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1989 Brisbane Broncos season
(Cronulla Sharks, 14–38) (Parramatta Eels, 20 August)
Broncos trio Allan Langer, Michael Hancock and Kerrod Walters were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1989.
Season summary
Coach Wayne Bennett said a mid-season 1989 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand contributed to the Broncos failing to reach the finals. Brisbane contributed captain Wally Lewis, Tony Currie, Peter Jackson, Michael Hancock, Kerrod Walters and Sam Backo - more players than any other club - to the successful Australian team, losing all three of their matches while they were away.{{cite news
Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [PC](1989-panasonic-cup-rugby-league) (1) | Canberra Raiders | Win | 18 | 13 | 1 Mar | Pioneer Oval | |||
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 28 | 8 | 19 Mar | Lang Park | 14,721 | 1/16 | |
| 2 | Manly Sea Eagles | Win | 22 | 18 | 26 Mar | Brookvale Oval | 17,736 | 2/16 | |
| 3 | Balmain Tigers | Loss | 6 | 15 | 2 Apr | Lang Park | 12,952 | 5/16 | |
| 4 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 10 | 8 | 9 Apr | Campbelltown | 5,755 | 3/16 | |
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 24 | 12 | 15 Apr | Lang Park | 13,080 | 1/16 | |
| 6 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 6 | 2 | 23 Apr | Parramatta | 17,006 | 2/16 | |
| 7 | North Sydney Bears | Win | 36 | 10 | 30 Apr | North Sydney | 8,390 | 2/16 | |
| 8 | Illawarra Steelers | Win | 32 | 24 | 7 May | Lang Park | 12,990 | 2/16 | |
| 9 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 36 | 2 | 14 May | SFS | 7,426 | 1/16 | |
| PC (1/4) | Parramatta Eels | Win | 42 | 6 | 17 May | Townsville Sports Centre | 1/16 | ||
| 10* | Gold Coast-Tweed Giants | Win | 16 | 2 | 28 May | Lang Park | 19.992 | 1/16 | |
| PC (1/2) | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 24 | 4 | 31 May | Bathurst | 1/16 | ||
| 11 | St George Dragons | Loss | 10 | 20 | 4 Jun | Kogarah Oval | 6,691 | 2/16 | |
| PC (F) | Illawarra Steelers | Win | 22 | 20 | 7 Jun | Parramatta Stadium | 16,698 | 2/16 | |
| 12* | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 6 | 27 | 18 Jun | Seiffert Oval | 18,272 | 3/16 | |
| 13 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 42 | 10 | 24 Jun | Lang Park | 17,895 | 3/16 | |
| 14* | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 8 | 22 | 1 Jul | Belmore | 9,185 | 3/16 | |
| 15 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Loss | 8 | 20 | 9 Jul | Lang Park | 21,388 | 3/16 | |
| 16 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 8 | 18 | 16 Jul | Penrith | 10,981 | 3/16 | |
| 17 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 8 | 16 | 21 Jul | Lang Park | 16,100 | 4/16 | |
| 18 | Balmain Tigers | Loss | 6 | 24 | 30 Jul | Leichhardt Oval | 16,927 | 7/16 | |
| 19 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 20 | 8 | 6 Aug | Lang Park | 19,524 | 6/16 | |
| 20 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 20 | 16 | 13 Aug | Newcastle ISC | 27,000 | 6/16 | |
| 21 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 16 | 8 | 20 Aug | Lang Park | 33,245 | 5/16 | |
| 22 | North Sydney Bears | Win | 30 | 0 | 26 Aug | Lang Park | 18,496 | 5/16 | |
| Play-off for 5th | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 14 | 38 | 29 Aug | Parramatta | 9,047 | 6/16 |
- Game following a State of Origin match
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:South Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 390 | 207 | +183 |
| 2 | [[File:Penrith colours.svg | 16x16px]] Penrith Panthers | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 241 | +197 |
| 3 | [[File:Balmain colours.svg | 16x16px]] Balmain Tigers | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 380 | 236 | +144 |
| 4 | [[File:Canberra colours.svg | 16x16px]] Canberra Raiders | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 457 | 287 | +170 |
| 5 | [[File:Brisbane colours.svg | 16x16px]] **Brisbane Broncos** | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 398 | 290 | +108 |
| 6 | [[File:Cronulla colours.svg | 16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 368 | 281 | +87 |
| 7 | [[File:Newcastle colours.svg | 16x16px]] Newcastle Knights | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 281 | 281 | 0 |
| 8 | [[File:Parramatta colours.svg | 16x16px]] Parramatta Eels | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 346 | 366 | -20 |
| 9 | [[File:Canterbury colours.svg | 16x16px]] Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 280 | 337 | -57 |
| 10 | [[File:St. George colours.svg | 16x16px]] St. George Dragons | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 330 | 356 | -26 |
| 11 | [[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 348 | 346 | +2 |
| 12 | [[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg | 16x16px]] Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 334 | 343 | -9 |
| 13 | [[File:Western Suburbs colours.svg | 16x16px]] Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 229 | 389 | -160 |
| 14 | [[File:New Zealand colours.svg | 16x16px]] Gold Coast-Tweed Giants | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 223 | 383 | -160 |
| 15 | [[File:North Sydney colours.svg | 16x16px]] North Sydney Bears | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 194 | 406 | -212 |
| 16 | [[File:Illawarra colours.svg | 16x16px]] Illawarra Steelers | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 256 | 503 | -247 |
Squad
Awards
League
nil
Club
- Player of the year: Greg Dowling
- Rookie of the year: Michael Hancock
- Forward of the year: Greg Dowling
- Back of the year: Tony Currie
- Clubman of the year: Tony Currie
Scorers
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Matterson | 5 | 42/64 | 0 | 104 |
| Michael Hancock | 9 | 2/4 | 0 | 40 |
| Chris Johns | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Tony Currie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Gary French | 2 | 10/19 | 0 | 28 |
| Joe Kilroy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Wally Lewis | 4 | 2/8 | 0 | 20 |
| Allan Langer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brett Plowman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Sam Backo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Brett Le Man | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gene Miles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| James Donnelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Grant Graving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Peter Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bryan Neibling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rohan Teevan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Greg Conescu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
References
- Curran, Brian. (2 March 1989). "Matterson the star as battling Broncos rally for Cup win". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- Pramberg, Bernie. (20 March 2018). "Currie and Johns destroy Penrith in 27-minute victory". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- MacDonald, John. (27 March 1989). "The King's exit rallies Broncos to heroic victory". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- "Honour Board". [[Brisbane Broncos]].
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