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, Balmain 40 vs Gold Coast Chargers 6
Round 2, Cowboys 26 vs Balmain 2
Round 3, Balmain 18 vs Manly 4
Round 4, Balmain 24 vs Canterbury 10
Round 5, Balmain 30 vs Penrith 10
Round 6, Balmain 11 vs Sharks 10
Round 7, Canterbury 26 vs Balmain 10
Round 8, Canberra 22 vs Balmain 12
Round 9, Parramatta 21 vs Balmain 18
Round 10, Penrith 32 vs Balmain 18
Round 11, Balmain 20 vs Western Suburbs 12
Round 12, St George Dragons 28 vs Balmain 2
Round 13, Melbourne 25 vs Balmain 16
Round 14, Balmain 38 vs Illawarra Steelers 16
Round 15, Balmain 18 vs Gold Coast Chargers 4
Round 16, South Sydney 16 vs Balmain 12
Round 17, Adelaide Rams 52 vs Balmain 0
Round 18, Balmain 18 vs Cowboys 0
Round 19, Warriors 21 vs Balmain 20
Round 20, Brisbane 10 vs Balmain 10
Round 21, Manly 20 vs Balmain 18
Round 22, North Sydney 22 vs Balmain 6
Round 23, Newcastle 30 vs Balmain 16
Round 24, Sydney City 40 vs Balmain 4
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