2002 Brisbane Broncos season

The 2002 Brisbane Broncos season was the fifteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2002 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in third position before going on to again come within one match of the grand final for the second consecutive year.

Season summary

The 2002 NRL season saw the return of club legend Allan Langer to the Brisbane Broncos, following his successful comeback to Australian rugby league in the previous year's State of Origin decider. In 2002 he was the NRL's oldest player at 36 years and 60 days.[1]

2002 was also the beginning of Brisbane's recurring "post origin slump", which was to haunt the club for the next four years. As most of the Queensland Maroons who compete in the mid-week State of Origin matches are Broncos' players, this extra workload often results in a loss of form for the club around and after the time of the Origin series. The Broncos finished the regular season in 3rd position, with the second-highest points differential in the league, but were knocked out in the Preliminary Final by the eventual premiers, the Sydney Roosters, in a rematch of the 2000 Grand Final.

One season highlight was the week 12 upset of Wests Tigers. Despite finishing the season down the ladder the Tigers were in a finals spot at the time. With nine players selected for Origin, Brisbane played six debutants, including Corey Parker, Scott Prince and Shaun Berrigan, ultimately defeating the Tigers 28–14.[2][3]

Match results
RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1North Queensland CowboysWin42616 MarDairy Farmers Stadium24,2122/15
2Canterbury BulldogsDraw202022 MarANZ Stadium22,3005/15
3Sydney RoostersWin22829 MarSydney Football Stadium15,6143/15
4Cronulla SharksWin18167 AprANZ Stadium22,0052/15
5Canberra RaidersWin181613 AprBruce Stadium12,0292/15
6Penrith PanthersWin302621 AprANZ Stadium13,6132/15
7Newcastle KnightsWin181226 AprANZ Stadium37,1661/15
8South Sydney RabbitohsWin42163 MaySydney Football Stadium14,8741/15
9Northern EaglesWin501211 MayANZ Stadium14,2021/15
10BYE1/15
11*St George Illawarra DragonsLoss202826 MaySydney Football Stadium9,0512/15
12Wests TigersWin281431 MayCampbelltown Stadium9,5402/15
13*Parramatta EelsLoss18227 JunANZ Stadium17,6674/15
14North Queensland CowboysWin52816 JunANZ Stadium10,2154/15
15BYE2/15
16*New Zealand WarriorsLoss162630 JunANZ Stadium24,9074/15
17St George Illawarra DragonsWin34227 JulANZ Stadium19,9983/15
18Penrith PanthersWin382013 JulPenrith Football Stadium10,0992/15
19Wests TigersWin461420 JulANZ Stadium13,0092/15
20Parramatta EelsWin26626 JulParramatta Stadium15,5252/15
21Melbourne StormWin48203 AugOlympic Park Stadium10,3082/15
22Sydney RoostersLoss18289 AugANZ Stadium23,9912/15
23New Zealand WarriorsLoss41818 AugMt Smart Stadium22,1253/15
24Newcastle KnightsLoss104023 AugEnergyAustralia Stadium18,6013/15
25Canberra RaidersWin36231 AugANZ Stadium22,5022/15
26Canterbury BulldogsLoss18256 SepSydney Showground Stadium16,4923/15
Qualif. FinalParramatta EelsWin241414 SepANZ Stadium19,115
Prelim. FinalSydney RoostersLoss121628 SepSydney Football Stadium28,251
*Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder
*Canterbury Bulldogs stripped of 37 premiership points due to salary cap breach.
Team Pld W D L B F A P/D Pts
1New Zealand Warriors241707268845423438
2Newcastle Knights241707272449822638
3Brisbane Broncos241617267242524737
4Sydney Roosters241518262140521635
5Cronulla Sharks24150926535975634
6Parramatta Eels241021225314409126
7St George Illawarra Dragons24931226325468625
8Canberra Raiders24101132471641-17025
9Northern Eagles24100142503740-23725
10Melbourne Storm2490142556586-3023
11North Queensland Cowboys2480162496803-30720
12Penrith Panthers2470172546654-10818
13Wests Tigers2470172498642-14418
14South Sydney Rabbitohs2450192385817-43214
15Canterbury Bulldogs24201327074352728*

Scorers
PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Michael De Vere681/1020186
Lote Tuqiri1517/25094
Darren Lockyer151/1062
Chris Walker150060
Shaun Berrigan100040
Brent Tate100040
Gorden Tallis100040
Casey McGuire70028
Carl Webb70028
Allan Langer50020
Steve Irwin40016
Stuart Kelly40016
Brad Meyers30012
Scott Prince05/6010
Andrew Gee2008
Phillip Lee2008
Corey Parker2008
Brett Seymour2008
Shane Webcke2008
Petero Civoniceva1004
Dane Carlaw1004
Ashley Harrison1004
Robert Tanielu1004

Honours

League
  • Nil

Club

References
  1. Toohey, Barry (2 February 2011). "Still some bite in old Mad Dog". The Daily Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. Gould, Joel (22 March 2018). "Flashback: Brisbane Broncos most famous Campbelltown win". NRL.com.
  3. "How the Baby Broncos stunned the Wests Tigers in 2002". The Courier-Mail. 16 July 2015.
  4. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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