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Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Limited
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Bronco
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Maroon, gold, white and blue
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1988
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Rugby League
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National Rugby League
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Suncorp Stadium
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52,500
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Bruno Cullen
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Darren Lockyer
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Wayne Bennett
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2004
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5th of 15
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5 - 1992 , 1993 ( NSWRL ), 1997 ( Super League ), 1998 , 2000 ( NRL )
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Nil
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4 - 1992 , 1997 ( Super League ), 1998 , 2000
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Nil
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60 - 6 vs Norths , April 26 1998
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4 - 50 vs Melbourne , April 2 2005
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In the mid- 1980s the New South Wales Rugby League decided to expand the Sydney competition to include teams from Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Newcastle, and team set up by Barry Maranta and Paul "Porky" Morgan was started playing in 1988. After deliberating over such nicknames as Bulls, Bombers and Kookaburras, the team decided on the name "Broncos". The mascot of the Broncos is Buck the horse. On March 6 1988 Brisbane defeated the 1987 premiers Manly 44-10 in their first premiership game.
Wayne Bennett was the coach for this first season, and remains in that role today. Although the Broncos started well, winning the first six games in their inaugural season, they failed to make the finals. In 1989 the Broncos won the midweek Panasonic Cup competition, but once more failed to make the semi-finals in the season proper. Searching for solutions Wayne Bennett controversially sacked Wally Lewis as club captain.
Brisbane won their first premiership in 1992 when they defeated the St. George Dragons 28-8. A month later they won the World Club Challenge, defeating Wigan 22-8.
In 1993 the Broncos relocated from Lang Park to ANZ Stadium, after years of dispute with the Lang Park Trust about brewery advertising. That year they beat St George 14-6 again in the grand final. This victory gave them the right to contest the World Club Challenge once more. They were defeated by Wigan 20-14 in Brisbane in 1994 .
From 1995 Brisbane was embroiled in the Super League War, and failed to make the grand final again until 1997, when they defeated Cronulla in the Super League Grand Final 26-8. When Super League merged with the ARL to form the National Rugby League , the Broncos were again in the Grand Final, and they defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 38-12 to take the inaugural NRL trophy.
In 2000 the Broncos once more won the NRL premiership, defeating the Sydney Roosters 14-6. After disappointing crowds at ANZ Stadium during the early 2000s, with crowds averaging around the 20,000 mark, the Broncos decided on a move back to Rugby League's spiritual home at Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) when the Queensland Government announced a $380m redevelopment of the ground. Since then the Broncos' crowds have increased to levels not seen since 1995 before the advent of Super League. The Broncos crowd increased from the 28,000 mark in 2004 to over 30,000 in 2005 . With a draw that has Brisbane playing a number of well-supported teams (Cowboys, Bulldogs & Dragons) at home in 2006, the average crowd for the season could easily pass 31,000.
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- Peerless (1988-91)
- M Sport (1992-1996)
- Nike (1997-now)
- Powers Brewing (1988-1993)
- Traveland (1994-1996)
- Ansett Australia (1997-1998)
- 131 Shop (1999-2000)
- Ergon Energy (2000-now)
- TR Auscel (1990-1991)
- TDK (1992-1994)
- MMI (1995)
- Ansett Australia (1996-2001)
- Keno (2002-2003)
- Mortgage House (2004)
- Q.L.D. Group (2005-now)
- Powers Brewing (1992-93)
- Ansett Australia (1997-1998)
- Keno (1999-2001)
- NRMA Insurance (2003-now)
- 49,571 (v Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 23, 2004)
- 48,995 (v St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 23, 2005)
- 46,337 (v Newcastle Knights, Round 12, 2003)
- 46,229 (v North Queensland Cowboys, Round 1, 2006)
- 43,438 (v North Queensland Cowboys, Round 1, 2005)
- 37,745 (v Penrith Panthers, Round 7, 2004)
- 35,597 (v St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 26, 2003)
- 35,592 (v Sydney Roosters, Round 25, 2005)
- 58,912 (v Cronulla Sharks, Super League Grand Final 1997)
- 58,593 (v St George Illawarra Dragons, 27/8/93)
- 51,517 (v Parramatta Eels, 28/3/93)
- 279- Michael Hancock (1988-2000)
- 265- Allan Langer (1988-1999, 2002)
- 265- Andrew Gee (1989-1999, 2002-2003)
- 252- Kevin Walters (1990-2001)
- 4- Steve Renouf (v North Sydney Bears, Lang Park. Round 20, 1991) (Brisbane won 44-6)
- 4- Steve Renouf (v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium. Round 17, 1993) (Brisbane won 38-18)
- 4- Steve Renouf (v Balmain Tigers, Optus Oval. Round 7, 1994) (Brisbane won 36-14)
- 4- Steve Renouf (v Auckland Warriors, ANZ Stadium. Round 22, 1995) (Brisbane won 44-6)
- 4- Steve Renouf (v Penrith Panthers, ANZ Stadium. Round 3, 1998) (Brisbane won 26-18)
- 4- Wendell Sailor (v St George Illawarra Dragons, Aussie Stadium. Round 28, 2001) (Brisbane won 44-28)
- 4- Karmichael Hunt (v South Sydney Rabbitohs, Suncorp Stadium. Round 17, 2004) (Brisbane won 48-28)
- 23- Steve Renouf (in 21 games, 1994)
- 23- Darren Smith (in 27 games, 1998)
- 21- Lote Tuqiri (in 29 games, 2001)
- 142- Steve Renouf (in 183 games)
- 120- Michael Hancock (in 274 games)
- 110- Wendell Sailor (in 189 games)
- 100- Allan Langer (in 258 games)
- 9- Michael De Vere (v North Queensland Cowboys, ANZ Stadium. Round 14, 2001) (Brisbane won 50-6)
- 9- Darren Lockyer (v North Queensland Cowboys, ANZ Stadium. Round 5, 1998) (Brisbane won 58-4)
- 272- Darren Lockyer (in 26 games, 1998. 19 tries, 98 goals)
- 206- Michael De Vere (in 25 games, 2001. 2 tries, 99 goals)
- 196- Michael De Vere (in 27 games, 2000. 12 tries, 74 goals)
- 1082- Michael De Vere (162 games, 64 tries, 413 goals)
- 1076- Darren Lockyer (250 games, 100 tries, 334 goals, 8 field goals) (AS OF APRIL 2006)
- 874- Terry Matterson (156 games, 36 tries, 365 goals)
- 568- Steve Renouf (183 games, 142 tries)
- 60-6 (v North Sydney, ANZ Stadium. April 26, 1998)
- 58-4 (v North Queensland, ANZ Stadium. April 12, 1998)
- 56-4 (v Western Suburbs Magpies, ANZ Stadium. June 21, 1998)
- 50-0 (v Western Suburbs Magpies, ANZ Stadium. May 29, 1999)
- 56-6 (v South Sydney Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium. August 13, 1995)
- 54-4 (v Illawarra Steelers, ANZ Stadium. April 6, 1996)
- 50-0 (v Balmain Tigers, ANZ Stadium. August 13, 1993)
- 50-4 (v Melbourne Storm, Olympic Park. April 2, 2005)
- 44-0 (v Newcastle Knights, EnergyAustralia Stadium. July 6, 2001)
- 48-6 (v Melbourne Storm, ANZ Stadium. March 21, 1999)
- 40-4 (v Canterbury Bulldogs, Suncorp Stadium. July 11, 2003)
- 40-10 (v Newcastle Knights, EnergyAustralia Stadium. August 23, 2002)
- 12 Matches (Round 14, 1997 to Round 5, 1998)
- 11 Matches (Round 11 to Round 23, 1999)
- 11 Matches (Round 8 to Round 18, 1990)
- 10 Matches (Round 5 to Round 15, 2005)
- 10 Matches (Round 16, 1992 to Round 1, 1993)
- 8 Matches (Round 20 to Finals Week 1, 2003)
- 8 Matches (Round 22 to Round 1, 2006)
- 6 Matches (Round 20 to 25, 2001)
- Sam Backo
- Shaun Berrigan
- Dane Carlaw
- Willie Carne
- Tonie Carroll
- Petero Civoniceva
- Greg Conescu
- Tony Currie
- Michael De Vere
- Andrew Gee
- Michael Hancock
- Paul Hauff
- Mark Hohn
- Peter Jackson
- Chris Johns
- Allan Langer
- Glenn Lazarus
- Wally Lewis
- Darren Lockyer
- Brad Meyers
- Gene Miles
- Steve Renouf
- Wendell Sailor
- Dale Shearer
- Darren Smith
- Gorden Tallis
- Brent Tate
- Brad Thorn
- Lote Tuqiri
- Kerrod Walters
- Kevin Walters
- Shane Webcke
- Karmichael Hunt(as of Friday)
- Wally Lewis (1988-89)
- Allan Langer (1998)
- Gorden Tallis (2002-03)
- Darren Lockyer (2003-05)
- Wally Lewis (1988-89)
- Gorden Tallis (2000)
The Rothmans Medal was awarded to the best player in the NSWRL
The Dally M Medal took over as the Player of the Year Medal from the Rothmans Medal
The Clive Churchill Medal is awarded to the Man of the Match in the Grand Final
- Allan Langer (1992)
- Gorden Tallis (1998)
- Darren Lockyer (2000)
- Lachlan Murdoch , who is the club's No.1 Ticket Holder
- Peter Beattie, Queensland Premier
- Jim Soorley, former Lord Mayor of Brisbane & former No.1 Ticket Holder
- James Dean, devoted member of the broncos fan club and a mad cunt
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