1998 Parramatta Eels season

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1998 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank4th
Play-off resultPreliminary Finalists (Lost 20–32 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 2nd Preliminary Final)
1998 recordWins: 17; Draws: 1; Losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 468; Against: 349
Team information
CEO Denis Fitzgerald
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Smith
Captain
Stadium Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Kelly (15)
Goals Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clinton Schifcofske (78)
Points Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clinton Schifcofske (176)
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The 1998 Parramatta Eels season was the 52nd in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Dean Pay they competed in the National Rugby League's 1998 Premiership season.

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Summary

Parramatta finished fourth in the newly created 20-team NRL. Parramatta had a highly successful finals series, beating the North Sydney Bears in a Qualifying Final and then backing up to defeat eventual premiers the Brisbane Broncos 15–10 at ANZ Stadium in Brisbane. Due to the win, Parramatta gained a week off before clashing with arch-rivals Canterbury in the Grand Final Qualifier.

The game was poised at 18–2 in favour of Parramatta with 11 minutes to go. However, Canterbury managed a late resurgence scoring three tries in eight minutes to tie the game up at 18–18 with Daryl Halligan kicking two side line conversions which took the game into extra-time. The extra-time period is remembered for the performance of Parramatta player Paul Carige who made three crucial errors. Parramatta would go on to lose 32-20 in extra-time. [1] [2]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos (P)241815688310+37837
2 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 241815562381+18137
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 241716546372+17435
4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 241716468349+11935
5 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 241707663367+29634
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 241608680383+29732
7 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 241509564429+13530
8 St. George colours.svg St George Dragons 2413110486490-427
9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2413011489411+7826
10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2413011503473+3026
11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2412111438387+5125
12 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 2411112476539-6323
13 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 249114381463-8219
14 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 248214525580-5518
15 Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors 249015417518-10118
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 249015361556-19518
17 Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams 247017393615-22214
18 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 245019339560-22110
19 Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers 244020289654-3658
20 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 244020371802-4318

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