Seasons
Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.
| Competition |
Name |
Position |
Extra Info |
W |
L |
D |
Pts For |
Pts Ag. |
Coach |
Top Tryscorer(s) |
Top Pointscorer(s) |
Home Venue(s) |
Crowd Avg |
| NSWRFL 1982 |
Illawarra Steelers |
13th |
|
6 |
20 |
0 |
344 |
572 |
Allan FITZGIBBON |
13 |
- | Shane McKELLAR, John SPARKS |
159 |
- | John DORAHY |
Wollongong |
8,222 |
| NSWRFL 1983 |
Illawarra Steelers |
12th |
|
8 |
18 |
0 |
451 |
644 |
Allan FITZGIBBON |
18 |
- | Shane McKELLAR |
175 |
- | John DORAHY |
Wollongong |
5,892 |
| NSWRL 1984 |
Illawarra Steelers |
8th |
|
12 |
12 |
0 |
368 |
388 |
Brian SMITH |
9 |
- | Greg MACKEY |
102 |
- | Wayne McPHERSON |
Wollongong |
7,086 |
| NSWRL 1985 |
Illawarra Steelers |
13th |
Wooden Spoon |
5 |
19 |
0 |
303 |
467 |
Brian SMITH |
7 |
- | Greg MACKEY |
85 |
- | John DORAHY |
Wollongong |
5,634 |
| NSWRL 1986 |
Illawarra Steelers |
13th |
Wooden Spoon |
7 |
17 |
0 |
310 |
372 |
Brian SMITH |
11 |
- | Alan McINDOE |
44 |
- | Alan McINDOE |
Wollongong |
7,535 |
| NSWRL 1987 |
Illawarra Steelers |
11th |
|
8 |
16 |
0 |
372 |
449 |
Brian SMITH |
9 |
- | Alan McINDOE |
162 |
- | Dean CARNEY |
Wollongong |
7,498 |
| NSWRL 1988 |
Illawarra Steelers |
13th |
|
6 |
15 |
1 |
353 |
510 |
Terry FEARNLEY |
9 |
- | Alan McINDOE |
88 |
- | Steve LARDER |
Wollongong |
8,386 |
| NSWRL 1989 |
Illawarra Steelers |
16th |
Wooden Spoon |
2 |
19 |
1 |
256 |
503 |
Ron HILDITCH |
5 |
- | Brett RODWELL, Dean SCHIFILLITI |
82 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Wollongong |
7,276 |
| NSWRL 1990 |
Illawarra Steelers |
9th |
|
11 |
10 |
1 |
366 |
361 |
Ron HILDITCH |
11 |
- | David MOON |
112 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Wollongong |
9,968 |
| NSWRL 1991 |
Illawarra Steelers |
8th |
|
12 |
9 |
1 |
451 |
291 |
Graham MURRAY |
19 |
- | Alan McINDOE |
124 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Wollongong |
12,244 |
| NSWRL 1992 |
Illawarra Steelers |
3rd |
Prelim Final |
13 |
8 |
1 |
318 |
259 |
Graham MURRAY |
9 |
- | John CROSS |
118 |
- | Ryan GIRDLER |
Wollongong |
13,750 |
| NSWRL 1993 |
Illawarra Steelers |
7th |
|
12 |
10 |
0 |
373 |
253 |
Graham MURRAY |
11 |
- | Rod WISHART |
118 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Steelers |
12,321 |
| NSWRL 1994 |
Illawarra Steelers |
6th |
|
11 |
8 |
3 |
484 |
387 |
Graham MURRAY |
12 |
- | Brett RODWELL |
130 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Steelers |
11,911 |
| ARL 1995 |
Illawarra Steelers |
12th |
|
10 |
11 |
1 |
519 |
431 |
Graham MURRAY, Allan FITZGIBBON |
11 |
- | Paul McGREGOR, Rod WISHART, Shaun TIMMINS |
176 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Steelers |
9,651 |
| ARL 1996 |
Illawarra Steelers |
14th |
|
8 |
14 |
0 |
403 |
444 |
Allan McMAHON |
14 |
- | Rod WISHART |
160 |
- | Rod WISHART |
Steelers |
7,434 |
| ARL 1997 |
Illawarra Steelers |
6th |
Minor Qualif |
10 |
9 |
3 |
423 |
376 |
Andrew FARRAR |
14 |
- | Wayne CLIFFORD |
56 |
- | Wayne CLIFFORD |
WIN |
8,695 |
| NRL 1998 |
Illawarra Steelers |
12th |
|
11 |
12 |
1 |
476 |
539 |
Andrew FARRAR |
18 |
- | Trent BARRETT |
84 |
- | Craig FITZGIBBON |
WIN |
9,248 |
