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, Illawarra Steelers 22 vs South Sydney 14
Round 3, Newcastle 37 vs Illawarra Steelers 18
Round 4, Sydney City 30 vs Illawarra Steelers 16
Round 5, St George Dragons 19 vs Illawarra Steelers 12
Round 6, Illawarra Steelers 22 vs Canberra 20
Round 7, Illawarra Steelers 20 vs Parramatta 12
Round 8, Penrith 38 vs Illawarra Steelers 14
Round 9, Illawarra Steelers 42 vs Western Suburbs 20
Round 10, St George Dragons 32 vs Illawarra Steelers 16
Round 11, Illawarra Steelers 14 vs Melbourne 14
Round 12, Illawarra Steelers 18 vs South Sydney 12
Round 13, Illawarra Steelers 32 vs Gold Coast Chargers 10
Round 14, Balmain 38 vs Illawarra Steelers 16
Round 15, Illawarra Steelers 39 vs Adelaide Rams 4
Round 16, Illawarra Steelers 24 vs Cowboys 18
Round 17, Illawarra Steelers 17 vs Warriors 14
Round 18, Brisbane 18 vs Illawarra Steelers 12
Round 19, Manly 22 vs Illawarra Steelers 12
Round 20, North Sydney 32 vs Illawarra Steelers 6
Round 21, Illawarra Steelers 28 vs Newcastle 26
Round 22, Sydney City 48 vs Illawarra Steelers 10
Round 23, Illawarra Steelers 30 vs Sharks 22
Round 24, Canterbury 25 vs Illawarra Steelers 24
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