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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2720639, member: 1899"] ROUND 19 BRISBANE 24; NORTHS 6 at Lang Park Maligned Broncos forward Bryan Niebling recaptured the form that won him international acclaim as Brisbane swept aside Norths 24-6 to keep on target for the semi-finals. The Broncos were methodical winners of an uninspiring tussle – and the form of Niebling was the big talking point in the aftermath of the match. Niebling played six consecutive Tests for Australia before the 1988 season, but injuries and a slump in form put him on the outer and he had lingered for much of the year in reserve grade. Against Norths he was all power, he ran destructively, his defence was rock solid and his renowned ball skills were back in action, much to the delight of the Broncos who had struggled for up-front thrust for most of the ’88 Winfield Cup. Norths scored first, Brett French stealing a ball close to the Broncos’ line but after that it was all downhill. Their effort was bitterly disappointing and if it hadn’t been for Kiwi aces Clayton Friend and Mark Graham the score would have been much higher. Apart from Niebling, Test players Wally Lewis, Greg Conescu and Allan Langer performed well for the Broncos backing up after Australia’s win over the Kumuls and Gene Miles was again in awesome touch in the second row. BRISBANE 24 (Lewis 2, Hancock, Rix, Teevan tries; Lewis 2 goals) defeated NORTHS (French try; Rea goal) Brisbane: Shane Duffy, Joe Kilroy, Rohan Teevan, Grant Rix, Michael Hancock Wally Lewis, Allan Langer Andrew Tessmann, Greg Conescu, Bryan Niebling, Gene Miles, Brett Le Man, Billy Noke Reserves: Colin Scott, Craig Teevan, Kerrod Walters, Craig Grauf North Sydney Paul Conlon, Kerry Boustead, Brett French, Ian French, Andrew Simons Greg Florimo, Clayton Friend Martin Bella, Tony Rea, Adrian Toole, Gary Smith, Gavin Jones, Mark Graham Reserves: Steve Hanson, Peter Marin, Richard Smith [/QUOTE]

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