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, Canterbury 20 vs Canberra 10 Round 2, Penrith 28 vs Canberra 24 Round 3, Canberra 18 vs Gold Coast Chargers 4 Round 4, Cowboys 14 vs Canberra 12 Round 5, Canberra 26 vs Manly 20 Round 6, Illawarra Steelers 22 vs Canberra 20 Round 7, Canberra 24 vs Gold Coast Chargers 12 Round 8, Canberra 22 vs Balmain 12 Round 9, Canberra 24 vs Adelaide Rams 18 Round 10, Canberra 50 vs Cowboys 12 Round 11, Warriors 25 vs Canberra 14 Round 12, Canberra 24 vs Brisbane 18 Round 13, Canberra 24 vs Manly 12 Round 14, North Sydney 34 vs Canberra 22 Round 15, Canberra 22 vs Newcastle 12 Round 16, Sydney City 40 vs Canberra 12 Round 17, Canberra 16 vs Sharks 12 Round 18, Canterbury 24 vs Canberra 22 Round 19, Canberra 46 vs South Sydney 16 Round 20, Canberra 22 vs Parramatta 8 Round 21, Canberra 48 vs Penrith 26 Round 22, Canberra 22 vs Western Suburbs 0 Round 23, Canberra 28 vs St George Dragons 24 Round 24, Melbourne 16 vs Canberra 12
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