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- The three year old Rugby League war is over. Twenty teams will play in
a united competion in 1998. The National Rugby League Company, jointly owned by the ARL
and News Limited, will run the competition. In 1999 the number of clubs will still be 20
but in the year 2000 they will reduce to 14 with a min of 6 and max of 8 clubs in Sydney.
- Each club will have a salary cap of $3 million.
- Rugby League will be shown on both pay TV networks as well as free to air.
- The name Super League will not be used.
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- GAINS - Meti Noovao(Auckland), Noel
Goldthorpe(Hunter), Tony Iro(Hunter),
Darrien Doherty(Hunter), Matt
Daylight(Perth), Peter Clarke(Sydney
City)
- RELEASED - Jason Donnelly, Cameron Blair, Soloman Kiri,
Michael Maguire
- LOSSES - Kevin Campion(Brisbane)
- RETIRED - Kurt Wrigley
- COACH - Rod Reddy, EXECUTIVE OFFICER - Michael O'Connor
- JUMPER - In 1997 the Rams jumper was very similiar to Newcastle so
in 1998 they will include more red and yellow in their jumper as well as blue to have the
South Australian colours.
- SPONSER - Clipsal
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- GAINS - Quentin Pongia(Canberra), Tyran Smith(Hunter/Cowboys),
Kevin Iro(Hunter), Nigel Vagana(Warrington), Tony Tatupu(Warrington)
- LOSSES - Meti Noovao(Adelaide), Grant
Young(London), Dennis Betts(Wigan)
- RETIRED - Phil Blake
- COACH - Frank Endacott
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- GAINS - Dave Parker(Brisbane), Shannon
Nevin(Manly), Brendan Magnus(Manly), Craig Halden(Manly),
James Gannon(Newcastle), Ben Duckworth(Souths), Peter
Howie(St George), Jacin Sinclair(Sydney City), Adam
Doyle(Western Suburbs)
- RELEASED - Steven
Jolly, Craig Freer, Doug Braithwaite, Josh Bostock, Tim Patterson, Asa Milford, Scott
McPherson, Stephen Bosse, Todd Batson, Mark Bevan, Scott Dunshea, Jamy Forbes
- LOSSES - Glen Morrison(Norths), Tim
Brasher(Souths)
- RETIRED - Ellery Hanley, Gary Edwards, David Baysarri
- COACH - Wayne Pearce
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- IN - Kevin Campion(Adelaide)
- RE-SIGNED - Darren Lockyer(4 years), Shane
Webcke(3 years)
- LOSSES - Glenn Lazarus(Melbourne), Anthony Mundine(St
George), Robert Simpson Res Gr.(St George), Wendell Sailor(Wigan
in 1999)
- COACH - Wayne Bennett
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- GAINS - Leslie Vainikolo(Auckland),
Anthony Brann(Hunter/Balmain), Brandon Pearson(Sydney
City)
- LOSSES - Quentin Pongia(Auckland), David Palavi(Melbourne),
Noa Nadruku(North Qld)
- COACH - Mal Meninga
- CAPTAINCY - Laurie Daley (Ricky Stuart has lost the Raiders captaincy)
- NEW SPONSER - Oracle
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- GAINS - Troy Stone(Hunter),
Greg Fleming(Perth)
- RE-SIGNED - Matthew Ryan(3 years), Hazem
El-Masri(2 years), Jason Hetherington, Barry Berrigan
- LOSSES - Ben Roarty(Melbourne),
Craig Smith(Melbourne), James
Pickering(Sydney City), Kevin
Schraader(South Africa Union), Hannes Ventor(South Africa
Union), Michael Smith(Castleford), John
Timu(London Broncos)
- RETIRED - Ben Gillies
- RELEASED - Damien Ford
- COACH - Steve Folkes is the 1998 Canterbury coach. Terry Lamb
will coach U/23's.
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- GAINS - Tim Madison(Hunter), Nick Zisti(St
George), Gavin Thompson(St George)
- RE-SIGNED - Les Davidson(1 year)
- LOSSES - Tawera Nikau(Melbourne), Richard
Barnett(Sydney City), Tiaan Straaus(Rugby Union)
- COACH - John Lang
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- GAINS - Scott Conley(Newcastle),
Chris Lawler(Parramatta), Troy Cambell(Parramatta), David Myles(South
Qld), Phil Mooney(South Qld), Scott Thorburn(South Qld), Clinton O'Brian(South Qld), Heath Cruikshank(South
Qld), Richie Allan(Sydney
City), Danny McAllister(Sheffield),
Rod Millot(Group 18)
- RE-SIGNED - Wes Patten(2 years)
- FOR SALE - Graham Mackay
- LOSSES - Marcus Bai(Melbourne), Jeremy Scholoss(Souths),
Brendan Hurst(Sydney City)
- RETIRED - Martin Bella
- COACH - Phil Ecomodies
- NEW SPONSER - Home Timber and Hardware
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- GAINS - Tim Horan(Perth), Craig Wilson(South
Qld), Craig Simon(Souths)
- RE-SIGNED - Terry Lamey(1 year), Craig Fitzgibbon(2
years), Paul McGregor(2 years), hooker Dean Callaway(1 year), winger Wayne
Clifford(1 year), backrower Adam Bristow(1 year), fullback Dean Moon(1
year), Trent Barret
- RELEASED - Brent
Stuart , Jonathan Britten, Darren Bradstreet, David Cox
- LOSSES - John Cross(Penrith), Brendan
Hauville(Souths), Brett Rodwell(Souths), Fili Seru(UK), Glen Air(London)
- COACH - Andrew Farrar
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- GAINS - Luke Phillips(North Qld), Adam Peters(Paris)
- RE-SIGNED - John Hopoate(2 years)
- LOSSES - Shannon Nevin(Balmain), Brendan Magnus(Balmain), Craig Halden(Balmain), Brett Warton(Western Suburbs), Craig Innes(rugby union with Auckland Blues),
Danny Moore(Wigan), Mark Carroll(London Broncos)
- RETIRED - David "Cement" Gillespie
- COACH - Bob Fulton
- NEW SPONSER - Fai Insurance
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- GAINS - Glenn Lazarus(Brisbane),
David Palavi(Canberra), Craig Smith(Canterbury), Ben Roarty(Canterbury), Tawera Nikau(Cronulla),
Marcus Bai(Gold Coast), Brett Kimmorley(Hunter), John
Carlaw(Hunter), Paul Marquet(Hunter),
Scott Hill(Hunter), Richard Swain(Hunter). Robbie Ross(Hunter),
Rodney Howe(Perth), Robbie Kearns(Perth), Paul
Bell(Perth),
Wayne Evans(Perth), Tristan
Brady-Smith(Perth), Matt Geyer(Perth), Jason
Hudsen(South Qld), Aaron Moule(South Qld), Russell Bawden(London)
- COACH - Chris Anderson(Canterbury) will coach the newly formed Melbourne team.
- CAPTAIN - Glenn Lazarus
- CHIEF EXECUTIVE - Chris Johns, OWNER - John Ribot
- NEW SPONSER - Honda
- CLUB COLOURS - Navy, orange
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- GAINS - Peter Shiels(Perth), Neil
Piccinelli
- RE-SIGNED - Andrew Johns(3 years), Matthew Johns(3
years), Adam MacDougall(2 years)
- LOSSES - James
Gannon(Balmain),
Scott Conley(Gold Coast), Darren Albert(Hunter), Adam Muir(Norths), Leo Dynevor(Western
Suburbs), Scott Coxon(Western Suburbs), Marc Galanville(Leeds)
- NEW SPONSER - Impulse Airlines
- COACH - Malcom Reilly
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- GAINS - Noa
Nadruku(Canberra), Dale Fritz(Perth), Scott Wilson(Perth),
Ross West(Brisbane Rugby Union), Dale Shearer(on
incentive contract)
- RE-SIGNED - Jason Ferris
- LOSSES - Luke Phillips(Manly), Justin Loomans(Souths)
- RELEASED - Paul Galea, Dion Cope, Marshall Miller
- COACH - Tim Sheens (but Bob Sheens, the coach's brother and conditioning coach,
is leaving the club)
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- GAINS - Glen Morrison(Balmain), Adam Muir(Newcastle),
Joel Wilson(Gordon Rugby Union)
- RE-SIGNED - David Fairleigh(3 years)
- LOSSES - Danny Williams(Melbourne), David
Hall(Souths), Chris
Caruana(Souths), Brenton Pomery(Western Suburbs)
- COACH - Peter Louis
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- GAINS - Clinton Schifcofske(South
Qld), Mark Tookey(South
Qld), Troy Pezet(South
Qld), David Penna(Souths), Jamie
Owens(St George)
- RE-SIGNED - Ian Herron, Aaron Raper, Brett Horsnell
- RELEASED - Peter Johnston, Russell Wyer, Steve Collins, Chris
King, Daniel Brown
- LOSSES - Chris Lawler(Gold Coast), Troy Cambell(Gold
Coast), David Woods(Penrith)
- COACH - Brian Smith
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- GAINS - John Cross(Illawarra), David
Woods(Parramatta), Mark Geyer(ex-Reds is on a incentive
contract), Craig Wise
- RE-SIGNED - Craig
Gower(4 years), Phil Adamson, Carl Macnamara, Robbie Beckett, Phil Adamson, Carl McNamara, Robbie Beckett
- RELEASED - Dave Alexander, Steve Waddell, Fa'ausu Afoa
- LOSSES - Danny Farrer(Warrington)
- RETIRED - Barry Walker
- COACH - Royce Simmons
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- GAINS - Tim Brasher(Balmain), Geordi Peats(Canterbury),
Jeremy Scholoss(Gold Coast), Brendan
Hauville(Illawarra), Brett Rodwell(Illawarra),
David Hall(Norths),
Chris Caruana(Norths), Jusin Loomans(North
Qld), Terry Hermansson(Sydney City), Sean Garlick(Sydney City), James Smith(Western Suburbs), Shane Millard(Western
Suburbs), Craig Wing(Australian schoolboys rugby union five-eighth)
- RELEASED - Peter Driscoll, Shane Wilson, Marty
Moore, Matt Manning, Darren Maroon, Damien McGarry, Damien O'Donnell, Jeff Orford, Cole
Skelly, Peter Stimson, Rod Sultana, Jason Tassell, Paul Sutton, Bart Williams, Adam
Wright, Dean Amos, Brett Gillard
- LOSSES - Ben Duckworth(Balmain), Craig Simon(Illawarra), David Penna (Parramatta), Shane Wilson(Widnes)
- INJURIES - Scott Murray(out for 6 months)
- COACH - Steve Martin(ex Norths) will coach the bunnies in '98.
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- GAINS - Anthony Mundine(Brisbane), Robert Simpson(Brisbane Res.), Willie
Poching(Hunter), Matthew Rodwell(Perth), Nathan
Antonik(South Qld), Daniel Heckenberg(Western Suburbs)
- LOSSES - Peter Howie(Balmain), Nick Zisti(Cronulla), Gavin Thompson(Cronulla),
Jamie Owens(Parramatta), Mark
Bell(Wigan), Gavin Clinch(Halifax)
- COACH - David Waite
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- GAINS - James
Pickering(Canterbury), Richard Barnett(Cronulla),
Brendan Hurst(Gold Coast), Justin
Dooley(Hunter), Ryan Cross(Australian
schoolboys rugby union)
- LOSSES - Peter Clarke(Adelaide), Jacin
Sinclair(Balmain), Brandon Pearson(Canberra), Richie Allan(Gold
Coast), Terry Hermansson(Souths), Sean Garlick(Souths)
- RETIRED - Dale Shearer
- COACH - Phil Gould
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- GAINS - Brett Warton
(Manly), Leo Dynevor(Newcastle), Scott Coxon(Newcastle), Brenton Pomery(Norths),
Travis Baker(Brisbane Easts)
- RE-SIGNED - Harvey Howard(3 years)
- RELEASED - Billy
Dunn, Andrew Willis, James Smith, Darren Capovilla, Paul Smith, Chad Harris, Nathan Lakeman, John Frare, Shaun Wallis
- LOSSES - Shane Millard(Balmain), Adam
Doyle(Balmain), Daniel Heckenberg(St George), James
Smith(Souths)
- RETIRED - Des Hasler
- COACH - Tommy Raudonikis
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