2016 Brisbane Broncos season

The 2016 Brisbane Broncos season is the 29th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett, and captained by Corey Parker, they compete in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. Prior to the start of the Premiership season, the Broncos competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines, finishing last in their pool. During the mid-season 2016 State of Origin series six Broncos players were selected for Queensland.

2016 Brisbane Broncos season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultLost semi-final
(North Queensland Cowboys, 20-26)
2016 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 618; against: 488
Team information
CEOPaul White
CoachWayne Bennett
Captain
StadiumSuncorp Stadium - 52,500
Avg. attendance43,184
High attendance52,347
(vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, RD10)
Top scorers
TriesCorey Oates (18)
GoalsCorey Parker (45)
PointsJordan Kahu (144)
← 2015 List of seasons 2017 →

Season summary

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Milestones

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Squad List

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Squad Movement

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Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Carlin Anderson   Ipswich Jets
2016
Caleb Timu Free Agent
2017
Salesi Funaki   Wests Tigers
2017

Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Justin Hodges Retirement
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David Stagg Retirement
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Mitchell Dodds   Warrington Wolves
2016
Todd Lowrie   Newcastle Knights
2016
Jordan Drew   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2017
Daniel Vidot   Super League: Salford Red Devils
2017
Jayden Nikorima   Sydney Roosters
2018
Matt Parcell   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2018
Ashley Taylor   Gold Coast Titans
2018

Re-signings

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Contract lengths

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Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 2 563 302 +261 42
2   Canberra Raiders 24 17 1 6 2 688 456 +232 39
3   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 24 17 1 6 2 580 404 +176 39
4   North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 584 355 +229 34
5   Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 554 434 +120 34
6   Penrith Panthers 24 14 0 10 2 563 463 +100 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 506 448 +58 32
8   Gold Coast Titans 24 11 1 12 2 508 497 +11 27
9   Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 499 607 −108 26
10   New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 513 601 −88 24
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 10 0 14 2 341 538 −197 24
12   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 473 549 −76 22
13   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 8 0 16 2 454 563 −109 20
14   Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 2 298 324 −26 181
15   Sydney Roosters 24 6 0 18 2 443 576 −133 16
16   Newcastle Knights 24 1 1 22 2 305 800 −495 7

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 6 February   North Queensland Cowboys Salter Oval 48-26 Eden (2), Whitchurch (2), Seve, Kahu, Roberts, Nikorima, Milford Parker (3), Kahu (3)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

NRL Auckland Nines

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The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2016 competition wias played over two days on 6 and 7 February at Eden Park. The Broncos featured in the Hunua pool and played the Warriors, Bulldogs and Sea Eagles.

Hunua Pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand Warriors 3 2 0 1 61 31 +30 4
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 3 2 0 1 34 34 0 4
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 2 0 1 37 55 −18 4
  Brisbane Broncos 3 0 0 3 29 41 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 6 February 2:45pm Round 1   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Eden Park 8-11 Opacic (2) Thaiday (0/1), Isaako (0/1)
Saturday, 6 February 6:40pm Round 2   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Eden Park 13-15 Arrow, McCullough Timu (2/2)
Sunday, 7 February 12:40pm Round 3   New Zealand Warriors Eden Park 8-15 Isaako, Murphy Isaako (0/2)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

World Club Series

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Date Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 21 February   Wigan Warriors DW Stadium 42-12 Oates (2), Nikorima (2), Gillett, Wallace, Eden Parker (6/6), Kahu (1/1) 19,103
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Thursday, 3 March Round 1   Parramatta Eels Pirtek Stadium 4 – 17 Kahu (2), Oates Parker (1/4), Milford (1/1, 1/1 FG) 17,324
Friday, 11 March Round 2   New Zealand Warriors Suncorp Stadium 25 – 10 Oates, Reed, Boyd, Gillett Parker (2/3), Milford (1/1, 1/1 FG), Kahu (1/2) 35,230
Saturday, 19 March Round 3   Penrith Panthers Pepper Stadium 23 – 22 Milford (2), Boyd, Hunt Parker (2/3), Kahu (1/1) 12,086
Friday, 25 March Round 4   North Queensland Cowboys Suncorp Stadium 21 – 20 (Golden Point) Milford, Roberts Parker (6/6), Milford (1/1 FG) 46,176
Friday, 1 April Round 5   Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 16 – 24 Roberts, Hunt, Kahu, Nikorima Kahu (3/3), Parker (1/2) 21,080
Thursday, 7 April Round 6   St. George Illawarra Dragons Suncorp Stadium 26 – 0 Oates, Glenn, Milford, Kahu Parker (5/6), Milford (0/1 FG) 29,869
Saturday, 16 April Round 7   Newcastle Knights Suncorp Stadium 53 – 0 Oates (3), Milford (3), Kahu (2), Hunt, Ofahengaue Parker (3/6), Kahu (3/5), Milford (1/1) FG) 30,394
Friday, 22 April Round 8   South Sydney Rabbitohs Suncorp Stadium 30 – 8 Nikorima, Hunt, Oates, Kahu, Parker Parker (3/4), Kahu (2/2) 40,275
Sunday, 1 May Round 9   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Southern Cross Group Stadium 30 – 28 Kahu, Oates, Roberts, Thaiday, Parker 14,406
Saturday, 14 May Round 10   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Suncorp Stadium 30 – 6 Boyd, Milford (2), Thaiday, Oates Kahu (5/6) 52,347
Friday, 20 May Round 11   North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 19 – 18 Gillett (2), Kahu Kahu (3/5) 25,163
Friday, 27 May Round 12   Wests Tigers Suncorp Stadium 18 – 19 Eden, Roberts, Maranta Kahu (3/4) 27,153
Saturday, 4 June Round 13   New Zealand Warriors Mt Smart Stadium 36 – 18 Glen, Kahu, Tevita Pangai Junior Parker (2/2), Kahu (1/1) 15,097
Thursday, 9 June Round 14   Canberra Raiders Suncorp Stadium 26 – 18 Parker, Boyd (3) Parker (5/5) 25,021
Round 15 Bye
Saturday, 25 June Round 16   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 40 – 14 Oates, Roberts, Milford Parker (1/4) 15,106
Friday, 1 July Round 17   Melbourne Storm Suncorp Stadium 6 – 48 Roberts Parker (1/1) 44,519
Round 18 Bye
Saturday, 16 July Round 19   South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 10 – 30 Maranta, Hunt, Oates (2), Roberts Kahu (3/3), Milford (2/2) 13,111
Friday, 22 July Round 20   Penrith Panthers Suncorp Stadium 12 – 31 Boyd, Roberts Parker (2/2) 30,878
Thursday, 28 July Round 21   Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 32 – 16 Wallace, Opacic, Boyd Parker (2/3) 6,308
Thursday, 4 August Round 22   St George Illawarra WIN Stadium 8 – 12 Thaiday, Maranta Parker (2/3) 5,662
Friday, 12 August Round 23   Parramatta Eels Suncorp Stadium 38 – 16 Pearson (2), Oates (3), Milford, Hunt, Tevita Pangai Junior Parker (2/7), Milford (1/1) 30,189
Thursday, 18 August Round 24   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium 20 – 10 Opacic, Hunt, Thaiday Kahu (4/5) 27,746
Friday, 26 August Round 25   Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 16 – 26 Opacic (2), Kahu, Boyd, Arrow Kahu (1/3), Parker (2/2) 20,263
Thursday, 1 September Round 26   Sydney Roosters Suncorp Stadium 24 – 14 Kahu (2), Roberts, Milford Milford (3/3), Parker (1/2) 37,566
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 9 September Elimination Final   Gold Coast Titans Suncorp Stadium 44 – 28 Kahu (2), Glenn (2), Oates (2), Wallace, Milford Kahu (6/7), Parker (0/1) 43,170
Friday, 16 September Semi-Final   North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 20 – 26 (Extra Time) McCullough, Kahu, Oates Kahu (4/4) 23,904
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
Adam Blair 22 0 0 0 0
Alex Glenn 21 2 0 0 8
Andrew McCullough 19 0 0 0 0
Anthony Milford 24 13 8 4 72
Totals 86 0 0 0

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Representatives

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The following players have played a representative match in 2016.

All Stars match ANZAC Test Pacific Test State Of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations
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Australia
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Queensland
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Australia
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Queensland
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World All Stars
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Australia
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Queensland
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New Zealand
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Queensland
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Tonga
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Australia
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Indigenous All Stars
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Honours

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League

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Club

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References

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  1. ^ Badel, Peter (18 June 2015). "Broncos beat off NRL competition to sign rising talent Carlin Anderson". The Courier-Mail.
  2. ^ "He's Officially Back: Caleb Timu". Brisbane Broncos. 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Salesi Chases Change". Brisbane Broncos. 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ Whaley, Pamela (10 August 2015). "Justin Hodges retirement: The Brisbane Broncos captain will be remembered for these moments". Fox Sports.
  5. ^ Garry, Chris (26 August 2015). "Broncos workaholic David Stagg to retire at end of NRL season". The Courier Mail.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Dodds to join Warrington next season". Sky Sports. 12 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Lowrie returns to Newcastle". Newcastle Knights. 25 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Brisbane Broncos release Jordan Drew and James Gavet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Daniel Vidot joins Salford from Brisbane Broncos". Sky Sports. 10 November 2015.
  10. ^ Proszenko, Adrian (25 August 2015). "Signing of Jayden Nikorima gives Sydney Roosters another win over Brisbane Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. ^ Buchan, Jay (25 August 2015). "Parcell confirms three-year Manly deal". The Queensland Times.
  12. ^ Badel, Peter (22 July 2015). "Broncos rookie Ashley Taylor snubs Manly's Bob Fulton to sign with Gold Coast Titans". The Courier-Mail.
  13. ^ "Broncos NRL Player Statistics".

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