1996 Brisbane Broncos season

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1996 Brisbane Broncos season
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The 1996 Brisbane Broncos season was the ninth in the club's history. They competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1996 Optus Cup premiership and finished the regular season in second place on the ladder, progressing as far as the semi-finals.

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Season summary

In 1996 the Broncos once again started solidly, went through a losing streak mid-season but recovered to finish strongly, conforming to the pattern of previous seasons. [1] However again they capitulated, losing to North Sydney and Cronulla to lose their fifth straight finals match. Gorden Tallis, at the time still contracted to the St George, chose to sit out this season rather than play for the Dragons as he had also signed to play for the Broncos in 1996. At the end of the 1996 season, players Kerrod Walters, Alan Cann, Willie Carne and Michael Hancock were asked to leave the club, as they could no longer be guaranteed regular places in the Broncos' first grade team.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1 Auckland Warriors Forfeited16/20
2 Western Suburbs Magpies Win361431 Mar Campbelltown Sports Ground 9,1067/20
3 Illawarra Steelers Win5446 Apr ANZ Stadium 24,5773/20
4 South Queensland Crushers Win28812 Apr Suncorp Stadium 34,2632/20
5 North Queensland Cowboys Win581421 AprANZ Stadium18,6092/20
6 St George Dragons Win22427 Apr Kogarah Oval 13,0902/20
7 Canterbury Bulldogs Win3084 May Belmore Oval 5,2462/20
8 Canberra Raiders Win501612 MayANZ Stadium37,2482/20
9* Western Reds Win221424 May WACA Ground 10,7352/20
10* North Sydney Bears Loss10167 JuneANZ Stadium25,0923/20
11 Manly Sea Eagles Loss41814 JunANZ Stadium19,8374/20
12*Illawarra SteelersLoss61423 Jun Wollongong 6,1215/20
13 Parramatta Eels Win302430 JunANZ Stadium22,4124/20
14 Sydney City Roosters Loss10128 Jul Sydney Football Stadium 35,0755/20
15 Newcastle Knights Win241915 JulANZ Stadium28,6005/20
16 Cronulla Sharks Win151220 Jul Endeavour Field 19,0784/20
17 Sydney Tigers Win26626 JulANZ Stadium15,1293/20
18 Penrith Panthers Win50204 Aug Penrith Park 6,3183/20
19Western Suburbs MagpiesWin36610 AugANZ Stadium19,8663/20
20 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win201817 AugSydney Football Stadium3,0112/20
21 Gold Coast Chargers Win381025 AugANZ Stadium25,7492/20
22Auckland WarriorsWin38630 Aug Mt Smart Stadium 26,0002/20
Qualif. FinalNorth Sydney BearsLoss16217 SepSuncorp Stadium25,983
Semi FinalCronulla SharksLoss162214 SepSydney Football Stadium27,665
*Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 221804549191+35836
2 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane211704607263+34434
3 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 221525598325+27332
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City 221516521321+20031
5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 211425399268+13130
6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 211317538384+15427
7 St. George colours.svg St. George 211218443360+8327
8 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 221219394434−4025
9 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 2110110416388+2823
10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 2111010375378−322
11 Auckland colours.svg Auckland 2110011412427−1522
12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 2211011319459−14022
13 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 219111404415−1121
14 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra 228014403444−4116
15 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 217113363464−10115
16 Western Reds colours.svg Western Reds 216114313420−10713
17 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 216015288643−35512
18 Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast 225116359521−16211
19 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 225116314634−32011
20 South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland 213018220496−2768

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Willie Carne 759/940146
Steve Renouf 190076
Darren Smith 140056
Darren Lockyer 712/21054
Michael Hancock 130052
Allan Langer 112/5149
Kevin Walters 100040
Wendell Sailor 90036
Robbie Ross 80032
Kerrod Walters 50020
Tonie Carroll 40016
John Plath 30012
Peter Ryan 30012
Ben Walker 13/6010
Brad Thorn 2008
Alan Cann 1004
Brett Galea 1004
Paul Hauff 1004
Glenn Lazarus 1004
Shane Webcke 1004

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