1998 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 3rd | |||
Play-off result | Semi-final Loss | |||
1998 record | Wins: 17; draws: 1; losses: 6 | |||
Points scored | For: 546; against: 372 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | John Ribot | |||
Coach | Chris Anderson | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | Olympic Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,716 | |||
High attendance | 20,522 (Round 4) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Scott Hill & Marcus Bai (14) | |||
Goals | Craig Smith (51) | |||
Points | Craig Smith (110) | |||
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The 1998 Melbourne Storm season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's inaugural Premiership and their first season was a major surprise to many, with the new team reaching the top of the ladder in Round 15 and finishing the regular season in 3rd place, only one win behind minor premiers Brisbane. Adopting coach Chris Anderson's new "flat-line" attack, the big Storm forwards laid a platform for their young halves Scott Hill and Brett Kimmorley to wreak havoc on opposing teams. Melbourne's front-rowers Glenn Lazarus, Robbie Kearns and Rodney Howe were all selected to play for New South Wales in the 1998 State of Origin series. A late season injury to captain Lazarus combined with a lack of Finals experience saw the Storm knocked out in the play-offs. The club though had proven they were to be taken seriously, and they had easily produced the best debut season of any new team in the game's history. [1]
Round | Player | Milestone |
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Round 1 | See inaugural team | Storm debuts |
Ben Roarty | NRL debut | |
Round 2 | Robbie Ross | 50th game |
Matt Geyer | Storm debut | |
Round 4 | Wayne Evans | Storm debut |
Ben Anderson | NRL debut | |
Round 7 | Tony Martin | Storm debut |
Round 13 | Anthony Bonus | Storm debut |
Wade Fenton | NRL debut | |
Round 14 | John Wilshere | Storm debut |
Round 15 | Daniel Frame | NRL debut |
Round 16 | Matt Rua | NRL debut |
Round 19 | Chris Anderson | 200th NRL game coached |
Round 20 | Tristan Brady-Smith | Storm debut |
Preliminary qualifying final | Paul Marquet | 150th game |
Melbourne's inaugural jerseys were navy blue jerseys with a stylised white and purple chevron design, with gold trim and collars, worn with navy blue shorts and socks. Until late in the season, there were no advertising logos, except that of manufacturer Nike. Unusually, Melbourne carried on the Super League innovation of having player names on the back of jerseys, ostensibly to assist new fans to identify players. The team wore the predominately blue jerseys in every game in 1998, except for the round 15 game against North Queensland Cowboys, when a predominately white jersey was worn with white shorts and socks.
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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7 February | Trial |
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North Hobart Oval, Hobart | Won | 26 | 22 | J Wilshere (2), T Brady-Smith, B Kimmorley, M Bai | M Geyer 3/5 | [6] [4] [7] [8] [9] | |
28 February | Trial |
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Lavington Sports Ground, Albury | Lost | 16 | 34 | S Hill, R Swain, P Marquet | M Geyer 2/3 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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14 March | 1 |
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WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Won | 14 | 12 | S Hill (2) | C Smith 3/3 | [10] | |
22 March | 2 |
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Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | Won | 26 | 16 | M Bai, P Bell, R Kearns, R Ross, D Williams | C Smith 3/8 | [11] | |
28 March | 3 |
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Shark Park, Sydney | Won | 26 | 18 | R Bawden (2), M Bai, S Hill, R Swain | C Smith 3/5 | [12] | |
3 April | 4 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 24 | 16 | M Bai, S Hill, P Marquet, C Smith | C Smith 4/5 | [13] | |
10 April | 5 |
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Ericsson Stadium, Auckland | Lost | 12 | 16 | M Bai, P Bell | C Smith 2/2 | [14] | |
19 April | 6 |
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Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Won | 32 | 22 | M Bai, J Carlaw, R Howe, B Kimmorley, T Nikau, R Ross | C Smith 4/6 | [15] | |
25 April | 7 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 22 | 14 | J Carlaw (2), P Bell, R Kearns | C Smith 3/6 | [16] | |
1 May | 8 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 54 | 16 | R Ross (2), R Bawden, J Carlaw, S Hill, R Kearns, P Marquet, B Roarty, D Williams | C Smith 9/10 | [17] | |
8 May | 9 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 14 | 18 | R Bawden, D Williams | C Smith 3/4 | [18] | |
15 May | 10 |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Won | 14 | 6 | P Bell, A Moule | C Smith 3/3 | [19] | |
24 May | 11 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Draw | 14 | 14 | G Lazarus, R Ross | C Smith 3/3 | [20] | |
31 May | 12 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 62 | 6 | S Hill (2), R Ross (2), M Bai, R Bawden, B Kimmorley, P Marquet, T Martin, T Nikau, D Williams | T Martin 6/8, B Kimmorley 2/3 | [21] | |
7 June | 13 |
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Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Won | 25 | 16 | R Bawden (2), A Moule, B Roarty | B Kimmorley 2/4, T Martin 2/2 | B Kimmorley | [22] |
13 June | 14 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 24 | 4 | S Hill (2), M Bai, B Roarty | J Wilshere 3/4, B Kimmorley 1/1 | [23] | |
20 June | 15 |
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Malanda Stadium, Townsville | Won | 10 | 8 | R Bawden | C Smith 3/4 | [24] | |
27 June | 16 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 21 | 24 | S Hill, T Martin, T Nikau, R Ross | C Smith 2/5 | B Kimmorley | [25] |
3 July | 17 |
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ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Lost | 16 | 34 | M Bai, B Kimmorley, R Ross | C Smith 2/3 | [26] | |
10 July | 18 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 22 | 12 | P Bell, W Evans, T Martin, C Smith | C Smith 2/2, B Kimmorley 1/2 | [27] | |
17 July | 19 |
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North Sydney Oval, Sydney | Lost | 10 | 34 | J Carlaw, R Swain | B Kimmorley 1/2 | [28] | |
24 July | 20 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 32 | 16 | M Bai (3), S Hill, B Kimmorley, R Swain | B Kimmorley 4/7 | [29] | |
2 August | 21 |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Won | 32 | 20 | P Bell, T Brady-Smith, J Carlaw, S Hill, R Kearns, P Marquet | B Kimmorley 4/6 | [30] | |
7 August | 22 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 20 | 10 | D Williams (2), M Bai, P Bell | B Kimmorley 2/4 | [31] | |
14 August | 23 |
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Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Lost | 4 | 8 | T Nikau | T Martin 0/1 | [32] | |
21 August | 24 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 16 | 12 | S Hill, B Kimmorley, T Martin | B Kimmorley 2/3 | [33] |
Source: [34]
Melbourne Storm
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12 – 26 |
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Tries: 2 Bai ![]() Marquet ![]() Goals: 2 Smith ![]() |
1st: 4–10 2nd: 8–16 Report |
Tries: 4 Barnett ![]() Elsegood ![]() Fittler ![]() Gourley ![]() Goals: 5 Cleary ![]() |
Melbourne Storm
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24 – 10 |
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Tries: 5 Martin ![]() Geyer ![]() Hill ![]() Bai ![]() Goals: 2 Kimmorley ![]() |
1st: 20–0 2nd: 4–10 Report |
Tries: 2 Mullins ![]() Stuart ![]() Goals: 1 Furner ![]() McNamara (0/1) |
Brisbane Broncos
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30 – 6 |
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Tries: 6 Renouf ![]() Campion ![]() Lockyer ![]() Carroll ![]() Lee ![]() Goals: 3 Lockyer ![]() |
1st: 10–2 2nd: 20–4 Report |
Tries: 1 Geyer ![]() Goals: 1 Kimmorley ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 |
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24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 688 | 310 | +378 | 37 |
2 |
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24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 381 | +181 | 37 |
3 |
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24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 546 | 372 | +174 | 35 |
4 |
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24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 349 | +119 | 35 |
5 |
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24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 367 | +296 | 34 |
6 |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 680 | 383 | +297 | 32 |
7 |
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 564 | 429 | +135 | 30 |
8 |
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24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 486 | 490 | -4 | 27 |
9 |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 489 | 411 | +78 | 26 |
10 |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503 | 473 | +30 | 26 |
11 |
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 438 | 387 | +51 | 25 |
12 |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 476 | 539 | -63 | 23 |
13 |
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24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 381 | 463 | -82 | 19 |
14 |
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24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 525 | 580 | -55 | 18 |
15 |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 417 | 518 | -101 | 18 |
16 |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 556 | -195 | 18 |
17 |
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 393 | 615 | -222 | 14 |
18 |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 339 | 560 | -221 | 10 |
19 |
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24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 289 | 654 | -365 | 8 |
20 |
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24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 371 | 802 | -431 | 8 |
List current as of 21 July 2021 [35]
The first Melbourne Storm team to take to the field in Round 1 of the 1998 NRL season [36]
Inaugural Team | Interchange | Coach | |||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 23 July 2020 |
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 1998.
Player | 1998 ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | October Test Matches |
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Rodney Howe | Australia | New South Wales | New South Wales | — | — |
Robbie Kearns | — | — | — | New South Wales | Australia |
Glenn Lazarus | Australia | — | New South Wales | New South Wales | — |
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 1998 NRL season.
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
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Ben Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marcus Bai | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Russell Bawden | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Paul Bell | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Anthony Bonus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Brady-Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
John Carlaw | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Wayne Evans | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wade Fenton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Frame | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Geyer | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Scott Hill | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
Rodney Howe | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Robbie Kearns | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Brett Kimmorley | 27 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 66 |
Glenn Lazarus | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Paul Marquet | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Tony Martin | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
Aaron Moule | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Tawera Nikau | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Ben Roarty | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Robbie Ross | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Matt Rua | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Smith | 17 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 110 |
Richard Swain | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Danny Williams | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
John Wilshere | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
27 players used | – | 104 | 85 | 2 | 588 |
Most points in a game: 18 points
Most tries in a game: 3
Highest score in a winning game: 62 points
Lowest score in a winning game: 10 points
Greatest winning margin: 54 points
Greatest number of games won consecutively: 4
Highest score in a losing game: 21 points
Lowest score in a losing game: 4 points
Greatest losing margin: 24 points
Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2
Upon entry to the NRL, Melbourne Storm signed an affiliation agreement with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils to act as a feeder club and to provide Melbourne players who were not selected to play first grade a match each weekend. Players would fly to Brisbane each week after training in Melbourne to play Queensland Cup. The arrangement bore immediate results as the side coached by Mark Murray won the minor premiership. Featuring a number of players who had played for Melbourne in 1998, Norths Devils would go on to win the 1998 Queensland Cup Grand Final 35–18 against Wests Panthers.
1998 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
1 |
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22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 872 | 394 | +478 | 33 |
Melbourne Storm Awards Night
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1998 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 3rd | |||
Play-off result | Semi-final Loss | |||
1998 record | Wins: 17; draws: 1; losses: 6 | |||
Points scored | For: 546; against: 372 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | John Ribot | |||
Coach | Chris Anderson | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | Olympic Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,716 | |||
High attendance | 20,522 (Round 4) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Scott Hill & Marcus Bai (14) | |||
Goals | Craig Smith (51) | |||
Points | Craig Smith (110) | |||
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The 1998 Melbourne Storm season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's inaugural Premiership and their first season was a major surprise to many, with the new team reaching the top of the ladder in Round 15 and finishing the regular season in 3rd place, only one win behind minor premiers Brisbane. Adopting coach Chris Anderson's new "flat-line" attack, the big Storm forwards laid a platform for their young halves Scott Hill and Brett Kimmorley to wreak havoc on opposing teams. Melbourne's front-rowers Glenn Lazarus, Robbie Kearns and Rodney Howe were all selected to play for New South Wales in the 1998 State of Origin series. A late season injury to captain Lazarus combined with a lack of Finals experience saw the Storm knocked out in the play-offs. The club though had proven they were to be taken seriously, and they had easily produced the best debut season of any new team in the game's history. [1]
Round | Player | Milestone |
---|---|---|
Round 1 | See inaugural team | Storm debuts |
Ben Roarty | NRL debut | |
Round 2 | Robbie Ross | 50th game |
Matt Geyer | Storm debut | |
Round 4 | Wayne Evans | Storm debut |
Ben Anderson | NRL debut | |
Round 7 | Tony Martin | Storm debut |
Round 13 | Anthony Bonus | Storm debut |
Wade Fenton | NRL debut | |
Round 14 | John Wilshere | Storm debut |
Round 15 | Daniel Frame | NRL debut |
Round 16 | Matt Rua | NRL debut |
Round 19 | Chris Anderson | 200th NRL game coached |
Round 20 | Tristan Brady-Smith | Storm debut |
Preliminary qualifying final | Paul Marquet | 150th game |
Melbourne's inaugural jerseys were navy blue jerseys with a stylised white and purple chevron design, with gold trim and collars, worn with navy blue shorts and socks. Until late in the season, there were no advertising logos, except that of manufacturer Nike. Unusually, Melbourne carried on the Super League innovation of having player names on the back of jerseys, ostensibly to assist new fans to identify players. The team wore the predominately blue jerseys in every game in 1998, except for the round 15 game against North Queensland Cowboys, when a predominately white jersey was worn with white shorts and socks.
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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7 February | Trial |
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North Hobart Oval, Hobart | Won | 26 | 22 | J Wilshere (2), T Brady-Smith, B Kimmorley, M Bai | M Geyer 3/5 | [6] [4] [7] [8] [9] | |
28 February | Trial |
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Lavington Sports Ground, Albury | Lost | 16 | 34 | S Hill, R Swain, P Marquet | M Geyer 2/3 |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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14 March | 1 |
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WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Won | 14 | 12 | S Hill (2) | C Smith 3/3 | [10] | |
22 March | 2 |
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Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | Won | 26 | 16 | M Bai, P Bell, R Kearns, R Ross, D Williams | C Smith 3/8 | [11] | |
28 March | 3 |
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Shark Park, Sydney | Won | 26 | 18 | R Bawden (2), M Bai, S Hill, R Swain | C Smith 3/5 | [12] | |
3 April | 4 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 24 | 16 | M Bai, S Hill, P Marquet, C Smith | C Smith 4/5 | [13] | |
10 April | 5 |
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Ericsson Stadium, Auckland | Lost | 12 | 16 | M Bai, P Bell | C Smith 2/2 | [14] | |
19 April | 6 |
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Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Won | 32 | 22 | M Bai, J Carlaw, R Howe, B Kimmorley, T Nikau, R Ross | C Smith 4/6 | [15] | |
25 April | 7 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 22 | 14 | J Carlaw (2), P Bell, R Kearns | C Smith 3/6 | [16] | |
1 May | 8 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 54 | 16 | R Ross (2), R Bawden, J Carlaw, S Hill, R Kearns, P Marquet, B Roarty, D Williams | C Smith 9/10 | [17] | |
8 May | 9 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 14 | 18 | R Bawden, D Williams | C Smith 3/4 | [18] | |
15 May | 10 |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Won | 14 | 6 | P Bell, A Moule | C Smith 3/3 | [19] | |
24 May | 11 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Draw | 14 | 14 | G Lazarus, R Ross | C Smith 3/3 | [20] | |
31 May | 12 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 62 | 6 | S Hill (2), R Ross (2), M Bai, R Bawden, B Kimmorley, P Marquet, T Martin, T Nikau, D Williams | T Martin 6/8, B Kimmorley 2/3 | [21] | |
7 June | 13 |
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Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Won | 25 | 16 | R Bawden (2), A Moule, B Roarty | B Kimmorley 2/4, T Martin 2/2 | B Kimmorley | [22] |
13 June | 14 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 24 | 4 | S Hill (2), M Bai, B Roarty | J Wilshere 3/4, B Kimmorley 1/1 | [23] | |
20 June | 15 |
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Malanda Stadium, Townsville | Won | 10 | 8 | R Bawden | C Smith 3/4 | [24] | |
27 June | 16 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 21 | 24 | S Hill, T Martin, T Nikau, R Ross | C Smith 2/5 | B Kimmorley | [25] |
3 July | 17 |
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ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Lost | 16 | 34 | M Bai, B Kimmorley, R Ross | C Smith 2/3 | [26] | |
10 July | 18 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 22 | 12 | P Bell, W Evans, T Martin, C Smith | C Smith 2/2, B Kimmorley 1/2 | [27] | |
17 July | 19 |
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North Sydney Oval, Sydney | Lost | 10 | 34 | J Carlaw, R Swain | B Kimmorley 1/2 | [28] | |
24 July | 20 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 32 | 16 | M Bai (3), S Hill, B Kimmorley, R Swain | B Kimmorley 4/7 | [29] | |
2 August | 21 |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Won | 32 | 20 | P Bell, T Brady-Smith, J Carlaw, S Hill, R Kearns, P Marquet | B Kimmorley 4/6 | [30] | |
7 August | 22 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 20 | 10 | D Williams (2), M Bai, P Bell | B Kimmorley 2/4 | [31] | |
14 August | 23 |
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Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Lost | 4 | 8 | T Nikau | T Martin 0/1 | [32] | |
21 August | 24 |
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Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 16 | 12 | S Hill, B Kimmorley, T Martin | B Kimmorley 2/3 | [33] |
Source: [34]
Melbourne Storm
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12 – 26 |
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Tries: 2 Bai ![]() Marquet ![]() Goals: 2 Smith ![]() |
1st: 4–10 2nd: 8–16 Report |
Tries: 4 Barnett ![]() Elsegood ![]() Fittler ![]() Gourley ![]() Goals: 5 Cleary ![]() |
Melbourne Storm
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24 – 10 |
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Tries: 5 Martin ![]() Geyer ![]() Hill ![]() Bai ![]() Goals: 2 Kimmorley ![]() |
1st: 20–0 2nd: 4–10 Report |
Tries: 2 Mullins ![]() Stuart ![]() Goals: 1 Furner ![]() McNamara (0/1) |
Brisbane Broncos
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30 – 6 |
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Tries: 6 Renouf ![]() Campion ![]() Lockyer ![]() Carroll ![]() Lee ![]() Goals: 3 Lockyer ![]() |
1st: 10–2 2nd: 20–4 Report |
Tries: 1 Geyer ![]() Goals: 1 Kimmorley ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 |
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24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 688 | 310 | +378 | 37 |
2 |
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24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 381 | +181 | 37 |
3 |
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24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 546 | 372 | +174 | 35 |
4 |
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24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 349 | +119 | 35 |
5 |
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24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 367 | +296 | 34 |
6 |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 680 | 383 | +297 | 32 |
7 |
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 564 | 429 | +135 | 30 |
8 |
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24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 486 | 490 | -4 | 27 |
9 |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 489 | 411 | +78 | 26 |
10 |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503 | 473 | +30 | 26 |
11 |
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 438 | 387 | +51 | 25 |
12 |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 476 | 539 | -63 | 23 |
13 |
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24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 381 | 463 | -82 | 19 |
14 |
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24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 525 | 580 | -55 | 18 |
15 |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 417 | 518 | -101 | 18 |
16 |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 556 | -195 | 18 |
17 |
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 393 | 615 | -222 | 14 |
18 |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 339 | 560 | -221 | 10 |
19 |
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24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 289 | 654 | -365 | 8 |
20 |
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24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 371 | 802 | -431 | 8 |
List current as of 21 July 2021 [35]
The first Melbourne Storm team to take to the field in Round 1 of the 1998 NRL season [36]
Inaugural Team | Interchange | Coach | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Head coach
Updated: 23 July 2020 |
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 1998.
Player | 1998 ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | October Test Matches |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodney Howe | Australia | New South Wales | New South Wales | — | — |
Robbie Kearns | — | — | — | New South Wales | Australia |
Glenn Lazarus | Australia | — | New South Wales | New South Wales | — |
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 1998 NRL season.
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marcus Bai | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Russell Bawden | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Paul Bell | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Anthony Bonus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Brady-Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
John Carlaw | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Wayne Evans | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wade Fenton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Frame | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Geyer | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Scott Hill | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
Rodney Howe | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Robbie Kearns | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Brett Kimmorley | 27 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 66 |
Glenn Lazarus | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Paul Marquet | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Tony Martin | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
Aaron Moule | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Tawera Nikau | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Ben Roarty | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Robbie Ross | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Matt Rua | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Smith | 17 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 110 |
Richard Swain | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Danny Williams | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
John Wilshere | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
27 players used | – | 104 | 85 | 2 | 588 |
Most points in a game: 18 points
Most tries in a game: 3
Highest score in a winning game: 62 points
Lowest score in a winning game: 10 points
Greatest winning margin: 54 points
Greatest number of games won consecutively: 4
Highest score in a losing game: 21 points
Lowest score in a losing game: 4 points
Greatest losing margin: 24 points
Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2
Upon entry to the NRL, Melbourne Storm signed an affiliation agreement with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils to act as a feeder club and to provide Melbourne players who were not selected to play first grade a match each weekend. Players would fly to Brisbane each week after training in Melbourne to play Queensland Cup. The arrangement bore immediate results as the side coached by Mark Murray won the minor premiership. Featuring a number of players who had played for Melbourne in 1998, Norths Devils would go on to win the 1998 Queensland Cup Grand Final 35–18 against Wests Panthers.
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22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 872 | 394 | +478 | 33 |
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