1991 Brisbane Broncos season

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1991 Brisbane Broncos season
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The 1991 Brisbane Broncos season was the fourth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1991 Winfield Cup premiership and failed to reach the finals, finishing 7th (out of 16).

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Three Broncos players, Paul Hauff, Willie Carne and Andrew Gee were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1991.

Season summary

In the 1991 NSWRL season the Broncos again won the Panasonic Cup competition. In round 16 they were kept scoreless by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, the first team ever to do so. Steve Renouf became the first Bronco to score four tries in a match in round 20. However they didn't perform consistently enough during the season, only gaining momentum in August, when they won their last five matches straight. [1] The club finished the season in seventh place, missing the finals despite winning their last 5 games consecutively and finishing with the second best points scored total in the League.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win12215 MarLang Park25,1264/16
2 St George Dragons Loss122023 MarKogarah Oval6,82910/16
3 Canberra Raiders Win261231 MarLang Park23,8016/16
4 Parramatta Eels Win26135 AprParramatta Stadium13,0094/16
5 North Sydney Bears Loss162113 AprNorth Sydney Oval9,4787/16
6 Gold Coast Seagulls Win30421 AprLang Park23,8495/16
7 Western Suburbs Magpies Loss161726 AprCampbelltown Sports Ground10,3576/16
8* Eastern Suburbs Roosters Loss162411 MayLang Park13,1568/16
9 Balmain Tigers Loss41419 MayLeichhardt Oval7,02311/16
10* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win40231 MayLang Park17,5468/16
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Loss18209 JunLang Park18,92211/16
12* South Sydney Rabbitohs Win362016 JunSydney Football Stadium12,6989/16
13 Penrith Panthers Win201223 JunLang Park26,1658/16
14 Illawarra Steelers Loss21930 JunWollongong15,2469/16
15 Newcastle Knights Win20105 JulNewcastle ISC22,6828/16
16Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLoss02614 JulBrookvale Oval18,68910/16
17St George DragonsLoss262820 JulLang Park18,36710/16
18Canberra RaidersWin18828 JulBruce Stadium17,24510/16
19Parramatta EelsWin40164 AugLang Park14,9069/16
20North Sydney BearsWin4469 AugLang Park17,6228/16
21Gold Coast SeagullsWin201817 AugSeagulls Stadium12,6208/16
22Western Suburbs MagpiesWin281424 AugLang Park14,6287/16
*Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 221714483250+23335
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 221417391299+9229
3 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 221417345303+4229
4 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 221408452327+12528
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 221318424374+5027
6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 221318359311+4827
7 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 221309470326+14426
8 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra 221219451291+16025
9 St. George colours.svg St. George 221138388320+6825
10 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 228311384441-5719
11 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 229112337487-15019
12 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 228113351412-6117
13 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 226313308424-11615
14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 227015370513-14314
15 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 226016351534-18312
16 Northern Eagles colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls 222119240492-2525

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Terry Matterson 038/59076
Steve Renouf 150060
Michael Hancock 110/1044
Bob Conway 016/30032
Chris Johns 80032
Willie Carne 60024
Trevor Gillmeister 60024
Dale Shearer 52/6024
Paul Hauff 50020
Allan Langer 33/6018
Gene Miles 40/3016
Julian O'Neill 24/8016
Brett Plowman 40016
Willie Morganson 30012
Kevin Walters 30012
Kerrod Walters 30012
Andrew Gee 2008
Brett Le Man 2008
Tony Currie 1004
Greg Dowling 1004
Mark Hohn 1004
Andrew Tessmann 1004

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References

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  2. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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