1998 Canterbury Bulldogs season

February 2014 February 2014 1998 1997 1999 The 1998 Canterbury 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 1998 Season Results Round Opponent Result Bulldogs Opposition Date Venue Crowd 1 25px Canberra Raiders Win 20 10 15 March Belmore Sports Ground 8,453 2 25px Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 20 22 March Belmore Sports Ground 10,962 3 25px Adelaide Rams Loss 20 22 27 March Adelaide Oval 8,390 4 25px Balmain Tigers Loss 10 24 5 April Belmore Sports Ground 10,152 5 25px Parramatta Eels Loss 14 22 11 April Parramatta Stadium 14,012 6 25px Gold Coast Chargers Win 56 10 19 April Belmore Sports Ground 5,179 7 25px Balmain Tigers Win 26 10 25 April Leichhardt Oval 18,485 8 25px Adelaide Rams Win 38 4 3 May Belmore Sports Ground 5,041 9 25px North Queensland Cowboys Win 24 18 9 May Dairy Farmers Stadium 15,288 10 25px Auckland Warriors Loss 6 20 16 May Belmore Sports Ground 5,224 11 25px Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 40 24 May ANZ Stadium QLD 15,407 12 25px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 28 2 31 May Belmore Sports Ground 10,152 13 25px North Sydney Bears Loss 4 38 7 June Belmore Sports Ground 9,427 14 25px Newcastle Knights Loss 4 12 14 March EnergyAustralia Stadium 21,717 15 25px Sydney City Roosters Win 22 10 21 June Belmore Sports Ground 8,926 16 25px Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Loss 6 28 27 June Toyota Park 10,243 17 25px South Sydney Rabbitohs Won 30 8 4 July Sydney Football Stadium 5,822 18 25px Canberra Raiders Win 22 20 12 July Canberra Stadium 9,610 19 25px Parramatta Eels Loss 6 7 18 July Belmore Sports Ground 9,541 20 25px Penrith Panthers Loss 18 26 26 May Penrith Stadium 6,404 21 25px Western Suburbs Magpies Win 56 14 2 August Belmore Sports Ground 6,125 22 25px St. George Dragons Win 28 16 9 August OKI Jubilee Stadium 10,739 23 25px Melbourne Storm Win 8 4 15 August Belmore Sports Ground 11,179 24 25px Illawarra Steelers Win 25 24 23 August WIN Stadium 13,106 Minor Semi Final 25px St. George Dragons Win 20 12 29 August OKI Jubilee Stadium 16,833 Semi Final 25px North Sydney Bears Win 23 2 2 September North Sydney Oval 18,718 1st Preliminary Final 25px Newcastle Knights Win 28 16 12 September Sydney Football Stadium 24,449 1st Grand Final Qualifier 25px Parramatta Eels Win 32 20 20 September Sydney Football Stadium 36,841 GRAND FINAL 25px Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 38 27 September Sydney Football Stadium 40,857 Grand final 1998 NRL grand final 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. scoreboard See also List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons References Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons Canterbury Bulldogs season