1995 Brisbane Broncos season

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.

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
1Auckland WarriorsWin252210 MarEricsson Stadium29,2208/20
2Western Suburbs MagpiesWin28217 MarANZ Stadium32,8605/20
3Illawarra SteelersWin342026 MarWollongong13,1274/20
4South Queensland CrushersWin32031 MarANZ Stadium49,6073/20
5North Queensland CowboysWin20128 AprStockland Stadium24,8553/20
6St George DragonsWin361817 AprANZ Stadium39,8432/20
7Sydney BulldogsWin13821 AprANZ Stadium44,3952/20
8Canberra RaidersLoss02628 AprBruce Stadium23,7404/20
9Western RedsWin3287 MayANZ Stadium32,1924/20
10North Sydney BearsWin18919 MayNorth Sydney Oval13,0923/20
11Manly Sea EaglesLoss4234 JunBrookvale Oval25,5494/20
12Illawarra SteelersLoss183418 JunANZ Stadium31,1064/20
13Parramatta EelsWin601425 JunParramatta Stadium9,0584/20
14Sydney City RoostersWin36202 JulANZ Stadium30,7324/20
15Newcastle KnightsLoss10329 JulNewcastle ISC29,3594/20
16Cronulla SharksLoss223616 JulANZ Stadium28,8444/20
17Sydney TigersWin401823 JulParramatta Stadium6,0444/20
18Penrith PanthersWin171230 JulANZ Stadium25,9024/20
19Western Suburbs MagpiesWin28184 AugCampbelltown Sports Ground11,1004/20
20South Sydney RabbitohsWin56613 AugANZ Stadium24,8013/20
21Gold Coast SeagullsWin272020 AugSeagulls Stadium11,6503/20
22Auckland WarriorsWin44627 AugANZ Stadium55,6453/20
Qualif. FinalCanberra RaidersLoss8142 SepSuncorp Stadium40,187
Semi FinalSydney BulldogsLoss102410 SepSydney Football Stadium34,087

Season Ladder

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

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Julian O'Neill879/1063193
Michael Hancock150060
Steve Renouf150060
Allan Langer121/1050
Darren Smith110044
Wendell Sailor90036
Willie Carne80034
Kevin Walters70028
Darren Lockyer34/6121
Peter Ryan50020
Scott Blacker40016
Glenn Lazarus30012
Chris Johns2008
Terry Matterson12/308
John Plath2008
Kerrod Walters2008
Gavin Allen1004
Andrew Gee1004
Steele Retchless1004

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

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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