Brisbane Broncos 2004
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National Rugby League season 2004 was the Broncos' 17th season since their inception in 1988. They competed in the NRL Telstra Premiership, making it to the finals again, but being knocked out of contention by the North Queensland Cowboys with their first ever win over the club.
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[edit] Season Summary
The 2004 NRL season was Darren Lockyer's first in the position of five-eighth. The Broncos started the season by winning their first match since Round 19, 2003 with a 28-20 win over the New Zealand Warriors in Round 1. However, they lost their next match against bogey team, the Parramatta Eels 26-18. Brisbane won its next five games after that.
In round 10 the Broncos and the Newcastle Knights made history by playing out the first ever golden point match on free-to-air television. After 3 minutes and 26 seconds of extra time, Newcastle's Kurt Gidley booted a field goal which got the Knights home 17-16.
The 2004 season's Finals Series saw Brisbane captain Gorden Tallis' final match: the Broncos were knocked out of contention by the North Queensland Cowboys in a 10-0 loss in the Raging Bull's home town of Townsville. It was the first time the Broncos had lost to the Cowboys. With Gorden Tallis' retirement at the end of the season, the Broncos' captaincy was passed onto Darren Lockyer.
[edit] Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial Match | Melbourne Storm | Win | 14 | 10 | 21 Feb | Stadium Toowoomba | ||
| Trial Match | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 12 | 34 | 28 Feb | Dolphin Oval | ||
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 28 | 20 | 14 Mar | Suncorp Stadium | 28,548 | 4/15 |
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 18 | 26 | 21 Mar | Suncorp Stadium | 23,550 | 6/15 |
| 3 | West Tigers | Win | 32 | 24 | 28 Mar | Campbelltown Stadium | 13,011 | 5/15 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 34 | 26 | 4 Apr | Suncorp Stadium | 19,334 | 3/15 |
| 5 | Sydney Roosters | Win | 26 | 14 | 9 Apr | Aussie Stadium | 23,118 | 2/15 |
| 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 19 | 12 | 17 Apr | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 25,986 | 1/15 |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 32 | 14 | 25 Apr | Suncorp Stadium | 37,745 | 1/15 |
| 8 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 18 | 25 | 2 May | Telstra Stadium | 17,104 | 3/15 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 34 | 20 | 9 May | Canberra Stadium | 12,319 | 2/15 |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 16 | 17 | 14 May | Suncorp Stadium | 32,747 | 3/15 |
| 11 | Bye | 2/15 | ||||||
| 12* | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 24 | 22 | 28 May | Suncorp Stadium | 27,589 | 2/15 |
| 13 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 22 | 30 | 6 Jun | Suncorp Stadium | 26,691 | 3/15 |
| 14 | Bye | 3/15 | ||||||
| 15* | Parramatta Eels | Win | 34 | 24 | 19 Jun | Parramatta Stadium | 10,147 | 2/15 |
| 16 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 14 | 21 | 27 Jun | Suncorp Stadium | 27,774 | 4/15 |
| 17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 48 | 28 | 4 Jul | Suncorp Stadium | 19,942 | 3/15 |
| 18* | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 28 | 14 | 9 Jul | WIN Stadium | 15,348 | 3/15 |
| 19 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 16 | 12 | 18 Jul | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 11,271 | 3/15 |
| 20 | Manly Sea Eagles | Win | 26 | 12 | 24 Jul | Suncorp Stadium | 23,726 | 3/15 |
| 21 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 16 | 12 | 31 Jul | Toyota Park | 12,565 | 3/15 |
| 22 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 21 | 14 | 7 Aug | Suncorp Stadium | 9,710 | 3/15 |
| 23 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 18 | 46 | 15 Aug | Suncorp Stadium | 49,571 | 3/15 |
| 24 | West Tigers | Win | 24 | 20 | 21 Aug | Suncorp Stadium | 26,790 | 3/15 |
| 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Draw | 34 | 34 | 28 Aug | Aussie Stadium | 7,049 | 3/15 |
| 26 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 20 | 46 | 3 Sep | Penrith Park | 20,043 | 3/15 |
| Qualif. Final | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 14 | 31 | 11 Sep | Suncorp Stadium | 31,100 | |
| Semi Final | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 0 | 10 | 18 Sep | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 24,989 |
*Game following a State of Origin match
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | P/D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 710 | 368 | 342 | 42 |
| 2 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 760 | 491 | 269 | 42 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 602 | 533 | 69 | 37 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 672 | 567 | 105 | 34 |
| 5 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 624 | 415 | 209 | 32 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 684 | 517 | 167 | 30 |
| 7 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 526 | 514 | 12 | 29 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 613 | -59 | 26 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 509 | 534 | -25 | 24 |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 516 | 617 | -101 | 24 |
| 11 | Cronulla Sharks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 528 | 645 | -117 | 24 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 517 | 626 | -109 | 22 |
| 13 | Manly Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 615 | 754 | -139 | 22 |
| 14 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 427 | 693 | -266 | 16 |
| 15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 455 | 812 | -357 | 16 |
[edit] Scorers
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael De Vere | 8 | 65/82 | 0 | 162 |
| Karmichael Hunt | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Darren Lockyer | 2 | 21/29 | 1 | 51 |
| Craig Frawley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Corey Parker | 3 | 13/17 | 0 | 38 |
| Shaun Berrigan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Casey McGuire | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Tonie Carroll | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Stuart Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brent Tate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gorden Tallis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Barry Berrigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ben Ikin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Carl Webb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Neville Costigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Petero Civoniceva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dane Carlaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brad Meyers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| David Stagg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Darren Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gary Tupou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Motu Tony | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Darren Mapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Webcke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] See also
| 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 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-) |
