1998 Melbourne Storm season
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 | ||||
CEO | John Ribot | |||
Coach | Chris Anderson | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Olympic Park Stadium | |||
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 Telstra Premiership and by Round 15 had climbed to the top of the 20-team ladder. They finished the regular season in 3rd place but were knocked out in the preliminary final by eventual premiers, the Brisbane Broncos.
The Melbourne Storm's first-up performance across season 1998 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 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]
Draw and Results
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 688 | 310 | +378 | 37 | |
2 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 381 | +181 | 37 | |
3 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 546 | 372 | +174 | 35 | |
4 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 349 | +119 | 35 | |
5 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 367 | +296 | 34 | |
6 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 680 | 383 | +297 | 32 | |
7 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 564 | 429 | +135 | 30 | |
8 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 486 | 490 | -4 | 27 | |
9 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 489 | 411 | +78 | 26 | |
10 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503 | 473 | +30 | 26 | |
11 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 438 | 387 | +51 | 25 | |
12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 476 | 539 | -63 | 23 | |
13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 381 | 463 | -82 | 19 | |
14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 525 | 580 | -55 | 18 | |
15 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 417 | 518 | -101 | 18 | |
16 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 556 | -195 | 18 | |
17 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 393 | 615 | -222 | 14 | |
18 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 339 | 560 | -221 | 10 | |
19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 289 | 654 | -365 | 8 | |
20 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 371 | 802 | -431 | 8 |
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 10.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | |
3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 35 | |
4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | |
5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | |
11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | |
12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | |
13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Finals series
Melbourne surprised everybody by finishing 3rd after the regular season in their first ever year, only to be knocked out by the Brisbane Broncos in the Semi Final.
Major Prelim Semi Final 30 August 1998 |
Melbourne Storm |
12 - 26 [3] |
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Tries: Bai Marquet Goals: Smith 2/3 |
Tries: Barnett Elsegood Fittler Gourley Goals: Cleary 5/6 |
Minor Semi Final 5 September 1998 |
Melbourne Storm |
24 - 10 [4] |
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Tries: Martin (2) Bai Geyer Hill Goals: Kimmorley 2/6 |
Tries: Mullins Stuart Goals: Furner 1/1 McNamara 0/1 |
1998 Squad
List current as of 3 June 2017
(a) - This column denotes the previous RL club the player was signed to and played first grade RL for. If they are yet to debut then this is stipulated. If they were merely signed to the club but did not play then it is not counted.
Awards and honours
Melbourne Storm Awards Night
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Dally M Awards Night
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References
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm History". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne_by.html#1998
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Major Prelim Semi Final. Rugby League Project
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Minor Semi Final. Rugby League Project
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Elimination Preliminary Final. Rugby League Project
- ↑ "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.