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, Newcastle 18 vs North Sydney 14
Round 2, Newcastle 33 vs Warriors 4
Round 3, Newcastle 37 vs Illawarra Steelers 18
Round 4, Newcastle 34 vs Western Suburbs 18
Round 5, Newcastle 24 vs Sharks 10
Round 6, Cowboys 17 vs Newcastle 4
Round 7, Newcastle 38 vs Warriors 14
Round 8, Brisbane 26 vs Newcastle 6
Round 9, Newcastle 50 vs Manly 16
Round 10, Newcastle 16 vs North Sydney 14
Round 11, Newcastle 20 vs South Sydney 12
Round 12, Newcastle 20 vs Sydney City 4
Round 13, Newcastle 18 vs Sharks 16
Round 14, Newcastle 12 vs Canterbury 4
Round 15, Canberra 22 vs Newcastle 12
Round 16, Newcastle 36 vs Parramatta 12
Round 17, Newcastle 13 vs Penrith 13
Round 18, Newcastle 18 vs Western Suburbs 17
Round 19, Newcastle 28 vs St George Dragons 22
Round 20, Melbourne 32 vs Newcastle 16
Round 21, Illawarra Steelers 28 vs Newcastle 26
Round 22, Newcastle 19 vs Gold Coast Chargers 12
Round 23, Newcastle 30 vs Balmain 16
Round 24, Newcastle 34 vs Adelaide Rams 20
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