1998 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
| 1998 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 11th | |||
| 1998 record | Wins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 438 (71 tries, 77 goals); against: 387 (68 tries, 57 goals, 1 field goal) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | John Lang | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Shark Park | |||
| Avg. attendance | 11,370 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Brett Howland (13) | |||
| Goals | Mat Rogers (56) | |||
| Points | Mat Rogers (148) | |||
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The 1998 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 32nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's inaugural season. Despite reaching the grand final of the Super League half of the previous season, they failed to make the finals of the re-unified competition.
Ladder
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brisbane
|
24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 688 | 310 | +378 | 37 |
| 2 |  Newcastle
|
24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 381 | +181 | 37 |
| 3 |  Melbourne
|
24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 546 | 372 | +174 | 35 |
| 4 |  Parramatta
|
24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 349 | +119 | 35 |
| 5 |  North Sydney
|
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 367 | +296 | 34 |
| 6 |  Sydney City
|
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 680 | 383 | +297 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 564 | 429 | +135 | 30 |
| 8 |  St. George
|
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 486 | 490 | -4 | 27 |
| 9 |  Canterbury
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 489 | 411 | +78 | 26 |
| 10 |  Manly-Warringah
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503 | 473 | +30 | 26 |
| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
|
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 438 | 387 | +51 | 25 |
| 12 |  Illawarra
|
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 476 | 539 | -63 | 23 |
| 13 |  Balmain
|
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 381 | 463 | -82 | 19 |
| 14 |  Penrith
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 525 | 580 | -55 | 18 |
| 15 |  Auckland
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 417 | 518 | -101 | 18 |
| 16 |  North Queensland
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 556 | -195 | 18 |
| 17 |  Adelaide
|
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 393 | 615 | -222 | 14 |
| 18 |  South Sydney
|
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 339 | 560 | -221 | 10 |
| 19 | Gold Coast | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 289 | 654 | -365 | 8 |
| 20 |  Western Suburbs
|
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 371 | 802 | -431 | 8 |