eels Retirement
Michael Eagar   South Queensland Crushers   Super League: Warrington Wolves
Jason Hudson   South Queensland Crushers   Gold Coast Chargers
John Jones   South Queensland Crushers Retirement
Clinton O'Brien   South Queensland Crushers   Gold Coast Chargers
Mark Protheroe   South Queensland Crushers Retirement
Steele Retchless   South Queensland Crushers   Super League: London Broncos
Clinton Schifcofske   South Queensland Crushers   Parramatta Eels
Craig Teevan   South Queensland Crushers   Gold Coast Chargers
Mat Toshack   South Queensland Crushers   Super League: London Broncos
Dave Watson   South Queensland Crushers   Super League: Sheffield Eagles
Craig Wilson   South Queensland Crushers   Illawarra Steelers
Jeff Orford   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
David Penna   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Parramatta Eels
Craig Simon   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Illawarra Steelers
Mark Bell   St. George Dragons   Super League: Wigan Warriors
Peter Clarke   Sydney City Roosters   Adelaide Rams
Ben Duckworth   Sydney City Roosters   Balmain Tigers
Sean Garlick   Sydney City Roosters   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Terry Hermansson   Sydney City Roosters   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Brandon Pearson   Sydney City Roosters   Canberra Raiders
Dale Shearer   Sydney City Roosters   North Queensland Cowboys
Jacin Sinclair   Sydney City Roosters   Balmain Tigers
Bill Dunn   Western Suburbs Magpies Retirement
Des Hasler   Western Suburbs Magpies Retirement
James Smith   Western Suburbs Magpies   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Cameron Blair   Adelaide Rams (Super League) Retirement
Kevin Campion   Adelaide Rams (Super League)   Brisbane Broncos
Phil Blake   Auckland Warriors (Super League) Retirement
Mark Horo   Auckland Warriors (Super League) Retirement
Grant Young   Auckland Warriors (Super League)   Super League: London Broncos
Glenn Lazarus   Brisbane Broncos (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Anthony Mundine   Brisbane Broncos (Super League)   St. George Dragons
Noa Nadruku   Canberra Raiders (Super League)   North Queensland Cowboys
Quentin Pongia   Canberra Raiders (Super League)   Auckland Warriors
Richie Barnett   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Super League)   Sydney City Roosters
Tawera Nikau   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Keith Beauchamp   Hunter Mariners (Super League) Retirement
Anthony Brann   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Canberra Raiders
John Carlaw   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Darrien Doherty   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Adelaide Rams
Justin Dooley   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Sydney City Roosters
Brad Godden   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Noel Goldthorpe   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Adelaide Rams
Scott Hill   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Kevin Iro   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Auckland Warriors
Tony Iro   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Adelaide Rams
Brett Kimmorley   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Tim Maddison   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Paul Marquet   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Robbie McCormack   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Super League: Wigan Warriors
Neil Piccinelli   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Newcastle Knights
Willie Poching   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   St. George Dragons
Robbie Ross   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Troy Stone   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Richard Swain   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Nick Zisti   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Justin Loomans   North Queensland Cowboys (Super League)   South Sydney Rabbitohs
David Alexander   Penrith Panthers (Super League) Retirement
Steve Waddell   Penrith Panthers (Super League) Retirement
Paul Bell   Perth Reds (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Damien Chapman   Perth Reds (Super League)   Super League: London Broncos
Shaun Devine   Perth Reds (Super League) Retirement
Jeff Doyle   Perth Reds (Super League) Retirement
Greg Fleming   Perth Reds (Super League)   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Dale Fritz   Perth Reds (Super League)   North Queensland Cowboys
Matt Fuller   Perth Reds (Super League)   Wakefield Trinity
Mark Geyer   Perth Reds (Super League)   Penrith Panthers
Darren Higgins   Perth Reds (Super League)   Super League: London Broncos
Tim Horan   Perth Reds (Super League)   Illawarra Steelers
Rodney Howe   Perth Reds (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Robbie Kearns   Perth Reds (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Barrie-Jon Mather   Perth Reds (Super League)   Super League: Castleford Tigers
Matthew Rodwell   Perth Reds (Super League)   St. George Dragons
Chris Ryan   Perth Reds (Super League)   Super League: London Broncos
Peter Shiels   Perth Reds (Super League)   Newcastle Knights
Russell Bawden   Super League: London Broncos   Melbourne Storm
Tony Martin   Super League: London Broncos   Melbourne Storm
Matt Munro   Super League: Oldham Bears   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Danny McAllister   Super League: Sheffield Eagles   Gold Coast Chargers
Tony Tatupu   Super League: Warrington Wolves   Auckland Warriors

Coaches

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Coach 1997 Club 1998 Club
Chris Anderson   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Super League)   Melbourne Storm
Graham Murray   Hunter Mariners (Super League)   Super League: Leeds Rhinos

References

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  1. ^ Toby Miller; Geoffrey A. Lawrence; Jim McKay (2001). Globalization and sport: playing the world. SAGE. p. 82. ISBN 9780761959694.
  2. ^ a b Middleton, David. Rugby League 1999. Sydney: Harper Sports. pp. 161–173. ISBN 0732267773.
  3. ^ Middleton, David (October 1998). Rugby League 1999. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732267773.
  4. ^ "NRL Tables - 1998 NRL Grand Final". Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. ^ "1998 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Broncos, Dragons: two fallen powerhouses". The Roar. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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