1995 Brisbane Broncos season

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1995 Brisbane Broncos season
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The 1995 Brisbane Broncos season was the eighth in the club's history. They competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1995 Winfield Cup premiership, finishing in the regular season 3rd (out of 20) and making it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by eventual premiers, the Sydney Bulldogs.

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Season summary

The team was hoping to avenge their on-field disappointment of 1994. They started perfectly, winning the final of the Tooheys Cup against Cronulla [1] and then their first seven premiership matches in their best start ever. But a 26-0 humiliation against Canberra sent the Broncos on another tumble that saw them lose four matches in five weeks. Despite being free of State of Origin representative duties due to their affiliation with Super League, the Broncos had again faltered mid-season, but went on to win their last 6 matches of the regular season.

In the finals though, the Broncos suffered close defeats at the hands of defending Premiers Canberra and eventual 1995 winners the Canterbury Bulldogs. An injury to Allan Langer resulted in crucial missed tackles in both matches by the Brisbane skipper, and played a contributing factor in the Broncos' failure to win.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1 Auckland Warriors Win252210 Mar Ericsson Stadium 29,2208/20
2 Western Suburbs Magpies Win28217 Mar ANZ Stadium 32,8605/20
3 Illawarra Steelers Win342026 Mar Wollongong 13,1274/20
4 South Queensland Crushers Win32031 MarANZ Stadium49,6073/20
5 North Queensland Cowboys Win20128 Apr Stockland Stadium 24,8553/20
6 St George Dragons Win361817 AprANZ Stadium39,8432/20
7 Sydney Bulldogs Win13821 AprANZ Stadium44,3952/20
8 Canberra Raiders Loss02628 Apr Bruce Stadium 23,7404/20
9 Western Reds Win3287 MayANZ Stadium32,1924/20
10 North Sydney Bears Win18919 May North Sydney Oval 13,0923/20
11 Manly Sea Eagles Loss4234 Jun Brookvale Oval 25,5494/20
12 Illawarra Steelers Loss183418 JunANZ Stadium31,1064/20
13 Parramatta Eels Win601425 Jun Parramatta Stadium 9,0584/20
14 Sydney City Roosters Win36202 JulANZ Stadium30,7324/20
15 Newcastle Knights Loss10329 Jul Newcastle ISC 29,3594/20
16 Cronulla Sharks Loss223616 JulANZ Stadium28,8444/20
17 Sydney Tigers Win401823 JulParramatta Stadium6,0444/20
18 Penrith Panthers Win171230 JulANZ Stadium25,9024/20
19 Western Suburbs Magpies Win28184 Aug Campbelltown Sports Ground 11,1004/20
20 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win56613 AugANZ Stadium24,8013/20
21 Gold Coast Seagulls Win272020 Aug Seagulls Stadium 11,6503/20
22 Auckland Warriors Win44627 AugANZ Stadium55,6453/20
Qualif. Final Canberra Raiders Loss8142 Sep Suncorp Stadium 40,187
Semi Final Sydney Bulldogs Loss102410 Sep Sydney Football Stadium 34,087

Season Ladder

Auckland deducted 2 points
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 222002687248+43940
2 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 222002634255+37940
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 221705600364+23634
4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 221606516287+22932
5 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 221507549396+15330
6 Canterbury colours.svg Sydney Bulldogs 221408468352+11628
7 St. George colours.svg St. George 221309583382+20126
8 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 221129542331+21124
9 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters 2212010466406+6024
10 Auckland colours.svg Auckland 221309544493+5124
11 Western Reds colours.svg Western Reds 2211011361549-18822
12 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra 2210111519431+8821
13 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 2210012459534-7520
14 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 229013481484-318
15 Balmain colours.svg Sydney Tigers 227015309591-28214
16 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland 226115303502-19913
17 Northern Eagles colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls 224117350628-2789
18 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 224117319686-3679
19 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 223019310690-3806
20 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 222020269660-3914

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Julian O'Neill 879/1063193
Michael Hancock 150060
Steve Renouf 150060
Allan Langer 121/1050
Darren Smith 110044
Wendell Sailor 90036
Willie Carne 80034
Kevin Walters 70028
Darren Lockyer 34/6121
Peter Ryan 50020
Scott Blacker 40016
Glenn Lazarus 30012
Chris Johns 2008
Terry Matterson 12/308
John Plath 2008
Kerrod Walters 2008
Gavin Allen 1004
Andrew Gee 1004
Steele Retchless 1004

Honours

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References

  1. Harms, John (2005). The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 168. ISBN   9780702235368.
  2. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

See also

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