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1998 NSWRL First Division

See also

1998 QLD Cup

Stats

Note: * denotes incomplete data.

Champions: Canterbury (R)
Runners Up: Parramatta (R)
League Leaders: Canterbury (R)
Wooden Spoon: Wests (R)
Top Tryscorer: Damien Mostyn (16)
Top Pointscorer: Brent Sherwin (160)

No. Of Teams: 14
No. Of Games: 177
No. Of Players: 358
No. Of Tries: 1,268
No. Of Goals: 846
No. Of F.Goals: 19

Total Attendance: *
Average Crowd: n/a *
Highest Crowd: *
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season): *
Lowest Crowd: *

Mean Scoreline: 25-13
Median Scoreline: 24-14
Highest Scoreline: 26-42
Lowest Scoreline: 0-6
Highest Team Score: Penrith (R) (54-4)
Average PPG: 49.88

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	FPG	APG
1.	Canterbury (R)	12	10	2	-	299	172	127	12	10	2	-	324	197	127	24	20	4	-	623	369	40	+254	25.96	15.38
2.	Illawarra (R)	12	7	2	3	276	194	82	12	8	4	-	224	168	56	24	15	6	3	500	362	33	+138	20.83	15.08
3.	Parramatta (R)	12	9	2	1	248	138	110	12	6	5	1	254	207	47	24	15	7	2	502	345	32	+157	20.92	14.38
4.	Penrith (R)	12	9	3	-	322	212	110	12	7	5	-	264	267	-3	24	16	8	-	586	479	32	+107	24.42	19.96
5.	Sydney City (R)	12	8	3	1	304	181	123	12	6	5	1	220	176	44	24	14	8	2	524	357	30	+167	21.83	14.88
6.	Cronulla (R)	12	7	4	1	206	171	35	12	5	7	-	209	278	-69	24	12	11	1	415	449	25	-34	17.29	18.71
7.	Canberra (R)	12	5	7	-	269	240	29	12	7	5	-	258	240	18	24	12	12	-	527	480	24	+47	21.96	20.00
8.	Newcastle (R)	12	4	7	1	194	233	-39	12	5	4	3	199	226	-27	24	9	11	4	393	459	22	-66	16.38	19.13
9.	Balmain (R)	12	6	6	-	242	254	-12	12	5	7	-	172	239	-67	24	11	13	-	414	493	22	-79	17.25	20.54
10.	Souths (R)	12	4	7	1	203	228	-25	12	6	6	-	210	232	-22	24	10	13	1	413	460	21	-47	17.21	19.17
11.	Norths (R)	12	5	6	1	258	244	14	12	2	6	4	185	276	-91	24	7	12	5	443	520	19	-77	18.46	21.67
12.	St George (R)	13	5	7	1	228	224	4	11	3	8	-	164	217	-53	24	8	15	1	392	441	17	-49	16.33	18.38
13.	Manly (R)	12	4	8	-	219	246	-27	12	3	9	-	164	297	-133	24	7	17	-	383	543	14	-160	15.96	22.63
14.	Wests (R)	11	2	9	-	152	258	-106	13	-	12	1	148	400	-252	24	2	21	1	300	658	5	-358	12.50	27.42

Playoffs/Finals

Quarter Final	Sep 4	Canterbury	16	Penrith	23	S. Chiddy	North Sydney		>
Quarter Final	4	Illawarra	24	Parramatta	22	M. Lewis	WIN		>
Quarter Final	5	Cronulla	37	Canberra	16	R. Lawrence	Olympic Park		>
Quarter Final	5	Newcastle	26	Sydney City	18	M. Oaten	Marathon		>
Semi Final	12	Canterbury	24	Newcastle	0	R. Lawrence	SFS		>
Semi Final	13	Cronulla	14	Parramatta	34	M. Oaten	SFS		>
Prelim Final	20	Illawarra	10	Parramatta	18	R. Lawrence	SFS		>
Prelim Final	20	Penrith	16	Canterbury	22	M. Oaten	SFS		>
Grand Final	27	Canterbury	26	Parramatta	22	M. Oaten	SFS		>

Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)

Team Name	Position	W	L	D	Pts For	Pts Ag.	Coach(es)	Top Tryscorer(s)			Top Pointscorer(s)			Home Venue(s)	Home Crowd Avg	Extra Info
Balmain Tigers (R)	9th	11	13	0	414	493	Dan STAINS	13	-	Marshall SCOTT	62	-	David PARKER	Leichhardt	* 0
Canberra Raiders (R)	7th	12	13	0	543	517	Michael HAGAN	10	-	Craig McKENZIE	115	-	Royston LIGHTNING	Bruce (9), Seiffert (2), Kippax Oval (1)	* 0	Quarter Final
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (R)	1st	23	5	0	711	430	Terry LAMB	15	-	Hazem EL MASRI	160	-	Brent SHERWIN	Belmore	* 0	Premiers
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks (R)	6th	13	12	1	466	499	Dave STORES	13	-	Gavin DOLSO	86	-	Blaine STANLEY	Shark Park	* 0	Semi Final
Illawarra Steelers (R)	2nd	16	7	3	534	402	Ian MILLWARD	11	-	Paul ROSSI	104	-	Dean MOON	WIN	* 0	Prelim Final
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R)	13th	7	17	0	383	543	Frank PONISSI	10	-	Nathan BLACK	52	-	Adam BROWN	Brookvale	* 0
Newcastle Knights (R)	8th	10	12	4	419	501	Steve LINNANE	13	-	Brett CLEMENTS	141	-	Justin HOLBROOK	Marathon (12), Newcastle Sports (1)	* 0	Semi Final
North Sydney Bears (R)	11th	7	12	5	443	520	Les KISS	11	-	Justin YEO	54	-	Matt ORFORD	North Sydney	* 0
Parramatta Eels (R)	3rd	17	9	2	598	419	Daniel ANDERSON	13	-	Andrew FREW	86	-	Greig HARLAND	Parramatta (11), Ringrose Park (1)	* 0	Runners Up
Penrith Panthers (R)	4th	17	9	0	625	517	Peter KELLY	14	-	Rhys WESSER	100	-	Shaun LAURIE	Penrith	* 0	Prelim Final
St George Dragons (R)	12th	8	15	1	392	441	Peter O'SULLIVAN	8	-	Lawrence RALEIGH	96	-	Joel CAINE	Kogarah	* 0
South Sydney Rabbitohs (R)	10th	10	13	1	413	460	Darryl NEVILLE	14	-	Nigel WAUGH	71	-	Troy BARNES	SFS (11), Redfern (1)	* 0
Sydney City Roosters (R)	5th	14	9	2	542	383	Arthur KITINAS	16	-	Damien MOSTYN	128	-	Adam HAYDEN	SFS (9), Kogarah (2), Belmore (1)	* 0	Quarter Final
Western Suburbs Magpies (R)	14th	2	21	1	300	658	Col MURPHY	13	-	Leo CLARKE	52	-	Leo CLARKE	Campbelltown	* 0	Wooden Spoon