Finals Series
The biggest surprise of the season was when the Melbourne Storm finished 3rd after the regular season in their first ever year, only to be knocked out by the Brisbane Broncos in the Semi Final. The Canterbury Bulldogs became the lowest placed team ever to make the Grand Final, after finishing 9th after the regular season. The Bulldogs did it tough though, coming from 16 points down twice in as many weeks. They came from 16-0 down to win 28-16 against the Newcastle Knights in the Semi Final, then 18-2 down with 11 minutes to go to make it 18-18 after regulation time, then going on to win 32-20 in extra time against the Parramatta Eels in the Preliminary Final.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 17–4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 August 1998 | Bruce Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 15,953 | ||
| St. George Dragons | 12–20 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 29 August 1998 | Jubilee Oval | Steve Clark | 16,833 | ||
| Parramatta Eels | 25–12 | North Sydney Bears | 29 August 1998 | Parramatta Stadium | Kelvin Jeffes | 16,033 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 12–26 | Sydney City Roosters | 30 August 1998 | Olympic Park | Paul McBlane | 18,247 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| North Sydney Bears | 2–23 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 4 September 1998 | North Sydney Oval | Bill Harrigan | 18,718 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 24–10 | Canberra Raiders | 5 September 1998 | Olympic Park | Steve Clark | 12,592 | ||
| Newcastle Knights | 15–26 | Sydney City Roosters | 5 September 1998 | Marathon Stadium | Kelvin Jeffes | 26,482 | ||
| Brisbane Broncos | 10–15 | Parramatta Eels | 6 September 1998 | ANZ Stadium | Paul McBlane | 21,172 | ||
| Preliminary Finals | ||||||||
| Newcastle Knights | 16–28 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 12 September 1998 | Sydney Football Stadium | Steve Clark | 24,449 | ||
| Brisbane Broncos | 30–6 | Melbourne Storm | 13 September 1998 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 20,354 | ||
| Finals | ||||||||
| Sydney City Roosters | 18–46 | Brisbane Broncos | 19 September 1998 | ANZ Stadium | Steve Clark | 28,374 | ||
| Parramatta Eels | 20–32 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 20 September 1998 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 36,841 | ||
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