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, St George Dragons 36 vs Western Suburbs 18
Round 2, Melbourne 26 vs Western Suburbs 16
Round 3, Western Suburbs 42 vs South Sydney 6
Round 4, Newcastle 34 vs Western Suburbs 18
Round 5, Sydney City 22 vs Western Suburbs 4
Round 6, South Sydney 41 vs Western Suburbs 10
Round 7, St George Dragons 12 vs Western Suburbs 8
Round 8, Melbourne 54 vs Western Suburbs 16
Round 9, Illawarra Steelers 42 vs Western Suburbs 20
Round 10, Western Suburbs 24 vs Gold Coast Chargers 14
Round 11, Balmain 20 vs Western Suburbs 12
Round 12, Western Suburbs 36 vs Adelaide Rams 24
Round 13, Cowboys 40 vs Western Suburbs 10
Round 15, Brisbane 56 vs Western Suburbs 4
Round 14, Western Suburbs 18 vs Warriors 16
Round 16, Manly 45 vs Western Suburbs 30
Round 17, North Sydney 32 vs Western Suburbs 18
Round 18, Newcastle 18 vs Western Suburbs 17
Round 19, Sydney City 62 vs Western Suburbs 4
Round 20, Sharks 38 vs Western Suburbs 8
Round 21, Canterbury 56 vs Western Suburbs 14
Round 22, Canberra 22 vs Western Suburbs 0
Round 23, Parramatta 50 vs Western Suburbs 4
Round 24, Penrith 36 vs Western Suburbs 20
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