1998_Canterbury_Bulldogs_season
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.
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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.
Brisbane Broncos  |
38 – 12 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
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| Tries: 7 De Vere  2'Campion 27'Carroll 41'Sailor 50'Tallis 59'Lee 68'Smith 75'Goals: 5 Lockyer  4', 43', 60', 69', 76' (5/7) |
1st: 10–12 2nd: 28–0 Report[1][2] |
Tries: 2 Grimaldi 21'Talau 30'Goals: 2 Halligan 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) |
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- "NRL Tables - 1998 NRL Grand Final". Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- "1998 NRL Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 March 2023.