North Sydney Bears 21–16 Brisbane Broncos — Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1996 · Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane, QLD · Attendance: 25,983
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL finals series: North Sydney Bears 21–16 Brisbane Broncos, at Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane, QLD on 7 Sep 1996.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Brisbane 12 of 16 points (4 short, one further try not attributable to a named player from the source).
Scorers
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Michael Buettner (2); Greg Florimo Goals: Jason Taylor (4/4) Drop goals: Jason Taylor |
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Allan Langer (2) Goals: Willie Carne (2/3) |
Team sheets
| North Sydney Bears | Brisbane Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Seers | Fullback | Robbie Ross | 1 |
| 2 | Brett Dallas | Wing | Michael Hancock | 2 |
| 3 | Ben Ikin | Centre | Steve Renouf | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Caruana | Centre | Willie Carne | 4 |
| 5 | Nigel Roy | Wing | Wendell Sailor | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Buettner | Five-Eighth | Kevin Walters | 6 |
| 7 | Jason Taylor (c) | Halfback | Allan Langer (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Gary Larson | Prop | Brett Green | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Soden | Hooker | Kerrod Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Trindall | Prop | Shane Webcke | 10 |
| 11 | Greg Florimo | Second Row | Brad Thorn | 11 |
| 12 | David Fairleigh | Second Row | Peter Ryan | 12 |
| 13 | Billy Moore | Lock | Chris Johns | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Craig Wilson | Tonie Carroll | 14 | |
| 15 | Brenton Pomery | Steele Retchless | 15 | |
| 16 | Josh Stuart | John Plath | 16 | |
| 17 | Danny Williams | Darren Lockyer | 17 | |
| Peter Louis | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Eddie Ward |