1998 Adelaide Rams season

1998 red white Telstra Premiership Telstra Premiership Coach Rod ReddyDean Lance Kerrod Walters Adelaide OvalHindmarsh Stadium 1997 The 1998 Adelaide Rams season was the Adelaide Rams' second and final season as a rugby league club. They competed in the first season of the National Rugby League. The club was again coached by Rod Reddy and captained by Kerrod Walters. However, after the Rams lost nine of their first ten games, coach Reddy and the entire coaching staff were sacked by the Rams' administration. Reddy was replaced by former Perth Reds coach Dean Lance. Results In June after numerous financial disagreements with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) who at the time owned the Adelaide Oval, the club changed home grounds to the smaller, 16,000 capacity Hindmarsh Stadium, a soccer specific venue which was better suited to a rugby league field than the Adelaide Oval was. The Rams celebrated the move with a record 52–0 win over the Balmain Tigers. Associated Press Newcastle stay top despite tie sportsillustrated.cnn.com Australia CNN/SI 1998-07-05 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/news/1998/07/05/newcastle_nrl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121025133849/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/news/1998/07/05/newcastle_nrl/ dead October 25, 2012 2009-10-25 The club went on to win six of their last fourteen games after the arrival of Dean Lance's, enough to avoid the wooden spoon awarded to the team finishing lowest on the competition ladder. Their overall results were comparable to those of their first season, coming fourth last in the 20–team competition. Appo broke several team records in his 14 games with the Rams. The Adelaide Rams last home game in the penultimate round of the season saw a 36–0 thrashing at the hands of the finals bound North Sydney Bears in front of 7,035 fans on 15 August 1998.1998 Adelaide vs North Sydney at Rugby League Project Throughout the 1998 season, the Rams attempted to build a stronger supporter base in order to avoid removal from the competition in 1999 or 2000. However, with the team's lack of on-field success, plus the success of other Adelaide-based sports teams who won national championships in 1997 and/or 1998 including the Adelaide Crows (AFL), Adelaide 36ers (NBL) and Adelaide Thunderbirds (netball), saw average home attendances dropped by more than half (51.3%) from the previous years 15,330 to just 7,472 over the course of the season.Whiticker, Alan Alan Whiticker Collis, Ian amp The History of Rugby League Clubs New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. 2004 1-74110-075-5 http://afltables.com/rl/crowds/adelaide.html Rugby League Tables / Attendances / Adelaide 2008-04-15 + Adelaide Rams 1998 NRL season resultshttp://afltables.com/rl/games/adelaide.html Rugby League Tables / All Games / Adelaide 2009-04-20 September 2016 medicRound Home Scoreline Away Date Venue Crowd 1 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 8 – 18 Nth Qld 16 North Queensland Cowboys 13 March Adelaide Oval 11,289 2 Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 – 6 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 22 March Brookvale Oval 6,434 3 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 22 – 20 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury Bulldogs 27 March Adelaide Oval 8,390 4 Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers 54 – 12 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 5 April Penrith Football Stadium 6,637 5 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 8 – 16 Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Chargers 9 April Adelaide Oval 7,058 6 Easts 16 Sydney City Roosters 50 – 12 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 17 April Sydney Football Stadium 6,200 7 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 12 – 22 Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25 April Adelaide Oval 8,472 8 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury Bulldogs 30 – 4 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 3 May Belmore Sports Ground 5,041 9 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 18 – 24 Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders 8 May Adelaide Oval 6,500 10 Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels 18 – 2 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 16 May Pioneer Oval 7,514 11 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 35 – 18 Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers 23 May Adelaide Oval 5,000 12 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies 36 – 24 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 31 May Campbelltown Stadium 6,392 13 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 22 – 20 St George 16 St George Dragons 6 June Adelaide Oval 8,506 14 Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm 24 – 4 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 13 June Olympic Park 8,293 15 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 4 – 39 Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers 20 June Bennett Oval 5,153 16 Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Chargers 12 – 40 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 27 June Carrara Stadium 3,897 17 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 52 – 0 Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers 3 July Hindmarsh Stadium 7,351 18 Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 – 34 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 12 July Sydney Football Stadium 4,060 19 Nth Qld 16 North Queensland Cowboys 14 – 10 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 18 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 11,340 20 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 22 – 20 Auckland 16 Auckland Warriors 26 July Hindmarsh Stadium 7,445 21 Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 46 – 12 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 1 August ANZ Stadium 13,858 22 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 10 – 32 Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 7 August Hindmarsh Stadium 7,459 23 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 0 – 36 Norths 16 North Sydney Bears 15 August Hindmarsh Stadium 7,035 24 Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights 34 – 20 Adelaide 16 Adelaide Rams 22 August Marathon Stadium 17,281 Ladder Players List of Adelaide Rams players The demise of three clubs from the Super League and ARL (Western Reds and Hunter Mariners (SL), and South Queensland Crushers (ARL)) saw some player re-shuffling, and brought Noel Goldthorpe, Tony Iro and Matt Daylight to the Adelaide club.http://rl1908.com/Clubs/Adelaide-Rams.htm Sean Fagan Rugby League History – RL1908.com – Adelaide Rams 2008-04-15 RL1908 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410094028/http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Adelaide-Rams.htm 2008-04-10 dead No.NamePos.DebutAppTGFGPts 2Wayne SimondsWG1 March 1997102008 5Joe TamaniWG1 March 199772008 8Andrew HickPR1 March 19972130012 9Kerrod WaltersHK1 March 1997241004 10Marty McKenzie Marty McKenzie (rugby league)PR1 March 1997141004 11Dave BoughtonSR1 March 199730000 12Brett GaleaSR1 March 199781004 15Chris Quinn Chris Quinn (rugby league)FB/CE/FE1 March 1997172008 17Bruce MamandoSR1 March 199721004 18Rod MaybonFB9 March 199721004 19Andrew Pierce Andrew Pierce (rugby league)PR/SR9 March 1997210011 20Dean SchifillitiFE/HB/LK9 March 1997216002421 Mark CorvoPR14 March 1997201004 22Luke WilliamsonCE/FE21 March 199717316044 23Alan CannPR/SR27 March 1997211004 24Danny GrimleyCE19 April 19971340016 26David KidwellCE17 August 1997142008 27Adam PeekPR/LK22 August 1997121004 28Peter Clarke Peter Clarke (rugby league)CE13 March 1998162008 29Noel GoldthorpeHB13 March 1998221106 30Tony IroSR13 March 1998201004 31Darrien DohertyPR/SR13 March 1998190000 32Matthew DaylightWG22 March 19982070028 33Craig KimmorleyHB27 March 199830306 34Meti NoovaoFE17 April 199810000 35Rod JensenWG25 April 19981780032 36Graham AppoFB/CE8 May 19981412340116 37Craig BowenFE8 May 199841004 38Deon BirdFB/FE23 May 19981406024 39Sam FaalafiPR6 June 199810000 40Alan WielandSR27 June 199871004 41Jamie McDonald Jamie McDonald (rugby league)PR1 August 199820000 References 30em Category:Adelaide Rams Adelaide Rams Category:Australian rugby league club seasons