Brisbane Broncos 2008

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The Brisbane Broncos will celebrate their 21st season in the 101st year of rugby league in Australia.

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[edit] Season Summury

The Broncos started the season in great form winning their first three games. 48-12 against the Penrith Panthers in round 1, 20-14 against the Sydney Roosters in round 2 and 36-2 against the North Queensland Cowboys in round 3. Round 3 gave way to an attendance of 50,612 people, biggest crowd at Suncorp Stadium. The Broncos suffered their first loss of the 2008 season with a 28-8 loss to reigning premiers the Melbourne Storm in round 4.

Round 5 saw the Broncos have a 34-22 win over the Newcastle Knights at Energy Australia Stadium. Justin Hodges starred with a two try effort with Michael Ennis also scoring two tries, while always looking dangerous. Round 6 was a disappointing 26-24 loss for the Broncos to the red hot Gold Coast Titans.The Titans burst out of the blocks with a 16-0 lead after 20 mins. However the Broncos fought back strongly,with a missed goal from the sideline from Michael Ennis late in the second half the difference. In round 9, the Broncos lost their first match of the season while leading at halftime when they led 12-6 at halftime to lose 30-12 against the Manly Sea Eagles, it was also Broncos first loss for the season at Suncorp Stadium. In round 10, the Broncos lost their first back-to-back losses for the season when they lost to the Cronulla Sharks 13-6 at Toyota Park. The Broncos returned to the winners list with a very thrilling 30-26 win against the Parramatta Eels at Suncorp Stadium in round 12. Also Denan Kemp equalled the record for the most tries in a match for the Broncos with 4 tries against the Eels in round 12.

[edit] Results

Round Opponent Result Bris. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Position
Trial Central Comets Win 30 12 February 9 Theodore, Queensland
Trial North Queensland Cowboys Win 20 10 February 16 Brown Park, Rockhampton
Trial Canberra Raiders Loss 16 32 February 23 Wade Park, Orange 8,500
Trial Redcliffe Dolphins Win 24 22 March 1 Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe 8,000
1 Penrith Panthers Win 48 12 March 16 Suncorp Stadium 31,250 1/16
2 Sydney Roosters Win 20 14 March 21 Sydney Football Stadium 18,724 1/16
3 North Queensland Cowboys Win 36 2 March 28 Suncorp Stadium 50,612 1/16
4 Melbourne Storm Loss 8 28 April 4 Olympic Park 13,831 1/16
5 Newcastle Knights Win 34 22 April 13 EnergyAustralia Stadium 21,614 1/16
6 Gold Coast Titans Loss 24 26 April 18 Skilled Park 27,176 2/16
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 32 18 April 25 Suncorp Stadium 34,112 2/16
8 Wests Tigers Win 34 22 May 3 ANZ Stadium 11,177 1/16
9 Manly Sea Eagles Loss 12 30 May 11 Suncorp Stadium 27,469 3/16
10 Cronulla Sharks Loss 6 13 May 17 Toyota Park 13,431 6/16
11 Bye 5/16
12 Parramatta Eels Win 30 26 May 30 Suncorp Stadium 25,564 4/16
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 10 28 June 6 WIN Stadium 11,432 6/16
14 Canberra Raiders June 15 Canberra Stadium /16
15 Wests Tigers June 20 Suncorp Stadium /16
16 Penrith Panthers June 27 CUA Stadium /16
17 Bye /16
18 Canterbury Bulldogs July 13 Suncorp Stadium /16
19 North Queensland Cowboys July 18 Dairy Farmers Stadium /16
20 Cronulla Sharks July 25-28 Suncorp Stadium /16
21 Canberra Raiders August 1-4 Suncorp Stadium /16
22 New Zealand Warriors August 8-11 Mt. Smart /16
23 St. George Illawarra Dragons August 15-18 Suncorp Stadium /16
24 Gold Coast Titans August 22-25 Suncorp Stadium /16
25 Canterbury Bulldogs August 29-September 1 Stadium Australia /16
26 Newcastle Knights September 5-8 Suncorp Stadium /16
TOTAL 170 104 163,207

[edit] Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney 13 9 0 4 1 303 222 +81 20
2 Manly 12 8 0 4 1 307 157 +150 18
3 Melbourne 12 8 0 4 1 234 151 +83 18
4 Gold Coast 12 8 0 4 1 274 215 +59 18
5 Cronulla 12 8 0 4 1 216 201 +15 18
6 Brisbane 12 7 0 5 1 294 241 +53 16
7 Wests Tigers 12 7 0 5 1 278 257 +21 16
8 Penrith 12 6 0 6 2 264 272 -8 16
9 St. George Illawarra 12 6 0 6 1 264 202 +62 14
10 Newcastle 11 5 0 6 2 223 228 -5 14
11 Parramatta 11 5 0 6 2 231 269 -38 14
12 Canberra 11 4 0 7 2 191 254 -63 12
13 New Zealand 12 5 0 7 1 254 361 -107 12
14 Bulldogs 12 4 0 8 1 223 320 -97 10
15 North Queensland 12 3 0 9 1 228 313 -85 8
16 South Sydney 12 2 0 10 1 189 310 -121 6

[edit] Scorers

Player Tries Goals Field Goals Points
Michael Ennis 5 28 0 76
Denan Kemp 9 0 0 36
Darius Boyd 7 0 0 28
Corey Parker 1 10 0 24
Peter Wallace 2 8 0 24
Justin Hodges 6 0 0 24
Reece Robinson 4 0 0 16
David Stagg 3 0 0 12
Karmichael Hunt 2 0 0 8
Tonie Carroll 2 0 0 8
Joel Moon 2 0 0 8
Greg Eastwood 1 0 0 4
Darren Lockyer 1 0 0 4
Ben Hannant 1 0 0 4
PJ Marsh 1 0 0 4
Reece Robinson 1 0 0 4
Steve Michaels 1 0 0 4
Sam Thaiday 1 0 0 4
TOTAL 48 38 0 284

[edit] Casualties

Player Injury Injured Round Possible Comeback Round
Steve Michaels Knee 7 Out For Season

[edit] Suspended

Player Charge Suspended Round Suspended Time
Justin Hodges Dangerous Throw 12 6 Weeks

[edit] Squad

Bold Players have played International or State any year

Full Backs
Australian Karmichael Hunt
Australian Rodney Davies
Australian Denan Kemp
Australian Josh Hoffman
Wingers
Australian Darius Boyd
Australian Reece Robinson
Australian Steve Michaels
Australian Craig Frawley
Australian Tom Hewitt
Centres
Australian Justin Hodges
Australian Nick Emmett
Australian Joel Moon
Halves
Australian Darren Lockyer (c)
Australian Peter Wallace
Australian Shane Perry
Hookers
Australian Michael Ennis
Australian Michael Roberts
Australian PJ Marsh
Australian Andrew McCullough

Props
Australian Ben Hannant
Australian Nick Kenny
Australian Sam Thaiday
Australian Dave Taylor
Australian Joel Clinton
Second Rowers
Australian David Stagg
Australian Corey Parker
Australian Ashton Sims
Australian Derrick Watkins
Locks
Australian Tonie Carroll
New Zealander Greg Eastwood

[edit] 2008/2009 Player Signings/Transfers

Current Signed for Source
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Darius Boyd off contract [1]
Tonie Carroll retiring at the end of 2008. [2]
Joel Clinton off contract
Greg Eastwood off contract [3]
Nick Emmett contract details unknown
Michael Ennis signed with Bulldogs off contract [4]
leaving Melbourne Israel Folau [5]
Ben Hannant signed with Bulldogs off contract [6]
Justin Hodges off contract [7]
Karmichael Hunt off contract [8]
Denan Kemp signed with New Zealand off contract [9]
Nick Kenny contract details unknown
Darren Lockyer off contract [10]
PJ Marsh off contract [11]
Steven Michaels off contract [12]
Joel Moon off contract [13]
Corey Parker off contract [14]
Shane Perry off contract [15]
Reece Robinson off contract
Ashton Sims off contract
David Stagg off contract [16]
David Taylor off contract [17]
Sam Thaiday off contract [18]
Peter Wallace off contract

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Footnotes

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 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017
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-)