by * Friday, July 3rd 1998
BRISBANE 34 def MELBOURNE 16 at ANZ Stadium, Brisbane
Brisbane: Tries - Sailor 2, Langer, Hancock,
Campion, Walters
Goals - Lockyer 5
Melbourne: Tries - Bai, Ross, Kimmorley
Goals - Smith 2
Referee: B Harrigan
Attendance: 35,119
ADELAIDE 52 def BALMAIN 0 at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Adelaide: Tries - Daylight 2, Appo 2, Jensen 2,
Bird, Hick, Grimley
Goals - Appo 8
Balmain: Zero, Zilch, Zippo!
Referee: P Simpkins
Attendance: 7,351
* Saturday, July 4th 1998
ILLAWARRA 17 def AUCKLAND 14 at Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Illawarra: Tries - Clifford 2, Timmins
Goals - Fitzgibbon, Wishart
Field Goals - Wilson
Auckland: Tries - Vagana, Eru, Kearney
Goals - Jones
Referee: T Mander
Attendance:
PENRITH 13 drew with NEWCASTLE 13 at Penrith Stadium
Penrith: Tries - Beckett, Woods, Adamson
Field Goals - Drew
Newcastle: Tries - Peden, Gidley
Goals - A Johns 2
Field Goals - A Johns
Referee: B Grant
Attendance: 12,284
NORTH QUEENSLAND 14 def GOLD COAST 4 at Malanda Stadium, Townville
North Queensland: Tries - Shearer, Hannay
Goals - Hannay 3
Gold Coast: Tries - Myles
Referee: M Jadwat
Attendance: 7,127
CANTERBURY 30 def SOUTH SYDNEY 8 at Sydney Football Stadium
Canterbury: Tries - Lester, Silva, Halligan,
Thompson, Ryan
Goals - Halligan 5
South Sydney: Tries - Forrest, Loomans
Referee: S Chiddy
Attendance: 5,822
* Sunday, July 5th 1998
SYDNEY CITY 30 def PARRAMATTA 12 at Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney City: Tries - Fittler 2, Lam, Sing, Cleary
Goals - Cleary 5
Parramatta: Tries - Simon, Penna
Goals - Schifcofske 2
Referee: S Clark
Attendance: 13,864
MANLY 34 def ST GEORGE 12 at Brookvale Oval
Manly: Tries - Menzies 2, Field, Hopoate,
Torrens, Duncan
Goals - Phillips 5
St George: Tries - Rodwell, Blacklock
Goals - Rodwell 2
Referee: K Jeffes
Attendance: 12,590
NORTH SYDNEY 32 def WESTERN SUBURBS 18 at North Sydney Oval
North Sydney: Tries - Dallas 2, Pethybridge, Ikin,
Soden, Fairleigh
Goals - Taylor 4
Western Suburbs: Tries - Fisher 2, Warton, Raudonikis
Goals - Hodgson
Referee: S Hampstead
Attendance: 6,602
CANBERRA 16 def CRONULLA 12 at Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Canberra: Tries - Pearson, Kennedy, Priddis
Goals - Pearson, Furner
Cronulla: Tries - Richardson, Howland
Goals - Healey, Forrester
Referee: P McBlane
Attendance: 10,568
* Points Table - After seven*** rounds...
W D L PF PA Pts
NEWCASTLE 13 1 3 391 234 27
MELBOURNE 12 1 4 410 260 25
BRISBANE 12 - 5 516 242 24
SYDNEY CITY 12 - 5 446 277 24
PARRAMATTA 12 - 5 330 268 24
NORTH SYDNEY 11 - 6 444 309 22
ST GEORGE 11 - 6 355 327 22
CANBERRA 10 - 7 364 315 20
ILLAWARRA 9 1 7 354 346 19
CRONULLA 9 - 8 284 265 18
Canterbury 8 - 9 324 298 16
Balmain 8 - 9 289 320 16
North Queensland 8 - 9 291 360 16
Manly 7 - 10 321 381 14
Auckland 7 - 10 290 353 14
Adelaide 5 - 12 285 415 10
Penrith 4 1 12 349 424 9
Western Suburbs 4 - 13 304 520 8
South Sydney 3 - 14 227 378 6
Gold Coast 3 - 14 188 470 6
Catchya round, Leigh
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* Leigh T. Gillespie * "It takes leather balls *
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