The 1995 Brisbane Broncos season was the eighth in the club's history. They competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1995 Winfield Cup premiership, finishing in the regular season 3rd (out of 20) and making it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by eventual premiers, the Sydney Bulldogs.
Season summary The team was hoping to avenge their on-field disappointment of 1994. They started perfectly, winning the final of the Tooheys Cup against Cronulla and then their first seven premiership matches in their best start ever. But a 26-0 humiliation against Canberra sent the Broncos on another tumble that saw them lose four matches in five weeks. Despite being free of State of Origin representative duties due to their affiliation with Super League, the Broncos had again faltered mid-season, but went on to win their last 6 matches of the regular season.
In round 13, future Clive Churchill Medallist and 2006 premiership captain Darren Lockyer made his first grade debut against the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium, with the Broncos coming from 14–6 down at half-time to win 60–14.
In the finals though, the Broncos suffered close defeats at the hands of defending Premiers Canberra and eventual 1995 winners the Canterbury Bulldogs. An injury to Allan Langer resulted in crucial missed tackles in both matches by the Brisbane skipper, and played a contributing factor in the Broncos' failure to win.
Match results Round Opponent Result Bro. Opp. Date Venue CrowdPosition 1 Auckland Warriors Win 25 22 10 MarEricsson Stadium29,220 8/20 2 Western Suburbs MagpiesWin 28 2 17 MarANZ Stadium 32,860 5/20 3 Illawarra Steelers Win 34 20 26 MarWollongong13,1274/20 4 South Queensland Crushers Win 32 0 31 MarANZ Stadium49,6073/20 5 North Queensland Cowboys Win 20 12 8 Apr Stockland Stadium 24,8553/20 6 St George Dragons Win 36 18 17 AprANZ Stadium39,843 2/20 7 Sydney Bulldogs Win 13 8 21 Apr ANZ Stadium44,3952/20 8 Canberra Raiders Loss 0 26 28 AprBruce Stadium23,7404/20 9 Western Reds Win 32 8 7 MayANZ Stadium32,1924/20 10 North Sydney Bears Win 18 9 19 May North Sydney Oval 13,0923/20 11 Manly Sea Eagles Loss 4 23 4 JunBrookvale Oval25,549 4/20 12 Illawarra Steelers Loss 18 34 18 JunANZ Stadium31,106 4/20 13 Parramatta Eels Win 60 14 25 JunParramatta Stadium 9,0584/20 14 Sydney City Roosters Win 36 20 2 Jul ANZ Stadium30,732 4/20 15 Newcastle Knights Loss 10 32 9 Jul Newcastle ISC29,359 4/20 16 Cronulla Sharks Loss 22 36 16 JulANZ Stadium28,8444/20 17 Sydney Tigers Win 40 18 23 JulParramatta Stadium6,0444/20 18 Penrith Panthers Win 17 12 30 Jul ANZ Stadium25,902 4/20 19 Western Suburbs Magpies Win 28 18 4 AugCampbelltown Sports Ground11,1004/20 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 56 6 13 Aug ANZ Stadium24,8013/20 21 Gold Coast Seagulls Win 27 20 20 AugSeagulls Stadium11,6503/20 22 Auckland Warriors Win 44 6 27 AugANZ Stadium55,645 3/20 Qualif. Final Canberra Raiders Loss 8 14 2 SepSuncorp Stadium40,187 Semi FinalSydney Bulldogs Loss 10 24 10 SepSydney Football Stadium34,087
Season Ladder + Auckland deducted 2 pointsTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Manly-Warringah22 2002687248+439 402 Canberra222002634255+379403 Brisbane Broncos221705600364+236344 Cronulla-Sutherland221606516287+229325 Newcastle Knights221507549396+153306 Sydney Bulldogs221408468352+116287 St. George221309583382+201268 North Sydney221129542331+211249 Sydney City Roosters2212010466406+602410 Auckland221309544493+512411 Western Reds2211011361549-1882212 Illawarra2210111519431+882113 Western Suburbs2210012459534-752014 Penrith229013481484-31815 Sydney Tigers227015309591-2821416 South Queensland226115303502-1991317 Gold Coast Seagulls224117350628-278918 South Sydney224117319686-367919 Parramatta223019310690-380620 North Queensland Cowboys222020269660-3914
Scorers Player Tries Goals FG Points Julian O'Neill 8 79/106 3 193 Michael Hancock 15 0 0 60 Steve Renouf 15 0 0 60 Allan Langer 12 1/1 0 50 Darren Smith 11 0 0 44 Wendell Sailor 9 0 0 36 Willie Carne 8 0 0 34 Kevin Walters 7 0 0 28 Darren Lockyer 3 4/6 1 21 Peter Ryan 5 0 0 20 Scott Blacker 4 0 0 16 Glenn Lazarus 3 0 0 12 Chris Johns 2 0 0 8 Terry Matterson 1 2/3 0 8 John Plath 2 0 0 8 Kerrod Walters 2 0 0 8 Gavin Allen 1 0 0 4 Andrew Gee 1 0 0 4 Steele Retchless 1 0 0 4
Honours
League Nil
Club Player of the year: Allan Langer Rookie of the year: Darren Lockyer Back of the year: Allan Langer Forward of the year: Glenn Lazarus Club man of the year: Chris Johns
See also Australian Rugby League season 1995 History of the Brisbane Broncos
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