NRL 1998
The 1998 NRL was the first season of the National Rugby League , the Australian-New Zealand rugby league championship. The first place in the table after the end of the regular season occupied the Brisbane Broncos , who won in the first NRL Grand Final 38:12 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs .
table
- See NRL 1998 / Results for a full list of all regular season results.
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. |
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24 | 18th | 1 | 5 | 688: 310 | + 378 | 37 |
2. |
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24 | 18th | 1 | 5 | 562: 381 | + 181 | 37 |
3. |
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24 | 17th | 1 | 6th | 546: 372 | + 174 | 35 |
4th |
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24 | 17th | 1 | 6th | 468: 349 | + 119 | 35 |
5. |
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24 | 17th | 0 | 7th | 663: 367 | + 296 | 34 |
6th |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8th | 680: 383 | + 297 | 32 |
7th |
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24 | 15th | 0 | 9 | 564: 429 | + 135 | 30th |
8th. |
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24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 486: 490 | - 4th | 27 |
9. |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 489: 411 | + 78 | 26th |
10. |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503: 473 | + 30 | 26th |
11. |
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 438: 387 | + 51 | 25th |
12. |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 476: 539 | - 63 | 23 |
13. |
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24 | 9 | 1 | 14th | 381: 463 | - 82 | 19th |
14th |
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24 | 8th | 2 | 14th | 525: 580 | - 55 | 18th |
15th |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15th | 417: 518 | - 101 | 18th |
16. |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15th | 361: 556 | - 195 | 18th |
17th |
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24 | 7th | 0 | 17th | 393: 615 | - 222 | 14th |
18th |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19th | 339: 560 | - 221 | 10 |
19th |
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24 | 4th | 0 | 20th | 289: 654 | - 365 | 8th |
20th |
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24 | 4th | 0 | 20th | 371: 802 | - 431 | 8th |
Table history
Playoffs
Elimination / qualification playoffs
August 28th |
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17: 4 |
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Bruce Stadium , Canberra Spectators: 15,953 Referee: Bill Harrigan |
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report |
29th August |
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12: 20 |
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Jubilee Oval , Sydney Spectators: 16,833 Referee: Steve Clark |
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report |
29th August |
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25:12 |
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Parramatta Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 16,033 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
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report |
August 30th |
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12: 26 |
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Olympic Park Stadium , Melbourne Spectators: 18,247 Referee: Paul McBlane |
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report |
September 4th |
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2: 23 |
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North Sydney Oval , Oval Spectators: 18,718 Referee: Bill Harrigan |
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report |
5th September |
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24:10 |
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Olympic Park Stadium , Melbourne Spectators: 12,592 Referees: Steve Clark |
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report |
5th September |
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15:26 |
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Marathon Stadium , Newcastle Spectators: 26,482 Referee: Kelvin Jeffes |
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report |
September 6th |
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10:15 |
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ANZ Stadium , Brisbane Spectators: 21,172 Referee: Paul McBlane |
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report |
Quarter finals
12th September |
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16:28 |
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Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 24,449 Referee: Steve Clark |
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report |
13 August |
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30: 6 |
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Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 20,354 Referee: Bill Harrigan |
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report |
Semifinals
September 19th |
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18:46 |
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ANZ Stadium , Brisbane Spectators: 28,374 Referee: Steve Clark |
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report |
September 20th |
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20:32 |
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Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 36,841 Referee: Bill Harrigan |
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report |
Grand Final
September 27, 1998 |
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38: 12 |
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Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 40,857 Referee: Bill Harrigan |
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Tries: De Vere , Campion , Carroll , Sailor , Tallis , Lee , Smith Elevations: Lockyer (5/7) |
(10:12) report |
Attempts: Grimaldi , Talau Elevations: Halligan (1/2) Penalty kicks: Halligan (1) |
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Venues
society | Venue | capacity |
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Adelaide Oval , Hindmarsh Stadium | 53,538, 16,500 |
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Mount Smart Stadium | 30,000 |
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Leichhardt oval | 22,000 |
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ANZ stadium | 49,000 |
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Bruce Stadium | 25,011 |
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Belmore Sportsground | 19,000 |
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Endeavor Field | 22,000 |
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Carrara Stadium | 18,000 |
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Wollongong Showground | 23,000 |
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Brookvale oval | 23,000 |
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Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 |
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Marathon Stadium | 33,000 |
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Willows Sports Complex | 26,500 |
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North Sydney Oval | 20,000 |
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Parramatta Stadium | 24,000 |
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Penrith Stadium | 22,500 |
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Sydney Football Stadium | 45,500 |
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Sydney Football Stadium | 45,500 |
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Kogarah oval | 22,000 |
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Campbelltown Stadium | 21,000 |
statistics
referee
Surname | Number d. Games |
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Steve Chiddy | 12 |
Steve Clark | 29 |
Brian Grant | 25th |
Sean Hampstead | 23 |
Bill Harrigan | 26th |
Matt Hewitt | 17th |
Moghseen Jadwat | 20th |
Kelvin Jeffes | 13 |
Rod Lawrence | 1 |
Tim Mander | 22nd |
Paul McBlane | 24 |
Mark Oaten | 5 |
Paul Simpkins | 21st |
Eddie Ward | 15th |