# 1998 Cairns Cyclones season

The 1998 Cairns Cyclones season was the third season that the Cairns Cyclones rugby league team competed in the Queensland Cup. The Queensland Cup became the premier level competition in the state in 1998 after the Brisbane Rugby League ceased at the end of the 1997 season. See Article: Brisbane Rugby League.
The Cyclones were one of sixteen clubs competing in the twenty-two-week-long competition. The Bundaberg Grizzlies re-joined the competition, the Townsville Stingers and Gold Coast Vikings joined for the first time and the Port Moresby Vipers left due to travel and accommodation costs. The Cairns Cyclones team was managed by Nigel Tillett and coached by Gary Smith.

## 1998 Cairns Cyclones Squad

* Jason Barsley
* Phil Yanner
* Sterling Fourmile
* Duncn Naawi
* Rober David
* Karl Dawson
* Noel Haslem
* John Bolsem
* Brian Balderson
* Wes Davies
* Paul Ketchell
* Colin Prince
* Steve Singleton
* Brett Blennerhassett
* Swaggie Nona
* Shane Medhurst
* Nathan Butterworth

### 1998 Ladder

| Pos. | Team | W | L | D | P/F | P/A | P/D | Pts |
| 1 | Norths Devils | 16 | 5 | 1 | 872 | 394 | +478 | 33 |
| 2 | Past Brothers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 731 | 364 | +367 | 32 |
| 3 | Wests Panthers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 748 | 408 | +340 | 32 |
| 4 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 16 | 6 | 0 | 647 | 314 | +333 | 32 |
| 5 | Gold Coast Vikings | 15 | 7 | 0 | 673 | 423 | +250 | 30 |
| 6 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 15 | 7 | 0 | 531 | 382 | +149 | 30 |
| 7 | Townsville Stingers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 686 | 435 | +251 | 29 |
| 8 | Burleigh Bears | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6074 | 442 | +162 | 28 |
| 9 | Easts Tigers | 12 | 9 | 1 | 522 | 497 | +25 | 25 |
| 10 | Cairns Cyclones | 8 | 12 | 2 | 500 | 642 | -142 | 18 |
| 11 | Central Comets | 8 | 14 | 0 | 497 | 701 | -204 | 16 |
| 12 | Logan Scorpions | 6 | 15 | 1 | 488 | 694 | -206 | 13 |
| 13 | Ipswich Jets | 6 | 16 | 0 | 350 | 606 | -256 | 12 |
| 14 | Souths Magpies | 6 | 16 | 0 | 381 | 763 | -382 | 12 |
| 15 | Toowoomba Clydesdales | 5 | 17 | 0 | 310 | 755 | -445 | 10 |
| 16 | Bundaberg Grizzlies | 0 | 22 | 0 | 286 | 1006 | -720 | 0 |

### 1998 Channel Nine Cup Minor Premiers and Premiers

* Minor Premiers: Norths Devils
* Premiers: Norths Devils

## 1998 Cairns Cyclones Matches

* Round 1 Sunday, 15 March 1998
| Burleigh Bears | 28-14 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast
* Round 2 Saturday, 21 March 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 40-20 | Souths Magpies |
* Venue: Mareeba
* Round 3 Sunday, 29 March 1998
| Easts Tigers | 28-28 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane
* Round 4 Saturday, 4 April 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 18-18 | Townsville Stingers |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 5 Saturday, 11 April 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 12-28 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 6 Sunday, 19 April 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 26-42 | Toowoomba Clydesdales |
* Venue: Athletic Oval, East Toowoomba
* Round 7 Sunday, 25 April 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 46-12 | Logan Scorpions |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 8 Saturday, 2 May 1998
| Bundaberg Grizzlies | 0-48 | Logan Scorpions |
* Venue: Salter Oval, Bundaberg
* Round 9 Saturday, 9 May 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 14-24 | Wynnum Seagulls |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 10 Saturday, 16 May 1998
| Gold Coast Vikings | 42-16 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast
* Round 11 Saturday, 23 May 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 26-24 | Norths Devils |
* Venue: Atherton
* Round 12 Saturday, 30 May 1998
| Central Comets | 36-14 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Browne Park, Gladstone
* Round 13 Saturday, 13 June 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 18-10 | Wests Panthers |
* Venue: Innisfail
* Round 14 Sunday, 20 June 1998
| Ipswich Jets | 16-18 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
* Round 15 Saturday, 27 June 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 8-32 | Past Brothers |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 16 Sunday, 5 July 1998
| Souths Magpies | 24-22 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Davies Park, Mareeba
* Round 17 Saturday, 11 July 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 26-34 | Burleigh Bears |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 18 Saturday, 18 July 1998
| Wests Panthers | 60-10 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Purtell Park, Bardon, Brisbane
* Round 19 Saturday, 25 July 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 20-30 | Central Comets |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 20 Sunday, 2 August 1998
| Norths Devils | 74-10 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Bishop Park, Nundah
* Round 21 Saturday, 8 August 1998
| Cairns Cyclones | 38-32 | Gold Coast Vikings |
* Venue: Mareeba
* Round 22 Sunday, 16 August 1998
| Wynnum Seagulls | 44-12 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Kougari Oval, Manly West, Brisbane