1994 Brisbane Broncos season

The 1994 Brisbane Broncos season was the seventh in the club's history. As defending Premiers the Broncos competed in the NSWRL's 1994 Winfield Cup competition, finishing the regular season 5th (out of 16). They then progressed as far as the Semi-finals where a one-point loss to the North Sydney Bears saw them knocked out. Brisbane also hosted and lost the 1994 World Club Challenge to England's Wigan.

1994 Brisbane Broncos season

Season summary

In the English spring of 1994 it was announced that the Brisbane Broncos club was buying the London Crusaders, who would be renamed 'London Broncos'.[1]

New South Wales Rugby League season 1994 started in fine fashion for Brisbane. They cruised through to the final of the Tooheys Challenge Cup for the fifth time, but amazingly were pipped by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the decider. That started a shocking opening to the premiership that saw them win just one game in the first month of the competition and leave them languishing near oblivion. They were flat out winning two games in a row for much of the season.

Behind the scenes, Broncos chief executive John Ribot sent his first report on the Super League concept to News Ltd chief executive Ken Cowley.

On-field Brisbane continued to struggle, with frustration reaching boiling point against the Newcastle Knights. Referee Greg McCallum sinbinned Allan Langer for dissent as the Knights beat the Broncos for the first time. More disappointment came when Wigan avenged their 1992 loss by winning the 1994 World Club Challenge at ANZ Stadium mid-season.

A late season revival catapulted the Broncos into fifth spot, narrowly beating out the Illawarra Steelers for a spot in the finals. A tight contest against Manly-Warringah which resulted in 16-4 victory revived some hope of a 'three-peat'.[2] The following week they played against the North Sydney Bears, and after trailing 14-4 the Broncos staged a comeback to level at 14-14. In the end, a Jason Taylor field goal won the game for North Sydney 15-14 shortly before full-time.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1Parramatta EelsDraw181812 MarANZ Stadium31,7017/16
2Gold Coast SeagullsLoss122518 MarCarrara Stadium22,68814/16
3St George DragonsLoss182225 MarANZ Stadium37,74914/16
4Eastern SuburbsWin44121 AprSydney Football Stadium20,21611/16
5Penrith PanthersWin37610 AprANZ Stadium44,5116/16
6North Sydney BearsLoss101116 AprANZ Stadium35,9178/16
7Balmain TigersWin361423 AprPrinces Park14,6727/16
8Cronulla SharksWin3421 MayANZ Stadium34,0605/16
9Manly Sea EaglesLoss11218 MayBrookvale Oval18,3098/16
10Western Suburbs MagpiesWin401015 MayANZ Stadium30,7627/16
11*Illawarra SteelersLoss42627 MayWollongong14,0208/16
WCCWigan WarriorsLoss14201 JunANZ Stadium54,2208/16
12*Canterbury BulldogsWin121010 JunANZ Stadium38,3028/16
13*Canberra RaidersLoss102926 JunBruce Stadium23,7759/16
14South Sydney RabbitohsWin40101 JulANZ Stadium36,5498/16
15Newcastle KnightsLoss102410 JulNewcastle ISC26,7439/16
16Parramatta EelsWin36617 JulParramatta Stadium11,3589/16
17Gold Coast SeagullsWin481224 JulANZ Stadium36,5105/16
18St George DragonsWin281630 JulKogarah Oval9,1065/16
19Eastern SuburbsWin34167 AugANZ Stadium41,2115/16
20Penrith PanthersLoss62214 AugPenrith10,9445/16
21North Sydney BearsWin17019 AugNorth Sydney Oval20,8385/16
22Balmain TigersWin41628 AugANZ Stadium47,4865/16
Qualif. FinalManly Sea EaglesWin1644 SepSydney Football Stadium34,891
Semi FinalNorth Sydney BearsLoss141510 SepSydney Football Stadium36,011
*Game following a State of Origin match

Season Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury-Bankstown 221804537340+19736
2 North Sydney 221714517291+22635
3 Canberra 221705677298+37934
4 Manly-Warringah 221615605311+29433
5 Brisbane Broncos 221318544316+22827
6 Illawarra 221138484387+9725
7 Cronulla-Sutherland 2212010432401+3124
8 Penrith 2210210404448-4422
9 South Sydney 229112401569-16819
10 Newcastle Knights 229013427458-3118
11 St. George 229013386497-11118
12 Parramatta 227114350474-12415
13 Western Suburbs 226214439650-21114
14 Eastern Suburbs 226115344513-16913
15 Gold Coast Seagulls 225116363618-25511
16 Balmain 224018303642-3398

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Julian O'Neill847/783129
Steve Renouf230092
Wendell Sailor140056
Allan Langer112/2149
Terry Matterson318/35048
Michael Hancock110044
Willie Carne80032
John Plath60024
Kevin Walters50020
Chris McKenna40016
Alan Cann30012
Brett Galea2008
Andrew Gee2008
Peter Ryan2008
John Driscoll1004
Mark Hohn1004
Paul Hauff1004
Chris Johns1004
Paul Morris1004
Brad Thorn1004
Kerrod Walters1004

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

References

  1. Hadfield, Dave (8 June 1994). "Rugby League: Brisbane's capital investment in London: Broncos to spend big bucks on crusade to develop barren British territory". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. Harms, John (2005). The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7022-3536-8.
  3. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

See also

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