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1998 Canterbury Bulldogs season

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1998 Canterbury Bulldogs season
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The 1998 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs season was the 64th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Folkes and captained by Simon Gillies then Darren Britt, they competed in the 1998 NRL season's, finishing the regular season 9th (out of 20) to make a top-ten play-off grouping before reaching the grand final which they lost to the Brisbane Broncos.

Match results

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1998 Season Results
Round Opponent Result Bulldogs Opposition Date Venue Crowd
1 Canberra Raiders Win 20 10 15 March Belmore Sports Ground 8,453
2 Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 20 22 March Belmore Sports Ground 10,962
3 Adelaide Rams Loss 20 22 27 March Adelaide Oval 8,390
4 Balmain Tigers Loss 10 24 5 April Belmore Sports Ground 10,152
5 Parramatta Eels Loss 14 22 11 April Parramatta Stadium 14,012
6 Gold Coast Chargers Win 56 10 19 April Belmore Sports Ground 5,179
7 Balmain Tigers Win 26 10 25 April Leichhardt Oval 18,485
8 Adelaide Rams Win 38 4 3 May Belmore Sports Ground 5,041
9 North Queensland Cowboys Win 24 18 9 May Dairy Farmers Stadium 15,288
10 Auckland Warriors Loss 6 20 16 May Belmore Sports Ground 5,224
11 Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 40 24 May ANZ Stadium QLD 15,407
12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 28 2 31 May Belmore Sports Ground 10,152
13 North Sydney Bears Loss 4 38 7 June Belmore Sports Ground 9,427
14 Newcastle Knights Loss 4 12 14 March EnergyAustralia Stadium 21,717
15 Sydney City Roosters Win 22 10 21 June Belmore Sports Ground 8,926
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Loss 6 28 27 June Toyota Park 10,243
17 South Sydney Rabbitohs Won 30 8 4 July Sydney Football Stadium 5,822
18 Canberra Raiders Win 22 20 12 July Canberra Stadium 9,610
19 Parramatta Eels Loss 6 7 18 July Belmore Sports Ground 9,541
20 Penrith Panthers Loss 18 26 26 May Penrith Stadium 6,404
21 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 56 14 2 August Belmore Sports Ground 6,125
22 St. George Dragons Win 28 16 9 August OKI Jubilee Stadium 10,739
23 Melbourne Storm Win 8 4 15 August Belmore Sports Ground 11,179
24 Illawarra Steelers Win 25 24 23 August WIN Stadium 13,106
Minor Semi Final St. George Dragons Win 20 12 29 August OKI Jubilee Stadium 16,833
Semi Final North Sydney Bears Win 23 2 2 September North Sydney Oval 18,718
1st Preliminary Final Newcastle Knights Win 28 16 12 September Sydney Football Stadium 24,449
1st Grand Final Qualifier Parramatta Eels Win 32 20 20 September Sydney Football Stadium 36,841
GRAND FINAL Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 38 27 September Sydney Football Stadium 40,857

Grand final

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The 1998 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1998 NRL season. It was the first grand final of the re-unified National Rugby League and featured minor premiers and the previous year's Super League premiers, the Brisbane Broncos against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. It was to be the first grand final under the National Rugby League partnership's administration and the last to be played at the Sydney Football Stadium. It was also the first time these two sides had met in a grand final.

Brisbane scored first but by half time trailed the Canterbury side 10–12. However, the Brisbane club scored 28 unanswered points in the second half, winning 12–38 and equaling the second highest score for a team in grand final history.


1998 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 27 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Brisbane Broncos 38 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries: 7
De Vere rugby ball 2'
Campion rugby ball 27'
Carroll rugby ball 41'
Sailor rugby ball 50'
Tallis rugby ball 59'
Lee rugby ball 68'
Smith rugby ball 75'
Goals: 5
Lockyer rugby goalposts icon 4', 43', 60', 69', 76' (5/7)
1st: 10–12
2nd: 28–0
Report[1][2]
Tries: 2
Grimaldi rugby ball 21'
Talau rugby ball 30'
Goals: 2
Halligan rugby goalposts icon pen 11', 22' (2/3)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 40,857[3]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch judges: Steve Betts, John McCormack
Clive Churchill Medal: Gorden Tallis (Brisbane)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Middleton, David (October 1998). Rugby League 1999. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732267773.
  2. ^ "NRL Tables - 1998 NRL Grand Final". Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "1998 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.