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1990 Brisbane Broncos season

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The 1990 Brisbane Broncos season was the third in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1990 Winfield Cup premiership and again improved on their previous year, finishing the regular season in second position before going on to come within one match of the grand final, but losing to eventual premiers, the Canberra Raiders.

Broncos players Chris Johns and Kevin Walters were selected to make their international débuts for the Australia national rugby league team in 1990.

Season summary

The Broncos had some new faces for 1990 season, including Kevin Walters who was lured home from Canberra.{{cite book In order to increase the Broncos' success in the Winfield Cup, Wayne Bennett controversially sacked Wally Lewis as club captain and gave the role to centre Gene Miles. Miles had retired from representative football, and Bennett hoped he could remove the team's reliance on Lewis.

The Balmian Tigers were the last team unbeaten by the Broncos until their victory in Round 18 of the 1990 season. Brisbane finished the regular season in second position, qualifying for their first finals campaign. In the Preliminary Final against the Canberra Raiders the Broncos were knocked out 30-2 so finished the 1990 season in third place. Canberra then went on to win the competition. At the end of the season, Wally Lewis parted company with the Broncos, moving to the Gold Coast Seagulls.

Match results

RoundOpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
1Western Suburbs MagpiesDraw121218 MarCampbelltown Sports Ground9,6708/16
2Parramatta EelsWin28823 MarLang Park22,0034/16
3Balmain TigersLoss16181 AprLeichhardt Oval13,0629/16
4Manly Sea EaglesWin14128 AprLang Park21,8074/16
5Penrith PanthersLoss182614 AprLang Park22,8428/16
6Newcastle KnightsWin28422 AprNewcastle ISC23,1957/16
7North Sydney BearsLoss121427 AprLang Park20,8019/16
8*Eastern Suburbs RoostersWin361213 MaySydney Football Stadium5,7946/16
9Cronulla SharksWin20818 MayLang Park21,3935/16
10*Gold Coast-Tweed GiantsWin30143 JunLang Park17,6804/16
11South Sydney RabbitohsWin34610 JunSydney Football Stadium10,0592/16
12*Illawarra SteelersWin36617 JunLang Park18,7892/16
13St George DragonsWin181423 JunKogarah Oval8,1872/16
14Canberra RaidersWin22201 JulLang Park32,1241/16
15Canterbury BulldogsWin2686 JulBelmore Oval7,2021/16
16Western Suburbs MagpiesWin301013 JulLang Park15,9061/16
17Parramatta EelsWin242222 JulParramatta Stadium20,1381/16
18Balmain TigersWin301629 JulLang Park32,1681/16
19Manly Sea EaglesLoss4185 AugBrookvale Oval16,6561/16
20Penrith PanthersLoss21812 AugPenrith Football Stadium15,0002/16
21Newcastle KnightsWin24417 AugLang Park24,2822/16
22North Sydney BearsWin14825 AugNorth Sydney Oval24,2822/16
Qualif. FinalPenrith PanthersLoss16262 SepSydney Football Stadium24,409
Semi FinalManly Sea EaglesWin1248 SepSydney Football Stadium31,424
Prelim. FinalCanberra RaidersLoss43216 SepSydney Football Stadium31,628
  • Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1[[File:Canberra colours.svg16x16px]] Canberra Raiders221615532245+287
2[[File:Brisbane colours.svg16x16px]] Brisbane Broncos221615478278+200
3[[File:Penrith colours.svg16x16px]] Penrith221516415286+129
4[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg16x16px]] Manly-Warringah221507395255+125
5[[File:Balmain colours.svg16x16px]] Balmain221408432284+148
6[[File:Newcastle colours.svg16x16px]] Newcastle Knights221327344305+39
7[[File:Canterbury colours.svg16x16px]] Canterbury-Bankstown221219354291+65
8[[File:Parramatta colours.svg16x16px]] Parramatta221219387347+40
9[[File:Illawarra colours.svg16x16px]] Illawarra2211110366361+5
10[[File:Cronulla colours.svg16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland2211011370359+11
11[[File:North Sydney colours.svg16x16px]] North Sydney2210012322298+24
12[[File:St. George colours.svg16x16px]] St. George228014371399-28
13[[File:Western Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Western Suburbs226115323433-110
14[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs226115283547-264
15[[File:Northern Eagles colours.svg16x16px]] Gold Coast Seagulls224018233567-334
16[[File:South Sydney colours.svg16x16px]] South Sydney222020302652-350

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Dale Shearer1046/830132
Willie Carne153/4066
Terry Matterson323/38058
Paul Hauff110044
Chris Johns80032
Allan Langer60024
Michael Hancock50020
Gene Miles50020
Kevin Walters50020
Brett Plowman40016
Kerrod Walters40016
Tony Currie30012
Peter Jackson30012
Greg Dowling2008
Steve Renouf2008
Craig Teevan2008
Wally Lewis11/106
Bob Conway1004
Grant Rix1004

Honours

  • Nil

League

  • Player of the year: Kevin Walters
  • Rookie of the year: Paul Hauff / Willie Carne
  • Best back: Kevin Walters
  • Best forward: Gene Miles
  • Clubman of the year: Ray Herring

References

References

  1. "Honour Board". [[Brisbane Broncos]].
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