| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 2t 5g | 18 | Souths | 3t 6g | 24 | Mt_Smart | Fri,13-Mar-1998 | E.Ward | 9500 |
| Brisbane | 3t 5g | 22 | Manly | 3g | 6 | QE_II | Fri,13-Mar-1998 | B.Harrigan | 39109 |
| Adelaide | 2t | 8 | North Queensland | 3t 3g | 18 | Adelaide | Fri,13-Mar-1998 | M.Hewitt | 11289 |
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Melbourne | 2t 3g | 14 | Wollongong | Sat,14-Mar-1998 | S.Hampstead | 10695 |
| Parramatta | 4t 5g 1fg | 27 | Penrith | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | Sat,14-Mar-1998 | S.Clark | 12222 |
| Balmain | 7t 6g | 40 | Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Leichhardt | Sat,14-Mar-1998 | S.Chiddy | 7120 |
| Cronulla | 3t 1g | 14 | Sydney City | 6t 6g | 36 | Endeavour | Sat,14-Mar-1998 | P.Simpkins | 17828 |
| St George | 6t 6g | 36 | Wests | 2t 5g | 18 | Kogarah | Sun,15-Mar-1998 | T.Mander | 7206 |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Newcastle | 3t 3g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,15-Mar-1998 | P.McBlane | 11268 |
| Canterbury | 3t 4g | 20 | Canberra | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,15-Mar-1998 | B.Grant | 8453 |
| Attendance:134,690 Ave:13,469 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney City | 1t 2g | 8 | Norths | 3t 7g | 26 | S.F.S. | Fri,20-Mar-1998 | S.Clark | 15221 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 3t 1g | 14 | Carrara | Sat,21-Mar-1998 | M.Hewitt | 9734 |
| Newcastle | 6t 4g 1fg | 33 | Auckland | 1t | 4 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,21-Mar-1998 | P.Simpkins | 23503 |
| North Queensland | 5t 3g | 26 | Balmain | 1g | 2 | Willows | Sat,21-Mar-1998 | E.Ward | 18399 |
| Penrith | 4t 6g | 28 | Canberra | 5t 2g | 24 | Penrith | Sat,21-Mar-1998 | B.Harrigan | 7290 |
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Adelaide | 1t 1g | 6 | Brookvale | Sun,22-Mar-1998 | S.Hampstead | 6434 |
| Wests | 2t 4g | 16 | Melbourne | 5t 3g | 26 | Campbelltown | Sun,22-Mar-1998 | S.Chiddy | 6939 |
| Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Illawarra | 4t 3g | 22 | S.F.S. | Sun,22-Mar-1998 | P.McBlane | 8708 |
| Canterbury | 1t 4g | 12 | Brisbane | 4t 2g | 20 | Belmore | Sun,22-Mar-1998 | T.Mander | 10962 |
| St George | 2t 3g | 14 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Kogarah | Sun,22-Mar-1998 | B.Grant | 15189 |
| Attendance:122,379 Ave:12,237 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Sydney City | 2t 3g | 14 | Mt_Smart | Fri,27-Mar-1998 | T.Mander | 9000 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Manly | 1t | 4 | Leichhardt | Fri,27-Mar-1998 | P.McBlane | 15079 |
| Adelaide | 4t 3g | 22 | Canterbury | 4t 2g | 20 | Adelaide | Fri,27-Mar-1998 | B.Harrigan | 8390 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Newcastle | 6t 6g 1fg | 37 | Wollongong | Sat,28-Mar-1998 | S.Clark | 9141 |
| Brisbane | 5t 3g | 26 | Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | QE_II | Sat,28-Mar-1998 | B.Grant | 18570 |
| Cronulla | 3t 3g | 18 | Melbourne | 5t 3g | 26 | Endeavour | Sat,28-Mar-1998 | E.Ward | 11346 |
| Norths | 6t 2g | 28 | St George | 2t | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,29-Mar-1998 | P.Simpkins | 11418 |
| Canberra | 3t 3g | 18 | Gold Coast | 1t | 4 | Fisher | Sun,29-Mar-1998 | S.Hampstead | 6432 |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g 1fg | 15 | North Queensland | 3t 1g 2fg | 16 | Parramatta | Sun,29-Mar-1998 | S.Chiddy | 10177 |
| Wests | 7t 7g | 42 | Souths | 1t 1g | 6 | Campbelltown | Sun,29-Mar-1998 | M.Hewitt | 9304 |
| Attendance:108,857 Ave:10,885 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1t 3g | 10 | Parramatta | 6t 5g | 34 | Brookvale | Fri,03-Apr-1998 | B.Harrigan | 14366 |
| Sydney City | 5t 5g | 30 | Illawarra | 2t 4g | 16 | S.F.S. | Fri,03-Apr-1998 | P.McBlane | 7106 |
| Melbourne | 4t 4g | 24 | Norths | 2t 4g | 16 | Olympic | Fri,03-Apr-1998 | T.Mander | 20522 |
| St George | 5t 4g | 28 | Auckland | 4t 4g | 24 | Kogarah | Sat,04-Apr-1998 | S.Hampstead | 10003 |
| North Queensland | 2t 3g | 14 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | Willows | Sat,04-Apr-1998 | S.Clark | 20048 |
| Souths | 1g | 2 | Cronulla | 1t 1g | 6 | S.F.S. | Sat,04-Apr-1998 | P.Simpkins | 6144 |
| Newcastle | 6t 5g | 34 | Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,05-Apr-1998 | B.Grant | 17408 |
| Penrith | 10t 7g | 54 | Adelaide | 2t 2g | 12 | Penrith | Sun,05-Apr-1998 | M.Jadwat | 6637 |
| Canterbury | 2t 1g | 10 | Balmain | 4t 4g | 24 | Belmore | Sun,05-Apr-1998 | E.Ward | 10152 |
| Gold Coast | 4t 1g | 18 | Brisbane | 8t 4g | 40 | Carrara | Sun,05-Apr-1998 | M.Hewitt | 13126 |
| Attendance:125,512 Ave:12,551 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1t 2g | 8 | Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | Adelaide | Thu,09-Apr-1998 | T.Mander | 7058 |
| Wests | 1t | 4 | Sydney City | 4t 3g | 22 | Campbelltown | Thu,09-Apr-1998 | M.Hewitt | 8543 |
| Auckland | 3t 2g | 16 | Melbourne | 2t 2g | 12 | Mt_Smart | Fri,10-Apr-1998 | B.Harrigan | 14500 |
| Newcastle | 4t 4g | 24 | Cronulla | 1t 3g | 10 | Newcastle_ISC | Fri,10-Apr-1998 | S.Clark | 20073 |
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | St George | 4t 1g 1fg | 19 | Wollongong | Sat,11-Apr-1998 | B.Grant | 9427 |
| Balmain | 5t 5g | 30 | Penrith | 1t 3g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Apr-1998 | B.Grant | 8277 |
| Parramatta | 4t 3g | 22 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Sat,11-Apr-1998 | P.Simpkins | 14012 |
| Norths | 7t 7g | 42 | Souths | 1t 2g | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,12-Apr-1998 | M.Jadwat | 15077 |
| Brisbane | 10t 9g | 58 | North Queensland | 1t | 4 | QE_II | Sun,12-Apr-1998 | E.Ward | 20904 |
| Canberra | 5t 3g | 26 | Manly | 4t 2g | 20 | Bruce | Sun,12-Apr-1998 | P.McBlane | 13202 |
| Attendance:131,073 Ave:13,107 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney City | 9t 7g | 50 | Adelaide | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Fri,17-Apr-1998 | R.Lawrence | 6200 |
| Manly | 6t 2g | 28 | Brisbane | 1t | 4 | Brookvale | Fri,17-Apr-1998 | S.Clark | 13194 |
| Canberra | 3t 4g | 20 | Illawarra | 4t 3g | 22 | Bruce | Sat,18-Apr-1998 | S.Hampstead | 8238 |
| North Queensland | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Newcastle | 1t | 4 | Willows | Sat,18-Apr-1998 | T.Mander | 18428 |
| Cronulla | 2t 1g | 10 | Balmain | 2t 1g 1fg | 11 | Endeavour | Sat,18-Apr-1998 | B.Harrigan | 16598 |
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 22 | Melbourne | 6t 4g | 32 | Parramatta | Sun,19-Apr-1998 | B.Grant | 15434 |
| Penrith | 4t 4g | 24 | St George | 5t 5g | 30 | Penrith | Sun,19-Apr-1998 | P.Simpkins | 12227 |
| Souths | 6t 8g 1fg | 41 | Wests | 2t 1g | 10 | S.F.S. | Sun,19-Apr-1998 | E.Ward | 6925 |
| Canterbury | 9t 10g | 56 | Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,19-Apr-1998 | M.Hewitt | 5179 |
| Norths | 7t 8g | 44 | Auckland | 4t 5g | 26 | North_Sydney | Sun,19-Apr-1998 | P.McBlane | 10945 |
| Attendance:113,368 Ave:11,336 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 1g | 10 | Canterbury | 4t 5g | 26 | Leichhardt | Sat,25-Apr-1998 | S.Clark | 18485 |
| Melbourne | 4t 3g | 22 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Olympic | Sat,25-Apr-1998 | P.McBlane | 10500 |
| Adelaide | 2t 2g | 12 | Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Adelaide | Sat,25-Apr-1998 | M.Hewitt | 8472 |
| North Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Sydney City | 8t 9g | 50 | Willows | Sat,25-Apr-1998 | P.Simpkins | 21027 |
| Illawarra | 3t 4g | 20 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | Wollongong | Sun,26-Apr-1998 | T.Mander | 9119 |
| Manly | 4t 3g | 22 | Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sun,26-Apr-1998 | M.Jadwat | 10543 |
| Auckland | 2t 3g | 14 | Newcastle | 7t 5g | 38 | Mt_Smart | Sun,26-Apr-1998 | E.Ward | 7500 |
| Brisbane | 11t 8g | 60 | Norths | 1t 1g | 6 | QE_II | Sun,26-Apr-1998 | B.Harrigan | 18791 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Campbelltown | Sun,26-Apr-1998 | S.Hampstead | 9036 |
| Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Canberra | 4t 4g | 24 | Carrara | Sun,26-Apr-1998 | B.Grant | 5139 |
| Attendance:118,612 Ave:11,861 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 9t 9g | 54 | Wests | 3t 2g | 16 | Olympic | Fri,01-May-1998 | E.Ward | 11200 |
| Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 12 | Bruce | Fri,01-May-1998 | T.Mander | 9211 |
| Newcastle | 1t 1g | 6 | Brisbane | 4t 5g | 26 | Newcastle_ISC | Fri,01-May-1998 | B.Harrigan | 27119 |
| Cronulla | 3t 2g | 16 | North Queensland | 2t | 8 | Endeavour | Sat,02-May-1998 | S.Clark | 5978 |
| Parramatta | 4t 4g | 24 | Gold Coast | 1g | 2 | Parramatta | Sat,02-May-1998 | M.Jadwat | 6063 |
| Penrith | 7t 5g | 38 | Illawarra | 3t 1g | 14 | Penrith | Sat,02-May-1998 | M.Hewitt | 6154 |
| Sydney City | 4t 3g | 22 | Auckland | 1t | 4 | S.F.S. | Sat,02-May-1998 | P.McBlane | 5308 |
| St George | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,03-May-1998 | B.Grant | 5083 |
| Canterbury | 5t 5g | 30 | Adelaide | 1t | 4 | Belmore | Sun,03-May-1998 | S.Hampstead | 5041 |
| Norths | 5t 6g | 32 | Manly | 2t | 8 | North_Sydney | Sun,03-May-1998 | P.Simpkins | 11612 |
| Attendance:92,769 Ave:9,276 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 1t 2g | 8 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Mt_Smart | Fri,08-May-1998 | B.Grant | 7500 |
| Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Leichhardt | Fri,08-May-1998 | P.Simpkins | 18117 |
| Melbourne | 2t 3g | 14 | St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Olympic | Fri,08-May-1998 | B.Harrigan | 13252 |
| Adelaide | 4t 1g | 18 | Canberra | 4t 4g | 24 | Adelaide | Fri,08-May-1998 | M.Jadwat | 6500 |
| Gold Coast | 5t 3g | 26 | Penrith | 2t 2g | 12 | Carrara | Sat,09-May-1998 | E.Ward | 3774 |
| Illawarra | 7t 7g | 42 | Wests | 4t 2g | 20 | Wollongong | Sat,09-May-1998 | P.McBlane | 7636 |
| North Queensland | 4t 1g | 18 | Canterbury | 4t 4g | 24 | Willows | Sat,09-May-1998 | M.Hewitt | 15288 |
| Manly | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle | 9t 7g | 50 | Brookvale | Sun,10-May-1998 | S.Clark | 13048 |
| Brisbane | 2t 2g | 12 | Sydney City | 4t 5g | 26 | QE_II | Sun,10-May-1998 | T.Mander | 19346 |
| Souths | 2t 3g | 14 | Norths | 4t 5g | 26 | S.F.S. | Sun,10-May-1998 | S.Hampstead | 5150 |
| Attendance:109,611 Ave:10,961 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Newcastle_ISC | Fri,15-May-1998 | T.Mander | 13021 |
| Souths | 1t 1g | 6 | Melbourne | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,15-May-1998 | P.McBlane | 5876 |
| Parramatta | 2t 1g | 10 | Adelaide | 1g | 2 | Pioneer | Sat,16-May-1998 | M.Hewitt | 7514 |
| St George | 6t 4g | 32 | Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Kogarah | Sat,16-May-1998 | S.Hampstead | 6296 |
| Canterbury | 3g | 6 | Auckland | 3t 4g | 20 | Belmore | Sat,16-May-1998 | S.Clark | 5224 |
| Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Sat,16-May-1998 | P.Simpkins | 10582 |
| Canberra | 9t 7g | 50 | North Queensland | 2t 2g | 12 | Bruce | Sun,17-May-1998 | B.Grant | 8291 |
| Sydney City | 7t 8g | 44 | Manly | 4t 4g | 24 | S.F.S. | Sun,17-May-1998 | E.Ward | 12796 |
| Wests | 4t 4g | 24 | Gold Coast | 2t 3g | 14 | Campbelltown | Sun,17-May-1998 | M.Jadwat | 5218 |
| Penrith | 6t 4g | 32 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sun,17-May-1998 | B.Harrigan | 9147 |
| Attendance:83,965 Ave:8,396 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | St George | 6t 3g | 30 | Carrara | Sat,23-May-1998 | M.Oaten | 7964 |
| North Queensland | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | 4t 6g 1fg | 29 | Willows | Sat,23-May-1998 | E.Ward | 17361 |
| Balmain | 3t 4g | 20 | Wests | 2t 2g | 12 | Leichhardt | Sat,23-May-1998 | P.McBlane | 7640 |
| Adelaide | 6t 5g 1fg | 35 | Penrith | 3t 3g | 18 | Adelaide | Sat,23-May-1998 | M.Jadwat | 5000 |
| Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,24-May-1998 | S.Chiddy | 21357 |
| Auckland | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Canberra | 3t 1g | 14 | Mt_Smart | Sun,24-May-1998 | S.Hampstead | 8000 |
| Brisbane | 7t 6g | 40 | Canterbury | 1t 4g | 12 | QE_II | Sun,24-May-1998 | B.Grant | 15407 |
| Melbourne | 2t 3g | 14 | Illawarra | 3t 1g | 14 | Olympic | Sun,24-May-1998 | P.Simpkins | 9018 |
| Manly | 6t 4g | 32 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,24-May-1998 | M.Hewitt | 10240 |
| Norths | 7t 5g | 38 | Sydney City | 2t 2g | 12 | North_Sydney | Sun,24-May-1998 | S.Clark | 13099 |
| Attendance:115,086 Ave:11,508 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney City | 1t | 4 | Newcastle | 3t 4g | 20 | S.F.S. | Fri,29-May-1998 | B.Harrigan | 15786 |
| Penrith | 5t 4g | 28 | North Queensland | 7t 4g | 36 | Penrith | Fri,29-May-1998 | M.Oaten | 8685 |
| Cronulla | 3t 2g | 16 | Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Endeavour | Sat,30-May-1998 | B.Grant | 11143 |
| Parramatta | 3t 1g | 14 | Auckland | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | Sat,30-May-1998 | M.Hewitt | 13218 |
| St George | 5t 4g | 28 | Balmain | 1g | 2 | Kogarah | Sat,30-May-1998 | S.Hampstead | 14002 |
| Illawarra | 3t 3g | 18 | Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Wollongong | Sun,31-May-1998 | M.Jadwat | 8174 |
| Wests | 8t 2g | 36 | Adelaide | 5t 2g | 24 | Campbelltown | Sun,31-May-1998 | S.Chiddy | 6392 |
| Canterbury | 4t 6g | 28 | Manly | 1g | 2 | Belmore | Sun,31-May-1998 | E.Ward | 10152 |
| Melbourne | 11t 9g | 62 | Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Olympic | Sun,31-May-1998 | P.McBlane | 7454 |
| Canberra | 4t 4g | 24 | Brisbane | 3t 3g | 18 | Bruce | Sun,31-May-1998 | S.Clark | 14728 |
| Attendance:109,734 Ave:10,973 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Illawarra | 6t 4g | 32 | Carrara | Sat,06-Jun-1998 | E.Ward | 3762 |
| North Queensland | 8t 4g | 40 | Wests | 2t 1g | 10 | Willows | Sat,06-Jun-1998 | M.Jadwat | 10268 |
| Cronulla | 2t 4g | 16 | Newcastle | 3t 3g | 18 | Endeavour | Sat,06-Jun-1998 | S.Hampstead | 14583 |
| Adelaide | 4t 3g | 22 | St George | 3t 4g | 20 | Adelaide | Sat,06-Jun-1998 | P.McBlane | 8506 |
| Auckland | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Penrith | 2t 3g | 14 | Mt_Smart | Sun,07-Jun-1998 | K.Jeffes | 7000 |
| Balmain | 3t 2g | 16 | Melbourne | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Leichhardt | Sun,07-Jun-1998 | M.Oaten | 6979 |
| Brisbane | 3t 2g | 16 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | QE_II | Sun,07-Jun-1998 | B.Grant | 18163 |
| Canterbury | 2g | 4 | Norths | 8t 3g | 38 | Belmore | Sun,07-Jun-1998 | S.Clark | 9427 |
| Souths | 1t 1g | 6 | Sydney City | 5t 5g | 30 | S.F.S. | Sun,07-Jun-1998 | S.Chiddy | 9215 |
| Manly | 2t 2g | 12 | Canberra | 5t 2g | 24 | Brookvale | Mon,08-Jun-1998 | T.Mander | 10941 |
| Attendance:98,844 Ave:9,884 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney City | 3t 3g | 18 | Cronulla | 2t 3g | 14 | S.F.S. | Fri,12-Jun-1998 | B.Harrigan | 9287 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g 1fg | 17 | Manly | 2t 3g | 14 | Parramatta | Sat,13-Jun-1998 | S.Clark | 17089 |
| Wests | 3t 3g | 18 | Auckland | 3t 2g | 16 | Campbelltown | Sat,13-Jun-1998 | E.Ward | 5933 |
| Melbourne | 4t 4g | 24 | Adelaide | 1t | 4 | Olympic | Sat,13-Jun-1998 | M.Jadwat | 8293 |
| Penrith | 2g | 4 | Brisbane | 8t 6g | 44 | Penrith | Sat,13-Jun-1998 | S.Hampstead | 11637 |
| Souths | 3t 1g | 14 | Gold Coast | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sun,14-Jun-1998 | M.Oaten | 3980 |
| St George | 3t 2g | 16 | North Queensland | 3t 1g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,14-Jun-1998 | S.Chiddy | 9486 |
| Illawarra | 3t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 7t 5g | 38 | Wollongong | Sun,14-Jun-1998 | P.McBlane | 10076 |
| Norths | 6t 5g | 34 | Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | North_Sydney | Sun,14-Jun-1998 | B.Grant | 12367 |
| Newcastle | 3t | 12 | Canterbury | 2g | 4 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,14-Jun-1998 | T.Mander | 21717 |
| Attendance:109,865 Ave:10,986 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Queensland | 1t 2g | 8 | Melbourne | 1t 3g | 10 | Willows | Sat,20-Jun-1998 | B.Grant | 24464 |
| Cronulla | 5t 5g | 30 | Souths | 2t 2g | 12 | Endeavour | Sat,20-Jun-1998 | E.Ward | 8849 |
| Adelaide | 1t | 4 | Illawarra | 7t 5g 1fg | 39 | Bennett | Sat,20-Jun-1998 | S.Chiddy | 5153 |
| Parramatta | 5t 2g 1fg | 25 | Norths | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Sat,20-Jun-1998 | P.McBlane | 12313 |
| Gold Coast | 1t | 4 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Carrara | Sat,20-Jun-1998 | M.Jadwat | 5227 |
| Manly | 5t 1g | 22 | Penrith | 1t | 4 | Brookvale | Sun,21-Jun-1998 | M.Oaten | 5187 |
| Auckland | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | St George | 2t 3g | 14 | Mt_Smart | Sun,21-Jun-1998 | T.Mander | 8300 |
| Brisbane | 10t 8g | 56 | Wests | 1t | 4 | QE_II | Sun,21-Jun-1998 | K.Jeffes | 12415 |
| Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Newcastle | 2t 2g | 12 | Bruce | Sun,21-Jun-1998 | S.Clark | 7686 |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 22 | Sydney City | 2t 1g | 10 | Belmore | Sun,21-Jun-1998 | S.Hampstead | 8926 |
| Attendance:98,520 Ave:9,852 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 3t 3g | 18 | Brisbane | 6t 3g | 30 | Kogarah | Fri,26-Jun-1998 | S.Clark | 16258 |
| Gold Coast | 3t | 12 | Adelaide | 7t 6g | 40 | Carrara | Sat,27-Jun-1998 | P.Simpkins | 3897 |
| Wests | 5t 5g | 30 | Manly | 8t 6g 1fg | 45 | Campbelltown | Sat,27-Jun-1998 | T.Mander | 7712 |
| Melbourne | 4t 2g 1fg | 21 | Auckland | 4t 4g | 24 | Olympic | Sat,27-Jun-1998 | M.Jadwat | 13127 |
| Cronulla | 5t 4g | 28 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | Endeavour | Sat,27-Jun-1998 | K.Jeffes | 10243 |
| Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | North Queensland | 4t 1g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,28-Jun-1998 | S.Hampstead | 6558 |
| Newcastle | 7t 4g | 36 | Parramatta | 3t | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,28-Jun-1998 | B.Harrigan | 25094 |
| Norths | 5t 5g | 30 | Penrith | 4t 3g | 22 | North_Sydney | Sun,28-Jun-1998 | S.Chiddy | 6733 |
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 12 | Souths | 3t 2g | 16 | Leichhardt | Sun,28-Jun-1998 | B.Grant | 9620 |
| Sydney City | 6t 8g | 40 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Mon,29-Jun-1998 | S.Clark | 13683 |
| Attendance:112,925 Ave:11,292 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 6t 5g | 34 | Melbourne | 3t 2g | 16 | QE_II | Fri,03-Jul-1998 | B.Harrigan | 35119 |
| Adelaide | 9t 8g | 52 | Balmain | 0 | Hindmarsh | Fri,03-Jul-1998 | P.Simpkins | 7351 | |
| Auckland | 3t 1g | 14 | Illawarra | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Mt_Smart | Sat,04-Jul-1998 | T.Mander | 12500 |
| North Queensland | 2t 3g | 14 | Gold Coast | 1t | 4 | Willows | Sat,04-Jul-1998 | M.Jadwat | 7127 |
| Penrith | 3t 1fg | 13 | Newcastle | 2t 2g 1fg | 13 | Penrith | Sat,04-Jul-1998 | B.Grant | 12284 |
| Souths | 2t | 8 | Canterbury | 5t 5g | 30 | S.F.S. | Sat,04-Jul-1998 | S.Chiddy | 5822 |
| Manly | 6t 5g | 34 | St George | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,05-Jul-1998 | K.Jeffes | 12590 |
| Norths | 6t 4g | 32 | Wests | 4t 1g | 18 | North_Sydney | Sun,05-Jul-1998 | S.Hampstead | 6602 |
| Canberra | 3t 2g | 16 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Bruce | Sun,05-Jul-1998 | P.McBlane | 10568 |
| Sydney City | 5t 5g | 30 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 12 | S.F.S. | Sun,05-Jul-1998 | S.Clark | 13684 |
| Attendance:123,647 Ave:12,364 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4t 3g | 22 | Manly | 2t 2g | 12 | Olympic | Fri,10-Jul-1998 | B.Grant | 13120 |
| Parramatta | 4t 3g | 22 | Cronulla | 2t 2g | 12 | Parramatta | Fri,10-Jul-1998 | T.Mander | 11098 |
| Balmain | 4t 1g | 18 | North Queensland | 0 | Leichhardt | Sat,11-Jul-1998 | K.Jeffes | 10653 | |
| Gold Coast | 5t 5g 1fg | 31 | Auckland | 3t 3g | 18 | Carrara | Sat,11-Jul-1998 | S.Hampstead | 5490 |
| Penrith | 3t 6g | 24 | Sydney City | 4t 1g | 18 | Penrith | Sat,11-Jul-1998 | S.Chiddy | 11156 |
| Souths | 3t 3g | 18 | Adelaide | 7t 3g | 34 | S.F.S. | Sun,12-Jul-1998 | M.Jadwat | 4060 |
| Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Canterbury | 4t 4g | 24 | Bruce | Sun,12-Jul-1998 | S.Clark | 9610 |
| Wests | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Newcastle | 4t 1g | 18 | Campbelltown | Sun,12-Jul-1998 | P.Simpkins | 8010 |
| St George | 4t 3g | 22 | Norths | 2t 3g | 14 | Kogarah | Sun,12-Jul-1998 | B.Harrigan | 8634 |
| Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Brisbane | 4t 1g | 18 | Wollongong | Sun,12-Jul-1998 | P.McBlane | 12018 |
| Attendance:93,849 Ave:9,384 | |||||||||
| Round 19 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 7g | 34 | Melbourne | 2t 1g | 10 | North_Sydney | Fri,17-Jul-1998 | S.Clark | 11775 |
| Auckland | 3t 4g 1fg | 21 | Balmain | 3t 4g | 20 | Mt_Smart | Fri,17-Jul-1998 | B.Grant | 6000 |
| North Queensland | 2t 3g | 14 | Adelaide | 2t 1g | 10 | Willows | Sat,18-Jul-1998 | S.Chiddy | 11340 |
| Canterbury | 1t 1g | 6 | Parramatta | 1t 1g 1fg | 7 | Belmore | Sat,18-Jul-1998 | B.Harrigan | 9541 |
| Cronulla | 2t 3g | 14 | Penrith | 3t 1g | 14 | Endeavour | Sat,18-Jul-1998 | K.Jeffes | 4048 |
| Manly | 5t 1g | 22 | Illawarra | 2t 2g | 12 | Brookvale | Sat,18-Jul-1998 | S.Hampstead | 5631 |
| Newcastle | 4t 6g | 28 | St George | 4t 3g | 22 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,19-Jul-1998 | P.McBlane | 25475 |
| Brisbane | 8t 6g | 44 | Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | QE_II | Sun,19-Jul-1998 | M.Jadwat | 12740 |
| Canberra | 9t 5g | 46 | Souths | 3t 2g | 16 | Bruce | Sun,19-Jul-1998 | P.Simpkins | 7488 |
| Sydney City | 11t 9g | 62 | Wests | 1t | 4 | S.F.S. | Sun,19-Jul-1998 | T.Mander | 5644 |
| Attendance:99,682 Ave:9,968 | |||||||||
| Round 20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6t 4g | 32 | Newcastle | 3t 2g | 16 | Olympic | Fri,24-Jul-1998 | B.Harrigan | 14214 |
| Gold Coast | 1t 1g | 6 | Manly | 6t 3g | 30 | Carrara | Sat,25-Jul-1998 | M.Hewitt | 8721 |
| Illawarra | 1t 1g | 6 | Norths | 5t 6g | 32 | Wollongong | Sat,25-Jul-1998 | P.Simpkins | 6847 |
| North Queensland | 3t 2g | 16 | Souths | 4t 3g | 22 | Willows | Sat,25-Jul-1998 | S.Hampstead | 10409 |
| Balmain | 1t 3g | 10 | Brisbane | 2t 1g | 10 | Leichhardt | Sat,25-Jul-1998 | T.Mander | 7159 |
| Wests | 1t 2g | 8 | Cronulla | 6t 7g | 38 | Campbelltown | Sat,25-Jul-1998 | M.Jadwat | 7531 |
| Adelaide | 3t 5g | 22 | Auckland | 3t 4g | 20 | Hindmarsh | Sun,26-Jul-1998 | K.Jeffes | 7445 |
| Parramatta | 2t | 8 | Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Parramatta | Sun,26-Jul-1998 | P.McBlane | 10085 |
| Penrith | 5t 3g | 26 | Canterbury | 3t 3g | 18 | Penrith | Sun,26-Jul-1998 | B.Grant | 6404 |
| St George | 4t 3g | 22 | Sydney City | 2t 2g | 12 | Kogarah | Sun,26-Jul-1998 | S.Clark | 5173 |
| Attendance:83,988 Ave:8,398 | |||||||||
| Round 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 6t 5g | 34 | North Queensland | 3t 3g | 18 | Mt_Smart | Fri,31-Jul-1998 | B.Harrigan | 4500 |
| Cronulla | 6t 7g | 38 | St George | 2t 1g | 10 | Endeavour | Fri,31-Jul-1998 | T.Mander | 18759 |
| Gold Coast | 3t 1g | 14 | Norths | 3t 3g 1fg | 19 | Carrara | Sat,01-Aug-1998 | M.Jadwat | 5336 |
| Brisbane | 8t 7g | 46 | Adelaide | 2t 2g | 12 | QE_II | Sat,01-Aug-1998 | M.Hewitt | 13858 |
| Newcastle | 5t 3g | 26 | Illawarra | 5t 4g | 28 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,01-Aug-1998 | S.Clark | 20026 |
| Souths | 1t 2g | 8 | Parramatta | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sat,01-Aug-1998 | P.Simpkins | 6140 |
| Canberra | 8t 8g | 48 | Penrith | 5t 3g | 26 | Bruce | Sun,02-Aug-1998 | S.Hampstead | 9198 |
| Canterbury | 9t 10g | 56 | Wests | 3t 1g | 14 | Belmore | Sun,02-Aug-1998 | K.Jeffes | 6125 |
| Sydney City | 4t 2g | 20 | Melbourne | 6t 4g | 32 | S.F.S. | Sun,02-Aug-1998 | P.McBlane | 14184 |
| Manly | 4t 2g | 20 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 18 | Brookvale | Sun,02-Aug-1998 | B.Grant | 15559 |
| Attendance:113,685 Ave:11,368 | |||||||||
| Round 22 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 2t 1g | 10 | Manly | 5t 6g | 32 | Hindmarsh | Fri,07-Aug-1998 | K.Jeffes | 7459 |
| Melbourne | 4t 2g | 20 | Cronulla | 1t 3g | 10 | Olympic | Fri,07-Aug-1998 | S.Clark | 13667 |
| Penrith | 3t 1g | 14 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | Sat,08-Aug-1998 | T.Mander | 10214 |
| Norths | 4t 3g | 22 | Balmain | 1t 1g | 6 | North_Sydney | Sat,08-Aug-1998 | P.Simpkins | 6619 |
| North Queensland | 2t 1g | 10 | Brisbane | 4t 3g | 22 | Willows | Sat,08-Aug-1998 | P.McBlane | 30250 |
| Wests | 0 | Canberra | 4t 3g | 22 | Campbelltown | Sat,08-Aug-1998 | M.Jadwat | 5749 | |
| Newcastle | 4t 1g 1fg | 19 | Gold Coast | 2t 2g | 12 | Newcastle_ISC | Sun,09-Aug-1998 | M.Hewitt | 11444 |
| Souths | 4t 2g | 20 | Auckland | 3t 3g | 18 | S.F.S. | Sun,09-Aug-1998 | B.Grant | 3733 |
| St George | 3t 2g | 16 | Canterbury | 4t 6g | 28 | Kogarah | Sun,09-Aug-1998 | B.Harrigan | 10739 |
| Illawarra | 2t 1g | 10 | Sydney City | 8t 8g | 48 | Wollongong | Sun,09-Aug-1998 | S.Hampstead | 8178 |
| Attendance:108,052 Ave:10,805 | |||||||||
| Round 23 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 7t 4g | 36 | Souths | 4t 1g | 18 | Penrith | Fri,14-Aug-1998 | M.Jadwat | 9427 |
| Canberra | 5t 4g | 28 | St George | 4t 4g | 24 | Bruce | Fri,14-Aug-1998 | S.Clark | 13261 |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 8 | Melbourne | 1t | 4 | Belmore | Sat,15-Aug-1998 | P.McBlane | 11179 |
| Cronulla | 4t 3g | 22 | Illawarra | 5t 5g | 30 | Endeavour | Sat,15-Aug-1998 | B.Grant | 6481 |
| Adelaide | 0 | Norths | 6t 6g | 36 | Hindmarsh | Sat,15-Aug-1998 | S.Hampstead | 7035 | |
| Manly | 5t 4g | 28 | North Queensland | 3t | 12 | Brookvale | Sun,16-Aug-1998 | B.Harrigan | 8422 |
| Parramatta | 8t 9g | 50 | Wests | 1t | 4 | Parramatta | Sun,16-Aug-1998 | M.Hewitt | 7085 |
| Balmain | 3t 2g | 16 | Newcastle | 6t 3g | 30 | Leichhardt | Sun,16-Aug-1998 | K.Jeffes | 4864 |
| Sydney City | 6t 5g | 34 | Gold Coast | 2t 1g | 10 | Eric_Weissel | Sun,16-Aug-1998 | P.Simpkins | 4115 |
| Brisbane | 3t 2g | 16 | Auckland | 2g | 4 | QE_II | Sun,16-Aug-1998 | T.Mander | 16456 |
| Attendance:88,325 Ave:8,832 | |||||||||
| Round 24 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3t 2g | 16 | Canberra | 2t 2g | 12 | Olympic | Fri,21-Aug-1998 | B.Harrigan | 18231 |
| Newcastle | 7t 3g | 34 | Adelaide | 3t 4g | 20 | Newcastle_ISC | Sat,22-Aug-1998 | M.Jadwat | 17281 |
| Balmain | 1t | 4 | Sydney City | 7t 6g | 40 | Leichhardt | Sat,22-Aug-1998 | S.Hampstead | 12914 |
| Gold Coast | 3t 3g | 18 | Cronulla | 3t 4g | 20 | Carrara | Sat,22-Aug-1998 | T.Mander | 7017 |
| Norths | 11t 9g | 62 | North Queensland | 0 | North_Sydney | Sun,23-Aug-1998 | K.Jeffes | 15604 | |
| Auckland | 2t 2g | 12 | Manly | 7t 5g | 38 | Mt_Smart | Sun,23-Aug-1998 | P.McBlane | 12000 |
| St George | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Parramatta | 2t 3g 1fg | 15 | Kogarah | Sun,23-Aug-1998 | B.Grant | 16659 |
| Wests | 3t 4g | 20 | Penrith | 6t 6g | 36 | Campbelltown | Sun,23-Aug-1998 | P.Simpkins | 7247 |
| Souths | 2t 1g | 10 | Brisbane | 3t 2g | 16 | S.F.S. | Sun,23-Aug-1998 | M.Hewitt | 7262 |
| Illawarra | 4t 4g | 24 | Canterbury | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Wollongong | Sun,23-Aug-1998 | S.Clark | 13106 |
| Attendance:127,321 Ave:12,732 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1998 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Brisbane | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 125t 94g 0fg | 688 | 28.67 | 50t 55g 0fg | 310 | 12.92 | +378 | 37 | |
| 2.Newcastle | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 102t 75g 4fg | 562 | 23.42 | 65t 59g 3fg | 381 | 15.88 | +181 | 37 | |
| 3.Melbourne | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 96t 80g 2fg | 546 | 22.75 | 61t 64g 0fg | 372 | 15.50 | +174 | 35 | |
| 4.Parramatta | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 79t 72g 8fg | 468 | 19.50 | 59t 55g 3fg | 349 | 14.54 | +119 | 35 | |
| 5.Norths | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 111t 109g 1fg | 663 | 27.63 | 66t 51g 1fg | 367 | 15.29 | +296 | 34 | |
| 6.Sydney City | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 116t 108g 0fg | 680 | 28.33 | 65t 61g 1fg | 383 | 15.96 | +297 | 32 | |
| 7.Canberra | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 102t 78g 0fg | 564 | 23.50 | 74t 66g 1fg | 429 | 17.88 | +135 | 30 | |
| 8.St George | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 85t 72g 2fg | 486 | 20.25 | 81t 82g 2fg | 490 | 20.42 | -4 | 27 | |
| 9.Canterbury | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 75t 94g 1fg | 489 | 20.38 | 78t 49g 1fg | 411 | 17.13 | +78 | 26 | |
| 10.Manly | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 92t 67g 1fg | 503 | 20.96 | 81t 74g 1fg | 473 | 19.71 | +30 | 26 | |
| 11.Cronulla | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 71t 77g 0fg | 438 | 18.25 | 68t 57g 1fg | 387 | 16.13 | +51 | 25 | |
| 12.Illawarra | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 83t 71g 2fg | 476 | 19.83 | 97t 74g 3fg | 539 | 22.46 | -63 | 23 | |
| 13.Balmain | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 65t 60g 1fg | 381 | 15.88 | 82t 66g 3fg | 463 | 19.29 | -82 | 19 | |
| 14.Penrith | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 92t 78g 1fg | 525 | 21.88 | 103t 82g 4fg | 580 | 24.17 | -55 | 18 | |
| 15.Auckland | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 67t 72g 5fg | 417 | 17.38 | 87t 83g 4fg | 518 | 21.58 | -101 | 18 | |
| 16.North Queensland | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 68t 43g 3fg | 361 | 15.04 | 98t 81g 2fg | 556 | 23.17 | -195 | 18 | |
| 17.Adelaide | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 71t 54g 1fg | 393 | 16.38 | 110t 87g 1fg | 615 | 25.63 | -222 | 14 | |
| 18.Souths | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 57t 55g 1fg | 339 | 14.13 | 97t 86g 0fg | 560 | 23.33 | -221 | 10 | |
| 19.Gold Coast | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 54t 36g 1fg | 289 | 12.04 | 116t 94g 2fg | 654 | 27.25 | -365 | 8 | |
| 20.Wests | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 66t 53g 1fg | 371 | 15.46 | 139t 122g 2fg | 802 | 33.42 | -431 | 8 | |
| Totals | 1677 tries, 1448 goals, 35 field goals = 9639 points, 20.08 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Canberra7 | 3t 2g 1fg | 17 | Manly10 | 1t | 4 | Bruce | Fri,28-Aug-1998 | B.Harrigan | 15953 |
| Minor Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Canterbury9 | 3t 4g | 20 | St George8 | 2t 2g | 12 | Kogarah | Sat,29-Aug-1998 | S.Clark | 16833 |
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Parramatta4 | 4t 4g 1fg | 25 | Norths5 | 1t 4g | 12 | Parramatta | Sat,29-Aug-1998 | K.Jeffes | 16033 |
| Major Preliminary Semi | |||||||||
| Sydney City6 | 4t 5g | 26 | Melbourne3 | 2t 2g | 12 | Olympic | Sun,30-Aug-1998 | P.McBlane | 18247 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Canterbury9 | 3t 5g 1fg | 23 | Norths5 | 1g | 2 | North_Sydney | Fri,04-Sep-1998 | B.Harrigan | 18718 |
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Melbourne3 | 5t 2g | 24 | Canberra7 | 2t 1g | 10 | Olympic | Sat,05-Sep-1998 | S.Clark | 12592 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| Sydney City6 | 6t 1g | 26 | Newcastle2 | 3t&n | |||||