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[QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2742065, member: 1899"]
Round 4
  BRISBANE 10; WESTS  8 at Orana Park
   
  Wests turned in one of their most gallant performances in years to take Brisbane to the wire in a David and Goliath contest at Orana Park.
   
  Brisbane fielded six internationals, Wests none, yet the Magpies could have drawn the game at 10-all, but for a wayward conversion attempt two minutes from full-time.
   
  Even the normally reserved Broncos’ coach Wayne Bennett heaped praise on the young Magpies.
   
  “If they continue to play that well, they will beat a lot of teams in the competition,” he said.
   
  Wests played well above themselves, of that there is no doubt. They repeatedly forced the Brisbane into error with two and three defenders hurtling into the ball carrier.
   
  But not to be outdone, Brisbane stuck to their game, and finished with two tries to one.
   
  Tiny Test halfback Allan Langer topped the Brisbane tackle count, and performed brilliantly in attack, magnificently engineering the first try for centre  Tony Currie.
   
  Brisbane 10 (Currie, Johns tries; Matterson goal) defeated Wests 8 (Simonds try, Mackay 2 goals)
   
  Brisbane Broncos
  Grant Graving, Michael Hancock, Tony Currie, Chris Johns, Steve Renouf
  Wally Lewis, Allan Langer
  Greg Dowling, Kerrod Walters, Sam Backo, Andrew Gee, Gene Miles, Terry Matterson
  Reserves: James Donnelly, Gary French
   
  Western Suburb Magpies
  Danny Peacock, Graham Mackay, Allen Geelan, Jason Stafford, Wayne Simonds
  Jason Lidden, Trevor Cogger
  Craig Teitzel, Shane Flanagan, Peter O’Doherty, Cameron Blair, Dave Gallagher, Brendon Tuuta
  Reserves: Dave Woods, Steve Funnell, Richard Smith, Alan Fallah
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