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.
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club |
| Colours |  Green, white and gold |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Exited | 2000 |
| Former details | |
| Ground(s) |
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| Competition | Queensland Cup |
 Team colours | |
| Records | |
| Premierships | Nil |
| Wooden spoons | Nil |
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 Queensland Cup edit
1998 Cairns Cyclones Squad 
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- 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 edit
| 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 edit
- Minor Premiers:
Norths Devils - Premiers: Norths Devils