Penrith Panthers 26–16 Brisbane Broncos — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1990 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1990 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,409
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1990 NRL finals series: Penrith Panthers 26–16 Brisbane Broncos, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1990.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Penrith 18 of 26 points (8 short, roughly 2 further tries not attributable to a named player after repeated strict re-extraction of the source).
Scorers
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: Brad Izzard (2) Goals: Greg Alexander (5/7) |
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Allan Langer; Steve Renouf; Kevin Walters Goals: Terry Matterson (1/3); Dale Shearer (1/1) |
Team sheets
| Penrith Panthers | Brisbane Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Greene | Fullback | Dale Shearer | 1 |
| 2 | Alan McIndoe | Wing | Michael Hancock | 2 |
| 3 | Brad Fittler | Centre | Peter Jackson | 3 |
| 4 | Col Bentley | Centre | Chris Johns | 4 |
| 5 | Paul Smith | Wing | Willie Carne | 5 |
| 6 | Brad Izzard | Five-Eighth | Kevin Walters | 6 |
| 7 | Greg Alexander | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Clarke | Prop | Greg Dowling | 8 |
| 9 | Royce Simmons (c) | Hooker | Kerrod Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Barry Walker | Prop | Gavin Allen | 10 |
| 11 | Chris Mortimer | Second Row | Andrew Gee | 11 |
| 12 | John Cartwright | Second Row | Mark Hohn | 12 |
| 13 | Colin Van der Voort | Lock | Gene Miles (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Mark Geyer | Bob Conway | 14 | |
| 15 | Greg Barwick | Terry Matterson | 15 | |
| Steve Renouf | 16 | |||
| Phil Gould | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Eddie Ward |
Match report
Halftime Penrith 18-2.