1998 Brisbane Broncos season

The 1998 Brisbane Broncos season was the eleventh in the history of Brisbane's National Rugby League premiership team, the Brisbane Broncos. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer, they participated in the newly formed National Rugby League's 1998 premiership and posted their three biggest ever wins in rounds 5, 7 and 15 before finishing the regular season as minor premiers. The Broncos then won the 1998 NRL Grand Final, capturing their fourth premiership in seven seasons.

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 finishing with 10 wins and 1 draw in their last 11 games. The top try-scorer from the NRL season was Brisbane's Darren Smith.

After a week off granted by winning the minor premiership, the Broncos were smothered out of the game by Parramatta 15-10 in their opening finals match. But they lifted and provided some miracle spark against the Melbourne Storm 30-6 a week later, resurrecting their premiership hopes. A huge win over Sydney City 46-18 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.[1]

The Broncos were also named "Queensland Sport Team of the Year" at the Queensland Sport Awards.[2]

Match results

Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Position
1 Manly Sea EaglesWin22613 MarANZ Stadium39,1094/20
2 Canterbury BulldogsWin201222 MarBelmore Oval10,9623/20
3 Penrith PanthersWin261828 MarANZ Stadium18,5703/20
4 Gold Coast ChargersWin40185 AprCarrara Stadium13,1262/20
5 North Queensland CowboysWin58412 AprANZ Stadium20,9041/20
6 Manly Sea EaglesLoss42817 AprBrookvale Oval13,1941/20
7 North Sydney BearsWin60626 AprANZ Stadium18,7911/20
8 Newcastle KnightsWin2661 MayNewcastle ISC27,1191/20
9 Sydney City RoostersLoss122610 MayANZ Stadium19,3461/20
10 Cronulla SharksLoss102016 MayEndeavour Field10,5825/20
11^ Canterbury BulldogsWin401224 MayANZ Stadium15,4074/20
12 Canberra RaidersLoss182431 MayBruce Stadium14,7285/20
13^ Parramatta EelsLoss16207 JunANZ Stadium18,1636/20
14 Penrith PanthersWin44413 JunPenrith Football Stadium11,6376/20
15^ Western Suburbs MagpiesWin56421 JunANZ Stadium12,4155/20
16 St George DragonsWin301826 JunKogarah Oval16,2584/20
17 Melbourne StormWin34163 JulANZ Stadium35,1193/20
18 Illawarra SteelersWin181212 JulWIN Stadium12,0183/20
19 Gold Coast ChargersWin441019 JulANZ Stadium12,7402/20
20 Balmain TigersDraw101025 JulLeichhardt Oval7,1592/20
21 Adelaide RamsWin46121 AugANZ Stadium13,8581/20
22 North Queensland CowboysWin22108 AugStockland Stadium30,2501/20
23 Auckland WarriorsWin16416 AugANZ Stadium16,4561/20
24 South Sydney RabbitohsWin161023 AugSydney Football Stadium7,2621/20
Qualif. FinalParramatta EelsLoss10156 SepANZ Stadium21,172
Semi FinalMelbourne StormWin30613 SepSydney Football Stadium20,354
Prelim. FinalSydney City RoostersWin461819 SepANZ Stadium28,374
GRAND FINALCanterbury BulldogsWin381227 SepSydney Football Stadium40,857

^Game following a State of Origin match

Brisbane Broncos NRL average home attendance in 1998: 20,073

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

Grand final

Main article: 1998 NRL grand final

Brisbane Broncos vs. Canterbury Bulldogs

PlayerPosition Player
Darren LockyerFullbackRod Silva
Michael De VereWingGavin Lester
Steve RenoufCentreShane Marteene
Darren SmithCentreWillie Talau
Wendell SailorWingDaryl Halligan
Kevin WaltersFive-eighthCraig Polla-Mounter
Allan Langer (C)HalfbackCorey Hughes
Shane WebckePropDarren Britt (C)
Phillip LeeHookerJason Hetherington
Andrew GeePropSteve Price
Gorden TallisSecond RowTony Grimaldi
Brad ThornSecond RowRobert Relf
Tonie CarrollLockTravis Norton
Michael HancockInterchangeSteve Reardon
John PlathInterchangeTroy Stone
Kevin CampionInterchangeGlen Hughes
Petero CivonicevaInterchangeDavid Thompson
Wayne BennettCoachSteve 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)

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

Honours

League

Club

References

  1. ↑ Harms, John (2005). The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780702235368.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Sport Awards Winners 1995-2008" (PDF). qsport.org.au. QSport. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

External links

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