sentences:  The Brisbane Broncos debuted in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1988 Winfield Cup competition.The team boasted the current Australian Kangaroos captain and Queensland State of Origin legend Wally Lewis, who was the first player to sign on with the new club, and was the inaugural Broncos captain.All but four players from this team played State of Origin during their careers, a feat which can be attributed to the development skills of the incumbent Maroons coach Wayne Bennett was the inaugural coach for the Broncos, and remained for the following twenty-one years.