1988 Brisbane Broncos season

The 1988 Brisbane Broncos season was the first in the club's history. Coached by previous season grand final co-coach Wayne Bennett and captained by Australian national skipper Wally Lewis, the new venture team competed in the New South Wales Rugby League's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership. 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.

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
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
2	Penrith Panthers	Win	20	18	12 Mar	Lang Park	13,621
3	Western Suburbs Magpies	Win	38	4	20 Mar	Campbelltown	10,112
4	North Sydney Bears	Win	24	12	27 Mar	North Sydney	9,329
5	Parramatta Eels	Win	24	18	3 Apr	Lang Park	23,202
PC	Penrith Panthers	Loss	10	24	6 Apr	Parramatta Stadium
6	Newcastle Knights	Win	24	10	10 Apr	Newcastle ISC	30,220
7	Balmain Tigers	Loss	18	26	16 Apr	Lang Park	18,434
8	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Loss	8	38	23 Apr	Endeavour	10,115
9	Sydney Roosters	Win	24	20	1 May	Lang Park	16,489
10	Gold Coast-Tweed Giants	Loss	22	25	8 May	Seagulls	13,432
11*	Canberra Raiders	Loss	16	36	22 May	Lang Park	15,909
12*	Illawarra Steelers	Win	32	10	5 Jun	Wollongong	9,738
13	St. George Dragons	Win	26	22	13 Jun	Lang Park	19,954
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Loss	4	16	17 Jun	SFS	10,871
15*	Canterbury Bulldogs	Loss	10	25	26 Jun	Lang Park	15,371
16	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Win	28	10	3 Jul	Brookvale Oval	17,193
17	Penrith Panthers	Win	8	6	10 Jul	Penrith Park	17,106
18	Western Suburbs Magpies	Win	32	6	16 Jul	Lang Park	11,419
19	North Sydney Bears	Win	24	6	23 Jul	Lang Park	11,452
20	Parramatta Eels	Loss	14	22	31 Jul	Parramatta	13,190
21	Newcastle Knights	Win	24	8	6 Aug	Lang Park	13,919
22	Balmain Tigers	Loss	10	20	13 Aug	Leichhardt Oval	13,015

Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Cronulla-Sutherland	22	16	2	4	507	330	+177	34
2	Canterbury-Bankstown	22	16	0	6	412	268	+144	32
3	Canberra	22	15	0	7	596	346	+250	30
4	Manly-Warringah	22	15	0	7	538	347	+191	30
5	Penrith	22	15	0	7	394	258	+136	30
6	Balmain	22	15	0	7	402	341	+61	30
7	Brisbane Broncos	22	14	0	8	474	368	+106	28
8	South Sydney	22	12	2	8	425	383	+42	24
9	North Sydney	22	9	2	11	366	424	-58	20
10	St. George	22	9	0	13	352	493	-141	18
11	Parramatta	22	8	0	14	359	412	-53	16
12	Eastern Suburbs	22	6	3	13	387	443	-56	15
13	Illawarra	22	6	1	15	353	510	-157	13
14	Newcastle Knights	22	5	1	16	270	460	-190	11
15	Gold Coast-Tweed Giants	22	4	2	16	238	484	-246	10
16	Western Suburbs	22	4	1	17	287	493	-206	9

Awards

League

nil

Club

Player of the year: Allan Langer^[1]
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

↑ "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

Rugby League Tables and Statistics

Brisbane Broncos

Est. 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland

Club	History Records Honours Players Coaches Representatives

Home grounds	Suncorp Stadium QEII (ANZ) Stadium

Culture	Red Hill Queensland derby South East Queensland derby

Important figures	Paul Morgan Barry Maranta John Ribot Wayne Bennett Wally Lewis Allan Langer Cyril Connell, Jr. Kevin Walters Darren Lockyer Shane Webcke Gorden Tallis

League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL

Titles	Premierships (6) 1992 1993 1997 1998 2000 2006 World Club Challenges (2) 1992 1997

Seasons (25)	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other competitions	Current Holden Cup Auckland Nines Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup

Affiliations	Current News Corporation Central Queensland Capras Ipswich Jets Norths Devils Redcliffe Dolphins Wynnum Manly Seagulls Past London Broncos

Coordinates: 27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944

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