Brisbane Broncos 2003

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This article is about the 2003 season of the Brisbane Broncos. It was the Broncos' 16th season since their inception in 1988.

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[edit] Season Summary

The Brisbane Broncos had a strong start to the 2003 season, winning 11 of their first 14 games, but later losing their last 8 games straight. Brisbane still made it to the finals, coming 8th but lost the Qualifying Final to the Penrith Panthers 28-18.

[edit] 2003 Season Results

Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Position
1 Penrith Panthers Win 24 20 16 Mar Penrith stadium 6/15
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 22 20 23 Mar Aussie Stadium 4/15
3 Cronulla Sharks Win 30 4 30 Mar ANZ Stadium 2/15
4 North Queensland Cowboys Win 32 24 5 Apr Dairy Farmers Stadium 2/15
5 New Zealand Warriors Loss 12 32 13 Apr ANZ Stadium 4/15
6 Sydney Roosters Loss 20 27 18 Apr Aussie Stadium 6/15
7 Parramatta Eels Win 20 14 25 Apr Parramatta Stadium 5/15
8 West Tigers Win 38 6 4 May Leichhardt Oval 3/15
9 North Queensland Cowboys Win 38 12 11 May ANZ Stadium 2/15
10 Melbourne Storm Win 36 16 18 May ANZ Stadium 1/15
11 Canterbury Bulldogs Win 24 0 23 May Telstra Stadium 1/15
12 Newcastle Knights Loss 22 32 1 Jun Suncorp Stadium 3/15
13 Bye 2/15
14* Canberra Raiders Win 24 20 15 Jun Canberra Stadium 1/15
15 Bye 1/15
16* Sydney Roosters Win 10 8 27 Jun Suncorp Stadium 1/15
17 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss 16 32 4 Jul WIN Stadium 1/15
18 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss 4 40 11 Jul Suncorp Stadium 3/15
19* Melbourne Storm Win 26 22 20 Jul Olympic Park 3/15
20 Manly Sea Eagles Loss 20 26 26 Jul Suncorp Stadium 4/15
21 Cronulla Sharks Loss 10 20 2 Aug Toyota Park 5/15
22 Penrith Panthers Loss 6 13 8 Aug Suncorp Stadium 5/15
23 West Tigers Loss 10 12 16 Aug Suncorp Stadium 5/15
24 New Zealand Warriors Loss 14 22 24 Aug Ericsson Stadium 7/15
25 Parramatta Eels Loss 14 16 30 Aug Suncorp Stadium 8/15
26 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss 25 26 5 Sep Suncorp Stadium 8/15
Qualif. Final Penrith Panthers Loss 18 28 14 Sep Penrith stadium
*Game following a State of Origin match

[edit] 2003 Season Ladder

Team Pld W D L B F A P/D Pts
1 Penrith Panthers 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 132 40
2 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 235 38
3 Canterbury Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 283 36
4 Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 157 36
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 78 34
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 35 34
7 Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 -3 32
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 33 28
9 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 -12 26
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 -45 26
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 -23 24
12 Cronulla Sharks 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 -207 20
13 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 -128 18
14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 2 470 791 -234 18
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 -301 10

[edit] Scorers

Player Tries Goals FG Points
Michael De Vere 12 69/97 0 186
Darren Lockyer 9 2/3 1 41
Shaun Berrigan 10 0 0 40
Brent Tate 9 0 0 36
Stuart Kelly 8 0 0 32
Casey McGuire 8 0 0 32
Tonie Carroll 6 0 0 24
Dane Carlaw 5 0 0 20
Scott Minto 5 0 0 20
Ben Ikin 4 0 0 16
Gorden Tallis 4 0 0 16
Petero Civoniceva 3 0 0 12
Craig Frawley 3 0 0 12
Corey Parker 3 0 0 12
Richard Swain 0 2/3 0 4
Neale Wyatt 1 0 0 4
Shane Webcke 1 0 0 4
Carl Webb 1 0 0 4
Scott Prince* 0 0/1 0 0

(*Did not technically score any points.)

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Brisbane Broncos
The Club
RepresentativesHistoryRecordsHonoursPlayersVenues
Seasons
1988198919901991199219931994199519961997
1998199920002001200220032004200520062007
Stadiums
Lang Park/Suncorp StadiumANZ 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)