2002 Brisbane Broncos season

April 2025 April 2015 2002 2001 2003 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. Toohey Barry Still some bite in old Mad Dog The Daily Telegraph Sydney 2 February 2011 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/still-some-bite-in-old-mad-dog/story-e6frfgbo-1225998290314 2 February 2011April 2025 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.Gould Joel Flashback: Brisbane Broncos most famous Campbelltown win https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/22/flashback-brisbane-broncos-most-famous-campbelltown-win/Amp/ National Rugby League 2018-03-22How the Baby Broncos stunned the Wests Tigers in 2002 https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/nrl-2015-how-the-baby-broncos-stunned-the-wests-tigers-in-2002/news-story/c46c40bba2f34d4b84138e7029aa5b37 The Courier-Mail 16 July 2015 en Match results Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Position 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 10BYE 1/15 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 15BYE 2/15 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 Scorers Player Tries Goals FG Points Michael De Vere 6 81/102 0 186 Lote Tuqiri 15 17/25 0 94 Darren Lockyer 15 1/1 0 62 Chris Walker 15 0 0 60 Shaun Berrigan 10 0 0 40 Brent Tate 10 0 0 40 Gorden Tallis 10 0 0 40 Casey McGuire 7 0 0 28 Carl Webb 7 0 0 28 Allan Langer 5 0 0 20 Steve Irwin 4 0 0 16 Stuart Kelly 4 0 0 16 Brad Meyers 3 0 0 12 Scott Prince 0 5/6 0 10 Andrew Gee 2 0 0 8 Phillip Lee 2 0 0 8 Corey Parker 2 0 0 8 Brett Seymour 2 0 0 8 Shane Webcke 2 0 0 8 Petero Civoniceva 1 0 0 4 Dane Carlaw 1 0 0 4 Ashley Harrison 1 0 0 4 Robert Tanielu 1 0 0 4 Honours League Nil Club Player of the year: Darren LockyerHonour Board http://www.broncos.com.au/honour-board broncos.com.au Brisbane Broncos 22 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140126143426/http://www.broncos.com.au/honour-board 26 January 2014 Rookie of the year: Brent Tate Back of the year: Darren Lockyer Forward of the year: Shane Webcke Club man of the year: Scott Prince References External links Brisbane Broncos 2002 at sportsphotography.net -27.558333 153.062222 ANZ Stadium title 2002 Category:2002 NRL season by club Category:2002 in sport in Brisbane