The Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition emerged from the ashes after both the newly formed SuperLeague and previous ARL competitions started to show that the country could not sustain two premier competitions, combined crowds were down, and Rugby League was suffering. The NRL was formed as a joint venture of the ARL and News Corp. The combined competition started to mend the game, but with a lot of contention.
1998 NRL Season Ladder
Round 1, Melbourne 14 vs Illawarra Steelers 12
Round 2, Melbourne 26 vs Western Suburbs 16
Round 3, Melbourne 26 vs Sharks 18
Round 4, Melbourne 24 vs North Sydney 16
Round 5, Warriors 16 vs Melbourne 12
Round 6, Melbourne 32 vs Parramatta 22
Round 7, Melbourne 22 vs Penrith 14
Round 8, Melbourne 54 vs Western Suburbs 16
Round 9, St George Dragons 18 vs Melbourne 14
Round 10, Melbourne 14 vs South Sydney 6
Round 11, Illawarra Steelers 14 vs Melbourne 14
Round 12, Melbourne 62 vs Gold Coast Chargers 6
Round 13, Melbourne 25 vs Balmain 16
Round 14, Melbourne 24 vs Adelaide Rams 4
Round 15, Melbourne 10 vs Cowboys 8
Round 16, Warriors 24 vs Melbourne 21
Round 17, Brisbane 34 vs Melbourne 16
Round 18, Melbourne 22 vs Manly 12
Round 19, North Sydney 34 vs Melbourne 10
Round 20, Melbourne 32 vs Newcastle 16
Round 21, Melbourne 32 vs Sydney City 20
Round 22, Melbourne 20 vs Sharks 10
Round 23, Canterbury 8 vs Melbourne 4
Round 24, Melbourne 16 vs Canberra 12
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