Brisbane Broncos 1998
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In 1998 the Brisbane Broncos participated in the inaugural National Rugby League competition. They posted their three biggest ever wins in rounds 5, 7 and 15 before capturing their fourth premiership in seven seasons.
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[edit] Season Summary
As could be expected by their finish to the 1997 season, Brisbane were solid in their first five matches of 1998, snatching five victories. In rounds five and seven, the Broncos won by a margin of 54 points, which was the club's record at the time. This was followed by shock losses to the Sydney City Roosters and Cronulla, but Langer led them to a big win over Canterbury only to see two more club losses. But the Broncos recovered to post huge wins over Penrith and the Western Suburbs Magpies. The Broncos finished the remainder of the regular season undefeated, but far from in their best form.
After a week off granted by winning the minor premiership, the Broncos were smothered out of the game by Parramatta in their opening finals match. But they lifted and provided some miracle spark against the Melbourne Storm a week later, resurrecting their premiership hopes. A huge win over Sydney City in the preliminary final installed them at near unbackable odds against Canterbury in the first NRL Grand Final. The Broncos came back from a 12-10 half time deficit to again win consecutive premierships for the second time, and their fourth in seven seasons with a 38-12 Grand Final victory. The top try-scorer from the season was Brisbane's Darren Smith.
[edit] Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manly Sea Eagles | Win | 22 | 6 | 13 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 39,109 | 4/20 |
| 2 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 20 | 12 | 22 Mar | Belmore Oval | 10,962 | 3/20 |
| 3 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 26 | 18 | 28 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 18,570 | 3/20 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Chargers | Win | 40 | 18 | 5 Apr | Carrara Stadium | 13,126 | 2/20 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 58 | 4 | 12 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 20,904 | 1/20 |
| 6 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 4 | 28 | 17 Apr | Brookvale Oval | 13,194 | 1/20 |
| 7 | North Sydney Bears | Win | 60 | 6 | 26 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 18,791 | 1/20 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 26 | 6 | 1 May | Newcastle ISC | 27,119 | 1/20 |
| 9 | Sydney City Roosters | Loss | 12 | 26 | 10 May | ANZ Stadium | 19,346 | 1/20 |
| 10 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 10 | 20 | 16 May | Endeavour Field | 10,582 | 5/20 |
| 11* | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 40 | 12 | 24 May | ANZ Stadium | 15,407 | 4/20 |
| 12 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 18 | 24 | 31 May | Bruce Stadium | 14,728 | 5/20 |
| 13* | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 16 | 20 | 7 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 18,163 | 6/20 |
| 14 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 44 | 4 | 13 Jun | Penrith Football Stadium | 11,637 | 6/20 |
| 15* | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 56 | 4 | 21 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 12,415 | 5/20 |
| 16 | St George Dragons | Win | 30 | 18 | 26 Jun | Kogarah Oval | 16,258 | 4/20 |
| 17 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 34 | 16 | 3 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 35,119 | 3/20 |
| 18 | Illawarra Steelers | Win | 18 | 12 | 12 Jul | WIN Stadium | 12,018 | 3/20 |
| 19 | Gold Coast Chargers | Win | 44 | 10 | 19 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 12,740 | 2/20 |
| 20 | Balmain Tigers | Draw | 10 | 10 | 25 Jul | Leichhardt Oval | 7,159 | 2/20 |
| 21 | Adelaide Rams | Win | 46 | 12 | 1 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 13,858 | 1/20 |
| 22 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 22 | 10 | 8 Aug | Stockland Stadium | 30,250 | 1/20 |
| 23 | Auckland Warriors | Win | 16 | 4 | 16 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 16,456 | 1/20 |
| 24 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 16 | 10 | 23 Aug | Sydney Football Stadium | 7,262 | 1/20 |
| Qualif. Final | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 10 | 15 | 6 Sep | ANZ Stadium | 21,172 | |
| Semi Final | Melbourne Storm | Win | 30 | 6 | 13 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 20,354 | |
| Prelim. Final | Sydney City Roosters | Win | 46 | 18 | 19 Sep | ANZ Stadium | 28,374 | |
| GRAND FINAL | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 38 | 12 | 27 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 40,857 |
*Game following a State of Origin match
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | P/D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 688 | 310 | 378 | 37 |
| 2 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 381 | 181 | 37 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 546 | 372 | 174 | 35 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 349 | 119 | 35 |
| 5 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 367 | 296 | 34 |
| 6 | Sydney City Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 380 | 383 | 297 | 32 |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 564 | 429 | 135 | 30 |
| 8 | St George Dragons | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 486 | 490 | -4 | 27 |
| 9 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 489 | 411 | 78 | 26 |
| 10 | Manly Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 503 | 473 | 30 | 26 |
| 11 | Cronulla Sharks | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 438 | 387 | 51 | 25 |
| 12 | Illawarra Steelers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 476 | 539 | -63 | 23 |
| 13 | Balmain Tigers | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 381 | 463 | -82 | 19 |
| 14 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 525 | 580 | -55 | 18 |
| 15 | Auckland Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 417 | 518 | -101 | 18 |
| 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 361 | 556 | -195 | 18 |
| 17 | Adelaide Rams | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 393 | 615 | -222 | 14 |
| 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 339 | 560 | -221 | 10 |
| 19 | Gold Coast Chargers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 289 | 654 | -365 | 8 |
| 20 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 371 | 802 | -431 | 8 |
[edit] Grand Final
Brisbane Broncos vs. Canterbury Bulldogs
| Player | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Lockyer | Fullback | Rod Silva |
| Michael De Vere | Wing | Gavin Lester |
| Steve Renouf | Centre | Shane Marteene |
| Darren Smith | Centre | Willie Talau |
| Wendell Sailor | Wing | Daryl Halligan |
| Kevin Walters | Five-eighth | Craig Polla-Mounter |
| Allan Langer (C) | Halfback | Corey Hughes |
| Shane Webcke | Prop | Darren Britt (C) |
| Phillip Lee | Hooker | Jason Hetherington |
| Andrew Gee | Prop | Steven Price |
| Gorden Tallis | Second Row | Tony Grimaldi |
| Brad Thorn | Second Row | Robert Relf |
| Tonie Carroll | Lock | Travis Norton |
| Michael Hancock | Interchange | Steve Reardon |
| John Plath | Interchange | Troy Stone |
| Kevin Campion | Interchange | Glen Hughes |
| Petero Civoniceva | Interchange | David Thompson |
| Wayne Bennett | COACH | Steve Folkes |
Brisbane 38 (TRIES: De Vere, Campion, Carroll, Sailor, Tallis, Lee, Smith; GOALS Lockyer 5/7)
defeated
Canterbury 12 (TRIES: Grimaldi, Talau; GOALS: Halligan 2/3)
Halftime: Canterbury 12-10
Referee: Bill Halligan
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Crowd: 40, 857
Clive Churchill Medal: Gorden Tallis (Brisbane)
[edit] Scorers
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lockyer | 19 | 98/144 | 0 | 272 |
| Darren Smith | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Steve Renouf | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Wendell Sailor | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Michael De Vere | 8 | 9/13 | 0 | 50 |
| Michael Hancock | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Allan Langer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Gorden Tallis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Kevin Campion | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Phillip Lee | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ben Walker | 4 | 1/2 | 0 | 18 |
| Tonie Carroll | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Andrew Gee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kevin Walters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Petero Civoniceva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Plath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Thorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Webcke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Brisbane Broncos |
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| 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 2008 |
| Stadiums Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium • QSAC (formerly 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 (2005-2008) |
| Coaches Wayne Bennett (1988-2008) • Ivan Henjak (2009-) |
