2008 Brisbane Broncos season

The 2008 Brisbane Broncos season was the 21st in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership, the centenary season of rugby league football in Australia. The Broncos finished the regular season 5th (out of 16) but were knocked out of the finals by eventual grand finalists Melbourne Storm for the second consecutive year.

2008 Brisbane Broncos season
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Season summary

The Broncos started the season 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-Sutherland Sharks 13–6 at Toyota Park. The Broncos returned to the winners list with a very thrilling 30–26 win against the Parramatta Eels at Suncorp Stadium in round 12. Also Denan Kemp equalled the record for the most tries in a match for the Broncos with 4 tries against the Eels in round 12. Karmichael Hunt kicked his first ever field goal when he won the game for the Broncos 19–18 against the Wests Tigers in round 15. Also Nick Kenny scored his first ever try in first grade against the Tigers. The Broncos played out their first draw since round 25, 2004 and the first draw of the season with a hard-fought 12–12 draw with the Penrith Panthers at CUA Stadium in round 16. In round 20, the Broncos won their first back to back wins since round 8 with a hard fort 18–12 win over the Cronulla Sharks at Suncorp Stadium. Joel Clinton has scored his first try for the Broncos in the Broncos 25–21 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium in round 24. In round 25, the Broncos secured another finals campaign with a 36–22 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium. The Broncos will compete in their 17th straight finals series. The Broncos took on the Sydney Roosters in the Qualifying Final and the Broncos turned an 8-point halftime deficit into an 8-point win coming from 16–8 down to win 24–16 at the SFS. The Broncos season came to an end when Greg Inglis crossed the line with 1 minute to play as the Broncos led the Melbourne Storm 14–12 in the semi-final at Suncorp Stadium. They lost 16–14.

After the NRL season, Brisbane's Darius Boyd was selected to make his international debut for Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Results

RoundOpponentResultBris.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
TrialCentral CometsWin30129 FebruaryTheodore, Queensland
TrialNorth Queensland CowboysWin201016 FebruaryBrown Park, Rockhampton
TrialCanberra RaidersLoss163223 FebruaryWade Park, Orange8,500
TrialRedcliffe DolphinsWin24221 MarchDolphin Oval, Redcliffe8,000
1Penrith PanthersWin481216 MarchSuncorp Stadium31,2501/16
2Sydney RoostersWin201421 MarchSydney Football Stadium18,7241/16
3North Queensland CowboysWin36228 MarchSuncorp Stadium50,6121/16
4Melbourne StormLoss8284 AprilOlympic Park Stadium13,8311/16
5 Newcastle KnightsWin342213 AprilEnergyAustralia Stadium21,6141/16
6Gold Coast TitansLoss242618 AprilSkilled Park27,1762/16
7South Sydney RabbitohsWin321825 AprilSuncorp Stadium34,1122/16
8Wests TigersWin34223 MayANZ Stadium11,1771/16
9Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLoss123011 MaySuncorp Stadium27,4693/16
10Cronulla-Sutherland SharksLoss61317 MayToyota Park13,4316/16
11Bye5/16
12Parramatta EelsWin302630 MaySuncorp Stadium25,5644/16
13 St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss10286 JuneWIN Stadium11,4326/16
14Canberra RaidersLoss163415 JuneCanberra Stadium11,1577/16
15Wests TigersWin191820 JuneSuncorp Stadium27,8627/16
16 Penrith PanthersDraw121227 JuneCUA Stadium9,9677/16
17Bye7/16
18 BulldogsLoss182613 JulySuncorp Stadium37,6877/16
19North Queensland CowboysWin321818 JulyDairy Farmers Stadium22,0485/16
20Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWin181225 JulySuncorp Stadium27,9055/16
21Canberra RaidersWin3463 AugustSuncorp Stadium28,1035/16
22 New Zealand WarriorsLoss12169 AugustMt. Smart13,0075/16
23 St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss202415 AugustSuncorp Stadium33,2375/16
24Gold Coast TitansWin252122 AugustSuncorp Stadium39,7375/16
25 BulldogsWin362231 AugustStadium Australia7,6855/16
26 Newcastle KnightsWin2425 SeptemberSuncorp Stadium37,5525/16
QFSydney RoostersWin241612 SeptemberSydney Football Stadium18,343
SFMelbourne StormLoss141620 SeptemberSuncorp Stadium50,466

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2417072584282+30238
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 2417072645355+29038
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2417072451384+6738
4 Sydney Roosters 2415092511446+6534
5 Brisbane Broncos 2414192560452+10833
6 Canberra Raiders 24130112640527+11330
7 St George Illawarra Dragons 24130112489378+11130
8 New Zealand Warriors 24130112502567-6530
9 Newcastle Knights 24120122516486+3028
10 Wests Tigers 24110132528560-3226
11 Parramatta Eels 24110132501547-4626
12 Penrith Panthers 24101132504611-10725
13 Gold Coast Titans 24100142476586-11024
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2480162453666-21320
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2450192474638-16414
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2450192433782-34914

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsField GoalsPoints
Michael Ennis7480124
Denan Kemp170068
Corey Parker327066
Darius Boyd90036
Justin Hodges80032
Sam Thaiday80032
Peter Wallace48028
Joel Moon50020
Reece Robinson40016
David Stagg40016
Karmichael Hunt30113
Darren Lockyer2019
Tonie Carroll2008
Ben Hannant2008
Kaine Manihera2008
Greg Eastwood2008
PJ Marsh1004
Reece Robinson1004
Steve Michaels1004
Shane Perry1004
Nick Kenny1004
Dave Taylor1004
Joel Clinton1004

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

Casualties

PlayerInjuryInjured RoundPossible Comeback Round
Steve MichaelsKnee7Out For Season
Nick EmmettAnkle18Out For Season

Suspended

Justin Hodges

Squad

Bold Players have played International or State any year

Full Backs

Wingers

Centres

Halves

Hookers

Props

Second Rowers

Locks

Player movements

Current Signed for Source
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Darius Boyd signed with St. George Illawarra off contract
Tonie Carroll .
Joel Clinton off contract
Greg Eastwood signed with Bulldogs off contract
Nick Emmett signed with St. George Illawarra contract details unknown
Michael Ennis signed with Bulldogs off contract
leaving Melbourne Israel Folau
leaving Catalans Aaron Gorrell
Ben Hannant signed with Bulldogs off contract
Justin Hodges off contract
Karmichael Hunt Signed with Gold Coast AfL
Denan Kemp signed with New Zealand off contract
Nick Kenny off contract
Kaine Manihera contract details unknown
Darren Lockyer off contract
PJ Marsh off contract
Steven Michaels off contract
Joel Moon signed with New Zealand off contract
Corey Parker off contract
Shane Perry signed with Catalans off contract
Reece Robinson off contract
leaving St. George Illawarra Lagi Setu off contract
Ashton Sims off contract
David Stagg signed with Canterbury off contract
David Taylor off contract
leaving Wests Tigers Ben Te'o off contract
Sam Thaiday off contract
Peter Wallace

Toyota Cup results

RoundOpponentResultBris.Opp.DateVenue
1Penrith PanthersLoss242816 MarchSuncorp Stadium
2Sydney RoostersLoss164021 MarchSydney Football Stadium
3North Queensland CowboysWin321028 MarchSuncorp Stadium
4Melbourne StormWin28244 AprilOlympic Park
5 Newcastle KnightsWin262013 AprilEnergyAustralia Stadium
6Gold Coast TitansLoss203018 AprilSkilled Park
7South Sydney RabbitohsLoss162825 AprilSuncorp Stadium
8Wests TigersLoss18313 MayANZ Stadium
9Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWin421211 MaySuncorp Stadium
10Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWin40817 MayToyota Park
11Bye
12Parramatta EelsWin32630 MaySuncorp Stadium
13 St. George Illawarra DragonsDraw22226 JuneWIN Stadium
14Canberra RaidersLoss84815 JuneCanberra Stadium
15Wests TigersWin48020 JuneSuncorp Stadium
16 Penrith PanthersWin382427 JuneCUA Stadium
17Bye
18 Canterbury BulldogsLoss163313 JulySuncorp Stadium
19North Queensland CowboysWin341618 JulyDairy Farmers Stadium
20Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWin40425 JulySuncorp Stadium
21Canberra RaidersLoss24283 AugustSuncorp Stadium
22 New Zealand WarriorsWin32129 AugustMt. Smart
23 St. George Illawarra DragonsWin302215 AugustSuncorp Stadium
24Gold Coast TitansWin401222 AugustSuncorp Stadium
25 Canterbury BulldogsWin401231 AugustStadium Australia
26 Newcastle KnightsWin1865 SeptemberSuncorp Stadium
QF Canterbury BulldogsWin282212 SeptemberAussie Stadium
PFNew Zealand WarriorsWin282620 SeptemberAussie Stadium
GFCanberra RaidersLoss242828 SeptemberANZ Stadium

QF Sydney Roosters vs Brisbane Broncos venue SFS

SF Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos venue Suncorp Stadium

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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