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Brisbane Broncos

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Brisbane rugby league team.

The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos currently compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club has won six premierships, including two New South Wales Rugby League premierships, a Super League premiership and three NRL premierships. The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges, and four minor premierships in multiple competitions. Prior to 2015, Brisbane had never been defeated in a grand final, and since 1991, the club has failed to qualify for the finals five times. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the National Rugby League since it began in 1998, winning three premierships (second only to the Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm's four). The club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of rugby league, having won 59.9% of games played since its induction in 1988, second only to Melbourne Storm with 67.3%.

Brisbane Broncos
Club information
Full nameBrisbane Broncos Rugby League Club Ltd.
Nickname(s)Broncos
Short nameBRI
Colours  Maroon
  Gold
FoundedApril 1987; 37 years ago (April 1987)
Websitebroncos.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEODavid Donaghy
ChairmanKarl Morris
CoachKevin Walters (NRL)
Scott Prince (NRLW)
ManagerJoe McDermott
CaptainAdam Reynolds (NRL)
Ali Brigginshaw (NRLW)
CompetitionNational Rugby League
NRL Women's Premiership
2023 NRL
2023 NRLW		2nd
4th
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours
Records
Premierships6 (1992, 1993, 1997 (SL), 1998, 2000, 2006)
Runners-up2 (2015, 2023)
Minor premierships4 (1992, 1997 (SL), 1998, 2000)
World Club Challenge2 (1992, 1997)
Wooden spoons1 (2020)
Most capped355 – Darren Lockyer
Highest try scorer142 – Steve Renouf
Highest points scorer1,328 – Corey Parker

In 2012, the club recorded the highest annual revenue of all NRL clubs.[1] Along with financial competitiveness in 2009, the Broncos was voted one of Australia's most popular and most watched football teams,[2] and has one of the highest average attendances of any rugby league club in the world; 33,337 in the 2012 NRL season.

The club was founded in April 1987 as part of the Winfield Cup's national expansion, becoming, along with the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants, one of Queensland's first two participants in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. The Broncos later became the dominant force in the competition before playing a significant role in the Super League War of the mid-1990s, then continuing to compete successfully in the newly created National Rugby League competition. The Broncos are based in the Brisbane suburb of Red Hill where their training ground and Leagues club are located (27°26′54″S 152°59′46″E / 27.4483°S 152.9962°E / -27.4483; 152.9962 (Brisbane Broncos)), but they play their home games at Suncorp Stadium in nearby Milton. It is the only publicly listed sports club on the Australian Securities Exchange, trading as Brisbane Broncos Limited (ASX: BBL).

At the end of the 2020 regular season, head coach Anthony Seibold resigned after the club secured its first wooden spoon.[3] Kevin Walters accepted an initial two-year contract as head coach.[4][5]

History edit

Main article: History of the Brisbane Broncos

Beginnings (1988–1991) edit

A Brisbane license was the Queensland Rugby League's direct response to the threat posed by the VFL's (now AFL) expansion team the Brisbane Bears which was granted a license in 1986 for entry in the 1987 season. Soon after the granting of the license, QRL officials mobilized, seeking a NSWRL franchise[6] and rich backers.[7] The aim of QRL general manager Ross Livermore was specifically to stifle the VFL's publicity and promotions in the state.[6]

The QRL's bid was bolstered by Queensland's success in the 1980s, the early years of the State of Origin series between Queensland and New South Wales, in addition to the inclusion of a combined Brisbane Rugby League team in the mid-week competition, convinced the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) to invite a Queensland-based team into the competition.[8] After tough competition between the various syndicates for the Brisbane licence, the QRL chose the bid of former Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) players, Barry Maranta and Paul Morgan.[8] At the first meeting with the NSWRL hierarchy, the newly formed Brisbane Broncos were asked to pay a $500,000 fee.[9]

 
Darren Lockyer playing for the Broncos in 2004. Lockyer made his Broncos debut in 1995 and is a former captain of the Brisbane Broncos.

The Broncos secured the services of Australia national rugby league team captain Wally Lewis to be the inaugural club captain and former BRL and then Canberra Raiders coach Wayne Bennett,[8] on top of a host of other talented players including Chris Johns, Allan Langer, Terry Matterson, Gene Miles and Kerrod Walters. The team made their debut in the NSWRL's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership against reigning premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and defeated them 44–10. They sat inside the Top 4 for a majority of the season, even sitting in 1st for 3 weeks. But the competition race was so tight, a 16–4 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 14 was enough to drop them from 2nd to 6th. Brisbane would not return to the Top 5, and a 20–10 loss to eventual runners up Balmain Tigers denied them the chance to enter a playoff for 5th place. Leading into 1989, Brisbane recruited Sam Backo from the Raiders while Steve Renouf was given his first grade debut. In their second season they won the mid-week knockout competition, the 1989 Panasonic Cup, but their league performance again revolved around a midseason slump, this time a 5-game losing streak which dropped them from 2nd to 7th. Brisbane would recover to enter a playoff for the 5th and final spot in the finals, but lost 38–14 to the Cronulla Sharks, ending their season.

Leading up to the 1990 season, Brisbane recruited Kevin Walters from Canberra. However, the biggest news was the decision of Bennett to remove Lewis as club captain on the basis that he wasn't a good trainer or teammate, with Miles resuming the captaincy of the side. While the move was controversial, it seemed to have the desired effect, as the Broncos finished the season in 2nd, qualifying for their maiden finals series. Their finals debut was an upset 26–16 loss to the Penrith Panthers in the major Preliminary Semi, before they beat Manly 12–4 in the Minor Semi to qualify for a Preliminary Final showdown with Canberra. With a spot in the Grand Final on the line, Brisbane collapsed in sensational fashion at the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS), losing 32–4. Lewis, still upset about Bennett's treatment of his captaincy, left the club to go to the Gold Coast. He was replaced by Trevor Gillmeister, who joined from the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Unfortunately, Brisbane endured their worst season to date in 1991, spending just 2 weeks total inside the Top 5 and hovering around 10th for much of the year before a 5-game winning streak saw them finish 7th, just a solitary draw outside a playoff for 5th place.

The Golden Age and Super League (1992–1997) edit

Leading up to 1992, Brisbane landed another major piece from the Raiders, premiership winning prop Glenn Lazarus. The retirement of Miles saw Langer appointed club captain. Despite the new captain, 1992 was by far their best season yet, never sitting below 4th on the ladder and finishing the season with the minor premiership. The Illawarra Steelers met them in the Major Semi-final, where Brisbane took a 22–12 win to go into the first Grand Final in club history. 14 days later, they met the St George Dragons at the SFS. After a cagey first half which saw Brisbane lead 8–6 at the break, the Broncos dominated the second 40 minutes, with Langer and backrower Allan Cann crossing for 2 tries each in a 28–8 victory. Langer was named Clive Churchill Medallist for his phenomenal performance.

Brisbane's Premiership defence in 1993 got off to a slow start, but they would recover to return to contention for the minor premiership. On the last round of the season, Brisbane took on St George, needing a win to keep their minor premiership hopes alive. St George won 16–10, and wins to Manly and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs saw Brisbane drop from 2nd all the way to 5th, plunging them into sudden death football, all matches being played in Sydney. They ended Manly's season with a dominant 36–10 win, then took on a Canberra side whose form had plummeted following a broken leg to superstar halfback Ricky Stuart, and Brisbane cast them aside 30–12. Brisbane then met minor premiers Canterbury for a spot in the Grand Final, and their season looked on tenterhooks as the Bulldogs took a 16-10 halftime lead. But Brisbane steeled and won 23–16, and set up a Grand Final rematch with the Dragons. No team had ever won the NSWRL from 5th, however Brisbane became the first to do so when they won a defensive dogfight 14–6, winning back to back premierships, the last team to do so in a unified comp until the Roosters in 2018–19. During that season, they also handed future dual-international winger Wendell Sailor his first grade debut.

1994 was a tough year for Brisbane, they didn't reach the Top 5 until Round 8 before dropping out and not returning until Round 17, ultimately finishing 5th. Brisbane again ended Manly's season in the first week of the finals, this time 16–4, but they could not repeat the magic of '93, with a Jason Taylor field goal ending their season in a heart breaking 15–14 loss to the North Sydney Bears. In 1995, the Super League War broke out. After threats of expulsion from the NSWRL, the Broncos were one of the last clubs to sign with the new league and all players followed suit (The Canberra Raiders, Canterbury Bulldogs and Cronulla Sharks were the first to sign, and it was only revealed many years later that the Broncos were in fact one of the last clubs to sign for either competition).[10] Broncos CEO John Ribot moved to take over the running of the rebel Super League, leading to a perception that the conflict was orchestrated by the club.[8][11] The 1995 season, the first under the ARL banner, went pretty well for Brisbane- they sat in the Top 4 for most of the year, finished 3rd, and unearthed a pair of future club legends- rugged prop Shane Webcke and future Golden Boot winner Darren Lockyer. Unfortunately, Brisbane couldn't capitalise in the first 8-team finals series, losing to the Raiders 14–8 in the qualifying final before falling 24–10 to the eventual Premiers, the now-Sydney Bulldogs. 1996 went pretty similarly- sit comfortably in the Top 4 and ultimately finish 2nd, only to lose 21–16 to North Sydney and 22–16 to the Cronulla Sharks to end their season.

Brisbane's decision to side with the Super League saw a host of players join them from the ARL- most notably St George pair Anthony Mundine and Gorden Tallis, which offset the departure of longtime hooker Kerrod Walters to the Adelaide Rams. Brisbane dominated the Super League season, never leaving 1st position after Round 5 and beating Cronulla 34-2 and then 2 weeks later 26–8 to win the title in convincing fashion. Brisbane also competed in the World Club Challenge, going undefeated in their group (including a 76-0 demolition of Halifax Blue Sox), before beating St Helens 66–12, the Auckland Warriors 22–16 and the Hunter Mariners 36–12 to win the only edition of the costly tournament.

Unified competition, sixth premiership (1998–2006) edit

Brisbane entered the 1998 NRL season as one of the favourites to win the unified competition- despite the return of Mundine to the Dragons and the departure of Lazarus to become the inaugural captain of the newly formed Melbourne Storm. Despite a rocky period which saw them drop to 6th after 14 rounds, Brisbane stormed home on a 12-game unbeaten run to seal the minor premiership. They were also able to fill the hole of Lazarus by debuting Petero Civoniceva.Despite this form however, they were stunned 15–10 by the Parramatta Eels in their first finals match, meaning they would need an extra game to qualify for the Grand Final. They responded in typical Brisbane style- routing Melbourne and Sydney City (formerly Eastern Suburbs) 30-6 and 46-18 respectively to qualify for the big dance, where they ended Canterbury's dream finals run with a 38–12 victory. The rampaging Tallis was named Clive Churchill Medallist after a dominant performance in the middle of the park, including a try from dummy half.

1999 was disappointing for the club with a terrible early-season form hindering their attempt at a third consecutive premiership losing 8 of their first 10 matches. Club legend Langer retired mid-season, with Kevin Walters taking over the captaincy. The club went on another 12 game unbeaten run and ultimately qualified for the finals in 8th position, however their season ended in a dominant 42–20 loss against minor premiers Cronulla. The season wasn't all negative, as future Queensland representatives Dane Carlaw, Lote Tuqiri and Chris Walker all made first grade debuts for the club, although club legend Renouf did leave to finish his career with the Wigan Warriors. But Brisbane responded with a dominant 2000 season, buoyed by the signing of Ben Ikin to fill the hole left by Langer. Brisbane dominated the regular season, running away with the minor premiership, before beating the Sharks 34–20 and the Eels 16–10 to book a Grand Final matchup with the Roosters. The Broncos ground out a 14–6 victory for their 5th title in 9 years, with Lockyer receiving the Clive Churchill Medal for his performance. 2000 also saw the debut of even more future representative players- Ashley Harrison, Justin Hodges, Brad Meyers and Carl Webb. After just one full season as captain, Walters retired (although he would have a 5-game comeback in 2001), with Tallis anointed as club captain, and young North Queensland Cowboys half Scott Prince was brought in as his replacement

 
The 2006 Grand final at Stadium Australia.

2001 saw the beginning of the Broncos "Post-Origin Slump", a succession of losing streaks after Origin which sees Brisbane slide down the ladder and disappoint in the finals. In Round 19, Brisbane sat 2nd on the ladder, before losing 6 straight matches and finishing the year in 5th place. They fell 22–6 to Cronulla in the Qualifying Final, before beating the now-merged St George-Illawarra Dragons 44–28 to secure a Preliminary Final berth, where they were defeated 24–16 by minor premiers Parramatta. The year saw the debut of 2 more future stars- the speedy Brent Tate as well as goal kicking forward Corey Parker. A brutal knee injury suffered by Ikin would sideline him for all of 2002, and while a neck injury to Tallis threatened to end his career, he would return at the start of the next season. Sailor would also leave the club, enticed by a massive offer from the Queensland Reds to switch codes. Hodges also left the club, the offer of guaranteed gametime from the Roosters too much for him to ignore. After joining the Warrington Wolves and making a stunning comeback to the Queensland squad, Langer returned to the club for one last season in 2002 to help ease their halves problem. Brisbane finished the year in 3rd position, although they were challenging for the minor premiership until they lost 4 of their last 5 matches. Brisbane eliminated Parramatta with a 24–14 win, but fell in the Preliminary Final for the second year in a row, losing 16–12 to the eventual premiers, the Roosters. 2002 also saw one of the greatest moments in Brisbane's club history- in a Round 12 clash with the Wests Tigers, missing 15 regular first graders as well as head coach Bennett due to injuries and Origin, a Broncos squad captained by Shane Walker and coached by assistant Craig Bellamy pulled off a stunning 28–14 victory. Just a year after Sailor went to Rugby Union, his former wing partner Tuqiri joined him, joining the New South Wales Waratahs. Wing partner Chris Walker also jumped ship, heading to the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a big contract.

2003 saw one of the worst "Post-Origin Slumps" in club history. The club sat 1st as late as Round 17, and were comfortably positioned 3rd after 19 weeks before both Tallis and Lockyer were felled by injuries in the Round 19 win over Melbourne. Brisbane dropped their last 7 matches, even after the return of their 2 superstar for the last 2 weeks of the season, and dropped to 8th place on the ladder- their season ending in the Qualifying Final when minor premiers and eventual premiers Penrith reversed an 18–10 half time deficit to beat Brisbane 28–18. That year did see the debuts of Neville Costigan and Sam Thaiday. Meanwhile, Prince had struggled to find game time after 2001 and left for the Tigers, where he would win the 2005 Clive Churchill medal and captain the side to premiership glory in one of the biggest "Ones that Got Away" for the Broncos. The club again had a bounceback year in 2004, with the shock move of Lockyer from fullback to five-eighth a major catalyst for their success. Of course, it helped that his replacement at fullback, 17 year old sensation Karmichael Hunt, was able to fit straight into the Broncos side. Brisbane spent almost the entire season inside the Top 4 and finished in 3rd position, but were stunned 31–14 by Melbourne, who had Bellamy as their head coach. This set them up with a sudden death semi final against the Cowboys, who they were undefeated against leading into the match. Brisbane volunteered to move the match from Accor Stadium to Willows Sports Complex, and the Cowboys responded by using their raucous home support to stun their "Big Brothers" 10–0. The match would be the last for a host of club icons- captain Tallis and Ikin both retired, their NSW representative goal kicking winger Michael De Vere (Huddersfield Giants) and Queensland prop Meyers (Bradford Bulls) left for the English Super League, while their other Origin prop Webb joined the Cowboys. With Lockyer named club captain and Hodges returning to the club, Brisbane dominated the start of the 2005 season and sat in 1st position after 24 rounds, but 5 straight losses to end the season saw them again slide to 3rd, where they again lost in the opening week to Melbourne, this time 24–18. This sent them into another semi final, this time against Prince and the eventual premiers Tigers, who brushed the Broncos aside 34–6.

Leading into 2006, Brisbane were able to retain a similar squad to 2005. Ben Hannant proved to be a key rotational piece after arriving from the Roosters, Darius Boyd made his first grade debut and would be a key part of Brisbane's backline, and longtime Queensland Cup veteran Shane Perry would become the solution for Brisbane's halfback spot. After being inside the Top 2 after Round 17, the Broncos again entered the post-Origin slump, losing 5 consecutive games. This season however, they reversed this run of form, winning 5 straight games to close out the regular season in 3rd. This had come after Bennett had signed a secret deal to become the Roosters coach from 2007, but reneged on the deal after it became public. Despite the reverse in form, it looked like their finals success was going on par with previous seasons after they fell 20–4 against the Dragons in the qualifying final. But Brisbane got a break against an injury hit Knights squad, and Brisbane took a crushing 50–6 victory to qualify for their first Preliminary Final in 4 seasons. Brisbane took on the Bulldogs, and their season was on life support when Canterbury led 20–6 at half time. The lead prompted Bulldogs prop Willie Mason to exclaim “We're going to the grand final!”. That sledge sparked a dramatic Broncos comeback, as they ran in a 31-0 second half to blitz the Bulldogs 37–20 and book a spot in the Grand Final against Melbourne. Despite being massive underdogs, Brisbane looked in control throughout the entire match, and a Darren Lockyer field goal sealed a dramatic 15–8 victory and Brisbane's 6th premiership. Unsung hooker Shaun Berrigan was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for his aggressive performance in the ruck. Webcke had already announced his intention to retire, and did so as a champion.

Bennett's final years (2007–2008) edit

Once again, Brisbane started a premiership defence poorly, losing 7 of their first 10 to sit 15th, but their stay at the bottom of the table was abruptly ended when they produced a club record 71–6 victory over a battered Knights side. Brisbane climbed back up the ladder to sit 5th after Origin, but their season again took a turn in a Round 18 clash with the Cowboys, when Lockyer's season abruptly ended with a torn ACL. Brisbane would lose 5 of their last 7 matches, including a 68–22 thrashing at the hands of the Eels, and would end the season in 8th place and being thrashed 40-0 by the Storm in the Qualifying Final. Civoniceva left the club for Penrith, upset that they had prioritised the signing of Panthers prop Joel Clinton over retaining him. Tate also departed for the Warriors, while Berrigan left for Hull FC. In their place came Clinton, Eels hooker PJ Marsh and another ex-Panther, Peter Wallace, who would replace the ageing Perry as Lockyer's halves partner.

Lockyer, however, missed some serious game time in 2008 and wasn't 100% healthy until Round 18, at which point Brisbane sat 7th on the ladder. But the bigger news to come out of the start of that season was Bennett's decision to walk out of the final year of his contract to become the head coach of the Dragons from 2009. Bennett had seen his relationship with the Broncos board deteriorate after his courtship with the Roosters, and decided to leave after 21 seasons with the club. His former assistant Bellamy seemed set for a return to Brisbane as his replacement, only to blindside the club by re-signing with the Storm after a botched interview. Ultimately, it was decided that longtime assistant Ivan Henjak would be promoted to the head coaching role from 2009, and he began taking more of a role in training. With Lockyer returning, Brisbane won 6 of their final 9 games to finish 5th, and upset the Roosters 24–16 in the qualifying final to set up a semi final showdown with Bellamy and the Storm. Brisbane led 14–12 with under 10 minutes to go, and seemed to have won the game when Hannant crossed the line, with Bennett seen displaying a rare show of emotion. But the video referee deemed Hannant was held up, and a few minutes later an Ashton Sims knock on saw Greg Inglis score for the Storm to seal a late 16–14 victory, breaking Brisbane hearts and ending their season.

The Rebuild (2009–2014) edit

2009 saw a wave of change around Red Hill- not only was there a new head coach, but a host of roster changes. Boyd joined Bennett at the Dragons, the representative foursome of Hannant, Greg Eastwood, Michael Ennis and David Stagg all joined the Bulldogs, and boom winger Denan Kemp, who tied the club record with 4 tries in a single game against the Eels, was lured away to the Warriors. In their place was boom teenager Israel Folau, young back rower Ben Te'o and a host of club-developed talent, including Gerard Beale, Alex Glenn, Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough and Jharal Yow Yeh. Brisbane sat Top 4 until the Origin period, when they collapsed, conceding 40+ points in 3 straight games, an extra 44–12 loss to South Sydney and a then-club record 56–0 thrashing at the hands of the Raiders, leaving them dangling in 10th position. But 5 straight wins to close out the season, including a 22–10 win over Canberra just 36 days later, saw them finish in 6th position. This revival was largely due to the emergence of rampaging forward Dave Taylor. The Broncos stunned the 3rd place Titans 40–32 in the qualifying final, setting up a showdown with Bennett's Dragons in a sudden death semi final. Brisbane took one up on their former mentor with a dominant 24–10 victory, however Wallace fractured his ankle in the win, leaving them without a recognised halfback ahead of their preliminary final matchup with the Storm, one of the bigger reasons they fell 40–10.

2010 saw significant roster changes: the injury-enforced retirement of Marsh, Taylor's decision to move to the Rabbitohs and Karmichael Hunt's decision to switch to the AFL with the Gold Coast Suns. Furthermore, they received a massive blow during pre-season when Hodges ruptured his achilles, causing him to miss the entire season. Brisbane stuttered and lost 6 of their first 8 matches, before reversing form and entering the Top 8. But in their Round 22 clash with the Cowboys, Lockyer took a hit and injured his rib cartilage. Despite his best efforts, Lockyer missed the rest of the regular season, and without him Brisbane slumped to 4 straight defeats, sliding from 7th to 10th and missing the finals for the first time since 1991. An even bigger blow for Brisbane was a contract saga involving Greg Inglis, who was departing the Melbourne Storm in the wake of their salary cap saga. Inglis had agreed in principle to join the Broncos for 2011 onward, but then decided to cancel a flight to Brisbane to sign the contract under the alibi that "It's raining and I don't think the planes are flying". Behind the scenes, former Bronco Anthony Mundine was convincing Inglis to join the Rabbitohs, which he did a week later. Inglis would've replaced Folau, who followed Hunt's lead in switching to the AFL, this time to the Greater Western Sydney Giants. On a positive note, the season saw the debut of future international Matt Gillett.

In February 2011, it was announced that Henjak was to be sacked from the club, only three weeks before the beginning of the season. Anthony Griffin, Henjak's assistant, took over as coach for the 2011 season,[12] becoming just the third head coach in the history of Broncos. Ben Hannant also returned to the club, but even more pressing was the decision of Lockyer to retire after the season, ending a 16-year playing career which, in Round 22, saw him overtake Terry Lamb and Steve Menzies for the most first grade games played, finishing at 355, a record which would stand until Cameron Smith overtook him in 2017. Brisbane stagnated for a little while, but finished the season in 3rd position, setting up a qualifying finals matchup with the Warriors which they won 40–10, meaning they would head to take on the Dragons once again in the semi-finals. Bennett, who had looked like he was set to rejoin the Broncos in 2012, had announced that he was joining Newcastle at the end of the season- meaning the match would either be the last of Lockyer's career, or Bennett's last with the Dragons. Brisbane led 12-6 towards the end of the game before Lockyer caught Beale's knee in his face, fracturing his cheekbone. St George Illawarra tied the game, necessitating Golden Point, where an injured Lockyer slotted home a field goal to seal a 13–12 win and keep Brisbane in the finals. Unfortunately, Lockyer was unable to play in the Preliminary Final against Manly, which the Sea Eagles won 26–14.

2012 marked the Broncos' 25th season in the NRL competition. Civoniceva returned for one last season, and Thaiday was appointed club captain. The club also lost winger Jharal Yow Yeh in Round 4 to a brutal leg injury, suffering a compound fracture in his leg and an ankle dislocation. Yow Yeh retired in 2014, as he never fully recovered from the injury. Brisbane spent much of the season inside the Top 4, but another "Post-Origin Slide" saw them finish 8th, and they were eliminated by the Cowboys 33–16 in the Qualifying Final. Beale (Dragons) and Te'o (Rabbitohs) both left the club, along with the retiring Civoniceva, and Prince returned to the club for his swansong. Unfortunately, 2013 was not a good year for Brisbane- they were out of the Top 8 after Round 10 and never returned, finishing 12th, the lowest position in club history at the time. Future Origin winger Corey Oates made his debut during this season, however. Prince retired and Wallace returned to the Panthers, largely because of the emergence of Ben Hunt as the club's halfback.

Perhaps one of their biggest signings in quite some time, former Dally M Medallist Ben Barba joined the club in 2014 as their marquee signing. Barba attempted to join the Broncos one year prior, but was refused a release by the Bulldogs. Todd Lowrie, Martin Kennedy and Daniel Vidot also joined the Broncos from the Warriors, Roosters and Dragons respectively. There was also a change in the club captaincy, with Thaiday standing down and being replaced by a co-captain structure of Hodges and Parker.

The Broncos failed to find any sort of consistency during the season, their best patch of form being four straight wins against the Titans, Tigers, Sea Eagles and Raiders. They also experienced their worst collapse as a club against the Cronulla Sharks at home in Round 16, where they led the Sharks 22-0 at one stage, ultimately falling 24–22 by full time. Brisbane never really challenged for the title throughout the season and ultimately finished 8th, again being eliminated by the Cowboys in the Qualifying Final, this time by the score of 32–20. That game would be Griffin's last as head coach, as it had been announced mid-season that Wayne Bennett was set to return to the Broncos from 2015.

Bennett's second stint (2015–2018) edit

The roster change under Bennett was dramatic from the moment he returned. Ben Barba was released after just one season, eventually joining Cronulla. Ben Hannant left for the Cowboys, and Kiwi international Josh Hoffman departed for the Gold Coast. In return, Darius Boyd returned to the club, and was joined by ex-Tiger enforcer Adam Blair and boom Raider Anthony Milford, as well as a pair of up and coming rookies in Joe Ofahengaue and Kodi Nikorima making their debuts. The captaincy underwent another change as well, with Hodges given sole captaincy of the club. Their campaign started rocky, a 36-6 thrashing at the hands of South Sydney, but they soon found their feet and won 8 straight matches during the Origin period – a drastic change from the previous years – ultimately finishing the season in 2nd place. They took down the Cowboys 16–12 in the Qualifying Final to advance straight to a Preliminary Final showdown with the minor premier Roosters. A Boyd intercept try inside the first minute set the tone for the clash, and Brisbane would dominate 31–12 to advance to a Grand Final showdown with the Cowboys. In what is considered by some commentators to be one of the best Grand Finals in recent history, the Broncos led 16-12 for much of the second half before Cowboys winger Kyle Feldt scored in the corner on the last play of regulation to tie the match. Superstar half Johnathan Thurston missed the subsequent conversion, sending the clash to golden point. The Broncos won the golden point coin toss and elected to receive, putting them in a great position to win the match. However, off the kickoff, Ben Hunt knocked on, giving the Cowboys possession just metres out from the Broncos line. Thurston kicked a field goal 2 minutes into the Golden Point period to win the match for the Cowboys 17–16, ending the season in jubilation for Townsville and heartbreak for Brisbane.

Justin Hodges retired after the Grand Final, and the captaincy was again given to Corey Parker. James Roberts, a speedy centre, had been lured away from the Titans at the last minute to join the Broncos, and he was joined by young Raiders forward Tevita Pangai Junior and young back rower Jai Arrow, who had emerged from Brisbane's development program. Brisbane started the season strongly but endured a "Post-Origin Slump" to drop out of the Top 4, finishing in 5th. After eliminating the Titans 44–28 in the Qualifying Final, Brisbane travelled to Townsville for a knockout clash with the Cowboys. In another classic between the two sides, the game went into extra time - a new rule brought in after their grand final thriller 12 months earlier. At 20-all, when a Michael Morgan try sealed a 26–20 win for the Cowboys, ending their season - the third time in 5 years their season had concluded in Townsville. Parker retired after the match, but Brisbane brought in embattled ex-New Zealand halfback Benji Marshall on a lifeline deal, as well as established prop Korbin Sims from Newcastle and experienced winger David Mead from the Gold Coast. Darius Boyd was also named club captain for 2017.

Prior to the start of the 2017 season it was announced Hunt had signed a large contract with the Dragons beginning in 2018, and that likely contributed to a season where Hunt was dropped to reserve grade and the bench, before finishing the season at hooker after Andrew McCullough tore his ACL. Brisbane started their 2017 campaign in shaky fashion, winning two of their first five games, the club sitting in ninth position at the end of Round 5. Following this, the Broncos found their form and re-entered the top 8 without exiting it again, finishing the 2017 season in 3rd, but with a 4 win gap between them and the 1st placed Storm. Making matters worse, Boyd was injured in their Round 26 win over the Cowboys, and missed their 24–22 loss in a classic Qualifying Final against the Roosters, before the Boyd-less Broncos advanced to another Preliminary Final with a 13–6 win over the Panthers. Boyd was rushed back into the squad for the showdown with runaway favourites Melbourne, but was clearly not healthy and didn't do much to alter the 30–0 defeat.

Along with Ben Hunt, Jai Arrow, Adam Blair and Benji Marshall also left the club, departing for the Titans, Warriors and Tigers respectively. Jack Bird was the club's marquee signing, joining from Cronulla, although his season lasted just 8 games as he dealt with injury. Wayne Bennett blamed Cronulla for Jack Bird's injury problems, as he had claimed that Cronulla had told Bird that he was not injured and did not require surgery before departing for Brisbane.[13]

The Broncos also had signed prop Matt Lodge on a one-year deal, a move which attracted controversy, as Lodge had been out of the NRL due to his arrest in New York during the 2015 off-season. While many in the media and the NRL fanbase called for Lodge's contract to be deregistered, Bennett and the Broncos stood by Lodge.

2018 also saw a major success from Brisbane's youth, with debuts handed out to Payne Haas, David Fifita, Kotoni Staggs and Jake Turpin. Brisbane, however, were not the team they had been, and instead of being in the Top 4 race, they were just looking to make the finals. A big 48–16 win over Manly, which saw Corey Oates score 4 tries, saw the club finish in 6th, but just one win separated them from 1st, such was the tightness of the competition. The following week, Brisbane were eliminated from the finals series after being defeated 48–18 by a highly unfancied St George-Illawarra side. The loss was also the final game for the retiring Sam Thaiday.[14][15]

After the 2018 season, a rift emerged between Bennett and CEO Paul White, which ultimately saw Bennett sign with the Rabbitohs to become coach from 2020. Just weeks later, Bennett was sacked as the head coach for making preseason plans with the Rabbitohs for the following year, and in return South Sydney appointed Bennett as head coach with immediate effect, freeing up their coach Anthony Seibold, who had already signed with Brisbane from 2020, to become the Broncos head coach for 2019.

Anthony Seibold era (2019–2020) edit

Along with Bennett, a host of key players left Brisbane. Josh McGuire left for North Queensland and Korbin Sims for St. George Illawarra, then halfway through the season, James Roberts, Jaydn Su'A and Kodi Nikorima also departed the club for the Rabbitohs and Warriors. Jack Bird once again dealt with injuries, only playing 9 games, and it quickly became clear that the now 32 year old Darius Boyd had lost a step. The Broncos handed debuts to Patrick Carrigan, Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden, Herbie Farnworth and Keenan Palasia, while also signing Rhys Kennedy and James Segeyaro mid-season. A four match losing streak early in the season set the tone for the club, as they sat 14th after Round 16, only to go on a run of 6 wins and a draw from their last 10 games to ensure they finished in 8th place. They played Parramatta in week one of the finals at the new Bankwest Stadium and lost the match 58–0, marking the club's worst ever defeat. It was also the biggest finals loss in the history of the competition which eclipsed the previous record set by Newtown when they defeated St George 55–7 in the 1944 finals series.[16][17][18][19][20] It also extended the club's longest ever premiership drought to thirteen seasons.[21] The club signed out of favour half Brodie Croft from the Melbourne Storm on a three year deal, beginning in 2020.[22]

2020 started well for Brisbane, winning their first two games against North Queensland and South Sydney, before the competition was suspended upon completion of round 2 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the competition returned from its unscheduled hiatus in late May, the optimism at the Broncos fizzled out quickly, as they lost 34–6 to Parramatta in the first game of the season restart. The club then recorded their worst ever loss the following week against the Sydney Roosters, losing 59–0. The losses continued to pile up for Brisbane, the mid-season signing of Issac Luke and the return of Ben Te'o making almost no impact. The Broncos were also impacted by injuries, as many players missed more than half of the shortened season.

The club's only post COVID lockdown victory came against fellow bottom of the ladder team, Canterbury-Bankstown in round 9. After a 28–10 loss to South Sydney, Anthony Seibold resigned as coach of the Brisbane Broncos, with assistant Peter Gentle taking over as caretaker coach until the end of the season.[23]

While the Brisbane club were more competitive under Gentle, the club would lose their final 11 matches of the season in a row including a 36–8 loss to the Canberra Raiders despite leading 8–6 at half time, another big loss against the Sydney Roosters, this time 58–12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground and a 32–16 loss in the final round to North Queensland which condemned Brisbane to the club's first ever wooden spoon after Canterbury-Bankstown beat Souths in round 19 to leap ahead of the Brisbane club on the ladder on points differential.[24] Darius Boyd and Jordan Kahu both retired at the end of the 2020 season, while David Fifita would be departing as well to join the Titans.

The Kevolution- The Kevin Walters Era- (2021–present) edit

After missing out on the signature of Craig Bellamy as head coach,[25] Kevin Walters was signed as coach for the 2021 NRL season for two years. Walters moved on two of Brisbane's players who were on large contracts in Jack Bird and Joe Ofahengaue, with the two signing with St. George Illawarra and Wests Tigers. Brisbane brought in experienced players, John Asiata, Albert Kelly, David Mead, Dale Copley and Danny Levi in an attempt to take pressure off the young players. Walters named Alex Glenn as the captain for the 2021 season.

The problems at Red Hill continued, firstly surrendering a 16–0 lead against Parramatta in their season opener to concede the next 24 points without an answer to end up losing 16–24, followed by losing 16–28 to local rivals, the Gold Coast Titans to record their 13th loss in a row. In round 3, Brisbane recorded their first victory in 259 days after they beat Canterbury-Bankstown 24–0.[26]

In round 8 of the 2021 NRL season, Brisbane staged an incredible comeback against the Gold Coast. After being down 22–0, Brisbane would go on to win the match 36–28.[27]

An unlikely round 11 win against the Sydney Roosters at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw the Brisbane club end a 13-game losing streak outside of Queensland, however losses to Melbourne, St. George Illawarra, Canberra and South Sydney saw Brisbane once again fall to the bottom of the ladder as of round 15. The club would go on to win four of their last nine games to avoid the Wooden Spoon and finish in 14th place.[28] Alex Glenn retired after this game, marking the end of a twelve year career.

Even though Brisbane struggled, Tyson Gamble emerged as a serviceable half for the club. Gamble was limited to two games in 2020, but managed more game time under Walters, as he chopped and changed halves pairings throughout the season. The club also lured Karmichael Hunt back from the NSW Waratahs, twelve years after he initially departed the Broncos for Australian rules football.

During the season, the Brisbane club ran the broom through the front office and the playing group. Paul White resigned as CEO and was replaced with Dave Donaghy from the Storm. Donaghy began his tenure in the middle of 2021, after a lengthy legal process that prevented him from commencing his role earlier in the year.[29] Former Bronco Ben Ikin was hired as the Football and Performance Director.[30] The turnaround for Brisbane's recruitment seemingly began when the club announced the signing of embattled Rabbitohs half Adam Reynolds on a three year deal from 2022 onwards.[31] In addition to Reynolds, the club also signed Ryan James from the Raiders, Cowboys forward Corey Jensen, Kurt Capewell from the Panthers, as well as Jordan Pereira and Tyrone Roberts as depth signings. In addition to the new signings at the club, many of the young players extended their contracts to keep them at the Broncos, something that was becoming a rarity ever since 2018. Ben Te'o and Karmichael Hunt quietly retired from rugby league, while Danny Levi, Anthony Milford, John Asiata, Brodie Croft, Xavier Coates and Richard Kennar departed for other clubs. Jesse Arthars was also sent to the New Zealand Warriors on a loan deal for the 2022 season, expected to return for the 2023 campaign. Ex-Cowboy Te Maire Martin also made his NRL return with the Broncos, having initially retired three years prior due to a bleed on his brain. Adam Reynolds was named as the captain for the Brisbane in the 2022 season.

2022 began well for Brisbane, despite losing captain Adam Reynolds to COVID-19 in their Round 1 clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. They won their opening games against South Sydney and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to sit in the top 8 at the end of the round for the first time since 2020. They then went on to lose three games in a row, before going on a seven game winning streak, including a 38–0 thrashing of Manly and another comeback victory against the Gold Coast Titans. This was the longest winning streak the Broncos had experienced since winning six straight games under Wayne Bennett in 2017. During the club's winning streak, the club was rocked by star forward Payne Haas requesting a release, which was denied.[32][33] During the Round 12 clash against the Gold Coast, Haas was relentlessly booed by Brisbane fans when he had the ball.

The Broncos' seven-game winning streak was broken by the Melbourne Storm, who had beaten the Brisbane side 32–20 after a shaky start. Brisbane were defeated 40–26 by North Queensland the following week, before winning three games in a row. The last placed Wests Tigers defeated Brisbane at home in an upset, winning 32–18. This match saw Patrick Carrigan placed on report for a 'hip drop' tackle on Jackson Hastings, which caused an injury to the Tigers' half and ended his season. Carrigan missed four matches due to suspension. After losing to the Sydney Roosters the following week, Brisbane seemed to be back on track after beating the Newcastle Knights 28–10. The final three rounds were a nightmare for the Broncos, as they recorded a 60–12 loss against the Storm, a 53–6 loss against the Eels, then a 22–12 loss to St. George Illawarra in the final round of the regular season. Brisbane's horrific performances saw them drop out of the top 8 and miss the finals for a third straight season, the longest consecutive finals drought in Brisbane's history to date. The club also made history for the wrong reasons, being the first club to miss the finals with more wins than losses since Canberra in 1999, as well as being the first club to sit in the top four after Round 17 and miss the finals.

During the 2022 season, rumours had persisted that Warriors fullback Reece Walsh was seeking a return to Australia after the New Zealand Warriors had announced that they would be returning to New Zealand. However, both the Warriors and Walsh denied the rumours and insisted that he was committed to the move. In July, however, reports began emerging that Walsh was granted a release from the Warriors and that he was looking to return to a Queensland team.[34] On July 7, the Broncos confirmed the signing of Walsh for 2023 and beyond.[35][36] To accommodate Walsh in the salary cap, utility back Te Maire Martin was given permission to negotiate with other clubs and signed with the New Zealand Warriors from 2023 onwards.[37]

At the start of the final round (27) of the regular 2023 season, Brisbane was positioned on top of the NRL ladder. Having qualified for the finals, eleven of the thirteen regular players were rested. The Melbourne Storm subsequently won 32-22 at Suncorp Stadium and by the end of round 27, Brisbane missed out on their first minor premiership win since 2000 due to a lesser points differential than the Penrith Panthers.[38] Notwithstanding, Brisbane qualified to play Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium on 1 October; however, Brisbane conceded the largest comeback in NRL Grand Final history in the final twenty minutes to lose 24-26.[39]

Emblem and colours edit

It had originally been planned for the Brisbane Broncos to adopt a logo incorporating both a kangaroo and a stylised "Q" which had been featured in the logo for the Queensland Rugby League for many years. However, with the Australian national rugby league team also known as the Kangaroos, this was deemed inappropriate and conflicting. The state flower the Cooktown Orchid and the Poinsettia which had long been used by Brisbane representative teams in the Bulimba Cup and midweek knockout competitions was also ruled out, along with other Australian animals such as the brumby, possum, galah and the kookaburra, which was used on Brisbane's Kookaburra Queen paddleships.[40]

Having wanted to continue with the use of alliteration for local sporting teams such as the Brisbane Bullets and Brisbane Bears (later the Brisbane Lions), the club's directors eventually decided on the nickname Broncos.[8] This name was chosen by Barry Maranta because he was a fan of an NFL team, the Denver Broncos. The Australian newspaper has described the name as "Mystifyingly American".[41]

The original club logo was first featured in the Broncos' inaugural season in the premiership in 1988 and was used until 1999. It used a mostly gold colour scheme, in line with the predominant colour on the team jerseys. In 2000, the club adopted a new logo with a more maroon design, which was much closer to the traditional colour associated with Queensland rugby league and Queensland sport in general.[42] This design continues to be used to date.

Traditionally, the colours of the Brisbane Broncos have been maroon, white and gold, which have all long been linked to the history of rugby league in Queensland. Initially, the founders of the club favored the official blue and gold colours of Brisbane City Council. However, Sydney advertiser John Singleton advised the board that "Queenslanders had been booing players wearing blue for more than three-quarters of a century."[40] As a result, the traditional maroon and white colours of Queensland along with gold, symbolizing the Queensland sunshine, [40] were adopted as the club's colours.

In the inaugural 1988 season, the club's jersey design featured the top third being gold, the middle being alternating hoops of maroon and white and the bottom third being maroon. Although this design featured gold strongly, it did not please everyone as the jersey had to differentiate from the maroon and white of Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the maroon of the Queensland rugby league team.[11] Following a number of design changes in the 1990s including a predominantly white jersey from 1997 to 1998, blue was added to the jersey in 2001 as a minor colour to show the aforementioned historical link with the colours of Brisbane. However, this was later dropped from the design in favor of a mainly maroon jersey with gold trim.[42]

At the 1995 Rugby League World Sevens tournament, the club introduced a new combination of jersey colours – mauve, aqua and white. Brisbane Broncos Marketing Manager Shane Edwards stated that it "will become our Sevens strip... but we will never change the Broncos' colours."[43] In 2001, following the release of the club's predominantly white with navy-blue and maroon away jersey, the National Rugby League ordered the club to produce a third jersey since the new away jersey clashed with the home jerseys of the Penrith Panthers, Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors. An aqua strip using the same design as the jerseys used from 1999 to 2001 was worn, which was much derided by the local media. Following two years of public pressure the club dropped the jersey in favor of the design worn against Newcastle in 2003.[42]

International Sports Clothing became Brisbane's kit provider in October 2016, replacing long-time suppliers Nike.[44]

  • Brisbane Broncos - Jerseys
  •  
    1988–1990
  •  
    1991–1996
  •  
    1997–1998
  •  
    1999–2001
  •  
    2013–2014

Stadium edit

Main article: Brisbane Broncos Stadiums
 
View of the current Brisbane Broncos home ground, Lang Park.

In their first five seasons, the Broncos played their matches at the 52,500 capacity Lang Park (or more commonly referred to as "Suncorp Stadium" due to sponsorship of Suncorp, Australia), the ground considered to be the home of rugby league in Queensland. However, following ongoing conflict with the Queensland Rugby League and Lang Park Trust due to a sponsorship conflict with the QRL having a commercial agreement with Castlemaine XXXX brewery with prominent signs around the ground, while the Broncos were sponsored by rival brewery Powers who were not permitted any permanent signs (the Broncos initially got around this by not using the change rooms at half time during games, instead sitting on the ground with a temporary protective banner surrounding them which just happened to have prominent Powers logos), the team relocated to the 60,000 capacity ANZ Stadium in 1993 (ANZ had been the main stadium of the 1982 Commonwealth Games).[11] The club's home match attendance, which had averaged 19,637 at Lang Park, increased to 43,200 at the new ground in the first season following the club's first premiership title in the previous season.[45] However, despite the team's second premiership in 1993, crowds gradually declined and it was not until 2002 that the club again registered more than the 1996 average attendance of 23,712. ANZ Stadium, as the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre was called at the time due to sponsorship rights, was featured on an episode of The Mole in April 2002.

With the Queensland Government's $280 million redevelopment of Lang Park,[46] the team moved back to the refurbished and renamed Suncorp Stadium upon its completion in mid-2003. The more centrally-located stadium has begun to attract larger crowds, with the 2006 average attendance of 31,208 being significantly higher than the Newcastle Knights with 21,848 and about double the regular season competition average of 15,601.[45]

The club record attendance for a regular season match is 58,593, set against the St. George Dragons in the final round of the 1993 season. The record attendance for a match at Suncorp Stadium is 50,859 for Darren Lockyer's final home game. Before kick-off at the Stadium an instrumental version of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" is routinely played. Whenever the Broncos score a try, "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis is played.

The Broncos all-time home attendance record was set at ANZ Stadium during the 1997 Super League Grand Final when 58,912 saw the Broncos defeat the Cronulla Sharks 26–8 to claim the only Super League premiership played in Australia.

Home venues edit

Venue Years
Lang Park / Suncorp Stadium 1988–present
Pioneer Oval 1989–1994
Parramatta Stadium 1989
Townsville Sports Reserve 1989
Carrington Park 1989
Wade Park 1991
Scully Park 1991
Bundaberg Showroom 1991
Eric Weissel Oval 1992
Athletic Park 1992
QEII Stadium 1993–2003
ANZAC Oval 1994
Hyatt Regency 1995
Bega Recreational Ground 1995
Coffs Coast International Stadium 1995
Lavington Sports Ground 1995
Carrara 2001
The Gabba 2023

[47]

Supporters edit

The Brisbane Broncos have the largest fan base of any NRL club[48] and they have been voted the most popular rugby league team in Australia for several years.[49] A Broncos supporters group called "The Thoroughbreds" which is made up of prominent businessmen, made an unsuccessful bid to purchase News Ltd's controlling share of the club in 2007.[50]

Average regular season attendance

  • 1988: 16,111 (lowest home attendance)
  • 1989: 18,217
  • 1990: 22,709
  • 1991: 19,463
  • 1992: 21,687
  • 1993: 43,200 (largest home attendance)
  • 1994: 37,705
  • 1995: 35,902
  • 1996: 23,712
  • 1997: 19,298
  • 1998: 20,073
  • 1999: 22,763
  • 2000: 21,239
  • 2001: 19,710
  • 2002: 20,131
  • 2003: 24,326
  • 2004: 28,667
  • 2005: 30,331
  • 2006: 31,208
  • 2007: 32,868
  • 2008: 33,426
  • 2009: 34,587
  • 2010: 35,032
  • 2011: 33,209
  • 2012: 33,337
  • 2013: 30,480
  • 2014: 34,235
  • 2015: 36,096
  • 2016: 34,476
  • 2017: 31,929
  • 2018: 31,394
  • 2019: 29,516
  • 2020: 8,624 (Attendance numbers impacted by crowd restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2021: 21,444 (Attendance numbers impacted by crowd restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2022: 29,594
  • 2023: 33,793

Notable supporters

Notable supporters of this club, amongst others, include:

Corporate edit

The Broncos are the only publicly listed NRL club.[64] The largest shareholder in the Broncos is Nationwide News Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, which as of 30 June 2021, owned 68.87%.[65] BGM Projects is another major shareholder.[66]

John Ribot, a former first grade rugby league player in Queensland and New South Wales, was the club's original chief executive officer (CEO). Ribot left when he signed to become the CEO of the rebel Australian rugby league competition Super League. (p. 24,112) Shane Edwards, the Broncos Marketing Manager at the time, was promoted to CEO and later resigned. Bruno Cullen, who had been with the Broncos' off-field staff since 1989, became the club's third CEO in 2003. [42] In 2011 Cullen was replaced by current CEO Paul White.[67] Rugby league player Darren Lockyer is a member of the board of directors.[66]

Kia are the major sponsor of the Broncos as of 2020, replacing NRMA Insurance. Nova 106.9 are the main radio sponsors after taking over from rival station B105 FM in late 2006. Live broadcasts of all Broncos matches are provided by both ABC Radio Brisbane and Triple M. Channel Nine Queensland also sponsors the Broncos, although former player Shane Webcke is signed to rival Seven Queensland.

In 2012, local Brisbane based company Firstmac replaced WOW Sight & Sound as sleeve sponsor for three years to launch into the retail financial services market. This sponsorship took only 9 days to negotiate following the announcement of WOW Sight & Sound going into receivership. Firstmac stipulated a unique clause in their contract that they could pay for 250 tickets to be distributed to WOW Sight & Sound staff that lost their jobs. Firstmac has since launched a Firstmac Broncos home loan in conjunction with their new sponsorship agreement.

Asics are the Broncos current apparel provider as of November 2020.[68]

Between 1997 and 2016, the club's apparel was manufactured by Nike.[69] Between 2017 and 2020, International Sports Clothing served as the club's apparel manufacturer.[70] From the 2021 season, Asics will supply the club's on-and-off-field apparel.[71]

Sponsors edit

The Brisbane Broncos' first major sponsor was Powers Brewing who sponsored them until 1993. The Broncos currently have a number of sponsorship deals with the following:

edit

Year Kit manufactuerer Major sponsor Back Top sponsor Sleeve sponsor Back Bottom sponsor Front Shorts sponsor Back Shorts sponsor Chest sponsor
1988-89 Peerless Sport Powers Brewing Powers Brewing Number - - - -
1990 TR Auscel Powers Brewing
1991 Sport M TDK
1992-93 -
1994 Traveland Traveland

Players edit

Main article: List of Brisbane Broncos Players

2024 NRL squad edit

Brisbane Broncos 2024 Squad
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 4 March 2024
Source(s): Broncos Team Profiles



Representative players edit

For a full list of Broncos representatives, see List of Brisbane Broncos representatives.

Notable players edit

Due to the club's premiership success and its being the dominant Queensland team in the competition for the majority of its participation, the Brisbane Broncos' list of representative players is extensive. Consequently, there have been a large number of Queensland Maroons in the team. In 2007, a 20-man legends team was announced to celebrate the club's 20-year anniversary.[75]

Broncos Legends
First team squad Interchange Coaching staff



Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  •   Injured

Updated: 9 May 2007
Source(s): Broncos Name Legends Team[dead link]


1988 first-ever squad edit

Personnel edit

Coaches edit

Name No. Coaching Years Games Wins Losses Draws Winning percentage
Wayne Bennett 1 1988–2008, 2015–2018 625 625 0 0 100%
Craig Bellamy* 2 2002 2 2 0 0 100%
Ivan Henjak 3 2009–2010 51 51 0 0 100%
Anthony Griffin 4 2011–2014 101 101 0 0 100%
Anthony Seibold 5 2019–2020 38 38 0 0 100%
Peter Gentle* 6 2020 7 7 0 0 100%
Kevin Walters 7 2021– 48 48 0 0 100%

[76]

Current personnel edit

Name Position
Dave Donaghy Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Walters NRL Head Coach
Matt Friend General Manager – Finance
Louise Lanigan Company Secretary & Salary Cap Manager
Joe McDermott General Manager – Football Operations
Simon Scanlan Head of Recruitment & Academy
Harry Havers Football Data & Insights Analyst
Christine Halliwell General Manager – Community & Government Programs
Tain Drinkwater General Manager – HR, Rise and Governance
Steele Tallon General Manager – Communications and Digital Media
Dan Glass Executive Manager – Commercial Partnerships and Sales
Belinda Findlay Manager – Membership and Merchandise

Statistics and records edit

Further information: Brisbane Broncos Records

The Brisbane Broncos are the second most successful club in terms of percentage of total games won, having won 63.63% of their games, as of 29 August 2012. This is marginally less (0.01%) than first placed Melbourne Storm.[77] In their thirty-nine completed seasons, the club has made a total of eight Grand Finals, winning six and losing two; once to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2015, and once to the Penrith Panthers in 2023.[78] They are one of only two clubs to have won the World Club Challenge twice, and were the first club to do so on British soil. They also won the now defunct Panasonic Cup in 1989.[42]

Former team captain Darren Lockyer holds the record for the most First Grade games for the club. Lockyer also held the record for the most points scored for the club, tallying 1,171 since his debut in 1995, before Corey Parker overtook him in August 2015 with 1,222 career points for Brisbane Broncos. Darren Lockyer also holds the club record of 272 points in a season, having achieved this in 1998. Darren Lockyer was named Fullback in Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century in 1998–2007 and he won 4 grand finals with the Brisbane Broncos (including a Clive Churchill Medal) and a World Cup title with Australia. He also won the Golden Boot Award for world's best player in this position before switching to Five-eighth.

Steve Renouf also shares the club record for the most tries in a season with Darren Smith at 23. After over a decade after Steve Renouf's move from the Brisbane Broncos to Wigan Warriors, he was still the club's all-time try scorer with a 142 career tries. Five times, he scored 4 tries in a single match from 1991 to 1998 and was known as one of the greatest centres the game has ever seen. In 2008, Steve Renouf was named centre in the Indigenous Team of the Century.

Lote Tuqiri's tally of 26 points from three tries and seven goals in a single match against the Northern Eagles remains the club record for most individual points in a game.[79] He also won the 1999 Brisbane Broncos season's rookie of the year award.

Corey Parker holds the record for most goals in a game kicking ten in a round one clash of 2008, breaking the previous mark of nine kicked by Lockyer in 1998 and matched by Michael De Vere in 2001. He also scored a try on debut during 2001. Parker converted ten from ten goals in the Broncos 48–12 win over the Penrith Panthers in which Parker scored 24 points placing him in equal second place on the most points in a match tally. In 2013, Corey Parker was named Dally M Lock of the Year and in 2009 received the Broncos' Paul Morgan Award. Corey Parker also received the Paul Morgan Award yet again in 2013 and 2015.[80]

[81] Six players have scored four tries in a match for the Brisbane Broncos including Steve Renouf (5 times), Wendell Sailor, Karmichael Hunt, Justin Hodges, Denan Kemp and former Australian Wallabies player, Israel Folau.[79] Wendell Sailor has held the record for the most tries scored in a finals match (four tries against St. George Illawarra Dragons, Semi-final 2001, Brisbane won 44–28).

The most field goals in a match however hasn't been past one field goal which has been accomplished several times.

The club's biggest winning margin is 65 points, achieved in 2007 in a 71–6 victory over the Newcastle Knights.[82] Their heaviest defeat is a 59–0 loss by the Sydney Roosters on 4 June 2020 .[83] The club's highest winning margin in a Grand Final is by 26 points (38–12, against Canterbury Bulldogs, 1998).

In the 2017 NRL season, the Brisbane Broncos' highest try-scorer was former Gold Coast Titans centre James Roberts with 15 tries. The highest points-scorer was Jordan Kahu with 67 goals and 8 tries. The most metres run in the season was by Tautau Moga with 3410 metres.

Brisbane Broncos win–loss records edit

Source:[84]

Active teams edit

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
  Dolphins 2 2 0 0 100
  Tigers 32 32 0 9 100
  Titans 35 35 0 0 100
  Rabbitohs 49 49 0 0 100
  Knights 55 55 0 0 100
  Sharks 62 62 0 0 100
  Cowboys 60 60 0 0 100
  Bulldogs 61 61 0 0 100
  Raiders 56 56 0 0 100
  Panthers 62 62 0 0 100
  Warriors 48 48 0 0 100
  Roosters 58 58 0 0 100
  Dragons 45 45 0 0 10p
  Eels 65 65 0 0 100
  Sea Eagles 50 50 0 0 100
  Storm 55 55 0 0 100

Discontinued teams edit

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
  Western Reds 4 4 100
  Adelaide Rams 3 3 100
  South Queensland Crushers 2 2 100
  Gold Coast Chargers 14 14 0 100
  Western Suburbs Magpies 17 17 0 0 100
  Northern Eagles 5 5 0 100
  St. George Dragons 15 15 0 100
  Illawarra Steelers 14 14 0 100
  Balmain Tigers 17 17 0 0 100
  North Sydney Bears 18 18 0 100
  Hunter Mariners 2 2 0 100

Season summary edit

P=Premiers, R=Runners-up, M=Minor Premierships, F=Finals Appearance, W=Wooden Spoons
(Brackets Represent Finals Games)
Competition Games
Played		 Games
Won		 Games
Drawn		 Games
Lost		 Ladder
Position		 P R M F W Coach(es) Captain(s) Details
22 14 0 8 7/16 Wayne Bennett Wally Lewis
22 (1)[85] 14 (0) 0 (0) 8 (1) 5/16 Wayne Bennett Wally Lewis
22 (3) 16 (1) 1 (0) 5 (2) 2/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Gene Miles
22 13 0 9 7 / 16 Wayne Bennett Gene Miles
22 (2) 18 (2) 0 (0) 4 (0) 1/16
?
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
22 (4) 16 (4) 0 (0) 6 (0) 5/16
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
22 (2) 13 (1) 1 (0) 8 (1) 5/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
22 (2) 17 (0) 0 (0) 5 (2) 3/20
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
21 (2) 17 (0) 0 (0) 4 (2) 2/20
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
18 (2) 14 (2) 1 (0) 3 (0) 1/10
?
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
24 (4) 18 (3) 1 (0) 5 (1) 1/20
?
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer
24 (1) 13 (0) 2 (0) 9 (1) 8/17
?
 Wayne Bennett Kevin Walters
26 (3) 18 (3) 2 (0) 6 (0) 1/14
?
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Kevin Walters
26 (3) 14 (1) 1 (0) 11 (2) 5/14
?
 Wayne Bennett Gorden Tallis
24 (2) 16 (1) 1 (0) 7 (1) 3/15
?
 Wayne Bennett and Craig Bellamy Gorden Tallis
24 (1) 12 (0) 0 (0) 12 (1) 8/15
?
 Wayne Bennett Gorden Tallis
24 (2) 16 (0) 1 (0) 7 (2) 3/15
?
 Wayne Bennett Gorden Tallis
24 (2) 15 (0) 0 (0) 9 (2) 3/15
?
 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer
24 (4) 14 (3) 0 (0) 10 (1) 3/15
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer
24 (1) 11 (0) 0 (0) 13 (1) 8/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer
24 (2) 14 (1) 1 (0) 9 (1) 5/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer
24 (3) 14 (2) 0 (0) 10 (1) 6/16
?
 Ivan Henjak Darren Lockyer
24 11 0 13 10/16 Ivan Henjak Darren Lockyer
24 (3) 18 (2) 0 (0) 6 (1) 3/16
?
 Anthony Griffin Darren Lockyer
24 (1) 12 (0) 0 (0) 12 (1) 8/16
?
 Anthony Griffin Sam Thaiday
24 10 1 13 12 / 16 Anthony Griffin Sam Thaiday
24 (1) 12 (0) 0 (0) 12 (1) 8/16
?
 Anthony Griffin Corey Parker and Justin Hodges
24 17 0 7 2/16
?
?
 Wayne Bennett Justin Hodges
24 (3) 15 0 9 5/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Corey Parker
24 (3) 16 0 8 3/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Darius Boyd
24 (1) 15 0 9 6/16
?
 Wayne Bennett Darius Boyd
24 (1) 11 1 13 8/16
?
 Anthony Seibold Darius Boyd
2019 Brisbane Broncos season
20 3 0 17 16/16
?
 Anthony Seibold and Peter Gentle Alex Glenn
24 7 0 17 14/16 Kevin Walters Alex Glenn
2021 Brisbane Broncos season
24 13 0 11 9/16 Kevin Walters Adam Reynolds
24 (3) 18 (2) 0 6 (1) 2/17
?
?
 Kevin Walters Adam Reynolds

Finals appearances edit

28 (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)

Honours edit

Main article: Brisbane Broncos honours
  • World Club Challenge: 2
1992, 1997
  • Premiership: 6
1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006,
  • Minor Premiership: 4
1992, 1997, 1998, 2000
1989
1991
1995

Club Rivalries edit

North Queensland Cowboys edit

Main article: North Queensland Cowboys

Brisbane's biggest rivals are the North Queensland Cowboys. The two clubs had a long-standing 'sibling rivalry' with North Queensland characterized as the underdog. Brisbane initially were dominant in the fixture with Brisbane going undefeated against North Queensland for the first nine years until North Queensland recorded their first ever victory in the 2004 elimination final defeating Brisbane 10–0.

The rivalry reached new heights after North Queensland won their first premiership, beating Brisbane at the 2015 Grand Final at Stadium Australia. Considered one of the greatest grand finals of all time, the win established North Queensland as competitive equals. Between 2015 and 2017 a staggering three of five games played between the two clubs led to a Golden Point finish. In the final round of the 2020 NRL season, North Queensland condemned Brisbane to their first ever Wooden Spoon. Brisbane needed to win the match to overtake Canterbury-Bankstown but lost the match.

It is regarded as one of the greatest modern sports rivalries earning the nickname of the "Queensland derby".[86][24]

Gold Coast Titans edit

Main article: Gold Coast Titans

The match between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is known as the South Queensland Derby. The media and supporters of both club's have described this fixture as Big Brother against Little Brother. Brisbane are the more successful team in the fixture with the Gold Coast only defeating Brisbane eleven times since 2007. The two club's have only met in two finals matches, the first being in 2009 when Brisbane won 40–32. The other time being in 2016 when the Gold Coast reached the finals by default due to Parramatta's salary cap points deduction. Brisbane won the match 44–28.[87]

The Gold Coast are geographically the closest club to Brisbane. Brisbane previously enjoyed derbies with the Gold Coast Chargers, until the Chargers exited the competition at the end of 1998 season, returning as the Gold Coast Titans in 2007 and before that with the Gold Coast Seagulls and Gold Coast-Tweed Giants. In the 2021 NRL season, Brisbane recorded the biggest ever comeback in their history by defeating the Gold Coast 36–28 after being down 22–0.[88]

Melbourne Storm edit

Main article: Melbourne Storm

Since the 2006 NRL Grand Final where Brisbane edged out Melbourne 15–8, a rivalry still continues today between the two clubs. The two sides have played each other in multiple finals matches. Adding to this, both Brisbane and Melbourne players usually feature heavily in Queensland's annual State of Origin side. Since the 2006 decider, Brisbane have played Melbourne on thirty-four occasions and only won five times. In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season, the two sides met in the final round of the regular campaign. Brisbane and Melbourne both rested regular players as each team had already qualified for the finals. Melbourne won 32-22 and by the end of the round, Brisbane missed out on their first Minor Premiership win since 2000.[38][89] The two sides would meet the following week in the 2023 qualifying final with Brisbane defeating Melbourne 26-0 to book a place in the preliminary final. It was the first time Brisbane had beaten Melbourne at Lang Park since 2009 and the first time that they had defeated Melbourne in 14 attempts.[90]

Dolphins edit

Main article: Dolphins (NRL)

The Battle of Brisbane is a new rivalry which began with the Dolphins' admission as the second Brisbane club in 2023. This marked the first time that Brisbane has had two professional rugby league teams since the demise of the South Queensland Crushers in 1997. In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, the two sides played against each other for the first time. In a match which saw both sides take the lead, Brisbane would go on to win 18–12 in front of 51,047 fans. This was the biggest crowd at Suncorp Stadium for a regular season game in its history.[91]

Club affiliations edit

The Brisbane Broncos have three split feeder clubs from the Queensland Cup: Northern Suburbs Devils, Souths Logan Magpies and Wynnum-Manly Seagulls. Former feeder clubs of the Broncos are the now-defunct Aspley Broncos and Toowoomba Clydesdales, active clubs Central Queensland Capras, who switched to The Dolphins, Ipswich Jets who switched to Newcastle Knights, Redcliffe Dolphins who switched to New Zealand Warriors, and Burleigh Bears who switched to the Gold Coast Titans.

Club victory song edit

The current Broncos' victory song, "We're The Broncos" was written in 1995 (the earlier rock song "Let's Go Broncos" written by Bob Bax in 1988 remains a club anthem)

Lyrics:

We're the Broncos

The mighty Broncos

We keep fighting every second till the end

We're the Broncos

The greatest team on earth

We're the heart of all Queensland

Never stop

We never rest

On and on we beat the best

Never giving up we bleed maroon and gold

For the league

We risk it all

We're standing tall

We're the finest and the greatest club of all

We're the Broncos

The mighty Broncos

We keep fighting every second till the end

We breathe in our soul

The best game of all

We are the Broncos of Queensland

Hey!!

Women's team edit

Main article: Brisbane Broncos Women

In 2017, the Brisbane Broncos launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership in 2018. On 27 March 2018, the club won a license to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's season, on the back of a strong bid which included the NRL's desire for a geographical spread.[92][93] Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side,[94] but stepped down after the inaugural season to concentrate on his role as game development manager. Kelvin Wright was named his replacement in May 2019.[95]

In June 2018, Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club's first five signings.[96] Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team.[97]

The club won the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership title by defeating the Sydney Roosters by 34–12 in the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final.[98]

Current squad edit

Brisbane Broncos NRLW Squad
2021 NRLW Coaching Staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 27 February 2022
Source(s): Brisbane Broncos


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Not to be confused with Brisbane rugby league team The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd commonly referred to as the Broncos is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane Queensland Founded in April 1987 the Broncos currently compete in the National Rugby League NRL The club has won six premierships including two New South Wales Rugby League premierships a Super League premiership and three NRL premierships The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges and four minor premierships in multiple competitions Prior to 2015 Brisbane had never been defeated in a grand final and since 1991 the club has failed to qualify for the finals five times The club is one of the most successful clubs in the National Rugby League since it began in 1998 winning three premierships second only to the Sydney Roosters Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm s four The club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of rugby league having won 59 9 of games played since its induction in 1988 second only to Melbourne Storm with 67 3 Brisbane BroncosClub informationFull nameBrisbane Broncos Rugby League Club Ltd Nickname s BroncosShort nameBRIColours Maroon GoldFoundedApril 1987 37 years ago April 1987 Websitebroncos com auCurrent detailsGround s Lang Park 52 500 CEODavid DonaghyChairmanKarl MorrisCoachKevin Walters NRL Scott Prince NRLW ManagerJoe McDermottCaptainAdam Reynolds NRL Ali Brigginshaw NRLW CompetitionNational Rugby League NRL Women s Premiership2023 NRL 2023 NRLW2nd 4thCurrent seasonUniformsHome coloursAway coloursRecordsPremierships6 1992 1993 1997 SL 1998 2000 2006 Runners up2 2015 2023 Minor premierships4 1992 1997 SL 1998 2000 World Club Challenge2 1992 1997 Wooden spoons1 2020 Most capped355 Darren LockyerHighest try scorer142 Steve RenoufHighest points scorer1 328 Corey Parker In 2012 the club recorded the highest annual revenue of all NRL clubs 1 Along with financial competitiveness in 2009 the Broncos was voted one of Australia s most popular and most watched football teams 2 and has one of the highest average attendances of any rugby league club in the world 33 337 in the 2012 NRL season The club was founded in April 1987 as part of the Winfield Cup s national expansion becoming along with the Gold Coast Tweed Giants one of Queensland s first two participants in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Broncos later became the dominant force in the competition before playing a significant role in the Super League War of the mid 1990s then continuing to compete successfully in the newly created National Rugby League competition The Broncos are based in the Brisbane suburb of Red Hill where their training ground and Leagues club are located 27 26 54 S 152 59 46 E 27 4483 S 152 9962 E 27 4483 152 9962 Brisbane Broncos but they play their home games at Suncorp Stadium in nearby Milton It is the only publicly listed sports club on the Australian Securities Exchange trading as Brisbane Broncos Limited ASX BBL At the end of the 2020 regular season head coach Anthony Seibold resigned after the club secured its first wooden spoon 3 Kevin Walters accepted an initial two year contract as head coach 4 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Beginnings 1988 1991 1 2 The Golden Age and Super League 1992 1997 1 3 Unified competition sixth premiership 1998 2006 1 4 Bennett s final years 2007 2008 1 5 The Rebuild 2009 2014 1 6 Bennett s second stint 2015 2018 1 7 Anthony Seibold era 2019 2020 1 8 The Kevolution The Kevin Walters Era 2021 present 2 Emblem and colours 3 Stadium 3 1 Home venues 4 Supporters 5 Corporate 6 Sponsors 6 1 Sponsor History 7 Players 7 1 2024 NRL squad 7 2 Representative players 7 3 Notable players 7 4 1988 first ever squad 8 Personnel 8 1 Coaches 8 2 Current personnel 9 Statistics and records 9 1 Brisbane Broncos win loss records 9 1 1 Active teams 9 1 2 Discontinued teams 10 Season summary 10 1 Finals appearances 11 Honours 12 Club Rivalries 12 1 North Queensland Cowboys 12 2 Gold Coast Titans 12 3 Melbourne Storm 12 4 Dolphins 13 Club affiliations 14 Club victory song 15 Women s team 15 1 Current squad 16 See also 17 References 18 External linksHistory editMain article History of the Brisbane Broncos Beginnings 1988 1991 edit A Brisbane license was the Queensland Rugby League s direct response to the threat posed by the VFL s now AFL expansion team the Brisbane Bears which was granted a license in 1986 for entry in the 1987 season Soon after the granting of the license QRL officials mobilized seeking a NSWRL franchise 6 and rich backers 7 The aim of QRL general manager Ross Livermore was specifically to stifle the VFL s publicity and promotions in the state 6 The QRL s bid was bolstered by Queensland s success in the 1980s the early years of the State of Origin series between Queensland and New South Wales in addition to the inclusion of a combined Brisbane Rugby League team in the mid week competition convinced the New South Wales Rugby League NSWRL to invite a Queensland based team into the competition 8 After tough competition between the various syndicates for the Brisbane licence the QRL chose the bid of former Brisbane Rugby League BRL players Barry Maranta and Paul Morgan 8 At the first meeting with the NSWRL hierarchy the newly formed Brisbane Broncos were asked to pay a 500 000 fee 9 nbsp Darren Lockyer playing for the Broncos in 2004 Lockyer made his Broncos debut in 1995 and is a former captain of the Brisbane Broncos The Broncos secured the services of Australia national rugby league team captain Wally Lewis to be the inaugural club captain and former BRL and then Canberra Raiders coach Wayne Bennett 8 on top of a host of other talented players including Chris Johns Allan Langer Terry Matterson Gene Miles and Kerrod Walters The team made their debut in the NSWRL s 1988 Winfield Cup premiership against reigning premiers the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and defeated them 44 10 They sat inside the Top 4 for a majority of the season even sitting in 1st for 3 weeks But the competition race was so tight a 16 4 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 14 was enough to drop them from 2nd to 6th Brisbane would not return to the Top 5 and a 20 10 loss to eventual runners up Balmain Tigers denied them the chance to enter a playoff for 5th place Leading into 1989 Brisbane recruited Sam Backo from the Raiders while Steve Renouf was given his first grade debut In their second season they won the mid week knockout competition the 1989 Panasonic Cup but their league performance again revolved around a midseason slump this time a 5 game losing streak which dropped them from 2nd to 7th Brisbane would recover to enter a playoff for the 5th and final spot in the finals but lost 38 14 to the Cronulla Sharks ending their season Leading up to the 1990 season Brisbane recruited Kevin Walters from Canberra However the biggest news was the decision of Bennett to remove Lewis as club captain on the basis that he wasn t a good trainer or teammate with Miles resuming the captaincy of the side While the move was controversial it seemed to have the desired effect as the Broncos finished the season in 2nd qualifying for their maiden finals series Their finals debut was an upset 26 16 loss to the Penrith Panthers in the major Preliminary Semi before they beat Manly 12 4 in the Minor Semi to qualify for a Preliminary Final showdown with Canberra With a spot in the Grand Final on the line Brisbane collapsed in sensational fashion at the Sydney Football Stadium SFS losing 32 4 Lewis still upset about Bennett s treatment of his captaincy left the club to go to the Gold Coast He was replaced by Trevor Gillmeister who joined from the Eastern Suburbs Roosters Unfortunately Brisbane endured their worst season to date in 1991 spending just 2 weeks total inside the Top 5 and hovering around 10th for much of the year before a 5 game winning streak saw them finish 7th just a solitary draw outside a playoff for 5th place The Golden Age and Super League 1992 1997 edit Leading up to 1992 Brisbane landed another major piece from the Raiders premiership winning prop Glenn Lazarus The retirement of Miles saw Langer appointed club captain Despite the new captain 1992 was by far their best season yet never sitting below 4th on the ladder and finishing the season with the minor premiership The Illawarra Steelers met them in the Major Semi final where Brisbane took a 22 12 win to go into the first Grand Final in club history 14 days later they met the St George Dragons at the SFS After a cagey first half which saw Brisbane lead 8 6 at the break the Broncos dominated the second 40 minutes with Langer and backrower Allan Cann crossing for 2 tries each in a 28 8 victory Langer was named Clive Churchill Medallist for his phenomenal performance Brisbane s Premiership defence in 1993 got off to a slow start but they would recover to return to contention for the minor premiership On the last round of the season Brisbane took on St George needing a win to keep their minor premiership hopes alive St George won 16 10 and wins to Manly and the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs saw Brisbane drop from 2nd all the way to 5th plunging them into sudden death football all matches being played in Sydney They ended Manly s season with a dominant 36 10 win then took on a Canberra side whose form had plummeted following a broken leg to superstar halfback Ricky Stuart and Brisbane cast them aside 30 12 Brisbane then met minor premiers Canterbury for a spot in the Grand Final and their season looked on tenterhooks as the Bulldogs took a 16 10 halftime lead But Brisbane steeled and won 23 16 and set up a Grand Final rematch with the Dragons No team had ever won the NSWRL from 5th however Brisbane became the first to do so when they won a defensive dogfight 14 6 winning back to back premierships the last team to do so in a unified comp until the Roosters in 2018 19 During that season they also handed future dual international winger Wendell Sailor his first grade debut 1994 was a tough year for Brisbane they didn t reach the Top 5 until Round 8 before dropping out and not returning until Round 17 ultimately finishing 5th Brisbane again ended Manly s season in the first week of the finals this time 16 4 but they could not repeat the magic of 93 with a Jason Taylor field goal ending their season in a heart breaking 15 14 loss to the North Sydney Bears In 1995 the Super League War broke out After threats of expulsion from the NSWRL the Broncos were one of the last clubs to sign with the new league and all players followed suit The Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs and Cronulla Sharks were the first to sign and it was only revealed many years later that the Broncos were in fact one of the last clubs to sign for either competition 10 Broncos CEO John Ribot moved to take over the running of the rebel Super League leading to a perception that the conflict was orchestrated by the club 8 11 The 1995 season the first under the ARL banner went pretty well for Brisbane they sat in the Top 4 for most of the year finished 3rd and unearthed a pair of future club legends rugged prop Shane Webcke and future Golden Boot winner Darren Lockyer Unfortunately Brisbane couldn t capitalise in the first 8 team finals series losing to the Raiders 14 8 in the qualifying final before falling 24 10 to the eventual Premiers the now Sydney Bulldogs 1996 went pretty similarly sit comfortably in the Top 4 and ultimately finish 2nd only to lose 21 16 to North Sydney and 22 16 to the Cronulla Sharks to end their season Brisbane s decision to side with the Super League saw a host of players join them from the ARL most notably St George pair Anthony Mundine and Gorden Tallis which offset the departure of longtime hooker Kerrod Walters to the Adelaide Rams Brisbane dominated the Super League season never leaving 1st position after Round 5 and beating Cronulla 34 2 and then 2 weeks later 26 8 to win the title in convincing fashion Brisbane also competed in the World Club Challenge going undefeated in their group including a 76 0 demolition of Halifax Blue Sox before beating St Helens 66 12 the Auckland Warriors 22 16 and the Hunter Mariners 36 12 to win the only edition of the costly tournament Unified competition sixth premiership 1998 2006 edit Brisbane entered the 1998 NRL season as one of the favourites to win the unified competition despite the return of Mundine to the Dragons and the departure of Lazarus to become the inaugural captain of the newly formed Melbourne Storm Despite a rocky period which saw them drop to 6th after 14 rounds Brisbane stormed home on a 12 game unbeaten run to seal the minor premiership They were also able to fill the hole of Lazarus by debuting Petero Civoniceva Despite this form however they were stunned 15 10 by the Parramatta Eels in their first finals match meaning they would need an extra game to qualify for the Grand Final They responded in typical Brisbane style routing Melbourne and Sydney City formerly Eastern Suburbs 30 6 and 46 18 respectively to qualify for the big dance where they ended Canterbury s dream finals run with a 38 12 victory The rampaging Tallis was named Clive Churchill Medallist after a dominant performance in the middle of the park including a try from dummy half 1999 was disappointing for the club with a terrible early season form hindering their attempt at a third consecutive premiership losing 8 of their first 10 matches Club legend Langer retired mid season with Kevin Walters taking over the captaincy The club went on another 12 game unbeaten run and ultimately qualified for the finals in 8th position however their season ended in a dominant 42 20 loss against minor premiers Cronulla The season wasn t all negative as future Queensland representatives Dane Carlaw Lote Tuqiri and Chris Walker all made first grade debuts for the club although club legend Renouf did leave to finish his career with the Wigan Warriors But Brisbane responded with a dominant 2000 season buoyed by the signing of Ben Ikin to fill the hole left by Langer Brisbane dominated the regular season running away with the minor premiership before beating the Sharks 34 20 and the Eels 16 10 to book a Grand Final matchup with the Roosters The Broncos ground out a 14 6 victory for their 5th title in 9 years with Lockyer receiving the Clive Churchill Medal for his performance 2000 also saw the debut of even more future representative players Ashley Harrison Justin Hodges Brad Meyers and Carl Webb After just one full season as captain Walters retired although he would have a 5 game comeback in 2001 with Tallis anointed as club captain and young North Queensland Cowboys half Scott Prince was brought in as his replacement nbsp The 2006 Grand final at Stadium Australia 2001 saw the beginning of the Broncos Post Origin Slump a succession of losing streaks after Origin which sees Brisbane slide down the ladder and disappoint in the finals In Round 19 Brisbane sat 2nd on the ladder before losing 6 straight matches and finishing the year in 5th place They fell 22 6 to Cronulla in the Qualifying Final before beating the now merged St George Illawarra Dragons 44 28 to secure a Preliminary Final berth where they were defeated 24 16 by minor premiers Parramatta The year saw the debut of 2 more future stars the speedy Brent Tate as well as goal kicking forward Corey Parker A brutal knee injury suffered by Ikin would sideline him for all of 2002 and while a neck injury to Tallis threatened to end his career he would return at the start of the next season Sailor would also leave the club enticed by a massive offer from the Queensland Reds to switch codes Hodges also left the club the offer of guaranteed gametime from the Roosters too much for him to ignore After joining the Warrington Wolves and making a stunning comeback to the Queensland squad Langer returned to the club for one last season in 2002 to help ease their halves problem Brisbane finished the year in 3rd position although they were challenging for the minor premiership until they lost 4 of their last 5 matches Brisbane eliminated Parramatta with a 24 14 win but fell in the Preliminary Final for the second year in a row losing 16 12 to the eventual premiers the Roosters 2002 also saw one of the greatest moments in Brisbane s club history in a Round 12 clash with the Wests Tigers missing 15 regular first graders as well as head coach Bennett due to injuries and Origin a Broncos squad captained by Shane Walker and coached by assistant Craig Bellamy pulled off a stunning 28 14 victory Just a year after Sailor went to Rugby Union his former wing partner Tuqiri joined him joining the New South Wales Waratahs Wing partner Chris Walker also jumped ship heading to the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a big contract 2003 saw one of the worst Post Origin Slumps in club history The club sat 1st as late as Round 17 and were comfortably positioned 3rd after 19 weeks before both Tallis and Lockyer were felled by injuries in the Round 19 win over Melbourne Brisbane dropped their last 7 matches even after the return of their 2 superstar for the last 2 weeks of the season and dropped to 8th place on the ladder their season ending in the Qualifying Final when minor premiers and eventual premiers Penrith reversed an 18 10 half time deficit to beat Brisbane 28 18 That year did see the debuts of Neville Costigan and Sam Thaiday Meanwhile Prince had struggled to find game time after 2001 and left for the Tigers where he would win the 2005 Clive Churchill medal and captain the side to premiership glory in one of the biggest Ones that Got Away for the Broncos The club again had a bounceback year in 2004 with the shock move of Lockyer from fullback to five eighth a major catalyst for their success Of course it helped that his replacement at fullback 17 year old sensation Karmichael Hunt was able to fit straight into the Broncos side Brisbane spent almost the entire season inside the Top 4 and finished in 3rd position but were stunned 31 14 by Melbourne who had Bellamy as their head coach This set them up with a sudden death semi final against the Cowboys who they were undefeated against leading into the match Brisbane volunteered to move the match from Accor Stadium to Willows Sports Complex and the Cowboys responded by using their raucous home support to stun their Big Brothers 10 0 The match would be the last for a host of club icons captain Tallis and Ikin both retired their NSW representative goal kicking winger Michael De Vere Huddersfield Giants and Queensland prop Meyers Bradford Bulls left for the English Super League while their other Origin prop Webb joined the Cowboys With Lockyer named club captain and Hodges returning to the club Brisbane dominated the start of the 2005 season and sat in 1st position after 24 rounds but 5 straight losses to end the season saw them again slide to 3rd where they again lost in the opening week to Melbourne this time 24 18 This sent them into another semi final this time against Prince and the eventual premiers Tigers who brushed the Broncos aside 34 6 Leading into 2006 Brisbane were able to retain a similar squad to 2005 Ben Hannant proved to be a key rotational piece after arriving from the Roosters Darius Boyd made his first grade debut and would be a key part of Brisbane s backline and longtime Queensland Cup veteran Shane Perry would become the solution for Brisbane s halfback spot After being inside the Top 2 after Round 17 the Broncos again entered the post Origin slump losing 5 consecutive games This season however they reversed this run of form winning 5 straight games to close out the regular season in 3rd This had come after Bennett had signed a secret deal to become the Roosters coach from 2007 but reneged on the deal after it became public Despite the reverse in form it looked like their finals success was going on par with previous seasons after they fell 20 4 against the Dragons in the qualifying final But Brisbane got a break against an injury hit Knights squad and Brisbane took a crushing 50 6 victory to qualify for their first Preliminary Final in 4 seasons Brisbane took on the Bulldogs and their season was on life support when Canterbury led 20 6 at half time The lead prompted Bulldogs prop Willie Mason to exclaim We re going to the grand final That sledge sparked a dramatic Broncos comeback as they ran in a 31 0 second half to blitz the Bulldogs 37 20 and book a spot in the Grand Final against Melbourne Despite being massive underdogs Brisbane looked in control throughout the entire match and a Darren Lockyer field goal sealed a dramatic 15 8 victory and Brisbane s 6th premiership Unsung hooker Shaun Berrigan was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for his aggressive performance in the ruck Webcke had already announced his intention to retire and did so as a champion Bennett s final years 2007 2008 edit Once again Brisbane started a premiership defence poorly losing 7 of their first 10 to sit 15th but their stay at the bottom of the table was abruptly ended when they produced a club record 71 6 victory over a battered Knights side Brisbane climbed back up the ladder to sit 5th after Origin but their season again took a turn in a Round 18 clash with the Cowboys when Lockyer s season abruptly ended with a torn ACL Brisbane would lose 5 of their last 7 matches including a 68 22 thrashing at the hands of the Eels and would end the season in 8th place and being thrashed 40 0 by the Storm in the Qualifying Final Civoniceva left the club for Penrith upset that they had prioritised the signing of Panthers prop Joel Clinton over retaining him Tate also departed for the Warriors while Berrigan left for Hull FC In their place came Clinton Eels hooker PJ Marsh and another ex Panther Peter Wallace who would replace the ageing Perry as Lockyer s halves partner Lockyer however missed some serious game time in 2008 and wasn t 100 healthy until Round 18 at which point Brisbane sat 7th on the ladder But the bigger news to come out of the start of that season was Bennett s decision to walk out of the final year of his contract to become the head coach of the Dragons from 2009 Bennett had seen his relationship with the Broncos board deteriorate after his courtship with the Roosters and decided to leave after 21 seasons with the club His former assistant Bellamy seemed set for a return to Brisbane as his replacement only to blindside the club by re signing with the Storm after a botched interview Ultimately it was decided that longtime assistant Ivan Henjak would be promoted to the head coaching role from 2009 and he began taking more of a role in training With Lockyer returning Brisbane won 6 of their final 9 games to finish 5th and upset the Roosters 24 16 in the qualifying final to set up a semi final showdown with Bellamy and the Storm Brisbane led 14 12 with under 10 minutes to go and seemed to have won the game when Hannant crossed the line with Bennett seen displaying a rare show of emotion But the video referee deemed Hannant was held up and a few minutes later an Ashton Sims knock on saw Greg Inglis score for the Storm to seal a late 16 14 victory breaking Brisbane hearts and ending their season The Rebuild 2009 2014 edit 2009 saw a wave of change around Red Hill not only was there a new head coach but a host of roster changes Boyd joined Bennett at the Dragons the representative foursome of Hannant Greg Eastwood Michael Ennis and David Stagg all joined the Bulldogs and boom winger Denan Kemp who tied the club record with 4 tries in a single game against the Eels was lured away to the Warriors In their place was boom teenager Israel Folau young back rower Ben Te o and a host of club developed talent including Gerard Beale Alex Glenn Josh McGuire Andrew McCullough and Jharal Yow Yeh Brisbane sat Top 4 until the Origin period when they collapsed conceding 40 points in 3 straight games an extra 44 12 loss to South Sydney and a then club record 56 0 thrashing at the hands of the Raiders leaving them dangling in 10th position But 5 straight wins to close out the season including a 22 10 win over Canberra just 36 days later saw them finish in 6th position This revival was largely due to the emergence of rampaging forward Dave Taylor The Broncos stunned the 3rd place Titans 40 32 in the qualifying final setting up a showdown with Bennett s Dragons in a sudden death semi final Brisbane took one up on their former mentor with a dominant 24 10 victory however Wallace fractured his ankle in the win leaving them without a recognised halfback ahead of their preliminary final matchup with the Storm one of the bigger reasons they fell 40 10 2010 saw significant roster changes the injury enforced retirement of Marsh Taylor s decision to move to the Rabbitohs and Karmichael Hunt s decision to switch to the AFL with the Gold Coast Suns Furthermore they received a massive blow during pre season when Hodges ruptured his achilles causing him to miss the entire season Brisbane stuttered and lost 6 of their first 8 matches before reversing form and entering the Top 8 But in their Round 22 clash with the Cowboys Lockyer took a hit and injured his rib cartilage Despite his best efforts Lockyer missed the rest of the regular season and without him Brisbane slumped to 4 straight defeats sliding from 7th to 10th and missing the finals for the first time since 1991 An even bigger blow for Brisbane was a contract saga involving Greg Inglis who was departing the Melbourne Storm in the wake of their salary cap saga Inglis had agreed in principle to join the Broncos for 2011 onward but then decided to cancel a flight to Brisbane to sign the contract under the alibi that It s raining and I don t think the planes are flying Behind the scenes former Bronco Anthony Mundine was convincing Inglis to join the Rabbitohs which he did a week later Inglis would ve replaced Folau who followed Hunt s lead in switching to the AFL this time to the Greater Western Sydney Giants On a positive note the season saw the debut of future international Matt Gillett In February 2011 it was announced that Henjak was to be sacked from the club only three weeks before the beginning of the season Anthony Griffin Henjak s assistant took over as coach for the 2011 season 12 becoming just the third head coach in the history of Broncos Ben Hannant also returned to the club but even more pressing was the decision of Lockyer to retire after the season ending a 16 year playing career which in Round 22 saw him overtake Terry Lamb and Steve Menzies for the most first grade games played finishing at 355 a record which would stand until Cameron Smith overtook him in 2017 Brisbane stagnated for a little while but finished the season in 3rd position setting up a qualifying finals matchup with the Warriors which they won 40 10 meaning they would head to take on the Dragons once again in the semi finals Bennett who had looked like he was set to rejoin the Broncos in 2012 had announced that he was joining Newcastle at the end of the season meaning the match would either be the last of Lockyer s career or Bennett s last with the Dragons Brisbane led 12 6 towards the end of the game before Lockyer caught Beale s knee in his face fracturing his cheekbone St George Illawarra tied the game necessitating Golden Point where an injured Lockyer slotted home a field goal to seal a 13 12 win and keep Brisbane in the finals Unfortunately Lockyer was unable to play in the Preliminary Final against Manly which the Sea Eagles won 26 14 2012 marked the Broncos 25th season in the NRL competition Civoniceva returned for one last season and Thaiday was appointed club captain The club also lost winger Jharal Yow Yeh in Round 4 to a brutal leg injury suffering a compound fracture in his leg and an ankle dislocation Yow Yeh retired in 2014 as he never fully recovered from the injury Brisbane spent much of the season inside the Top 4 but another Post Origin Slide saw them finish 8th and they were eliminated by the Cowboys 33 16 in the Qualifying Final Beale Dragons and Te o Rabbitohs both left the club along with the retiring Civoniceva and Prince returned to the club for his swansong Unfortunately 2013 was not a good year for Brisbane they were out of the Top 8 after Round 10 and never returned finishing 12th the lowest position in club history at the time Future Origin winger Corey Oates made his debut during this season however Prince retired and Wallace returned to the Panthers largely because of the emergence of Ben Hunt as the club s halfback Perhaps one of their biggest signings in quite some time former Dally M Medallist Ben Barba joined the club in 2014 as their marquee signing Barba attempted to join the Broncos one year prior but was refused a release by the Bulldogs Todd Lowrie Martin Kennedy and Daniel Vidot also joined the Broncos from the Warriors Roosters and Dragons respectively There was also a change in the club captaincy with Thaiday standing down and being replaced by a co captain structure of Hodges and Parker The Broncos failed to find any sort of consistency during the season their best patch of form being four straight wins against the Titans Tigers Sea Eagles and Raiders They also experienced their worst collapse as a club against the Cronulla Sharks at home in Round 16 where they led the Sharks 22 0 at one stage ultimately falling 24 22 by full time Brisbane never really challenged for the title throughout the season and ultimately finished 8th again being eliminated by the Cowboys in the Qualifying Final this time by the score of 32 20 That game would be Griffin s last as head coach as it had been announced mid season that Wayne Bennett was set to return to the Broncos from 2015 Bennett s second stint 2015 2018 edit The roster change under Bennett was dramatic from the moment he returned Ben Barba was released after just one season eventually joining Cronulla Ben Hannant left for the Cowboys and Kiwi international Josh Hoffman departed for the Gold Coast In return Darius Boyd returned to the club and was joined by ex Tiger enforcer Adam Blair and boom Raider Anthony Milford as well as a pair of up and coming rookies in Joe Ofahengaue and Kodi Nikorima making their debuts The captaincy underwent another change as well with Hodges given sole captaincy of the club Their campaign started rocky a 36 6 thrashing at the hands of South Sydney but they soon found their feet and won 8 straight matches during the Origin period a drastic change from the previous years ultimately finishing the season in 2nd place They took down the Cowboys 16 12 in the Qualifying Final to advance straight to a Preliminary Final showdown with the minor premier Roosters A Boyd intercept try inside the first minute set the tone for the clash and Brisbane would dominate 31 12 to advance to a Grand Final showdown with the Cowboys In what is considered by some commentators to be one of the best Grand Finals in recent history the Broncos led 16 12 for much of the second half before Cowboys winger Kyle Feldt scored in the corner on the last play of regulation to tie the match Superstar half Johnathan Thurston missed the subsequent conversion sending the clash to golden point The Broncos won the golden point coin toss and elected to receive putting them in a great position to win the match However off the kickoff Ben Hunt knocked on giving the Cowboys possession just metres out from the Broncos line Thurston kicked a field goal 2 minutes into the Golden Point period to win the match for the Cowboys 17 16 ending the season in jubilation for Townsville and heartbreak for Brisbane Justin Hodges retired after the Grand Final and the captaincy was again given to Corey Parker James Roberts a speedy centre had been lured away from the Titans at the last minute to join the Broncos and he was joined by young Raiders forward Tevita Pangai Junior and young back rower Jai Arrow who had emerged from Brisbane s development program Brisbane started the season strongly but endured a Post Origin Slump to drop out of the Top 4 finishing in 5th After eliminating the Titans 44 28 in the Qualifying Final Brisbane travelled to Townsville for a knockout clash with the Cowboys In another classic between the two sides the game went into extra time a new rule brought in after their grand final thriller 12 months earlier At 20 all when a Michael Morgan try sealed a 26 20 win for the Cowboys ending their season the third time in 5 years their season had concluded in Townsville Parker retired after the match but Brisbane brought in embattled ex New Zealand halfback Benji Marshall on a lifeline deal as well as established prop Korbin Sims from Newcastle and experienced winger David Mead from the Gold Coast Darius Boyd was also named club captain for 2017 Prior to the start of the 2017 season it was announced Hunt had signed a large contract with the Dragons beginning in 2018 and that likely contributed to a season where Hunt was dropped to reserve grade and the bench before finishing the season at hooker after Andrew McCullough tore his ACL Brisbane started their 2017 campaign in shaky fashion winning two of their first five games the club sitting in ninth position at the end of Round 5 Following this the Broncos found their form and re entered the top 8 without exiting it again finishing the 2017 season in 3rd but with a 4 win gap between them and the 1st placed Storm Making matters worse Boyd was injured in their Round 26 win over the Cowboys and missed their 24 22 loss in a classic Qualifying Final against the Roosters before the Boyd less Broncos advanced to another Preliminary Final with a 13 6 win over the Panthers Boyd was rushed back into the squad for the showdown with runaway favourites Melbourne but was clearly not healthy and didn t do much to alter the 30 0 defeat Along with Ben Hunt Jai Arrow Adam Blair and Benji Marshall also left the club departing for the Titans Warriors and Tigers respectively Jack Bird was the club s marquee signing joining from Cronulla although his season lasted just 8 games as he dealt with injury Wayne Bennett blamed Cronulla for Jack Bird s injury problems as he had claimed that Cronulla had told Bird that he was not injured and did not require surgery before departing for Brisbane 13 The Broncos also had signed prop Matt Lodge on a one year deal a move which attracted controversy as Lodge had been out of the NRL due to his arrest in New York during the 2015 off season While many in the media and the NRL fanbase called for Lodge s contract to be deregistered Bennett and the Broncos stood by Lodge 2018 also saw a major success from Brisbane s youth with debuts handed out to Payne Haas David Fifita Kotoni Staggs and Jake Turpin Brisbane however were not the team they had been and instead of being in the Top 4 race they were just looking to make the finals A big 48 16 win over Manly which saw Corey Oates score 4 tries saw the club finish in 6th but just one win separated them from 1st such was the tightness of the competition The following week Brisbane were eliminated from the finals series after being defeated 48 18 by a highly unfancied St George Illawarra side The loss was also the final game for the retiring Sam Thaiday 14 15 After the 2018 season a rift emerged between Bennett and CEO Paul White which ultimately saw Bennett sign with the Rabbitohs to become coach from 2020 Just weeks later Bennett was sacked as the head coach for making preseason plans with the Rabbitohs for the following year and in return South Sydney appointed Bennett as head coach with immediate effect freeing up their coach Anthony Seibold who had already signed with Brisbane from 2020 to become the Broncos head coach for 2019 Anthony Seibold era 2019 2020 edit Along with Bennett a host of key players left Brisbane Josh McGuire left for North Queensland and Korbin Sims for St George Illawarra then halfway through the season James Roberts Jaydn Su A and Kodi Nikorima also departed the club for the Rabbitohs and Warriors Jack Bird once again dealt with injuries only playing 9 games and it quickly became clear that the now 32 year old Darius Boyd had lost a step The Broncos handed debuts to Patrick Carrigan Xavier Coates Tom Dearden Herbie Farnworth and Keenan Palasia while also signing Rhys Kennedy and James Segeyaro mid season A four match losing streak early in the season set the tone for the club as they sat 14th after Round 16 only to go on a run of 6 wins and a draw from their last 10 games to ensure they finished in 8th place They played Parramatta in week one of the finals at the new Bankwest Stadium and lost the match 58 0 marking the club s worst ever defeat It was also the biggest finals loss in the history of the competition which eclipsed the previous record set by Newtown when they defeated St George 55 7 in the 1944 finals series 16 17 18 19 20 It also extended the club s longest ever premiership drought to thirteen seasons 21 The club signed out of favour half Brodie Croft from the Melbourne Storm on a three year deal beginning in 2020 22 2020 started well for Brisbane winning their first two games against North Queensland and South Sydney before the competition was suspended upon completion of round 2 due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic When the competition returned from its unscheduled hiatus in late May the optimism at the Broncos fizzled out quickly as they lost 34 6 to Parramatta in the first game of the season restart The club then recorded their worst ever loss the following week against the Sydney Roosters losing 59 0 The losses continued to pile up for Brisbane the mid season signing of Issac Luke and the return of Ben Te o making almost no impact The Broncos were also impacted by injuries as many players missed more than half of the shortened season The club s only post COVID lockdown victory came against fellow bottom of the ladder team Canterbury Bankstown in round 9 After a 28 10 loss to South Sydney Anthony Seibold resigned as coach of the Brisbane Broncos with assistant Peter Gentle taking over as caretaker coach until the end of the season 23 While the Brisbane club were more competitive under Gentle the club would lose their final 11 matches of the season in a row including a 36 8 loss to the Canberra Raiders despite leading 8 6 at half time another big loss against the Sydney Roosters this time 58 12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground and a 32 16 loss in the final round to North Queensland which condemned Brisbane to the club s first ever wooden spoon after Canterbury Bankstown beat Souths in round 19 to leap ahead of the Brisbane club on the ladder on points differential 24 Darius Boyd and Jordan Kahu both retired at the end of the 2020 season while David Fifita would be departing as well to join the Titans The Kevolution The Kevin Walters Era 2021 present edit After missing out on the signature of Craig Bellamy as head coach 25 Kevin Walters was signed as coach for the 2021 NRL season for two years Walters moved on two of Brisbane s players who were on large contracts in Jack Bird and Joe Ofahengaue with the two signing with St George Illawarra and Wests Tigers Brisbane brought in experienced players John Asiata Albert Kelly David Mead Dale Copley and Danny Levi in an attempt to take pressure off the young players Walters named Alex Glenn as the captain for the 2021 season The problems at Red Hill continued firstly surrendering a 16 0 lead against Parramatta in their season opener to concede the next 24 points without an answer to end up losing 16 24 followed by losing 16 28 to local rivals the Gold Coast Titans to record their 13th loss in a row In round 3 Brisbane recorded their first victory in 259 days after they beat Canterbury Bankstown 24 0 26 In round 8 of the 2021 NRL season Brisbane staged an incredible comeback against the Gold Coast After being down 22 0 Brisbane would go on to win the match 36 28 27 An unlikely round 11 win against the Sydney Roosters at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw the Brisbane club end a 13 game losing streak outside of Queensland however losses to Melbourne St George Illawarra Canberra and South Sydney saw Brisbane once again fall to the bottom of the ladder as of round 15 The club would go on to win four of their last nine games to avoid the Wooden Spoon and finish in 14th place 28 Alex Glenn retired after this game marking the end of a twelve year career Even though Brisbane struggled Tyson Gamble emerged as a serviceable half for the club Gamble was limited to two games in 2020 but managed more game time under Walters as he chopped and changed halves pairings throughout the season The club also lured Karmichael Hunt back from the NSW Waratahs twelve years after he initially departed the Broncos for Australian rules football During the season the Brisbane club ran the broom through the front office and the playing group Paul White resigned as CEO and was replaced with Dave Donaghy from the Storm Donaghy began his tenure in the middle of 2021 after a lengthy legal process that prevented him from commencing his role earlier in the year 29 Former Bronco Ben Ikin was hired as the Football and Performance Director 30 The turnaround for Brisbane s recruitment seemingly began when the club announced the signing of embattled Rabbitohs half Adam Reynolds on a three year deal from 2022 onwards 31 In addition to Reynolds the club also signed Ryan James from the Raiders Cowboys forward Corey Jensen Kurt Capewell from the Panthers as well as Jordan Pereira and Tyrone Roberts as depth signings In addition to the new signings at the club many of the young players extended their contracts to keep them at the Broncos something that was becoming a rarity ever since 2018 Ben Te o and Karmichael Hunt quietly retired from rugby league while Danny Levi Anthony Milford John Asiata Brodie Croft Xavier Coates and Richard Kennar departed for other clubs Jesse Arthars was also sent to the New Zealand Warriors on a loan deal for the 2022 season expected to return for the 2023 campaign Ex Cowboy Te Maire Martin also made his NRL return with the Broncos having initially retired three years prior due to a bleed on his brain Adam Reynolds was named as the captain for the Brisbane in the 2022 season 2022 began well for Brisbane despite losing captain Adam Reynolds to COVID 19 in their Round 1 clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs They won their opening games against South Sydney and the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs to sit in the top 8 at the end of the round for the first time since 2020 They then went on to lose three games in a row before going on a seven game winning streak including a 38 0 thrashing of Manly and another comeback victory against the Gold Coast Titans This was the longest winning streak the Broncos had experienced since winning six straight games under Wayne Bennett in 2017 During the club s winning streak the club was rocked by star forward Payne Haas requesting a release which was denied 32 33 During the Round 12 clash against the Gold Coast Haas was relentlessly booed by Brisbane fans when he had the ball The Broncos seven game winning streak was broken by the Melbourne Storm who had beaten the Brisbane side 32 20 after a shaky start Brisbane were defeated 40 26 by North Queensland the following week before winning three games in a row The last placed Wests Tigers defeated Brisbane at home in an upset winning 32 18 This match saw Patrick Carrigan placed on report for a hip drop tackle on Jackson Hastings which caused an injury to the Tigers half and ended his season Carrigan missed four matches due to suspension After losing to the Sydney Roosters the following week Brisbane seemed to be back on track after beating the Newcastle Knights 28 10 The final three rounds were a nightmare for the Broncos as they recorded a 60 12 loss against the Storm a 53 6 loss against the Eels then a 22 12 loss to St George Illawarra in the final round of the regular season Brisbane s horrific performances saw them drop out of the top 8 and miss the finals for a third straight season the longest consecutive finals drought in Brisbane s history to date The club also made history for the wrong reasons being the first club to miss the finals with more wins than losses since Canberra in 1999 as well as being the first club to sit in the top four after Round 17 and miss the finals During the 2022 season rumours had persisted that Warriors fullback Reece Walsh was seeking a return to Australia after the New Zealand Warriors had announced that they would be returning to New Zealand However both the Warriors and Walsh denied the rumours and insisted that he was committed to the move In July however reports began emerging that Walsh was granted a release from the Warriors and that he was looking to return to a Queensland team 34 On July 7 the Broncos confirmed the signing of Walsh for 2023 and beyond 35 36 To accommodate Walsh in the salary cap utility back Te Maire Martin was given permission to negotiate with other clubs and signed with the New Zealand Warriors from 2023 onwards 37 At the start of the final round 27 of the regular 2023 season Brisbane was positioned on top of the NRL ladder Having qualified for the finals eleven of the thirteen regular players were rested The Melbourne Storm subsequently won 32 22 at Suncorp Stadium and by the end of round 27 Brisbane missed out on their first minor premiership win since 2000 due to a lesser points differential than the Penrith Panthers 38 Notwithstanding Brisbane qualified to play Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium on 1 October however Brisbane conceded the largest comeback in NRL Grand Final history in the final twenty minutes to lose 24 26 39 Emblem and colours editIt had originally been planned for the Brisbane Broncos to adopt a logo incorporating both a kangaroo and a stylised Q which had been featured in the logo for the Queensland Rugby League for many years However with the Australian national rugby league team also known as the Kangaroos this was deemed inappropriate and conflicting The state flower the Cooktown Orchid and the Poinsettia which had long been used by Brisbane representative teams in the Bulimba Cup and midweek knockout competitions was also ruled out along with other Australian animals such as the brumby possum galah and the kookaburra which was used on Brisbane s Kookaburra Queen paddleships 40 Having wanted to continue with the use of alliteration for local sporting teams such as the Brisbane Bullets and Brisbane Bears later the Brisbane Lions the club s directors eventually decided on the nickname Broncos 8 This name was chosen by Barry Maranta because he was a fan of an NFL team the Denver Broncos The Australian newspaper has described the name as Mystifyingly American 41 The original club logo was first featured in the Broncos inaugural season in the premiership in 1988 and was used until 1999 It used a mostly gold colour scheme in line with the predominant colour on the team jerseys In 2000 the club adopted a new logo with a more maroon design which was much closer to the traditional colour associated with Queensland rugby league and Queensland sport in general 42 This design continues to be used to date Traditionally the colours of the Brisbane Broncos have been maroon white and gold which have all long been linked to the history of rugby league in Queensland Initially the founders of the club favored the official blue and gold colours of Brisbane City Council However Sydney advertiser John Singleton advised the board that Queenslanders had been booing players wearing blue for more than three quarters of a century 40 As a result the traditional maroon and white colours of Queensland along with gold symbolizing the Queensland sunshine 40 were adopted as the club s colours In the inaugural 1988 season the club s jersey design featured the top third being gold the middle being alternating hoops of maroon and white and the bottom third being maroon Although this design featured gold strongly it did not please everyone as the jersey had to differentiate from the maroon and white of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the maroon of the Queensland rugby league team 11 Following a number of design changes in the 1990s including a predominantly white jersey from 1997 to 1998 blue was added to the jersey in 2001 as a minor colour to show the aforementioned historical link with the colours of Brisbane However this was later dropped from the design in favor of a mainly maroon jersey with gold trim 42 At the 1995 Rugby League World Sevens tournament the club introduced a new combination of jersey colours mauve aqua and white Brisbane Broncos Marketing Manager Shane Edwards stated that it will become our Sevens strip but we will never change the Broncos colours 43 In 2001 following the release of the club s predominantly white with navy blue and maroon away jersey the National Rugby League ordered the club to produce a third jersey since the new away jersey clashed with the home jerseys of the Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors An aqua strip using the same design as the jerseys used from 1999 to 2001 was worn which was much derided by the local media Following two years of public pressure the club dropped the jersey in favor of the design worn against Newcastle in 2003 42 International Sports Clothing became Brisbane s kit provider in October 2016 replacing long time suppliers Nike 44 Brisbane Broncos Jerseys nbsp 1988 1990 nbsp 1991 1996 nbsp 1997 1998 nbsp 1999 2001 nbsp 2013 2014Stadium editMain article Brisbane Broncos Stadiums nbsp View of the current Brisbane Broncos home ground Lang Park In their first five seasons the Broncos played their matches at the 52 500 capacity Lang Park or more commonly referred to as Suncorp Stadium due to sponsorship of Suncorp Australia the ground considered to be the home of rugby league in Queensland However following ongoing conflict with the Queensland Rugby League and Lang Park Trust due to a sponsorship conflict with the QRL having a commercial agreement with Castlemaine XXXX brewery with prominent signs around the ground while the Broncos were sponsored by rival brewery Powers who were not permitted any permanent signs the Broncos initially got around this by not using the change rooms at half time during games instead sitting on the ground with a temporary protective banner surrounding them which just happened to have prominent Powers logos the team relocated to the 60 000 capacity ANZ Stadium in 1993 ANZ had been the main stadium of the 1982 Commonwealth Games 11 The club s home match attendance which had averaged 19 637 at Lang Park increased to 43 200 at the new ground in the first season following the club s first premiership title in the previous season 45 However despite the team s second premiership in 1993 crowds gradually declined and it was not until 2002 that the club again registered more than the 1996 average attendance of 23 712 ANZ Stadium as the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre was called at the time due to sponsorship rights was featured on an episode of The Mole in April 2002 With the Queensland Government s 280 million redevelopment of Lang Park 46 the team moved back to the refurbished and renamed Suncorp Stadium upon its completion in mid 2003 The more centrally located stadium has begun to attract larger crowds with the 2006 average attendance of 31 208 being significantly higher than the Newcastle Knights with 21 848 and about double the regular season competition average of 15 601 45 The club record attendance for a regular season match is 58 593 set against the St George Dragons in the final round of the 1993 season The record attendance for a match at Suncorp Stadium is 50 859 for Darren Lockyer s final home game Before kick off at the Stadium an instrumental version of Led Zeppelin s Kashmir is routinely played Whenever the Broncos score a try Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis is played The Broncos all time home attendance record was set at ANZ Stadium during the 1997 Super League Grand Final when 58 912 saw the Broncos defeat the Cronulla Sharks 26 8 to claim the only Super League premiership played in Australia Home venues edit Venue Years Lang Park Suncorp Stadium 1988 present Pioneer Oval 1989 1994 Parramatta Stadium 1989 Townsville Sports Reserve 1989 Carrington Park 1989 Wade Park 1991 Scully Park 1991 Bundaberg Showroom 1991 Eric Weissel Oval 1992 Athletic Park 1992 QEII Stadium 1993 2003 ANZAC Oval 1994 Hyatt Regency 1995 Bega Recreational Ground 1995 Coffs Coast International Stadium 1995 Lavington Sports Ground 1995 Carrara 2001 The Gabba 2023 47 Supporters editThe Brisbane Broncos have the largest fan base of any NRL club 48 and they have been voted the most popular rugby league team in Australia for several years 49 A Broncos supporters group called The Thoroughbreds which is made up of prominent businessmen made an unsuccessful bid to purchase News Ltd s controlling share of the club in 2007 50 Average regular season attendance 1988 16 111 lowest home attendance 1989 18 217 1990 22 709 1991 19 463 1992 21 687 1993 43 200 largest home attendance 1994 37 705 1995 35 902 1996 23 712 1997 19 298 1998 20 073 1999 22 763 2000 21 239 2001 19 710 2002 20 131 2003 24 326 2004 28 667 2005 30 331 2006 31 208 2007 32 868 2008 33 426 2009 34 587 2010 35 032 2011 33 209 2012 33 337 2013 30 480 2014 34 235 2015 36 096 2016 34 476 2017 31 929 2018 31 394 2019 29 516 2020 8 624 Attendance numbers impacted by crowd restrictions due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 21 444 Attendance numbers impacted by crowd restrictions due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2022 29 594 2023 33 793 Notable supportersNotable supporters of this club amongst others include Mackenzie Arnold Australian footballer and goalkeeper Pierre Gasly Formula 1 Driver Carl Barron Australian comedian Allan Border Australian cricket captain 51 Tom Brady 7 time Super Bowl winning quarterback for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quentin Bryce 25th Governor General of Australia Cate Campbell Malawian born Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Jim Chalmers 41st Treasurer of Australia Cameron Dick 36th Deputy Premier of Queensland Andrew Fraser 47th Treasurer of Queensland Bernard Fanning lead singer of Powderfinger 52 Katrina Gorry Australian footballer Wayne Goss 34th Premier of Queensland Ian Healy former international wicket keeper Les Hiddins former Australian soldier known as The Bush Tucker Man Mark Hunt mixed martial artist Dami Im singer winner of The X Factor Australia in 2013 53 Steve Irwin TV personality and environmentalist 54 Marnus Labuschagne South African born Australian cricketer Denan Kemp Former NRL Player and owner and creator of Bloke In A Bar and Bloke Beer Georgie Tunny The Project co host Yvonne Sampson Fox Sports Presenter Lincoln Lewis Australian actor Craig Lowndes V8 Supercars driver Chris Lynn Australian cricketer Steven Miles 40th Premier of Queensland Patty Mills professional basketballer Susie O Neill former Australian Swimmer Sally Pearson Olympic athlete 55 Rick Price musician Terry Price professional golfer 56 Patrick Rafter retired tennis player 57 Kevin Rudd 26th Prime Minister of Australia 58 Cam Smith professional golfer 59 Karl Stefanovic television presenter 60 Samantha Stosur professional tennis player and 2011 US Open champion Andrew Symonds international cricketer 61 Ken Talbot mining magnate 62 Don Walker musician 63 Corporate editThe Broncos are the only publicly listed NRL club 64 The largest shareholder in the Broncos is Nationwide News Pty Ltd a subsidiary of News Corp Australia which as of 30 June 2021 owned 68 87 65 BGM Projects is another major shareholder 66 John Ribot a former first grade rugby league player in Queensland and New South Wales was the club s original chief executive officer CEO Ribot left when he signed to become the CEO of the rebel Australian rugby league competition Super League p 24 112 Shane Edwards the Broncos Marketing Manager at the time was promoted to CEO and later resigned Bruno Cullen who had been with the Broncos off field staff since 1989 became the club s third CEO in 2003 42 In 2011 Cullen was replaced by current CEO Paul White 67 Rugby league player Darren Lockyer is a member of the board of directors 66 Kia are the major sponsor of the Broncos as of 2020 replacing NRMA Insurance Nova 106 9 are the main radio sponsors after taking over from rival station B105 FM in late 2006 Live broadcasts of all Broncos matches are provided by both ABC Radio Brisbane and Triple M Channel Nine Queensland also sponsors the Broncos although former player Shane Webcke is signed to rival Seven Queensland In 2012 local Brisbane based company Firstmac replaced WOW Sight amp Sound as sleeve sponsor for three years to launch into the retail financial services market This sponsorship took only 9 days to negotiate following the announcement of WOW Sight amp Sound going into receivership Firstmac stipulated a unique clause in their contract that they could pay for 250 tickets to be distributed to WOW Sight amp Sound staff that lost their jobs Firstmac has since launched a Firstmac Broncos home loan in conjunction with their new sponsorship agreement Asics are the Broncos current apparel provider as of November 2020 68 Between 1997 and 2016 the club s apparel was manufactured by Nike 69 Between 2017 and 2020 International Sports Clothing served as the club s apparel manufacturer 70 From the 2021 season Asics will supply the club s on and off field apparel 71 Sponsors editThe Brisbane Broncos first major sponsor was Powers Brewing who sponsored them until 1993 The Broncos currently have a number of sponsorship deals with the following Kia Motors NRMA Insurance ISC 72 Firstmac 73 loans com au 74 Asics Coca Cola Powerade Star Entertainment Group Deadly Choices Arrow Energy Tyrepower National Storage BCF New Era Nova 106 9 Nine News Queensland McDonald s The Courier Mail Event Cinemas XXXX Gold Four n Twenty Makita Gallagher Insurance World Gym Hyperice Australian Venue Co Elastoplast Sponsor History edit Year Kit manufactuerer Major sponsor Back Top sponsor Sleeve sponsor Back Bottom sponsor Front Shorts sponsor Back Shorts sponsor Chest sponsor 1988 89 Peerless Sport Powers Brewing Powers Brewing Number 1990 TR Auscel Powers Brewing 1991 Sport M TDK 1992 93 1994 Traveland TravelandPlayers editMain article List of Brisbane Broncos Players 2024 NRL squad edit Brisbane Broncos 2024 Squadviewtalkedit Top 30 squad 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff Jesse Arthars WG CE Fletcher Baker PR Patrick Carrigan LK Selwyn Cobbo CE Jack Gosiewski SR Payne Haas PR Kobe Hetherington LK Delouise Hoeter CE Jaiyden Hunt SR Corey Jensen PR Josiah Karapani CE Jock Madden HB FE Ezra Mam FE Deine Mariner WG Blake Mozer HK Corey Oates WG Cory Paix HK Jordan Pereira WG Brendan Piakura SR Adam Reynolds c HB Jordan Riki SR Tristan Sailor FB Tyson Smoothy HK Kotoni Staggs CE Martin Taupau PR Ben Te Kura PR Reece Walsh FB Billy Walters HK Xavier Willison PR Coby Black HB Israel Leota WG Josh Rogers HB Bailey Trew CE Head coach Kevin Walters Assistant coaches Matt Ballin John Cartwright Darius Boyd Dave Ballard Head Of Performance Lee Briers Development Coach Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Updated 4 March 2024Source s Broncos Team Profiles Representative players edit For a full list of Broncos representatives see List of Brisbane Broncos representatives Notable players edit Due to the club s premiership success and its being the dominant Queensland team in the competition for the majority of its participation the Brisbane Broncos list of representative players is extensive Consequently there have been a large number of Queensland Maroons in the team In 2007 a 20 man legends team was announced to celebrate the club s 20 year anniversary 75 Broncos Legends First team squad Interchange Coaching staff 1 Darren Lockyer FB 2 Michael Hancock WG 3 Steve Renouf CE 4 Michael De Vere CE 5 Wendell Sailor WG 6 Wally Lewis FE 7 Allan Langer HB 8 Shane Webcke PR 9 Kerrod Walters HK 10 Petero Civoniceva PR 11 Gorden Tallis SR 12 Brad Thorn SR 13 Tonie Carroll LK 14 Shaun Berrigan HK 15 Andrew Gee PR 16 Gene Miles SR 17 Glenn Lazarus PR 18 Chris Johns CE 19 Terry Matterson LK 20 Kevin Walters FE Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s nbsp Injured Updated 9 May 2007Source s Broncos Name Legends Team dead link 1988 first ever squad edit Colin Scott Fullback Joe Kilroy Wing Chris Johns Centre Gene Miles Centre Michael Hancock Wing Wally Lewis Five eighth Allan Langer Halfback Terry Matterson Lock Brett Le Man Second Row Keith Gee Second Row Greg Dowling Prop Greg Conescu Hooker Bryan Niebling Prop Mark Hohn Interchange Billy Noke Interchange Craig Grauf Interchange Wayne Bennett CoachPersonnel editCoaches edit Name No Coaching Years Games Wins Losses Draws Winning percentage Wayne Bennett 1 1988 2008 2015 2018 625 625 0 0 100 Craig Bellamy 2 2002 2 2 0 0 100 Ivan Henjak 3 2009 2010 51 51 0 0 100 Anthony Griffin 4 2011 2014 101 101 0 0 100 Anthony Seibold 5 2019 2020 38 38 0 0 100 Peter Gentle 6 2020 7 7 0 0 100 Kevin Walters 7 2021 48 48 0 0 100 76 Current personnel edit Name Position Dave Donaghy Chief Executive Officer Kevin Walters NRL Head Coach Matt Friend General Manager Finance Louise Lanigan Company Secretary amp Salary Cap Manager Joe McDermott General Manager Football Operations Simon Scanlan Head of Recruitment amp Academy Harry Havers Football Data amp Insights Analyst Christine Halliwell General Manager Community amp Government Programs Tain Drinkwater General Manager HR Rise and Governance Steele Tallon General Manager Communications and Digital Media Dan Glass Executive Manager Commercial Partnerships and Sales Belinda Findlay Manager Membership and MerchandiseStatistics and records editFurther information Brisbane Broncos Records The Brisbane Broncos are the second most successful club in terms of percentage of total games won having won 63 63 of their games as of 29 August 2012 This is marginally less 0 01 than first placed Melbourne Storm 77 In their thirty nine completed seasons the club has made a total of eight Grand Finals winning six and losing two once to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2015 and once to the Penrith Panthers in 2023 78 They are one of only two clubs to have won the World Club Challenge twice and were the first club to do so on British soil They also won the now defunct Panasonic Cup in 1989 42 Former team captain Darren Lockyer holds the record for the most First Grade games for the club Lockyer also held the record for the most points scored for the club tallying 1 171 since his debut in 1995 before Corey Parker overtook him in August 2015 with 1 222 career points for Brisbane Broncos Darren Lockyer also holds the club record of 272 points in a season having achieved this in 1998 Darren Lockyer was named Fullback in Queensland Rugby League s Team of the Century in 1998 2007 and he won 4 grand finals with the Brisbane Broncos including a Clive Churchill Medal and a World Cup title with Australia He also won the Golden Boot Award for world s best player in this position before switching to Five eighth Steve Renouf also shares the club record for the most tries in a season with Darren Smith at 23 After over a decade after Steve Renouf s move from the Brisbane Broncos to Wigan Warriors he was still the club s all time try scorer with a 142 career tries Five times he scored 4 tries in a single match from 1991 to 1998 and was known as one of the greatest centres the game has ever seen In 2008 Steve Renouf was named centre in the Indigenous Team of the Century Lote Tuqiri s tally of 26 points from three tries and seven goals in a single match against the Northern Eagles remains the club record for most individual points in a game 79 He also won the 1999 Brisbane Broncos season s rookie of the year award Corey Parker holds the record for most goals in a game kicking ten in a round one clash of 2008 breaking the previous mark of nine kicked by Lockyer in 1998 and matched by Michael De Vere in 2001 He also scored a try on debut during 2001 Parker converted ten from ten goals in the Broncos 48 12 win over the Penrith Panthers in which Parker scored 24 points placing him in equal second place on the most points in a match tally In 2013 Corey Parker was named Dally M Lock of the Year and in 2009 received the Broncos Paul Morgan Award Corey Parker also received the Paul Morgan Award yet again in 2013 and 2015 80 81 Six players have scored four tries in a match for the Brisbane Broncos including Steve Renouf 5 times Wendell Sailor Karmichael Hunt Justin Hodges Denan Kemp and former Australian Wallabies player Israel Folau 79 Wendell Sailor has held the record for the most tries scored in a finals match four tries against St George Illawarra Dragons Semi final 2001 Brisbane won 44 28 The most field goals in a match however hasn t been past one field goal which has been accomplished several times The club s biggest winning margin is 65 points achieved in 2007 in a 71 6 victory over the Newcastle Knights 82 Their heaviest defeat is a 59 0 loss by the Sydney Roosters on 4 June 2020 83 The club s highest winning margin in a Grand Final is by 26 points 38 12 against Canterbury Bulldogs 1998 In the 2017 NRL season the Brisbane Broncos highest try scorer was former Gold Coast Titans centre James Roberts with 15 tries The highest points scorer was Jordan Kahu with 67 goals and 8 tries The most metres run in the season was by Tautau Moga with 3410 metres Brisbane Broncos win loss records edit Source 84 Active teams edit Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win nbsp Dolphins 2 2 0 0 100 nbsp Tigers 32 32 0 9 100 nbsp Titans 35 35 0 0 100 nbsp Rabbitohs 49 49 0 0 100 nbsp Knights 55 55 0 0 100 nbsp Sharks 62 62 0 0 100 nbsp Cowboys 60 60 0 0 100 nbsp Bulldogs 61 61 0 0 100 nbsp Raiders 56 56 0 0 100 nbsp Panthers 62 62 0 0 100 nbsp Warriors 48 48 0 0 100 nbsp Roosters 58 58 0 0 100 nbsp Dragons 45 45 0 0 10p nbsp Eels 65 65 0 0 100 nbsp Sea Eagles 50 50 0 0 100 nbsp Storm 55 55 0 0 100 Discontinued teams edit Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win nbsp Western Reds 4 4 100 nbsp Adelaide Rams 3 3 100 nbsp South Queensland Crushers 2 2 100 nbsp Gold Coast Chargers 14 14 0 100 nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies 17 17 0 0 100 nbsp Northern Eagles 5 5 0 100 nbsp St George Dragons 15 15 0 100 nbsp Illawarra Steelers 14 14 0 100 nbsp Balmain Tigers 17 17 0 0 100 nbsp North Sydney Bears 18 18 0 100 nbsp Hunter Mariners 2 2 0 100Season summary editP Premiers R Runners up M Minor Premierships F Finals Appearance W Wooden Spoons Brackets Represent Finals Games Competition GamesPlayed GamesWon GamesDrawn GamesLost LadderPosition P R M F W Coach es Captain s Details 1988 NSWRL season 22 14 0 8 7 16 Wayne Bennett Wally Lewis 1988 Brisbane Broncos season 1989 NSWRL season 22 1 85 14 0 0 0 8 1 5 16 Wayne Bennett Wally Lewis 1989 Brisbane Broncos season 1990 NSWRL season 22 3 16 1 1 0 5 2 2 16 Wayne Bennett Gene Miles 1990 Brisbane Broncos season 1991 NSWRL season 22 13 0 9 7 16 Wayne Bennett Gene Miles 1991 Brisbane Broncos season 1992 NSWRL season 22 2 18 2 0 0 4 0 1 16 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1992 Brisbane Broncos season 1993 NSWRL season 22 4 16 4 0 0 6 0 5 16 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1993 Brisbane Broncos season 1994 NSWRL season 22 2 13 1 1 0 8 1 5 16 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1994 Brisbane Broncos season 1995 ARL season 22 2 17 0 0 0 5 2 3 20 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1995 Brisbane Broncos season 1996 ARL season 21 2 17 0 0 0 4 2 2 20 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1996 Brisbane Broncos season 1997 SL season 18 2 14 2 1 0 3 0 1 10 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1997 Brisbane Broncos season 1998 NRL season 24 4 18 3 1 0 5 1 1 20 Wayne Bennett Allan Langer 1998 Brisbane Broncos season 1999 NRL season 24 1 13 0 2 0 9 1 8 17 Wayne Bennett Kevin Walters 1999 Brisbane Broncos season 2000 NRL season 26 3 18 3 2 0 6 0 1 14 Wayne Bennett Kevin Walters 2000 Brisbane Broncos season 2001 NRL season 26 3 14 1 1 0 11 2 5 14 Wayne Bennett Gorden Tallis 2001 Brisbane Broncos season 2002 NRL season 24 2 16 1 1 0 7 1 3 15 Wayne Bennett and Craig Bellamy Gorden Tallis 2002 Brisbane Broncos season 2003 NRL season 24 1 12 0 0 0 12 1 8 15 Wayne Bennett Gorden Tallis 2003 Brisbane Broncos season 2004 NRL season 24 2 16 0 1 0 7 2 3 15 Wayne Bennett Gorden Tallis 2004 Brisbane Broncos season 2005 NRL season 24 2 15 0 0 0 9 2 3 15 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer 2005 Brisbane Broncos season 2006 NRL season 24 4 14 3 0 0 10 1 3 15 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer 2006 Brisbane Broncos season 2007 NRL season 24 1 11 0 0 0 13 1 8 16 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer 2007 Brisbane Broncos season 2008 NRL season 24 2 14 1 1 0 9 1 5 16 Wayne Bennett Darren Lockyer 2008 Brisbane Broncos season 2009 NRL season 24 3 14 2 0 0 10 1 6 16 Ivan Henjak Darren Lockyer 2009 Brisbane Broncos season 2010 NRL season 24 11 0 13 10 16 Ivan Henjak Darren Lockyer 2010 Brisbane Broncos season 2011 NRL season 24 3 18 2 0 0 6 1 3 16 Anthony Griffin Darren Lockyer 2011 Brisbane Broncos season 2012 NRL season 24 1 12 0 0 0 12 1 8 16 Anthony Griffin Sam Thaiday 2012 Brisbane Broncos season 2013 NRL season 24 10 1 13 12 16 Anthony Griffin Sam Thaiday 2013 Brisbane Broncos season 2014 NRL season 24 1 12 0 0 0 12 1 8 16 Anthony Griffin Corey Parker and Justin Hodges 2014 Brisbane Broncos season 2015 NRL season 24 17 0 7 2 16 Wayne Bennett Justin Hodges 2015 Brisbane Broncos season 2016 NRL season 24 3 15 0 9 5 16 Wayne Bennett Corey Parker 2016 Brisbane Broncos season 2017 NRL season 24 3 16 0 8 3 16 Wayne Bennett Darius Boyd 2017 Brisbane Broncos season 2018 NRL season 24 1 15 0 9 6 16 Wayne Bennett Darius Boyd 2018 Brisbane Broncos season 2019 NRL season 24 1 11 1 13 8 16 Anthony Seibold Darius Boyd 2019 Brisbane Broncos season 2020 NRL season 20 3 0 17 16 16 Anthony Seibold and Peter Gentle Alex Glenn 2020 Brisbane Broncos season 2021 NRL season 24 7 0 17 14 16 Kevin Walters Alex Glenn 2021 Brisbane Broncos season 2022 NRL season 24 13 0 11 9 16 Kevin Walters Adam Reynolds 2022 Brisbane Broncos season 2023 NRL season 24 3 18 2 0 6 1 2 17 Kevin Walters Adam Reynolds 2023 Brisbane Broncos season Finals appearances edit 28 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 Honours editMain article Brisbane Broncos honours World Club Challenge 2 1992 1997 dd Premiership 6 1992 1993 1997 1998 2000 2006 dd Minor Premiership 4 1992 1997 1998 2000 dd Panasonic Cup 1 1989 dd Lotto Challenge Cup 1 1991 dd Tooheys Challenge Cup 1 1995 dd Club Rivalries editNorth Queensland Cowboys edit Main article North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane s biggest rivals are the North Queensland Cowboys The two clubs had a long standing sibling rivalry with North Queensland characterized as the underdog Brisbane initially were dominant in the fixture with Brisbane going undefeated against North Queensland for the first nine years until North Queensland recorded their first ever victory in the 2004 elimination final defeating Brisbane 10 0 The rivalry reached new heights after North Queensland won their first premiership beating Brisbane at the 2015 Grand Final at Stadium Australia Considered one of the greatest grand finals of all time the win established North Queensland as competitive equals Between 2015 and 2017 a staggering three of five games played between the two clubs led to a Golden Point finish In the final round of the 2020 NRL season North Queensland condemned Brisbane to their first ever Wooden Spoon Brisbane needed to win the match to overtake Canterbury Bankstown but lost the match It is regarded as one of the greatest modern sports rivalries earning the nickname of the Queensland derby 86 24 Gold Coast Titans edit Main article Gold Coast Titans The match between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is known as the South Queensland Derby The media and supporters of both club s have described this fixture as Big Brother against Little Brother Brisbane are the more successful team in the fixture with the Gold Coast only defeating Brisbane eleven times since 2007 The two club s have only met in two finals matches the first being in 2009 when Brisbane won 40 32 The other time being in 2016 when the Gold Coast reached the finals by default due to Parramatta s salary cap points deduction Brisbane won the match 44 28 87 The Gold Coast are geographically the closest club to Brisbane Brisbane previously enjoyed derbies with the Gold Coast Chargers until the Chargers exited the competition at the end of 1998 season returning as the Gold Coast Titans in 2007 and before that with the Gold Coast Seagulls and Gold Coast Tweed Giants In the 2021 NRL season Brisbane recorded the biggest ever comeback in their history by defeating the Gold Coast 36 28 after being down 22 0 88 Melbourne Storm edit Main article Melbourne Storm Since the 2006 NRL Grand Final where Brisbane edged out Melbourne 15 8 a rivalry still continues today between the two clubs The two sides have played each other in multiple finals matches Adding to this both Brisbane and Melbourne players usually feature heavily in Queensland s annual State of Origin side Since the 2006 decider Brisbane have played Melbourne on thirty four occasions and only won five times In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season the two sides met in the final round of the regular campaign Brisbane and Melbourne both rested regular players as each team had already qualified for the finals Melbourne won 32 22 and by the end of the round Brisbane missed out on their first Minor Premiership win since 2000 38 89 The two sides would meet the following week in the 2023 qualifying final with Brisbane defeating Melbourne 26 0 to book a place in the preliminary final It was the first time Brisbane had beaten Melbourne at Lang Park since 2009 and the first time that they had defeated Melbourne in 14 attempts 90 Dolphins edit Main article Dolphins NRL The Battle of Brisbane is a new rivalry which began with the Dolphins admission as the second Brisbane club in 2023 This marked the first time that Brisbane has had two professional rugby league teams since the demise of the South Queensland Crushers in 1997 In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season the two sides played against each other for the first time In a match which saw both sides take the lead Brisbane would go on to win 18 12 in front of 51 047 fans This was the biggest crowd at Suncorp Stadium for a regular season game in its history 91 Club affiliations editThe Brisbane Broncos have three split feeder clubs from the Queensland Cup Northern Suburbs Devils Souths Logan Magpies and Wynnum Manly Seagulls Former feeder clubs of the Broncos are the now defunct Aspley Broncos and Toowoomba Clydesdales active clubs Central Queensland Capras who switched to The Dolphins Ipswich Jets who switched to Newcastle Knights Redcliffe Dolphins who switched to New Zealand Warriors and Burleigh Bears who switched to the Gold Coast Titans Club victory song editThe current Broncos victory song We re The Broncos was written in 1995 the earlier rock song Let s Go Broncos written by Bob Bax in 1988 remains a club anthem Lyrics We re the BroncosThe mighty BroncosWe keep fighting every second till the endWe re the BroncosThe greatest team on earthWe re the heart of all QueenslandNever stopWe never restOn and on we beat the bestNever giving up we bleed maroon and goldFor the leagueWe risk it allWe re standing tallWe re the finest and the greatest club of allWe re the BroncosThe mighty BroncosWe keep fighting every second till the endWe breathe in our soulThe best game of allWe are the Broncos of QueenslandHey Women s team editMain article Brisbane Broncos Women In 2017 the Brisbane Broncos launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural NRL Women s Premiership in 2018 On 27 March 2018 the club won a license to participate in the inaugural NRL Women s season on the back of a strong bid which included the NRL s desire for a geographical spread 92 93 Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women s side 94 but stepped down after the inaugural season to concentrate on his role as game development manager Kelvin Wright was named his replacement in May 2019 95 In June 2018 Ali Brigginshaw Brittany Breayley Heather Ballinger Teuila Fotu Moala and Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club s first five signings 96 Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team 97 The club won the inaugural NRL Women s Premiership title by defeating the Sydney Roosters by 34 12 in the 2018 NRL Women s Premiership Grand Final 98 Current squad edit Brisbane Broncos NRLW Squadviewtalkedit 2021 NRLW Coaching Staff Tarryn Aiken FE HB Emily Bass WG Ali Brigginshaw c HB LK Lauren Brown HK WG Shenae Ciesiolka CE WG Jada Ferguson FE Lavinia Gould HK Amber Hall PR SR Tallisha Harden SR Toni Hunt WG Chelsea Lenarduzzi PR Hayley Maddick WG Lesa Kaleti Mata afa PR Hagiga Mosby WG Roxette Murdoch PR Kaitlyn Phillips SR China Polata WG Jessikah Reeves PR Julia Robinson WG Nakita Sao LK Sara Sautia SR Amy Turner CE Head coach Kelvin Wright Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Updated 27 February 2022Source s Brisbane BroncosSee also edit nbsp Sports portal Sport in Queensland Rugby league in QueenslandReferences edit Lanigan Louise 21 February 2013 Brisbane Broncos Annual Financial Report for 2012 PDF Brisbane Broncos Limited Brisbane Ernst amp Young p 61 Archived from the original PDF on 11 May 2013 Retrieved 5 May 2013 Heming Wayne 30 October 2009 Brisbane Broncos voted Australia s most popular football team Fox Sports Australia Australian Associated Press 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