Brisbane Broncos 2006

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This article is about the 2006 season of the Brisbane Broncos. It is the Broncos 19th season since their inception in 1988. They are in the National Rugby League season 2006. They won their 6th Premiership.

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[edit] Season Summary

The Brisbane Broncos did not start the season well with a 36-4 loss to the 2005 Runners-up North Queensland Cowboys in round 1. Round 2 saw the Brisbane Broncos get there first win since round 21, 2005 with a 16-12 win over the Cronulla Sharks. Round 8 saw the Brisbane Broncos produce there biggest comeback in the club's history when they came from 18-0 down at halftime to win 30-28 over Canberra Raiders. The biggest upset of the year for the Brisbane Broncos was against as then win-less South Sydney Rabbitohs side with a 34-14 loss. After State Of Origin III, Brisbane Broncos started there so called "Post-Origin Slump". They lost 5 games staright from Round 18 - Round 23. Then Round 24 something must of changed. Round 24 beat the Canterbury Bulldogs 30-0, Round 25 beat the Parramatta Eels 23-0 and Round 26 beat the New Zealand Warriors 36-12. But it all started with a narrow 18-12 loss to competition leaders Melbourne Storm in Round 23 (who only lost 5 games all year including the big one who was against Brisbane Broncos). Brisbane Broncos lost the Qualifying Final to St George Illawarra Dragons 20-4. Then the Brisbane Broncos got there rythem back with a 50-6 win over Newcastle Knights in the Semi Final and that game saw Darren Lockyer become the Brisbane Broncos highest ever point scorer beating Michael De Vere's record of 1, 062 (Darren Lockyer is currently on 1, 077 points). The Prelimanary Final saw the Brisbane Broncos play the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Brisbane Broncos came from 20-6 down at halftime to earn a spot in the Grand Final with a 37-20 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs. The Brisbane Broncos played Melbourne Storm in the Grand Final and the Brisbane Broncos came out 15-8 winners. It was a perfect farewell for retiring prop Shane Webcke. The Brisbane Broncos still have a 100% record in Grand Finals (1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000 and again in 2006). The six Premierships makes Wayne Bennett the most successful coach in Grand Final history.

[edit] 2006 Season Results

Round Opponent Result Broncos Opposition Date Venue Crowd
1 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 4 36 12 March Suncorp Stadium 46,229
2 Cronulla Sharks Win 16 12 18 March Toyota Park 14,221
3 Parramatta Eels Win 30 10 26 March Suncorp Stadium 25,525
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 12 26 2 April WIN Stadium 13,708
5 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 30 12 8 April Suncorp Stadium 20,816
6 Sydney Roosters Win 24 6 14 April Aussie Stadium 21,246
7 Penrith Panthers Win 30 6 23 April Suncorp Stadium 25,133
8 Canberra Raiders Win 30 28 29 April Suncorp Stadium 23,582
9 Newcastle Knights Loss 30 32 7 May EnergyAustralia Stadium 21,252
10 Manly Sea Eagles Win 32 10 13 May Suncorp Stadium 24,991
11 Bye
12 Canterbury Bulldogs Win 25 6 27 May Suncorp Stadium 30,589
13 New Zealand Warriors Win 23 18 4 June Mt Smart Stadium 7,746
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 14 34 10 June Telstra Stadium 6,537
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 16 18 16 June Suncorp Stadium 32,914
16 Manly Sea Eagles Win 16 10 25 June Brookvale Oval 16,084
17 Cronulla Sharks Win 26 12 2 July Suncorp Stadium 25,863
18 Melbourne Storm Loss 4 10 7 July Olympic Park 15,479
19 Bye
20 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 10 26 22 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 24,658
21 West Tigers Loss 6 20 30 July Suncorp Stadium 31,500
22 Canberra Raiders Loss 18 30 6 August Canberra Stadium 13,137
23 Melbourne Storm Loss 12 18 13 August Suncorp Stadium 40,195
24 Canterbury Bulldogs Win 30 0 18 August Telstra Stadium 26,111
25 Parramatta Eels Win 23 0 27 August Parramatta Stadium 20,253
26 New Zealand Warriors Win 36 12 3 September Suncorp Stadium 47,193
QF St George Illawarra Dragons Loss 4 20 9 September Suncorp Stadium 50,387
SF Newcastle Knights Win 50 6 16 September Aussie Stadium 20,081
PF Canterbury Bulldogs Win 37 20 22 September Aussie Stadium 29,511
GF Melbourne Storm Win 15 8 1 October Telstra Stadium 79,609
Round Position
1 14/15
2 12/15
3 5/15
4 9/15
5 7/15
6 4/15
7 3/15
8 3/15
9 5/15
10 4/15
11 4/15
12 1/15
13 1/15
14 2/15
15 2/15
16 2/15
17 2/15
18 3/15
19 3/15
20 3/15
21 3/15
22 3/15
23 5/15
24 5/15
25 4/15
26 3/15

[edit] 2006 Season Ladder

*Warriors deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches

Team Pld W D L B F A P/D Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 20 0 4 2 605 404 +201 44
2 Canterbury Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 608 468 +140 36
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 14 0 10 2 497 392 +105 32
4 Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 608 538 +70 32
5 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 14 0 10 2 534 493 +41 32
6 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 0 10 2 519 481 +38 32
7 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 525 573 -48 30
8 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 2 506 483 +23 28
9 North Queensland Cowboys 24 11 0 13 2 450 463 -13 26
10 New Zealand Warriors 24 12 0 12 2 552 463 +89 24*
11 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 490 565 -75 24
12 Penrith Panthers 24 10 0 14 2 510 587 -77 24
13 Cronulla Sharks 24 9 0 15 2 515 544 -29 22
14 Sydney Roosters 24 8 0 16 1 528 650 -122 20
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 429 772 -343 10

[edit] Grand Final

           Brisbane Broncos vs. Melbourne Storm
Player Position Player
Justin Hodges Fullback Billy Slater
Darius Boyd Wing Matt Geyer
Brent Tate Centre Matt King
David Stagg Centre Greg Inglis
Karmichael Hunt Wing Steve Turner
Darren Lockyer (C) Five-eighth Scott Hill
Shane Perry Halfback Cooper Cronk
Shane Webcke Prop Antonio Kaufusi
Shaun Berrigan Hooker Cameron Smith (C)
Petero Civoniceva Prop Brett White
Sam Thaiday Second Row David Kidwell
Brad Thorn Second Row Ryan Hoffman
Tonie Carroll Lock Dallas Johnson
Corey Parker Interchange Adam Blair
Dane Carlaw Interchange Jeremy Smith
Ben Hannant Interchange Ben Cross
Casey McGuire Interchange Nathan Friend
Wayne Bennett COACH Craig Bellemy

Brisbane 15 (Hodges, Tate TRIES; Lockyer 2/2, Parker 1/2 GOALS; Lockyer FIELD GOAL) beat Melbourne 8 (Turner, King TRIES; Smith 0/1, Geyer 0/1 GOALS)

Halftime: Brisbane 8-4

Referee: Paul Simpkins

Stadium: Telstra Stadium (Sydney)

Crowd: 79, 609

Clive Churchill Medal: Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane)

[edit] Crowds

The Brisbane Broncos have the biggest crowd average for season 2006. The Average crowd (including the Qualifying Final) for 2006 was 32,681

*=includes finals matches played at home or away
Games Played Crowd Total Average
All Games 28 754,550 26,948
Home Games* 13 424,917 32,685
Away Games* 15 329,633 21,976
Finals 4 179,588 44,897

All Games*: Played:28 Total: 754,550 Average: 26,948
Home Games: Played: 13 Total: 424,917 Average: 32,685
Away Games: Played:15 Total: 329,633 Average: 21,976
Finals*: Played: 4 Total: 179,588 Average: 44,897

[edit] 2006 Season Players

Bold Players Reperesentive Players for International or State in any year.

Full Backs
New Zealander Karmichael Hunt (also played wing)
Wingers
New Zealander Frazer Anderson
Australian Scott Minto
New Zealander Tame Tupou
Australian Darius Boyd (also played fullback)
Centres
Australian Shaun Berrigan (also played hooker)
Australian Justin Hodges (also played fullback)
Australian Stephen Michaels
Australian Brent Tate (also played wing)
Halves
Australian Darren Lockyer (c)
Australian Casey McGuire
Australian Shane Perry
Australian Brett Seymour (contract terminated after Round 22)
Hookers
Australian Barry Berrigan
Australian Michael Ennis
Props
Fijian Petero Civoniceva
Australian Ben Hannant
Australian Nick Kenny
Australian Corey Parker
Australian Sam Thaiday
Australian Shane Webcke
Second Rowers
Australian Dane Carlaw
Australian David Stagg
Australian Brad Thorn
Papua New Guinean Neville Costigan (contract terminated after Round 22)
Locks
New Zealander Tonie Carroll
New Zealander Greg Eastwood

[edit] Scorers

Correct to 2006
Player Tries Goals FG Points
Corey Parker 4 63/89 0 142
Darren Lockyer 13 19/24 5 95
Tame Tupou 13 0 0 52
Darius Boyd 10 0 0 44
Justin Hodges 10 1/1 0 42
Shaun Berrigan 9 0 0 36
Karmichael Hunt 7 0 0 28
Greg Eastwood 6 0 0 24
Brent Tate 5 0 0 20
Shane Webcke 4 0 0 16
Brad Thorn 4 0 0 16
Michael Ennis 0 6/11 0 12
Brett Seymour 3 0/3 0 12
Petero Civoniceva 3 0 0 12
David Stagg 3 0 0 12
Sam Thaiday 2 0 0 8
Dane Carlaw 2 0 0 8
Frazer Anderson 1 0 0 4
Leon Bott 1 0 0 4
Casey McGuire 1 0 0 4
Tonie Carroll 1 0 0 4
Stephen Michaels 1 0 0 4
Shane Perry 1 0 0 4

[edit] 2006/2007 Signings/Transfers

[edit] Gains

No Gains of Yet

[edit] Losses

Player Notes
Casey McGuire Contract with French Rugby League Club Les Catalans
Shane Webcke Retired at end of 2006
Leon Bott Contract with Cronulla Sharks
Neville Costigan Contract Terminated for Mis-behaviour, contract with Canberra Raiders
Brett Seymour Contract Terminated for Mis-behaviour, contract with Cronulla Sharks
Frazer Anderson Contract with Cronulla Sharks
Scott Minto Contract with North Queensland Cowboys
Ben Vaeau Contract with North Queensland Cowboys
Joe Clarke Contract with North Queensland Cowboys

[edit] Re-Signings

Player Years Signed Until the End of
Karmichael Hunt 3 Years 2009
Michael Ennis 1 Year 2007
Ben Hannant 2 Years 2008
David Stagg 3 Years 2009
Ian Lacey 2 Years 2008
Joel Moon 2 Years 2008

[edit] References

Brisbane Broncos
The Club
Representatives | History | Records | Honours | Players | Venues
Seasons
1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
Stadiums
Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium | ANZ Stadium
Captains
Wally Lewis (1988-1989) | Gene Miles (1990-1991) | Allan Langer (1992-1999)
Kevin Walters (1999-2000) | Gorden Tallis (2001-2004) | Darren Lockyer (2005-present)
Coaches
Wayne Bennett (1988-present)
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