2016 Brisbane Broncos season
Avg. attendance
(vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, RD10)
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The 2016 Brisbane Broncos season is the 29th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett, and captained by Corey Parker, they compete in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. Prior to the start of the Premiership season, the Broncos competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines, finishing last in their pool. During the mid-season 2016 State of Origin series six Broncos players were selected for Queensland.
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Greg Eden made his first grade debut
- Round 1: James Roberts made his debut for the club.
- Round 3: Jarrod Wallace played his 50th career game.
- Round 7: Joe Ofahengaue Scored his 1st career try.
- Round 8: Herman Ese'ese made his debut for the club
- Round 9: Darius Boyd played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 10: Jai Arrow made his first grade debut.
- Round 10: Ben Hunt played his 150th career game.
- Round 12: Greg Eden scored his 1st career try.
- Round 12: Tevita Pangai Junior made his first grade debut.
- Round 12: Jaydn Su'A made his first grade debut.
- Round 13: Tevita Pangai Junior scored his first career try.
- Round 16: Tom Opacic made his first grade debut.
- Round 21: Tom Opacic scored his 1st career try,
- Round 23: Jonus Pearson made his first grade debut.
- Round 23: Jonus Pearson scored his 1st and 2nd career tries.
- Round 25: Jai Arrow scored his 1st career try.
- Round 25: Matt Gillett played his 150th career game.
- Round 25: Anthony Milford played his 50th career game for the club.
- Round 25: Sam Thaiday played his 250th career game.
- Semi-final: Corey Parker played his final career game.
Squad List
Squad Movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Carlin Anderson | ![]() | 2016 | [1] |
Caleb Timu | Free Agent | 2017 | [2] |
Salesi Funaki | ![]() | 2017 | [3] |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Justin Hodges | Retirement | - | [4] |
David Stagg | Retirement | - | [5] |
Mitchell Dodds | ![]() | 2016 | [6] |
Todd Lowrie | ![]() | 2016 | [7] |
Jordan Drew | ![]() | 2017 | [8] |
Daniel Vidot | ![]() | 2017 | [9] |
Jayden Nikorima | ![]() | 2018 | [10] |
Matt Parcell | ![]() | 2018 | [11] |
Ashley Taylor | ![]() | 2018 | [12] |
Re-signings
Contract lengths
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 181 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.
Fixtures
Pre-season
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 6 February | ![]() | Salter Oval | 48-26 | Eden (2), Whitchurch (2), Seve, Kahu, Roberts, Nikorima, Milford | Parker (3), Kahu (3) | ||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2016 competition wias played over two days on 6 and 7 February at Eden Park. The Broncos featured in the Hunua pool and played the Warriors, Bulldogs and Sea Eagles.
Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 0 |
Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 6 February | 2:45pm | Round 1 | ![]() | Eden Park | 8-11 | Opacic (2) | Thaiday (0/1), Isaako (0/1) |
Saturday, 6 February | 6:40pm | Round 2 | ![]() | Eden Park | 13-15 | Arrow, McCullough | Timu (2/2) |
Sunday, 7 February | 12:40pm | Round 3 | ![]() | Eden Park | 8-15 | Isaako, Murphy | Isaako (0/2) |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
World Club Series
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 21 February | ![]() | DW Stadium | 42-12 | Oates (2), Nikorima (2), Gillett, Wallace, Eden | Parker (6/6), Kahu (1/1) | 19,103 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thursday, 3 March | Round 1 | ![]() | Pirtek Stadium | 4 – 17 | Kahu (2), Oates | Parker (1/4), Milford (1/1, 1/1 FG) | 17,324 | |||
Friday, 11 March | Round 2 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 25 – 10 | Oates, Reed, Boyd, Gillett | Parker (2/3), Milford (1/1, 1/1 FG), Kahu (1/2) | 35,230 | |||
Saturday, 19 March | Round 3 | ![]() | Pepper Stadium | 23 – 22 | Milford (2), Boyd, Hunt | Parker (2/3), Kahu (1/1) | 12,086 | |||
Friday, 25 March | Round 4 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 21 – 20 (Golden Point) | Milford, Roberts | Parker (6/6), Milford (1/1 FG) | 46,176 | |||
Friday, 1 April | Round 5 | ![]() | Cbus Super Stadium | 16 – 24 | Roberts, Hunt, Kahu, Nikorima | Kahu (3/3), Parker (1/2) | 21,080 | |||
Thursday, 7 April | Round 6 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 0 | Oates, Glenn, Milford, Kahu | Parker (5/6), Milford (0/1 FG) | 29,869 | |||
Saturday, 16 April | Round 7 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 53 – 0 | Oates (3), Milford (3), Kahu (2), Hunt, Ofahengaue | Parker (3/6), Kahu (3/5), Milford (1/1) FG) | 30,394 | |||
Friday, 22 April | Round 8 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 30 – 8 | Nikorima, Hunt, Oates, Kahu, Parker | Parker (3/4), Kahu (2/2) | 40,275 | |||
Sunday, 1 May | Round 9 | ![]() | Southern Cross Group Stadium | 30 – 28 | Kahu, Oates, Roberts, Thaiday, Parker | 14,406 | ||||
Saturday, 14 May | Round 10 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 30 – 6 | Boyd, Milford (2), Thaiday, Oates | Kahu (5/6) | 52,347 | |||
Friday, 20 May | Round 11 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 19 – 18 | Gillett (2), Kahu | Kahu (3/5) | 25,163 | |||
Friday, 27 May | Round 12 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 18 – 19 | Eden, Roberts, Maranta | Kahu (3/4) | 27,153 | |||
Saturday, 4 June | Round 13 | ![]() | Mt Smart Stadium | 36 – 18 | Glen, Kahu, Tevita Pangai Junior | Parker (2/2), Kahu (1/1) | 15,097 | |||
Thursday, 9 June | Round 14 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 18 | Parker, Boyd (3) | Parker (5/5) | 25,021 | |||
Round 15 | Bye | |||||||||
Saturday, 25 June | Round 16 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 40 – 14 | Oates, Roberts, Milford | Parker (1/4) | 15,106 | |||
Friday, 1 July | Round 17 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 48 | Roberts | Parker (1/1) | 44,519 | |||
Round 18 | Bye | |||||||||
Saturday, 16 July | Round 19 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 10 – 30 | Maranta, Hunt, Oates (2), Roberts | Kahu (3/3), Milford (2/2) | 13,111 | |||
Friday, 22 July | Round 20 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 12 – 31 | Boyd, Roberts | Parker (2/2) | 30,878 | |||
Thursday, 28 July | Round 21 | ![]() | Allianz Stadium | 32 – 16 | Wallace, Opacic, Boyd | Parker (2/3) | 6,308 | |||
Thursday, 4 August | Round 22 | ![]() | WIN Stadium | 8 – 12 | Thaiday, Maranta | Parker (2/3) | 5,662 | |||
Friday, 12 August | Round 23 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 38 – 16 | Pearson (2), Oates (3), Milford, Hunt, Tevita Pangai Junior | Parker (2/7), Milford (1/1) | 30,189 | |||
Thursday, 18 August | Round 24 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 20 – 10 | Opacic, Hunt, Thaiday | Kahu (4/5) | 27,746 | |||
Friday, 26 August | Round 25 | ![]() | AAMI Park | 16 – 26 | Opacic (2), Kahu, Boyd, Arrow | Kahu (1/3), Parker (2/2) | 20,263 | |||
Thursday, 1 September | Round 26 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 24 – 14 | Kahu (2), Roberts, Milford | Milford (3/3), Parker (1/2) | 37,566 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, Lang Park | ![]() | 20 | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 44 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 12 | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ![]() | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 12 | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | ![]() | 20 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | ![]() | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friday, 9 September | Elimination Final | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 44 – 28 | Kahu (2), Glenn (2), Oates (2), Wallace, Milford | Kahu (6/7), Parker (0/1) | 43,170 |
Friday, 16 September | Semi-Final | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 20 – 26 (Extra Time) | McCullough, Kahu, Oates | Kahu (4/4) | 23,904 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Statistics
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Blair | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Glenn | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Andrew McCullough | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Milford | 24 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 72 |
Totals | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[13]
Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2016.
All Stars match | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | State Of Origin 1 | State Of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
World All Stars | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
- | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | ||
- | - | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
- | - | Tonga | - | - | - | ||
Corey Parker | - | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | |
James Roberts | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - | - | |
Indigenous All Stars | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland |
Honours
League
- Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year: Anthony Milford
- Dally M Second-Rower of the Year: Matt Gillett
Club
- Shane Webcke Award (Best Forward): Sam Thaiday
- Allan Langer Award (Best Back): Darius Boyd
- Kevin Walters Award (Most Consistent): Matt Gillett
- Players' Player: Anthony Milford
- Paul Morgan Medal (Player of the Year): Darius Boyd
References
- ^ Badel, Peter (18 June 2015). "Broncos beat off NRL competition to sign rising talent Carlin Anderson". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "He's Officially Back: Caleb Timu". Brisbane Broncos. 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Salesi Chases Change". Brisbane Broncos. 2 December 2015.
- ^ Whaley, Pamela (10 August 2015). "Justin Hodges retirement: The Brisbane Broncos captain will be remembered for these moments". Fox Sports.
- ^ Garry, Chris (26 August 2015). "Broncos workaholic David Stagg to retire at end of NRL season". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Mitchell Dodds to join Warrington next season". Sky Sports. 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Lowrie returns to Newcastle". Newcastle Knights. 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Brisbane Broncos release Jordan Drew and James Gavet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Daniel Vidot joins Salford from Brisbane Broncos". Sky Sports. 10 November 2015.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (25 August 2015). "Signing of Jayden Nikorima gives Sydney Roosters another win over Brisbane Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Buchan, Jay (25 August 2015). "Parcell confirms three-year Manly deal". The Queensland Times.
- ^ Badel, Peter (22 July 2015). "Broncos rookie Ashley Taylor snubs Manly's Bob Fulton to sign with Gold Coast Titans". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "Broncos NRL Player Statistics".
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