1996 Brisbane Broncos season

April 2015 May 2026 1995 1997 The 1996 Brisbane Broncos season was the ninth in the club's history. They competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1996 Optus Cup premiership and finished the regular season in second place on the ladder, progressing as far as the semi-finals. Season summary In 1996 the Broncos once again started solidly, went through a losing streak mid-season but recovered to finish strongly, conforming to the pattern of previous seasons. Harms John The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story University of Queensland Press 2005 Australia 177 https://books.google.com/books?id=OFE2EZ7JyEkC 9780702235368 However again they capitulated, losing to North Sydney and Cronulla to lose their fifth straight finals match. Gorden Tallis, at the time still contracted to the St George, chose to sit out this season rather than play for the Dragons as he had also signed to play for the Broncos in 1996. At the end of the 1996 season, players Kerrod Walters, Alan Cann, Willie Carne and Michael Hancock were asked to leave the club, as they could no longer be guaranteed regular places in the Broncos' first grade team. Match results Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Position 1 Auckland Warriors Forfeited 16/20 2 Western Suburbs MagpiesWin361431 MarCampbelltown Sports Ground9,1067/20 3 Illawarra SteelersWin5446 AprANZ Stadium24,5773/20 4 South Queensland CrushersWin28812 AprSuncorp Stadium34,2632/20 5 North Queensland CowboysWin581421 AprANZ Stadium18,6092/20 6 St George DragonsWin22427 AprKogarah Oval13,0902/20 7 Canterbury BulldogsWin3084 MayBelmore Oval5,2462/20 8 Canberra RaidersWin501612 MayANZ Stadium37,2482/20 9* Western RedsWin221424 MayWACA Ground10,7352/20 10* North Sydney BearsLoss10167 JuneANZ Stadium25,0923/20 11 Manly Sea EaglesLoss41814 JunANZ Stadium19,8374/20 12* Illawarra SteelersLoss61423 JunWollongong6,1215/20 13 Parramatta EelsWin302430 JunANZ Stadium22,4124/20 14 Sydney City RoostersLoss10128 JulSydney Football Stadium35,0755/20 15 Newcastle KnightsWin241915 JulANZ Stadium28,6005/20 16 Cronulla SharksWin151220 JulEndeavour Field19,0784/20 17 Sydney TigersWin26626 JulANZ Stadium15,1293/20 18 Penrith PanthersWin50204 AugPenrith Park6,3183/20 19 Western Suburbs MagpiesWin36610 AugANZ Stadium19,8663/20 20 South Sydney RabbitohsWin201817 AugSydney Football Stadium3,0112/20 21 Gold Coast ChargersWin381025 AugANZ Stadium25,7492/20 22 Auckland WarriorsWin38630 AugMt Smart Stadium26,0002/20 Qualif. Final North Sydney BearsLoss16217 SepSuncorp Stadium25,983 Semi Final Cronulla SharksLoss162214 SepSydney Football Stadium 27,665 *Game following a State of Origin match Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Manly-Warringah22 1804549191+358362 16x16px Brisbane211704607263+344343 16x16px North Sydney221525598325+273324 16x16px Sydney City221516521321+200315 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland211425399268+131306 16x16px Canberra211317538384+154277 16x16px St. George211218443360+83278 16x16px Western Suburbs221219394434−40259 16x16px Newcastle2110110416388+282310 16x16px Canterbury2111010375378−32211 16x16px Auckland2110011412427−152212 16x16px Balmain2211011319459−1402213 16x16px Parramatta219111404415−112114 16x16px Illawarra228014403444−411615 16x16px Penrith217113363464−1011516 16x16px Western Reds216114313420−1071317 16x16px North Queensland216015288643−3551218 16x16px Gold Coast225116359521−1621119 16x16px South Sydney225116314634−3201120 16x16px South Queensland213018220496−2768 Scorers Player Tries Goals FG Points Willie Carne 7 59/94 0 146 Steve Renouf 19 0 0 76 Darren Smith 14 0 0 56 Darren Lockyer 7 12/21 0 54 Michael Hancock 13 0 0 52 Allan Langer 11 2/5 1 49 Kevin Walters 10 0 0 40 Wendell Sailor 9 0 0 36 Robbie Ross 8 0 0 32 Kerrod Walters 5 0 0 20 Tonie Carroll 4 0 0 16 John Plath 3 0 0 12 Peter Ryan 3 0 0 12 Ben Walker 1 3/6 0 10 Brad Thorn 2 0 0 8 Alan Cann 1 0 0 4 Brett Galea 1 0 0 4 Paul Hauff 1 0 0 4 Glenn Lazarus 1 0 0 4 Shane Webcke 1 0 0 4 Honours League Nil Club Player of the year: Allan LangerHonour Board http://www.broncos.com.au/honour-board broncos.com.au Brisbane Broncos 22 December 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140126143426/http://www.broncos.com.au/honour-board 26 January 2014 Rookie of the year: Tonie Carroll Back of the year: Allan Langer Forward of the year: Peter Ryan Club man of the year: Chris Johns / Gorden Tallis References 40em -27.558333 153.062222 type:event_region:AU-QLD title ANZ Stadium 1996 Category:1996 in Australian rugby league Category:1996 in rugby league by club Category:1996 in sport in Brisbane