Brisbane Broncos 1994
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This article details the Brisbane Broncos' seventh season in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. They finished the regular season in 5th position and progressed as far as he Semi-finals.
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[edit] Season Summary
In the English spring of 1994 it was announced that the Brisbane Broncos club was buying the London Crusaders, who would be renamed 'London Broncos'.
New South Wales Rugby League season 1994 started in fine fashion for Brisbane. They cruised through to the final of the Toohey's Challenge for the fifth time, but amazingly were pipped by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the decider. That started a shocking opening to the premiership that saw them win just one game in the first month of the competition and leave them languishing near oblivion. They were flat out winning two games in a row for much of the season.
Behind the scenes, Broncos chief executive John Ribot sent his first report on the Super League concept to News Ltd chief executive Ken Cowley.
On-field Brisbane continued to struggle, with frustration reaching boiling point against the Newcastle Knights. Referee Greg McCallum sinbinned Allan Langer for dissent as the Knights beat the Broncos for the first time. More disappointment came when Wigan avenged their 1992 loss by winning the 1994 World Club Challenge at ANZ Stadium.
A late season revival catapulted the Broncos into fifth spot, narrowly beating out the Illawarra Steelers for a spot in the finals. A 16-4 victory over Manly revived some hope of a 'three-peat'. The following week they played against the North Sydney Bears, and after trailing 14-4 the Broncos staged a comeback to level at 14-14. In the end, a Jason Taylor field goal won the game for North Sydney 15-14 shortly before fulltime.
[edit] Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | Draw | 18 | 18 | 12 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 31,701 | 7/16 |
| 2 | Gold Coast Seagulls | Loss | 12 | 25 | 18 Mar | Carrara Stadium | 22,688 | 14/16 |
| 3 | St George Dragons | Loss | 18 | 22 | 25 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 37,749 | 14/16 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 44 | 12 | 1 Apr | Sydney Football Stadium | 20,216 | 11/16 |
| 5 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 37 | 6 | 10 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 44,511 | 6/16 |
| 6 | North Sydney Bears | Loss | 10 | 11 | 16 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 35,917 | 8/16 |
| 7 | Balmain Tigers | Win | 36 | 14 | 23 Apr | Princes Park | 14,672 | 7/16 |
| 8 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 34 | 2 | 1 May | ANZ Stadium | 34,060 | 5/16 |
| 9 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 11 | 21 | 8 May | Brookvale Oval | 18,309 | 8/16 |
| 10 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 40 | 10 | 15 May | ANZ Stadium | 30,762 | 7/16 |
| 11* | Illawarra Steelers | Loss | 4 | 26 | 27 May | Wollongong | 14,020 | 8/16 |
| WCC | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 14 | 20 | 1 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 54,220 | 8/16 |
| 12* | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 12 | 10 | 10 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 38,302 | 8/16 |
| 13* | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 10 | 29 | 26 Jun | Bruce Stadium | 23,775 | 9/16 |
| 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 40 | 10 | 1 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 36,549 | 8/16 |
| 15 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 10 | 24 | 10 Jul | Newcastle ISC | 26,743 | 9/16 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 36 | 6 | 17 Jul | Parramatta Stadium | 11,358 | 9/16 |
| 17 | Gold Coast Seagulls | Win | 48 | 12 | 24 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 36,510 | 5/16 |
| 18 | St George Dragons | Win | 28 | 16 | 30 Jul | Kogarah Oval | 9,106 | 5/16 |
| 19 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 34 | 16 | 7 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 41,211 | 5/16 |
| 20 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 6 | 22 | 14 Aug | Penrith | 10,944 | 5/16 |
| 21 | North Sydney Bears | Win | 17 | 0 | 19 Aug | North Sydney Oval | 20,838 | 5/16 |
| 22 | Balmain Tigers | Win | 41 | 6 | 28 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 47,486 | 5/16 |
| Qualif. Final | Manly Sea Eagles | Win | 16 | 4 | 4 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 34,891 | |
| Semi Final | North Sydney Bears | Loss | 14 | 15 | 10 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 36,011 |
*Game following a State of Origin match
[edit] Season Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 537 | 340 | +197 | 36 |
| 2 |  North Sydney |
22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 517 | 291 | +226 | 35 |
| 3 |  Canberra |
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 677 | 298 | +379 | 34 |
| 4 |  Manly-Warringah |
22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 605 | 311 | +294 | 33 |
| 5 |  Brisbane Broncos |
22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 544 | 316 | +228 | 27 |
| 6 |  Illawarra |
22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 484 | 387 | +97 | 25 |
| 7 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 432 | 401 | +31 | 24 |
| 8 |  Penrith |
22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 404 | 448 | -44 | 22 |
| 9 |  South Sydney |
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 401 | 569 | -168 | 19 |
| 10 |  Newcastle Knights |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 427 | 458 | -31 | 18 |
| 11 |  St. George |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 497 | -111 | 18 |
| 12 |  Parramatta |
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 350 | 474 | -124 | 15 |
| 13 |  Western Suburbs |
22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 439 | 650 | -211 | 14 |
| 14 |  Eastern Suburbs |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 344 | 513 | -169 | 13 |
| 15 |  Gold Coast Seagulls |
22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 363 | 618 | -255 | 11 |
| 16 |  Balmain |
22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 303 | 642 | -339 | 8 |
[edit] Scorers
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian O'Neill | 8 | 47/78 | 3 | 129 |
| Steve Renouf | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Wendell Sailor | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Allan Langer | 11 | 2/2 | 1 | 49 |
| Terry Matterson | 3 | 18/35 | 0 | 48 |
| Michael Hancock | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Willie Carne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| John Plath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Kevin Walters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Chris McKenna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Alan Cann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Brett Galea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Andrew Gee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Peter Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| John Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Hohn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Hauff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Johns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Thorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kerrod Walters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] See also
| Brisbane Broncos |
|---|
| The Club Representatives • History • Records • Honours • Players • Venues |
| Seasons 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 2008 |
| Stadiums Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium • QSAC (formerly ANZ Stadium) |
| Captains Wally Lewis (1988-1989) • Gene Miles (1990-1991) • Allan Langer (1992-1999) Kevin Walters (1999-2000) • Gorden Tallis (2001-2004) • Darren Lockyer (2005-2008) |
| Coaches Wayne Bennett (1988-2008) • Ivan Henjak (2009-) |
