Cronulla-Sutherland 22–16 Brisbane Broncos — Semi-Final, 1996 NRL Finals Series
14 Sep 1996 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 27,665
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1996 NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 22–16 Brisbane Broncos, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 14 Sep 1996.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Cronulla 18 of 22 points (4 short) and Brisbane 12 of 16 points (4 short) — each roughly one further try short of the final score, not attributable to a named player from the source.
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Richie Barnett (2) Goals: Mat Rogers (5/7) |
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Tonie Carroll (2) Goals: Darren Lockyer (2/2); Willie Carne (0/2) |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Brisbane Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Peachey | Fullback | Robbie Ross | 1 |
| 2 | Mat Rogers | Wing | Michael Hancock | 2 |
| 3 | Andrew Ettingshausen (c) | Centre | Steve Renouf | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Donaghy | Centre | Willie Carne | 4 |
| 5 | Richie Barnett | Wing | Wendell Sailor | 5 |
| 6 | Mitch Healey | Five-Eighth | Kevin Walters | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Green | Halfback | Allan Langer (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Craig Greenhill | Prop | Shane Webcke | 8 |
| 9 | Dean Treister | Hooker | Kerrod Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Les Davidson | Prop | Andrew Gee | 10 |
| 11 | Andrew Pierce | Second Row | Brad Thorn | 11 |
| 12 | Nathan Long | Second Row | Peter Ryan | 12 |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | Lock | Chris Johns | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Dave Boughton | Tonie Carroll | 14 | |
| 15 | Adam Dykes | Darren Lockyer | 15 | |
| 16 | Gavin Jones | Brett Green | 16 | |
| 17 | Allan Bateman | John Plath | 17 | |
| John Lang | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kelvin Jeffes |