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Revision as of 00:36, 27 May 2008

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

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.

Results

Round Opponent Result Bris. Opp. Date Venue Crowd Position
Trial Central Comets Win 30 12 February 9 Theodore, Queensland N/A
Trial North Queensland Cowboys Win 20 10 February 16 Brown Park, Rockhampton N/A
Trial Canberra Raiders Loss 16 32 February 23 Wade Park, Orange 8,500 N/A
Trial Redcliffe Dolphins Win 24 22 March 1 Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe 8,000 N/A
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 May 30 Suncorp Stadium /16
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons June 6 WIN Stadium /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

Ladder

2008 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 2 584 282 +302 38
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 24 17 0 7 2 645 355 +290 38
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 17 0 7 2 451 384 +67 38
4 Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 2 511 446 +65 34
5 Brisbane Broncos 24 14 1 9 2 560 452 +108 33
6 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 640 527 +113 30
7 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 13 0 11 2 489 378 +111 30
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 0 11 2 502 567 -65 30
9 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 2 516 486 +30 28
10 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 528 560 -32 26
11 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 501 547 -46 26
12 Penrith Panthers 24 10 1 13 2 504 611 -107 25
13 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 476 586 -110 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 8 0 16 2 453 666 -213 20
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 5 0 19 2 474 638 -164 14
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 5 0 19 2 433 782 -349 14

Scorers

Player Tries Goals Field Goals Points
Michael Ennis 5 25 0 70
Darius Boyd 7 0 0 28
Corey Parker 1 10 0 24
Peter Wallace 2 8 0 24
Darius Boyd 5 0 0 20
Denan Kemp 5 0 0 20
Justin Hodges 4 0 0 16
Reece Robinson 2 0 0 8
David Stagg 2 0 0 8
Karmichael Hunt 2 0 0 8
Tonie Carroll 2 0 0 8
David Stagg 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 37 43 0 170

Casualties

Player Injury Injured Round Possible Comeback Round
Steve Michaels Knee 7 Out For Season
Darren Lockyer Knee 8 15

Suspended

No players suspended.

Squad

Bold Players have played International or State any year

Full Backs
Australian Karmichael Hunt
Australian Rodney Davies
Australian Denan Kemp
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

2008/2009 Player Signings/Transfers

Gains

Name Club Coming From Details
Israel Folau Melbourne Storm Contract Ends 2012

Losses

Name Club Going To Details
Tonie Carroll - Retiring at the end of 2008
Wayne Bennett (Coach) St. George Illawarra Dragons Contract Ends 2011

Re Signings

Name Contract Details
Dave Taylor Contract Ends 2009
Corey Parker Contract Ends 2011

Off Contract at end of 2008

Name Contract Details
Ben Hannant Contract Ends 2008
Denan Kemp Contract Ends 2008
Tom Hewitt Contract Ends 2008

Off Contract at end of 2009

Name Contract Details
Darren Lockyer Contract Ends 2009
Karmichael Hunt Contract Ends 2009
David Stagg Contract Ends 2009
Sam Thaiday Contract Ends 2009
Joel Moon Contract Ends 2009
Stephen Michaels Contract Ends 2009
Darius Boyd Contract Ends 2009
Greg Eastwood Contract Ends 2009
Peter Wallace Contract Ends 2009

Off Contract at end of 2010

Name Contract Details
Joel Clinton Contract Ends 2010
Michael Ennis Contract Ends 2010
Ashton Sims Contract Ends 2010
PJ Marsh Contract Ends 2010

Off Contract at end of 2011

Name Contract Details
Justin Hodges Contract Ends 2011

See also

External links

Footnotes

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