1999 Brisbane Broncos season
The 1999 Brisbane Broncos season was the twelfth in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer then Kevin Walters, they competed in the NRL's 1999 premiership, finishing the regular season 8th (out of 17) and reaching the finals but losing their first play-off match.
Season summary
1999 saw the departure of one of Brisbane's favourite sons, Allan "Alfie" Langer, after the Broncos had a shocking start to the season, losing 8 of the first 10 matches. The captaincy was passed onto Langer's partner in the halves, Kevin Walters part way through the season.
Under Walters' captaincy the club made a remarkable turnaround mid-season, winning 11 consecutive games to qualify for the finals in eighth position. However they were then easily disposed of 42-20 by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in week one of the finals series at Toyota Park.
Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 20 | 28 | 5 Mar | Bruce Stadium | 20,122 | 11/17 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 6 | 14 | 14 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 16,460 | 15/17 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 6 | 48 | 21 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 17,836 | 16/17 |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 18 | 20 | 27 Mar | Endeavour Field | 17,165 | 16/17 |
| 5 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 16 | 20 | 2 Apr | Stadium Australia | 30,360 | 16/17 |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 30 | 10 | 11 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 15,298 | 15/7 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 18 | 19 | 18 Apr | Marathon Stadium | 21,190 | 16/17 |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | Draw | 20 | 20 | 25 Apr | Malanda Stadium | 30,302 | 16/17 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 18 | 28 | 2 May | Olympic Park | 16,473 | 17/17 |
| 10 | Sydney City Roosters | Loss | 16 | 26 | 9 May | ANZ Stadium | 29,373 | 17/17 |
| 11 | Balmain Tigers | Win | 12 | 10 | 16 May | Leichhardt Oval | 13,236 | 17/17 |
| 12 | Bye | 17/17 | ||||||
| 13* | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 50 | 0 | 29 May | ANZ Stadium | 8,751 | 13/17 |
| 14 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 28 | 0 | 5 June | ANZ Stadium | 9,790 | 13/17 |
| 15* | North Sydney Bears | Win | 26 | 8 | 14 Jun | North Sydney Oval | 13,442 | 13/17 |
| 16 | Bye | 13/17 | ||||||
| 17* | Penrith Panthers | Win | 19 | 6 | 26 Jun | Penrith Football Stadium | 10,200 | 11/17 |
| 18 | Balmain Tigers | Win | 42 | 10 | 4 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 17,538 | 11/17 |
| 19 | Auckland Warriors | Win | 24 | 16 | 10 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 14,941 | 10/17 |
| 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 22 | 8 | 17 Jul | Sydney Football Stadium | 19,426 | 9/17 |
| 21 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 22 | 4 | 23 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 33,289 | 8/17 |
| 22 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 38 | 6 | 30 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 29,979 | 8/17 |
| 23 | Sydney City Roosters | Win | 9 | 8 | 6 Aug | Sydney Football Stadium | 15,416 | 8/17 |
| 24 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Draw | 26 | 26 | 15 Aug | Brookvale Oval | 15,687 | 8/17 |
| 25 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 10 | 21 | 20 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 45,257 | 8/17 |
| 26 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 14 | 12 | 27 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 34,644 | 8/17 |
| Qualif. Final | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 20 | 42 | 5 Sep | Endeavour Field | 13,713 | |
- Game following a State of Origin match
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | P/D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 586 | 332 | 254 | 40 |
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 294 | 206 | 38 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 639 | 392 | 247 | 36 |
| 4 | Sydney City Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 592 | 377 | 215 | 36 |
| 5 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 520 | 462 | 58 | 35 |
| 6 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 588 | 416 | 172 | 34 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 575 | 484 | 91 | 33 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 510 | 368 | 142 | 32 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 618 | 439 | 179 | 31 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 492 | 428 | 64 | 27 |
| 11 | Auckland Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 538 | 498 | 40 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 349 | 556 | -207 | 24 |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 454 | 623 | -169 | 23 |
| 14 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 490 | 642 | -152 | 20 |
| 15 | Balmain Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 345 | 636 | -291 | 20 |
| 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 398 | 588 | -190 | 13 |
| 17 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 285 | 944 | -659 | 10 |
Scorers
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Walker | 7 | 61/81 | 0 | 150 |
| Darren Lockyer | 6 | 17/22 | 2 | 60 |
| Michael De Vere | 9 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| Tonie Carroll | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Michael Hancock | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Gorden Tallis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Steve Renouf | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Wendell Sailor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Luke Priddis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brad Thorn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Shaun Berrigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Chris Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Shane Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Peter Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Phillip Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lote Tuqiri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin Campion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Allan Langer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Plath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Webcke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin Walters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Honours
League
- Nil
Club
- Player of the year: Gorden Tallis[1]
- Rookie of the year: Lote Tuqiri
- Back of the year: Wendell Sailor
- Forward of the year: Gorden Tallis
- Club man of the year: John Plath
References
- "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.