1989 Brisbane Broncos season explained

Year:1989
Team Colour:
  1. aa0000
Font Colour:
  1. ffcc33
League:NSWRL
League Rank:5th
League Wins:14
League Draws:0
League Losses:9
Points For:398
Points Against:290
Playoff Result:Lost play-off decider
(Cronulla Sharks, 14–38)
Ceo Title:CEO
Coach Title:Coach
Avg Attendance:18,217
High Attendance:33,245
(Parramatta Eels, 20 August)
Top Tries:Chris Johns (10)
Top Goals:Terry Matterson (42)
Top Points:Terry Matterson (104)
List:yes
List Link:Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries

The 1989 Brisbane Broncos season was the second in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1989 Winfield Cup premiership and in their second year improved on their first, finishing the season in sixth position after losing their first ever play-off match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. The Broncos did however claim their first piece of silverware by winning the mid-week knock-out 1989 Panasonic Cup competition.

Broncos trio Allan Langer, Michael Hancock and Kerrod Walters were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1989.

Season summary

Coach Wayne Bennett said a mid-season Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand in 1989 contributed to the Broncos failing to reach the finals. Brisbane contributed captain Wally Lewis, Tony Currie, Peter Jackson, Michael Hancock, Kerrod Walters and Sam Backo - more players than any other club - to the successful Australian team, losing all three of their matches while they were away.[1]

Match results

Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue Crowd PositionRef
PC (1) Canberra RaidersWin18131 Mar Pioneer Oval [2]
1 Penrith PanthersWin28819 Mar 14,721 1/16[3]
2 Manly Sea EaglesWin221826 Mar 17,736 2/16 [4]
3 Balmain TigersLoss6152 Apr Lang Park 12,952 5/16
4 Western Suburbs MagpiesWin1089 Apr Campbelltown 5,755 3/16
5 Newcastle KnightsWin241215 Apr Lang Park 13,080 1/16
6 Parramatta EelsWin6223 Apr Parramatta 17,006 2/16
7 North Sydney BearsWin361030 Apr North Sydney 8,390 2/16
8 Illawarra SteelersWin32247 May Lang Park 12,990 2/16
9 Eastern SuburbsWin36214 May SFS 7,426 1/16
PC (1/4) Parramatta EelsWin42617 May Townsville Sports Centre 1/16
10* Gold Coast-Tweed GiantsWin16228 May Lang Park 19.992 1/16
PC (1/2) South Sydney RabbitohsWin24431 May Bathurst 1/16
11 St George DragonsLoss10204 Jun 6,691 2/16
PC (F) Illawarra SteelersWin22207 Jun Parramatta Stadium 16,698 2/16
12* Canberra RaidersLoss62718 Jun 18,272 3/16
13 Cronulla SharksWin421024 Jun Lang Park 17,895 3/16
14* Canterbury BulldogsLoss8221 Jul Belmore 9,185 3/16
15 South Sydney RabbitohsLoss8209 Jul Lang Park 21,388 3/16
16 Penrith PanthersLoss81816 Jul Penrith 10,981 3/16
17 Manly Sea EaglesLoss81621 Jul Lang Park 16,100 4/16
18 Balmain TigersLoss62430 Jul Leichhardt Oval 16,927 7/16
19 Western Suburbs MagpiesWin2086 Aug Lang Park 19,524 6/16
20 Newcastle KnightsWin201613 Aug Newcastle ISC 27,000 6/16
21 Parramatta EelsWin16820 Aug Lang Park 33,245 5/16
22 North Sydney BearsWin30026 Aug Lang Park 18,496 5/16
Play-off for 5th Cronulla SharksLoss143829 Aug Parramatta 9,047 6/16
* Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

width=20 abbr="Position×" width=200 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=20 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=20 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs221813390207+18337
2 Penrith Panthers221606438241+19732
3 Balmain Tigers221417380236+14429
4 Canberra Raiders221408457287+17028
5 Brisbane Broncos221408398290+10828
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks221408368281+8728
7 Newcastle Knights2211011281281022
8 Parramatta Eels2211011346366-2022
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2210210280337-5722
10 St. George Dragons2210012330356-2620
11 Eastern Suburbs Roosters229112348346+219
12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles229112334343-919
13 Western Suburbs Magpies227114229389-16015
14 Gold Coast-Tweed Giants227114223383-16015
15 North Sydney Bears225116194406-21211
16 Illawarra Steelers222119256503-2475

Awards

League

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Club

Scorers

Player Tries Goals FG Points
5 42/64 0 104
9 2/4 0 40
10 0 0 40
8 0 0 32
2 10/19 0 28
6 0 0 24
4 2/8 0 20
5 0 0 20
5 0 0 20
3 0 0 12
3 0 0 12
3 0 0 12
2 0 0 8
2 0 0 8
2 0 0 8
2 0 0 8
2 0 0 8
1 0 0 4
1 0 0 4

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Brian Curran . Kiwi tour killed our hopes, Bennett says . . Sydney . 76 . John Fairfax Group . 1989-08-30 . 2009-10-06.
  2. News: Matterson the star as battling Broncos rally for Cup win. Curran. Brian. 2 March 1989. The Sydney Morning Herald. 50.
  3. News: Currie and Johns destroy Penrith in 27-minute victory. Pramberg. Bernie. 20 March 2018. The Sydney Morning Herald. 63.
  4. News: The King's exit rallies Broncos to heroic victory. MacDonald. John. 27 March 1989. The Sydney Morning Herald. 41.
  5. Web site: Honour Board . broncos.com.au . . 22 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140126143426/http://www.broncos.com.au/honour-board . 26 January 2014 .