- Brisbane Broncos 2008
The
Brisbane Broncos will celebrate their 21st season in the 101st year ofrugby league in Australia.eason Summary
The Broncos started the season in great form winning their first three games. 48-12 against the
Penrith Panthers in round 1, 20-14 against theSydney Roosters in round 2 and 36-2 against theNorth Queensland Cowboys in round 3. Round 3 gave way to an attendance of 50,612 people, biggest crowd atSuncorp Stadium . The Broncos suffered their first loss of the 2008 season with a 28-8 loss to reigning premiers theMelbourne Storm in round 4.Round 5 saw the Broncos have a 34-22 win over the Newcastle Knights at Energy Australia Stadium.
Justin Hodges starred with a two try effort withMichael Ennis also scoring two tries, while always looking dangerous. Round 6 was a disappointing 26-24 loss for the Broncos to the red hot Gold Coast Titans.The Titans burst out of the blocks with a 16-0 lead after 20 mins. However the Broncos fought back strongly,with a missed goal from the sideline from Michael Ennis late in the second half the difference. In round 9, the Broncos lost their first match of the season while leading at halftime when they led 12-6 at halftime to lose 30-12 against theManly Sea Eagles , it was also Broncos first loss for the season atSuncorp Stadium . In round 10, the Broncos lost their first back-to-back losses for the season when they lost to theCronulla Sharks 13-6 atToyota Park . The Broncos returned to the winners list with a very thrilling 30-26 win against theParramatta Eels atSuncorp Stadium in round 12. AlsoDenan Kemp equalled the record for the most tries in a match for the Broncos with 4 tries against the Eels in round 12.Karmichael Hunt kicked his first ever field goal when he won the game for the Broncos 19-18 against theWests Tigers in round 15. AlsoNick Kenny scored his first ever try in first grade against the Tigers. The Broncos played out their first draw since round 25, 2004 and the first draw of the season with a hard faught 12-12 draw with thePenrith Panthers atCUA Stadium in round 16. In round 20, the Broncos won their first back to back wins since round 8 with a hard fort 18-12 win over theCronulla Sharks atSuncorp Stadium .Joel Clinton has scored his first try for the Broncos in the Broncos 25-21 win over theGold Coast Titans atSuncorp Stadium in round 24. In round 25, the Broncos secured another finals campain with a 36-22 win over theCanterbury Bulldogs atSuncorp Stadium . The Broncos will compete in their 17th straight finals series. The Broncos took on theSydney Roosters in the Qualifying Final and the Broncos turned a 8-point halftime deficit into a 8-point win coming from 16-8 down to win 24-16 at theSFS . The Broncos season came to an end whenGreg Inglis crossed the line with 1 minute to play as the Broncos led theMelbourne Storm 14-12 in the Semi-Final atSuncorp Stadium . They lost 16-14.Results
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NRL season 2008
*History of the Brisbane Broncos External links
* [http://www.broncos.com.au Brisbane Broncos official site]
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