 Also having won three of the past six grand finals compared with Canterbury's one meant Brisbane went into the match as unbackable favourites.The 1998 Brisbane Broncos season was the eleventh in the club's history.Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer, they started the season as defending Super League (Australia) premiers and posted their three biggest-ever wins in Rounds 5, 7 and 15 before finishing the regular season as minor premiers.