Brisbane Broncos 24–14 Parramatta Eels — Qualifying Final, 2002 NRL Finals Series
14 Sep 2002 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD · Attendance: 19,115
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2002 NRL finals series: Brisbane Broncos 24–14 Parramatta Eels, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD on 14 Sep 2002.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture. Brisbane's numbering deviates substantially from a standard pattern (Shaun Berrigan #9 at five-eighth, Shane Walker #18 at hooker, Corey Parker #14 at second row) and Parramatta's similarly (David Vaealiki #15 at centre, Daniel Wagon #3 at five-eighth, Daniel Heckenberg #16 at prop) — all reported exactly as sourced.
Scorers
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Berrigan; Langer; Tallis; Tuqiri Goals: De Vere (4/4 conversions) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Burt; Widders Goals: Burt (3/3 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Brisbane Broncos | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lockyer | Fullback | Brett Hodgson | 1 |
| 2 | Lote Tuqiri | Wing | Matt Petersen | 2 |
| 3 | Brent Tate | Centre | David Vaealiki | 15 |
| 4 | Michael De Vere | Centre | Luke Burt | 4 |
| 5 | Chris Walker | Wing | Jason Moodie | 5 |
| 9 | Shaun Berrigan | Five-Eighth | Daniel Wagon | 3 |
| 7 | Allan Langer | Halfback | Brad Drew | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Webcke | Prop | Daniel Heckenberg | 16 |
| 18 | Shane Walker | Hooker | Nathan Hollingsworth | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Michael Vella (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Gorden Tallis (c) | Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | 11 |
| 14 | Corey Parker | Second Row | Ian Hindmarsh | 12 |
| 13 | Dane Carlaw | Lock | Andrew Ryan | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 12 | Brad Meyers | Michael Buettner | 6 | |
| 15 | Andrew Gee | Andrew McFadden | 14 | |
| 16 | Phillip Lee | David Solomona | 17 | |
| 17 | Stuart Kelly | Dean Widders | 20 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Brian Smith | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Sean Hampstead |
Match report
Third-seeded Brisbane accounted for sixth-seeded Parramatta at Lang Park, with tries spread across the spine (Berrigan, Langer) and forward pack (Tallis, Tuqiri) enough to see off an Eels side inspired by a Luke Burt double involvement.