The 1992

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season was the fifth in the club's history and they competed in the

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's 1992 Winfield Cup premiership. Under new captain

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they finished the regular season 1st to claim their first

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before going on to play in their first

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and win, transporting the Winfield Cup trophy north of the New South Wales border for the first time. The Broncos then also became the first Australian club to win the

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Season summary

After the retirement of

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, the captaincy role fell onto half-back

for the 1992 season. Despite failing to make the finals the previous season, the Broncos were at the top of the ladder for most of this year's competition, losing just four matches to gain their first minor premiership with a 6-point buffer over second placed

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. In their first Grand Final appearance the Broncos comprehensively defeated the Dragons 28-8 at the

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and finally the Winfield Cup was transported to Queensland for the first time. A month later, the Broncos played in the

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match against dominant British champions

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. No Australian club had yet gone to England and won, and many expected the Broncos to follow that trend. They didn't, smashing the cherry pickers in emphatic fashion 22-8. Wigan and the Broncos met again in the final of the 1992 World Sevens tournament, which Brisbane lost.

Match results

*Game following a State of Origin match

Scorers

Grand final

Brisbane Broncos vs. St. George Dragons Brisbane 28 (Tries: Langer 2, Cann 2, Renouf; Goals: Matterson 4/5) defeated St George 8 (Tries: Walford, Gourley; Goals: Herron 0/2 ) Halftime: Brisbane 6-4 Referee: Greg McCallum Stadium:

Crowd: 41, 560

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: Allan Langer (Brisbane)

Honours

League

*Nil

Club

*Player of the year:

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*Rookie of the year:

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*Back of the year:

*Forward of the year:

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*Club man of the year:

References

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