1988 Brisbane Broncos season

April 2015 May 2026 1988 #aa0000 #ffcc33 NSWRL 7th 10 0 8 474 368 Did not qualify CEO John Ribot Coach Wayne Bennett Wally Lewis Lang Park 15,071 Wally Lewis Terry Matterson Terry Matterson 1989 yes Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries The 1988 Brisbane Broncos season was the first in the club's history. The new venture team was added, along with the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast-Tweed Giants to the New South Wales Rugby League's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership, coached by previous season grand final co-coach Wayne Bennett and captained by Australian national skipper Wally Lewis. Despite a strong start to the season, Brisbane failed to make the finals. During the season the Broncos also competed in the 1988 Panasonic Cup. Season summary The same year Brisbane hosted World Expo 88, the Brisbane Broncos joined the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, making their debut on 6 March at Lang Park in Brisbane. The brand-new club which featured many Queensland-based international and state representatives, defeated the 1987 Winfield Cup Premiers Manly-Warringah 44-10 in their first premiership game. Brett Le Man scored the Broncos' first ever try from the scraps of a Craig Grauf bomb. Although the Broncos won their first six games in their inaugural season, a midseason slump cost the club a debut finals appearance, finishing the season in seventh position. The Broncos also competed in the mid-week knockout competition, the 1988 Panasonic Cup, losing in the first round while they were still yet to lose a Winfield Cup match. Match results Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Ref Trial Canberra Raiders Win 22 16 Lang Park 10,000+ Trial New Zealand President's XIII Win 38 6 27 Feb 8,324 1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 44 10 6 Mar Lang Park 17,451 Wallypower starts a new era in Rugby League Adrian McGregor 7 March 1988 61 The Sydney Morning HeraldTwo-try Lewis is still the king Alan Clarkson 7 March 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 61 2 Penrith Panthers Win 20 18 12 Mar Lang Park 13,621 Last-gasp try saves Broncos Brett Thomas 13 March 1988 86 The Sydney Morning Herald 3 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 38 4 20 Mar Campbelltown 10,112 Lewis and Broncos toy with Wests Ian Heads 21 March 1988 64 The Sydney Morning Herald 4 North Sydney Bears Win 24 12 27 Mar North Sydney 9,329 Lewis steers the Broncos home Paul Tait 28 March 1988 61 The Sydney Morning Herald 5 Parramatta Eels Win 24 18 3 Apr Lang Park 23,202 Ward earns good report for 'ruling it as I saw it' Brad Forrest 5 April 1988 43 The Sydney Morning Herald PC Penrith Panthers Loss 10 24 6 Apr Parramatta Stadium Alexander ends Broncos' charge Paul Tait 7 April 1988 47 The Sydney Morning Herald 6 Newcastle Knights Win 24 10 10 Apr Newcastle ISC 30,220 King Wally staves off the bold Knights MacDonald John 11 April 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 63 7 Balmain Tigers Loss 18 26 16 Apr Lang Park 18,434 Tigers turn the screws on tail poppies Alan Clarkson 17 April 1988 75 The Sydney Morning Herald 8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Loss 8 38 23 Apr Endeavour 10,115 9 Sydney Roosters Win 24 20 1 May Lang Park 16,489 Bennett's blast brings on Bronco revival Brad Forrest 2 May 1988 60 The Sydney Morning Herald 10 Gold Coast-Tweed Giants Loss 22 25 8 May Seagulls 13,432 Gibbs and Gold Coast batter the Broncos Brad Forrest 9 May 1988 56 The Sydney Morning Herald 11* Canberra Raiders Loss 16 36 22 May Lang Park 15,909 Last Post sounds for Brisbane's baldful Old Veterans Roy Masters Paul Tait 23 May 1988 65 The Sydney Morning Herald 12* Illawarra Steelers Win 32 10 5 Jun Wollongong 9,738 Backrow pair seal win for Broncos Weidler Danny 6 June 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 60 13 St. George Dragons Win 26 22 13 Jun Lang Park 19,954 Possession helps beat St. George Forrest Brad 14 June 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 47 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 4 16 17 Jun SFS 10,871 Souths still in top-five race MacDonald John 18 June 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 68 15* Canterbury Bulldogs Loss 10 25 26 Jun Lang Park 15,371 Super sub Turvey's picnic in the park Heads Ian The Sydney Morning Herald 56 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 28 10 3 Jul Brookvale Oval 17,193 Dowling stands up where no Eagles dare MacDonald John The Sydney Morning Herald 59 17 Penrith Panthers Win 8 6 10 Jul Penrith Park 17,106 Bloodied Broncos survive an epic MacDonald John The Sydney Morning Herald 52 18 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 32 6 16 Jul Lang Park 11,419 Broncos run riot – but only in patches 17 July 1988 70 The Sydney Morning Herald 19 North Sydney Bears Win 24 6 23 Jul Lang Park 11,452 Broncos drop Bears and ball in semis quest Alan Clarkson 24 July 1988 63 The Sydney Morning Herald 20 Parramatta Eels Loss 14 22 31 Jul Parramatta 13,190 Brave win eases the dispair for Eels Tait Paul 1 August 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 59 21 Newcastle Knights Win 24 8 6 Aug Lang Park 13,919 A Bronco breakout Clarkson Alan 7 August 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 64 22 Balmain Tigers Loss 10 20 13 Aug Leichhardt Oval 13,015 Tigers on the hunt Clarkson Alan 14 August 1988 The Sydney Morning Herald 71 Game following a State of Origin match Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland221624507330+177342 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown221606412268+144323 16x16px Canberra221507596346+250304 16x16px Manly-Warringah221507538347+191305 16x16px Penrith221507394258+136306 16x16px Balmain221507402341+61307 16x16px Brisbane Broncos221408474368+106288 16x16px South Sydney221228425383+42249 16x16px North Sydney229211366424-582010 16x16px St. George229013352493-1411811 16x16px Parramatta228014359412-531612 16x16px Eastern Suburbs226313387443-561513 16x16px Illawarra226115353510-1571314 16x16px Newcastle Knights225116270460-1901115 16x16px Gold Coast-Tweed Giants224216238484-2461016 16x16px Western Suburbs224117287493-2069 Squad Brisbane Broncos 1988 Squad maroon white gold maroon WG Peter Benson FB David Bourke HK Greg Conescu PR Greg Dowling FB Shane Duffy FE Gary French SR Keith Gee HB Craig Grauf WG Michael Hancock HK Ray Herring PR Mark Hohn CE Chris Johns LK Brook Kennedy WG Joe Kilroy HB Allan Langer SR Brett Le Man FE Wally Lewis y LK Terry Matterson WG Mark Meskell SR Gene Miles PR Bryan Niebling SR Billy Noke CE Brett Plowman CE Grant Rix FB Colin Scott Peter Sinclair CE Craig Teevan CE Rohan Teevan PR Andrew Tessmann PR Brad Tessmann HK Kerrod Walters Coaching Staff Wayne Bennett Awards 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 dmy Rookie of the year: Shane Duffy / Kerrod Walters Forward of the year: Terry Matterson Back of the year: Wally Lewis Clubman of the year: Greg Conescu References External links Rugby League Tables and Statistics 27 27 53 S 153 0 34 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title 1988 Category:1988 in Australian rugby league Category:1988 in rugby league by club Category:1988 in sport in Brisbane