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1988 Brisbane Broncos season

October 27, 2023

The 1988 Brisbane Broncos season was the first in the club's history. The new venture team was added, along with the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast-Tweed Giants to the New South Wales Rugby League's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership, coached by previous season grand final co-coach Wayne Bennett and captained by Australian national skipper Wally Lewis. Despite a strong start to the season, Brisbane failed to make the finals. During the season the Broncos also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup.

1988 Brisbane Broncos season
NSWRL Rank7th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
1988 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 474; against: 368
Team information
CEOJohn Ribot
CoachWayne Bennett
Captain
StadiumLang Park
Avg. attendance15,071
Top scorers
TriesWally Lewis
GoalsTerry Matterson
PointsTerry Matterson

Season summary edit

The same year Brisbane hosted World Expo 88, the Brisbane Broncos joined the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, making their debut on 6 March at Lang Park in Brisbane. The brand-new club which featured many Queensland-based international and state representatives, defeated the 1987 Winfield Cup Premiers Manly-Warringah 44-10 in their first premiership game. Brett Le Man scored the Broncos' first ever try from the scraps of a Craig Grauf bomb.

Although the Broncos won their first six games in their inaugural season, a midseason slump cost the club a debut finals appearance, finishing the season in seventh position. The Broncos also competed in the mid-week knockout competition, the 1988 Panasonic Cup, losing in the first round while they were still yet to lose a Winfield Cup match.

Match results edit

Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Ref
Trial Canberra Raiders Win 22 16 Lang Park 10,000+
Trial New Zealand President's XIII Win 38 6 27 Feb 8,324
1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 44 10 6 Mar Lang Park 17,451 [1][2]
2 Penrith Panthers Win 20 18 12 Mar Lang Park 13,621 [3]
3 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 38 4 20 Mar Campbelltown 10,112 [4]
4 North Sydney Bears Win 24 12 27 Mar North Sydney 9,329 [5]
5 Parramatta Eels Win 24 18 3 Apr Lang Park 23,202 [6]
PC Penrith Panthers Loss 10 24 6 Apr Parramatta Stadium [7]
6 Newcastle Knights Win 24 10 10 Apr Newcastle ISC 30,220 [8]
7 Balmain Tigers Loss 18 26 16 Apr Lang Park 18,434 [9]
8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Loss 8 38 23 Apr Endeavour 10,115
9 Sydney Roosters Win 24 20 1 May Lang Park 16,489 [10]
10 Gold Coast-Tweed Giants Loss 22 25 8 May Seagulls 13,432 [11]
11* Canberra Raiders Loss 16 36 22 May Lang Park 15,909 [12]
12* Illawarra Steelers Win 32 10 5 Jun Wollongong 9,738 [13]
13 St. George Dragons Win 26 22 13 Jun Lang Park 19,954 [14]
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 4 16 17 Jun SFS 10,871 [15]
15* Canterbury Bulldogs Loss 10 25 26 Jun Lang Park 15,371 [16]
16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 28 10 3 Jul Brookvale Oval 17,193 [17]
17 Penrith Panthers Win 8 6 10 Jul Penrith Park 17,106 [18]
18 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 32 6 16 Jul Lang Park 11,419 [19]
19 North Sydney Bears Win 24 6 23 Jul Lang Park 11,452 [20]
20 Parramatta Eels Loss 14 22 31 Jul Parramatta 13,190 [21]
21 Newcastle Knights Win 24 8 6 Aug Lang Park 13,919 [22]
22 Balmain Tigers Loss 10 20 13 Aug Leichhardt Oval 13,015 [23]

Ladder edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Cronulla-Sutherland 22 16 2 4 507 330 +177 34
2   Canterbury-Bankstown 22 16 0 6 412 268 +144 32
3   Canberra 22 15 0 7 596 346 +250 30
4   Manly-Warringah 22 15 0 7 538 347 +191 30
5   Penrith 22 15 0 7 394 258 +136 30
6   Balmain 22 15 0 7 402 341 +61 30
7   Brisbane Broncos 22 14 0 8 474 368 +106 28
8   South Sydney 22 12 2 8 425 383 +42 24
9   North Sydney 22 9 2 11 366 424 -58 20
10   St. George 22 9 0 13 352 493 -141 18
11   Parramatta 22 8 0 14 359 412 -53 16
12   Eastern Suburbs 22 6 3 13 387 443 -56 15
13   Illawarra 22 6 1 15 353 510 -157 13
14   Newcastle Knights 22 5 1 16 270 460 -190 11
15   Gold Coast-Tweed Giants 22 4 2 16 238 484 -246 10
16   Western Suburbs 22 4 1 17 287 493 -206 9

Awards edit

League edit

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Club edit

References edit

  1. ^ Adrian McGregor (7 March 1988). "Wallypower starts a new era in Rugby League". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 61.
  2. ^ Alan Clarkson (7 March 1988). "Two-try Lewis is still the king". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 61.
  3. ^ Brett Thomas (13 March 1988). "Last-gasp try saves Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 86.
  4. ^ Ian Heads (21 March 1988). "Lewis and Broncos toy with Wests". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 64.
  5. ^ Paul Tait (28 March 1988). "Lewis steers the Broncos home". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 61.
  6. ^ Brad Forrest (5 April 1988). "Ward earns good report for 'ruling it as I saw it'". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 43.
  7. ^ Paul Tait (7 April 1988). "Alexander ends Broncos' charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 47.
  8. ^ MacDonald, John (11 April 1988). "King Wally staves off the bold Knights". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 63.
  9. ^ Alan Clarkson (17 April 1988). "Tigers turn the screws on tail poppies". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 75.
  10. ^ Brad Forrest (2 May 1988). "Bennett's blast brings on Bronco revival". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 60.
  11. ^ Brad Forrest (9 May 1988). "Gibbs and Gold Coast batter the Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 56.
  12. ^ Masters, Roy; Tait, Paul (23 May 1988). "Last Post sounds for Brisbane's baldful Old Veterans". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 65.
  13. ^ Weidler, Danny (6 June 1988). "Backrow pair seal win for Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 60.
  14. ^ Forrest, Brad (14 June 1988). "Possession helps beat St. George". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 47.
  15. ^ MacDonald, John (18 June 1988). "Souths still in top-five race". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 68.
  16. ^ Heads, Ian. "Super sub Turvey's picnic in the park". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 56.
  17. ^ MacDonald, John. "Dowling stands up where no Eagles dare". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 59.
  18. ^ MacDonald, John. "Bloodied Broncos survive an epic". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 52.
  19. ^ "Broncos run riot – but only in patches". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1988. p. 70.
  20. ^ Alan Clarkson (24 July 1988). "Broncos drop Bears and ball in semis quest". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 63.
  21. ^ Tait, Paul (1 August 1988). "Brave win eases the dispair for Eels". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 59.
  22. ^ Clarkson, Alan (7 August 1988). "A Bronco breakout". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 64.
  23. ^ Clarkson, Alan (14 August 1988). "Tigers on the hunt". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 71.
  24. ^ . broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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The 1988 Brisbane Broncos season was the first in the club s history The new venture team was added along with the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Tweed Giants to the New South Wales Rugby League s 1988 Winfield Cup premiership coached by previous season grand final co coach Wayne Bennett and captained by Australian national skipper Wally Lewis Despite a strong start to the season Brisbane failed to make the finals During the season the Broncos also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup 1988 Brisbane Broncos seasonNSWRL Rank7thPlay off resultDid not qualify1988 recordWins 10 draws 0 losses 8Points scoredFor 474 against 368Team informationCEOJohn RibotCoachWayne BennettCaptainWally LewisStadiumLang ParkAvg attendance15 071Top scorersTriesWally LewisGoalsTerry MattersonPointsTerry MattersonList of seasons 1989 gt Contents 1 Season summary 2 Match results 3 Ladder 4 Awards 4 1 League 4 2 Club 5 References 6 External linksSeason summary editThe same year Brisbane hosted World Expo 88 the Brisbane Broncos joined the New South Wales Rugby League premiership making their debut on 6 March at Lang Park in Brisbane The brand new club which featured many Queensland based international and state representatives defeated the 1987 Winfield Cup Premiers Manly Warringah 44 10 in their first premiership game Brett Le Man scored the Broncos first ever try from the scraps of a Craig Grauf bomb Although the Broncos won their first six games in their inaugural season a midseason slump cost the club a debut finals appearance finishing the season in seventh position The Broncos also competed in the mid week knockout competition the 1988 Panasonic Cup losing in the first round while they were still yet to lose a Winfield Cup match Match results editRound Opponent Result Bro Opp Date Venue Crowd RefTrial Canberra Raiders Win 22 16 Lang Park 10 000 Trial New Zealand President s XIII Win 38 6 27 Feb 8 3241 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Win 44 10 6 Mar Lang Park 17 451 1 2 2 Penrith Panthers Win 20 18 12 Mar Lang Park 13 621 3 3 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 38 4 20 Mar Campbelltown 10 112 4 4 North Sydney Bears Win 24 12 27 Mar North Sydney 9 329 5 5 Parramatta Eels Win 24 18 3 Apr Lang Park 23 202 6 PC Penrith Panthers Loss 10 24 6 Apr Parramatta Stadium 7 6 Newcastle Knights Win 24 10 10 Apr Newcastle ISC 30 220 8 7 Balmain Tigers Loss 18 26 16 Apr Lang Park 18 434 9 8 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Loss 8 38 23 Apr Endeavour 10 1159 Sydney Roosters Win 24 20 1 May Lang Park 16 489 10 10 Gold Coast Tweed Giants Loss 22 25 8 May Seagulls 13 432 11 11 Canberra Raiders Loss 16 36 22 May Lang Park 15 909 12 12 Illawarra Steelers Win 32 10 5 Jun Wollongong 9 738 13 13 St George Dragons Win 26 22 13 Jun Lang Park 19 954 14 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 4 16 17 Jun SFS 10 871 15 15 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss 10 25 26 Jun Lang Park 15 371 16 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Win 28 10 3 Jul Brookvale Oval 17 193 17 17 Penrith Panthers Win 8 6 10 Jul Penrith Park 17 106 18 18 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 32 6 16 Jul Lang Park 11 419 19 19 North Sydney Bears Win 24 6 23 Jul Lang Park 11 452 20 20 Parramatta Eels Loss 14 22 31 Jul Parramatta 13 190 21 21 Newcastle Knights Win 24 8 6 Aug Lang Park 13 919 22 22 Balmain Tigers Loss 10 20 13 Aug Leichhardt Oval 13 015 23 Game following a State of Origin matchLadder editTeam Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 22 16 2 4 507 330 177 342 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 22 16 0 6 412 268 144 323 nbsp Canberra 22 15 0 7 596 346 250 304 nbsp Manly Warringah 22 15 0 7 538 347 191 305 nbsp Penrith 22 15 0 7 394 258 136 306 nbsp Balmain 22 15 0 7 402 341 61 307 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 22 14 0 8 474 368 106 288 nbsp South Sydney 22 12 2 8 425 383 42 249 nbsp North Sydney 22 9 2 11 366 424 58 2010 nbsp St George 22 9 0 13 352 493 141 1811 nbsp Parramatta 22 8 0 14 359 412 53 1612 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 22 6 3 13 387 443 56 1513 nbsp Illawarra 22 6 1 15 353 510 157 1314 nbsp Newcastle Knights 22 5 1 16 270 460 190 1115 nbsp Gold Coast Tweed Giants 22 4 2 16 238 484 246 1016 nbsp Western Suburbs 22 4 1 17 287 493 206 9Awards editLeague edit nil Club edit Player of the year Allan Langer 24 Rookie of the year Shane Duffy Kerrod Walters Forward of the year Terry Matterson Back of the year Wally Lewis Clubman of the year Greg ConescuReferences edit Adrian McGregor 7 March 1988 Wallypower starts a new era in Rugby League The Sydney Morning Herald p 61 Alan Clarkson 7 March 1988 Two try Lewis is still the king The Sydney Morning Herald p 61 Brett Thomas 13 March 1988 Last gasp try saves Broncos The Sydney Morning Herald p 86 Ian Heads 21 March 1988 Lewis and Broncos toy with Wests The Sydney Morning Herald p 64 Paul Tait 28 March 1988 Lewis steers the Broncos home The Sydney Morning Herald p 61 Brad Forrest 5 April 1988 Ward earns good report for ruling it as I saw it The Sydney Morning Herald p 43 Paul Tait 7 April 1988 Alexander ends Broncos charge The Sydney Morning Herald p 47 MacDonald John 11 April 1988 King Wally staves off the bold Knights The Sydney Morning Herald p 63 Alan Clarkson 17 April 1988 Tigers turn the screws on tail poppies The Sydney Morning Herald p 75 Brad Forrest 2 May 1988 Bennett s blast brings on Bronco revival The Sydney Morning Herald p 60 Brad Forrest 9 May 1988 Gibbs and Gold Coast batter the Broncos The Sydney Morning Herald p 56 Masters Roy Tait Paul 23 May 1988 Last Post sounds for Brisbane s baldful Old Veterans The Sydney Morning Herald p 65 Weidler Danny 6 June 1988 Backrow pair seal win for Broncos The Sydney Morning Herald p 60 Forrest Brad 14 June 1988 Possession helps beat St George The Sydney Morning Herald p 47 MacDonald John 18 June 1988 Souths still in top five race The Sydney Morning Herald p 68 Heads Ian Super sub Turvey s picnic in the park The Sydney Morning Herald p 56 MacDonald John Dowling stands up where no Eagles dare The Sydney Morning Herald p 59 MacDonald John Bloodied Broncos survive an epic The Sydney Morning Herald p 52 Broncos run riot but only in patches The Sydney Morning Herald 17 July 1988 p 70 Alan Clarkson 24 July 1988 Broncos drop Bears and ball in semis quest The Sydney Morning Herald p 63 Tait Paul 1 August 1988 Brave win eases the dispair for Eels The Sydney Morning Herald p 59 Clarkson Alan 7 August 1988 A Bronco breakout The Sydney Morning Herald p 64 Clarkson Alan 14 August 1988 Tigers on the hunt The Sydney Morning Herald p 71 Honour Board broncos com au Brisbane Broncos Archived from the original on 26 January 2014 Retrieved 22 December 2013 External links editRugby League Tables and Statistics 27 27 53 S 153 0 34 E 27 46472 S 153 00944 E 27 46472 153 00944 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 Brisbane Broncos season amp oldid 1143132035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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