2004 Brisbane Broncos season

The 2004 Brisbane Broncos season was the seventeenth in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership, making it to the finals again, but were knocked out of contention by the North Queensland Cowboys, their first ever loss to the club.

Season summary

The 2004 NRL season was Darren Lockyer's first in the position of five-eighth and Gorden Tallis' last as captain. The Broncos started the season by defeating the New Zealand Warriors 28-20 in Round 1, only to lose their next match against the Parramatta Eels by 26-18. The Broncos then won their next five matches, including a controversial match against the Tigers, during which the Broncos appeared to field 14 men at one stage of the match. In the 60th minute, Brisbane's Shane Webcke was taken off the ground after being knocked out by Bryce Gibbs; while he was assisted off the field, Corey Parker was brought on, and immediately scored off a Darren Lockyer pass to start a Broncos revival (they trailed 24-8 at halftime) which saw them claim a 32-24 victory. An ensuing investigation saw the Broncos stripped of two competition points,[1] but, following a successful appeal, they were reinstated weeks later.

In round 10, the Broncos and the Newcastle Knights made history by contesting the first ever golden point match on free-to-air television. The Broncos lost the match 16-17 after Newcastle's Kurt Gidley booted a field goal three minutes and 26 seconds into extra time.

The Broncos eventually qualified for the finals for the thirteenth consecutive season after finishing the minor rounds in third place on the ladder (only behind eventual Grand Finalists the Sydney Roosters and the Bulldogs), but would bow out in straight sets, first losing to the Melbourne Storm at home by 31-14[2] before losing to the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville, in what was captain Gorden Tallis' final game for the club. It also marked the first time the Broncos had lost to the Cowboys, and the first time the Broncos had been held scoreless anywhere in Queensland. With Tallis' retirement at the end of the season, the Broncos' captaincy was passed onto Darren Lockyer.

Match results

OpponentResultBro.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
Trial MatchMelbourne Storm Win141021 FebStadium Toowoomba--
Trial MatchSydney RoostersLoss123428 FebDolphin Oval--
Rd. 1New Zealand WarriorsWin282014 MarSuncorp Stadium28,5484/15
Rd. 2Parramatta EelsLoss182621 MarSuncorp Stadium23,5506/15
Rd. 3Wests TigersWin322428 MarCampbelltown Stadium13,0115/15
Rd. 4Melbourne StormWin34264 AprSuncorp Stadium19,3343/15
Rd. 5Sydney RoostersWin26149 AprAussie Stadium23,1182/15
Rd. 6North Queensland CowboysWin191217 AprDairy Farmers Stadium25,9861/15
Rd. 7Penrith PanthersWin321425 AprSuncorp Stadium37,7451/15
Rd. 8BulldogsLoss18252 MayTelstra Stadium17,1043/15
Rd. 9Canberra RaidersWin34209 MayCanberra Stadium12,3192/15
Rd. 10Newcastle KnightsLoss161714 MaySuncorp Stadium32,7473/15
Rd. 11Bye------2/15
Rd. 12^St George Illawarra DragonsWin242228 MaySuncorp Stadium27,5892/15
Rd. 13Cronulla-Sutherland SharksLoss22306 JunSuncorp Stadium26,6913/15
Rd. 14Bye------3/15
Rd. 15^Parramatta EelsWin342419 JunParramatta Stadium10,1472/15
Rd. 16Canberra RaidersLoss142127 JunSuncorp Stadium27,7744/15
Rd. 17South Sydney RabbitohsWin48284 JulSuncorp Stadium19,9423/15
Rd. 18^St George Illawarra DragonsWin28149 JulWIN Stadium15,3483/15
Rd. 19Newcastle KnightsWin161218 JulEnergyAustralia Stadium11,2713/15
Rd. 20Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWin261224 JulSuncorp Stadium23,7263/15
Rd. 21Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWin161231 JulToyota Park12,5653/15
Rd. 22New Zealand WarriorsWin21147 AugSuncorp Stadium9,7103/15
Rd. 23BulldogsLoss184615 AugSuncorp Stadium49,5713/15
Rd. 24Wests TigersWin242021 AugSuncorp Stadium26,7903/15
Rd. 25South Sydney RabbitohsDraw343428 AugAussie Stadium7,0493/15
Rd. 26Penrith PanthersLoss20463 SepPenrith Park20,0433/15
Qualif. FinalMelbourne StormLoss143111 SepSuncorp Stadium31,100-
Semi FinalNorth Queensland CowboysLoss01018 SepDairy Farmers Stadium24,989-

^ = Game following a State of Origin match

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B F A P/D Pts
1Sydney Roosters241905271036834242
2Canterbury Bulldogs241905276049126942
3Brisbane Broncos24161726025336937
4Penrith Panthers241509267256710534
5St George Illawarra Dragons2414010262441520932
6Melbourne Storm2413011268451716730
7North Queensland Cowboys241211125265141229
8Canberra Raiders24110132554613-5926
9Wests Tigers24100142509534-2524
10Newcastle Knights24100142516617-10124
11Cronulla Sharks24100142528645-11724
12Parramatta Eels2490152517626-10922
13Manly Sea Eagles2490152615754-13922
14New Zealand Warriors2460182427693-26616
15South Sydney Rabbitohs2452172455812-35716

Scorers

PlayerTriesGoalsFGPoints
Michael De Vere865/820162
Karmichael Hunt150060
Darren Lockyer221/29151
Craig Frawley100040
Corey Parker313/17038
Shaun Berrigan90036
Casey McGuire50121
Tonie Carroll50020
Stuart Kelly50020
Brent Tate50020
Gorden Tallis50020
Barry Berrigan40016
Ben Ikin40016
Carl Webb40016
Neville Costigan30012
Petero Civoniceva2008
Dane Carlaw2008
Brad Meyers2008
David Stagg2008
Darren Smith2008
Gary Tupou2008
Motu Tony2008
Darren Mapp1004
Michael Ryan1004
Shane Webcke1004

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

References

  1. ↑ Gould, Phil (2004-04-04). "Winning the war on error". The Sun-Herald. Australia: Fairfax. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  2. ↑ Fuller, Mark (12 September 2004). "Storm stuns Broncos at home". The Age. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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

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