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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2728810, member: 1899"] Round 22 BRISBANE 15;ILLAWARRA 8 at Steelers Stadium Brisbane were given further encouragement in their quest for a maiden premiership title when an understrength outfit downed Illawarra 15-8 at Steelers Stadium. Kerrod Walters, Willie Carne, Michael Hancock, Steve Renouf and Mark Hohn were all missing from the Broncos’ outfit, but their replacements made it seem like business as usual for the Broncos, as they finished the preliminary rounds with their 18[SUP]th[/SUP] win of the season. With both sides assured of semi-final berths, there was little riding on the match and Illawarra too, could afford to rest players with niggling injuries. The Steelers went into the match without centres Paul McGregor and Brett Rodwell, winger Alan McIndoe and second-rower Craig Izzard. More criticism of match officials followed an in-goal judge’s decision to give the green light to a try to Illawarra prop Bill Dunn which was clearly a knock-on and the touch judges’ approval of Rod Wishart’s conversion attempt which missed the posts by more than a metre. Brisbane finished the match strongle and a barrage of pressure finally caused the Steelers to submit, with tries to centre Willie Morganson and replacement forward John Plath. Allan Langer kicked the Broncos’ second-ever field goal to put the match beyond Illawarra’s reach in the 76[SUP]th[/SUP] minute. It followed Julian O’Neill’s maiden field goal a week earlier. Brisbane Broncos 15 (Johns, Morganson, Plath tries; Matterson ½, O’Neil 0/1 goals; Langer field goal) defeated Illawarra Steelers 8 (Dunn try; Wishart 2/2 goals) Brisbane Julian O’Neil, Pat Savage, Willie Morganson, Chris Johns, Tony Currie Kevin Walters, Allan Langer Glenn Lazarus, Trevor Gillmeister, Gavin Allen, Alan Cann, Andrew Gee, Terry Matterson. Interchange: John Plath, Peter Ryan, Abraham Fatnowna Illawarra David Riolo, Rod Wishart, Dale Fritz, Ryan Girdler, Andrew Pauls John Simon, Michael Neil Steve Waddell, Dean Schifilliti, Bill Dunn, Brett Goldspink, Neil Piccininelli, John Cross Interchange: Les Morrissey, Jonathan Britten, David Walsh [/QUOTE]

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