Teams
The closure of the Hunter Mariners, Western Reds and South Queensland Crushers, and the introduction of the Melbourne Storm meant that a total of twenty clubs contested the 1998 Premiership. Eleven of these clubs were from Sydney, the traditional home of the competition, but an agreement between the Australian Rugby League and Super League meant that many of these clubs were in danger of being cut from the competition by the 2000 season when, it was decided, only 14 clubs would be invited to contest the premiership.
| Adelaide Rams | Auckland Warriors | Balmain Tigers | Brisbane Broncos | Canberra Raiders |
| Canterbury Bulldogs | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Gold Coast Chargers | Illawarra Steelers | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Melbourne Storm | Newcastle Knights | North Queensland Cowboys | North Sydney Bears | Parramatta Eels |
| Penrith Panthers | Sydney City Roosters | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Dragons | Western Suburbs Magpies |
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