NRL 1998 - Rugby League Project

Stats

Premiers: Brisbane
Minor Premiers: Brisbane
No. Of Teams: 20
No. Of Games: 253
No. Of Players: 602
Top Tryscorer: Darren Smith (23)
Top Pointscorer: Ivan Cleary (284)

Ladder

		Home							Away							Overall
Team		P	W	L	D	F	A	PD	P	W	L	D	F	A	PD	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts	PD
1.	Brisbane	12	10	2	-	430	138	+292	12	8	3	1	258	172	+86	24	18	5	1	688	310	37	+378
2.	Newcastle	12	10	2	-	288	182	+106	12	8	3	1	274	199	+75	24	18	5	1	562	381	37	+181
3.	Melbourne	12	9	2	1	325	162	+163	12	8	4	-	221	210	+11	24	17	6	1	546	372	35	+174
4.	Parramatta	12	9	3	-	256	152	+104	12	8	3	1	212	197	+15	24	17	6	1	468	349	35	+119
5.	North Sydney	12	11	1	-	412	158	+254	12	6	6	-	251	209	+42	24	17	7	-	663	367	34	+296
6.	Sydney City	12	9	3	-	362	186	+176	12	7	5	-	318	197	+121	24	16	8	-	680	383	32	+297
7.	Canberra	12	10	2	-	342	202	+140	12	5	7	-	222	227	-5	24	15	9	-	564	429	30	+135
8.	St George	12	8	3	1	267	207	+60	12	5	7	-	219	283	-64	24	13	10	1	486	490	27	-4
9.	Canterbury	12	7	5	-	258	163	+95	12	6	6	-	231	248	-17	24	13	11	-	489	411	26	+78
10.	Manly Warringah	12	9	3	-	268	206	+62	12	4	8	-	235	267	-32	24	13	11	-	503	473	26	+30
11.	Cronulla	12	6	5	1	242	193	+49	12	6	6	-	196	194	+2	24	12	11	1	438	387	25	+51
12.	Illawarra	12	4	8	-	214	293	-79	12	7	4	1	262	246	+16	24	11	12	1	476	539	23	-63
13.	Balmain	12	5	6	1	212	200	+12	12	4	8	-	169	263	-94	24	9	14	1	381	463	19	-82
14.	Penrith	12	7	4	1	321	265	+56	12	1	10	1	204	315	-111	24	8	14	2	525	580	18	-55
15.	Auckland	12	7	5	-	233	243	-10	12	2	10	-	184	275	-91	24	9	15	-	417	518	18	-101
16.	North Queensland	12	6	6	-	205	199	+6	12	3	9	-	156	357	-201	24	9	15	-	361	556	18	-195
17.	Adelaide	12	5	7	-	213	265	-52	12	2	10	-	180	350	-170	24	7	17	-	393	615	14	-222
18.	South Sydney	12	2	10	-	161	238	-77	12	3	9	-	178	322	-144	24	5	19	-	339	560	10	-221
19.	Gold Coast	12	2	10	-	179	297	-118	12	2	10	-	110	357	-247	24	4	20	-	289	654	8	-365
20.	Western Suburbs	12	4	8	-	223	279	-56	12	-	12	-	148	523	-375	24	4	20	-	371	802	8	-431
Total games played: 240 Total points scored: 9,639 Average points per game: 40.16 Best attack: Brisbane Broncos (28.67 ppg - 142.78%) Best defense: Brisbane Broncos (12.92 ppg - 64.34%) Worst attack: Gold Coast Chargers (12.04 ppg - 59.96%) Worst defense: Western Suburbs Magpies (33.42 ppg - 166.43%)

Team Stats

Team Name	Position	Extra Info	W	L	D	Pts For	Pts Ag.	Coach	Top Tryscorer(s)			Top Pointscorer(s)			Home Venue(s)	Home Crowd Avg
Adelaide Rams	17th		7	17	0	393	615	Rod REDDY Dean LANCE	12	-	Graham APPO	116	-	Graham APPO	Adelaide Hindmarsh	7,682
Auckland Warriors	15th		9	15	0	417	518	Frank ENDACOTT	13	-	Nigel VAGANA	110	-	Matthew RIDGE	Ericsson	8,858
Balmain Tigers	13th		9	14	1	381	463	Wayne PEARCE	11	-	Laloa MILFORD	103	-	Shannon NEVIN	Leichhardt	10,576
Brisbane Broncos	1st	Premiers	21	6	1	812	361	Wayne BENNETT	23	-	Darren SMITH	272	-	Darren LOCKYER	ANZ	20,073
Canberra Raiders	7th	Minor Semi	16	10	0	591	457	Malcolm MENINGA	12	-	Mark McLINDEN	168	-	David FURNER	Bruce	10,135
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	9th	Runners Up	17	12	0	604	499	Steve FOLKES	11	-	Rod SILVA	256	-	Daryl HALLIGAN	Belmore	8,363
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	11th		12	11	1	438	387	John LANG	13	-	Brett HOWLAND	148	-	Mathew ROGERS	Shark Park	11,370
Gold Coast Chargers	19th		4	20	0	289	654	Phil ECONOMIDIS	6	-	Graham MACKAY	78	-	Graham MACKAY	Carrara	6,599
Illawarra Steelers	12th		11	12	1	476	539	Andrew FARRAR	18	-	Trent BARRETT	84	-	Craig FITZGIBBON	WIN Stadium	9,248
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	10th	Minor Prelim Semi	13	12	0	507	490	Robert FULTON	20	-	Steve MENZIES	125	-	Luke PHILLIPS	Brookvale	10,513
Melbourne Storm	3rd	Elimination Preliminary Final	18	8	1	588	438	Chris ANDERSON	14	-	Marcus BAI Scott HILL	110	-	Craig SMITH	Olympic Park	12,717
Newcastle Knights	2nd	Elimination Preliminary Final	18	7	1	593	435	Malcolm REILLY	15	-	Owen CRAIGIE	181	-	Andrew JOHNS	Marathon	20,293
North Queensland Cowboys	16th		9	15	0	361	556	Tim SHEENS	15	-	Josh HANNAY	118	-	Josh HANNAY	Malanda	17,034
North Sydney Bears	5th	Minor Semi	17	9	0	677	415	Peter LOUIS	21	-	Michael BUETTNER	237	-	Jason TAYLOR	North Sydney	11,093
Parramatta Eels	4th	Prelim Final	19	7	1	528	403	Brian SMITH	13	-	Stuart KELLY	176	-	Clinton SCHIFCOFSKE	Parramatta	11,709
Penrith Panthers	14th		8	14	2	525	580	Royce SIMMONS	12	-	Robbie BECKETT	134	-	Ryan GIRDLER	Penrith	9,272
St George Dragons	8th	Minor Prelim Semi	13	11	1	498	510	David WAITE	20	-	Nathan BLACKLOCK	124	-	Wayne BARTRIM	Kogarah	10,394
South Sydney Rabbitohs	18th		5	19	0	339	560	Steve MARTIN Craig COLEMAN	9	-	Tim BRASHER	102	-	Julian O'NEILL	SFS	6,085
Sydney City Roosters	6th	Prelim Final	18	9	0	750	456	Philip GOULD	17	-	Bradley FITTLER	284	-	Ivan CLEARY	SFS	10,809
Western Suburbs Magpies	20th	Wooden Spoon	4	20	0	371	802	Tom RAUDONIKIS	10	-	Brett HODGSON	67	-	Brett HODGSON	Campbelltown	7,301