1993 Brisbane Broncos season

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1993 Brisbane Broncos season
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1994  

The 1993 Brisbane Broncos season was the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer, they competed in the NSWRL's 1993 Winfield Cup premiership, finishing the regular season 5th (out of 16) before going on to play in a re-match of the previous year's grand final against the St George Dragons and again win, claiming consecutive premierships. In doing so they also became the first team in history to win the premiership from fifth position. [1]

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Season summary

After years of dispute with the Lang Park Trust over brewery advertising, Fourex had pouring rights for Lang Park while Powers Brewing was major sponsor of the Broncos. For the 1993 season the Broncos moved to the Council-owned ANZ Stadium, in suburban Nathan. [2]

Signs of a hangover existed with the club losing two of its first three matches, including their debut at the new home ground against the struggling Parramatta Eels before over 51,000 fans. But the Broncos bounced back, beating the Balmain Tigers 50-0, (the highest winning margin for the club at the time) to establish themselves solidly in the upper echelons of the competition. A last round lapse against St George relegated the Broncos to fifth spot, meaning they had to win four straight elimination games to defend their title. This match also set the club's highest home ground attendance figure with over 58,000 at ANZ Stadium.

In the finals, Brisbane went on to demolish the Manly Sea Eagles' defence in a 36-10 romp. Canberra dropped dead with the loss of Ricky Stuart and the Broncos ran roughshod over them with a 30-12 win. Against the Canterbury Bulldogs in the preliminary final, Brisbane were trailing 16-10 at half time, but Allan Langer scored immediately in the second half to level, then potted a field goal to break the dead lock late in the game with Allan Cann sealing the win scoring under the posts winning the match for the Broncos 23-16.

In the grand final, again against the Dragons, the Broncos were victorious once more, this time 14-6. This win was significant because it was the only time a team which had finished 5th in the minor premiership had gone on to win the competition. It was Glenn Lazarus' fifth consecutive grand final appearance, having already played in the previous year's for Brisbane and the three years' before that for Canberra.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1 Cronulla Sharks Win191014 Mar Endeavour Field 8,2005/16
2 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss102019 Mar Carlaw Park 16,2369/16
3 Parramatta Eels Loss81228 Mar ANZ Stadium 51,51710/16
4 Canberra Raiders Win1284 AprANZ Stadium46,0019/16
5 Balmain Tigers Win12610 Apr Leichhardt Oval 7,5228/16
6 Penrith Panthers Win34818 AprANZ Stadium35,9046/16
7 St George Dragons Win201425 Apr Kogarah Oval 17,0256/16
8* Illawarra Steelers Win24229 MayANZ Stadium28,1264/16
9* North Sydney Bears Loss204023 May North Sydney Oval 20,3785/16
10* Wests Magpies Win36166 JuneANZ Stadium40,7335/16
11 Easts Roosters Win262212 Jun Sydney Football Stadium 10,4505/16
12 Gold Coast Seagulls Win14618 JunANZ Stadium57,2124/16
13 Manly Sea Eagles Loss82426 Jun Brookvale Oval 12,2035/16
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win5482 JulANZ Stadium31,8965/16
15 Newcastle Knights Win31211 Jul Newcastle ISC 12,6044/16
16Cronulla SharksWin383418 JulANZ Stadium31,2704/16
17Canterbury BulldogsWin381825 JulANZ Stadium54,7514/16
18Parramatta EelsWin15830 Jul Parramatta Stadium 10,0472/16
19Canberra RaidersLoss4206 Aug Bruce Stadium 24,8014/16
20Balmain TigersWin50013 AugANZ Stadium39,1933/16
21Penrith PanthersWin341421 Aug Penrith Football Stadium 16,8102/16
22St George DragonsLoss101627 AugANZ Stadium58,5935/16
Prelim. Semi FinalManly Sea EaglesWin36105 Sep Sydney Football Stadium 38,432
Semi FinalCanberra RaidersWin301211 SepSydney Football Stadium33,893
Prelim. FinalCanterbury BulldogsWin231619 SepSydney Football Stadium34,821
GRAND FINAL St George DragonsWin14626 SepSydney Football Stadium42,329

*Game following a State of Origin match

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Terry Matterson 758/890144
Julian O'Neill 928/41395
Willie Carne 170068
Steve Renouf 160064
Michael Hancock 120048
Allan Langer 110145
Chris Johns 90036
Alan Cann 60024
Kevin Walters 60024
Glenn Lazarus 30012
John Plath 30012
Wendell Sailor 30012
Kerrod Walters 30012
Peter Ryan 2008
Trevor Gillmeister 1004
Mark Hohn 1004
Keiren Meyer 1004
Brett Plowman 1004

Grand final

Team details
St. George DragonsPositionBrisbane Broncos
NameNumberNumberName
Mick Potter (c)11 Julian O'Neill
Ricky Walford 22 Michael Hancock
Mark Coyne 33 Steve Renouf
Graeme Bradley 44 Chris Johns
Ian Herron 55 Willie Carne
Tony Smith 66 Kevin Walters
Noel Goldthorpe 77 Allan Langer (c)
Tony Priddle 88 Glenn Lazarus
Wayne Collins 99 Kerrod Walters
Jason Stevens 1010 Mark Hohn
David Barnhill 1111 Trevor Gillmeister
Scott Gourley 1212 Alan Cann
Brad Mackay 1313 Terry Matterson
Nathan Brown 2214 Andrew Gee
Gorden Tallis 2415 John Plath
Phil Blake 4016 Peter Ryan
Jeff Hardy 41
Brian Smith
Coach
Wayne Bennett
1993 NSWRL Winfield Cup Grand Final
Sunday, 26 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
St. George Dragons St. George colours.svg 6 – 14 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Goals:3
Herron Rugby penalty.svg pen 40', pen 48', pen 62'(3/3)
1st: 2–10
2nd: 4–4
[4]
Tries:3
Johns Ru ball.svg 21'
Matterson Ru ball.svg 30'
Carne Ru ball.svg 68'
Goals:1
O'Neill Rugby penalty.svg 23'(1/3)

Honours

League

Club

References

  1. Pramberg, Bernie (26 September 2006). "Broncos beat critics". The Courier-Mail. Australia: Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  2. Harms, John (2005). The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 136. ISBN   978-0-7022-3536-8.
  3. Middleton, David (ed.). Rugby League 1994. Pymble, New South Wales: HarperSports.
  4. 1 2 Hauser, Liam. The Great Grand Finals – Rugby League's Greatest Contests (2022 ed.). Wahroonga, Australia: New Holland. ISBN   9781760794736.
  5. D'Souza, Miguel. "Grand Final History". wwos.ninemsn.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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