2016 Brisbane Broncos season

2016 Brisbane Broncos season
2016 Brisbane Broncos season
NRL Rank	5th
Play-off result	Lost semi-final; (North Queensland Cowboys, 20-26)
2016 record	Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scored	For: 618; against: 488
Team information
CEO	Paul White
Coach	Wayne Bennett
Captain	Corey Parker;
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium - 52,500
Avg. attendance	43,184
High attendance	52,347; (vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, RD10)
Top scorers
Tries	Corey Oates (18)
Goals	Corey Parker (45)
Points	Jordan Kahu (144)

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

Season summary

Milestones

Round 1: Greg Eden made his first grade debut
Round 1: James Roberts made his debut for the club.
Round 3: Jarrod Wallace played his 50th career game.
Round 7: Joe Ofahengaue Scored his 1st career try.
Round 8: Herman Ese'ese made his debut for the club
Round 9: Darius Boyd played his 100th game for the club.
Round 10: Jai Arrow made his first grade debut.
Round 10: Ben Hunt played his 150th career game.
Round 12: Greg Eden scored his 1st career try.
Round 12: Tevita Pangai Junior made his first grade debut.
Round 12: Jaydn Su'A made his first grade debut.
Round 13: Tevita Pangai Junior scored his first career try.
Round 16: Tom Opacic made his first grade debut.
Round 21: Tom Opacic scored his 1st career try,
Round 23: Jonus Pearson made his first grade debut.
Round 23: Jonus Pearson scored his 1st and 2nd career tries.
Round 25: Jai Arrow scored his 1st career try.
Round 25: Matt Gillett played his 150th career game.
Round 25: Anthony Milford played his 50th career game for the club.
Round 25: Sam Thaiday played his 250th career game.
Semi-final: Corey Parker played his final career game.

Squad List

Squad Movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Carlin Anderson	Ipswich Jets	2016	^[1]
Caleb Timu	Free Agent	2017	^[2]
Salesi Funaki	Wests Tigers	2017	^[3]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Justin Hodges	Retirement	-	^[4]
David Stagg	Retirement	-	^[5]
Mitchell Dodds	Warrington Wolves	2016	^[6]
Todd Lowrie	Newcastle Knights	2016	^[7]
Jordan Drew	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2017	^[8]
Daniel Vidot	Super League: Salford Red Devils	2017	^[9]
Jayden Nikorima	Sydney Roosters	2018	^[10]
Matt Parcell	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	2018	^[11]
Ashley Taylor	Gold Coast Titans	2018	^[12]

Re-signings

Contract lengths

Ladder

2016 NRL season v t e
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

Pre-season

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

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand Warriors	3	2	1	61	31	+30	4
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	3	2	1	34	34	0	4
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	3	2	1	37	55	−18	4
Brisbane Broncos	3	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

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

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


Qualifying and elimination finals			Semi-finals		Preliminary finals		Grand final



10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

1	Melbourne	16

4	North Queensland	10	16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex

			North Queensland	26

9 Sept, Lang Park			Brisbane	20	24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

5	Brisbane	44			Melbourne	14

8	Gold Coast	28			Canberra	12	2 Oct, Stadium Australia

							Melbourne	12

11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium					23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium		Cronulla	14

6	Penrith	28			Cronulla	32

7	Canterbury	12	17 Sept, Canberra Stadium		North Queensland	20

			Canberra	22

10 Sept, Canberra Stadium			Penrith	12

2	Canberra	14

3	Cronulla	16

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

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

Source:^[13]

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2016.

	All Stars match	ANZAC Test	Pacific Test	State Of Origin 1	State Of Origin 2	State of Origin 3
Adam Blair	-	New Zealand	-	-	-	-
Darius Boyd	-	Australia	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland
Matt Gillett	-	Australia	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland
Jordan Kahu	World All Stars	New Zealand	-	-	-	-
Josh McGuire	-	Australia	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland
Kodi Nikorima	-	New Zealand	-	-	-	-
Corey Oates	-	-	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland
Joe Ofahengaue	-	-	Tonga	-	-	-
Corey Parker	-	Australia	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland
James Roberts	Indigenous All Stars	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Thaiday	Indigenous All Stars	Australia	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland

Honours

League

Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year: Anthony Milford
Dally M Second-Rower of the Year: Matt Gillett

Club

Shane Webcke Award (Best Forward): Sam Thaiday
Allan Langer Award (Best Back): Darius Boyd
Kevin Walters Award (Most Consistent): Matt Gillett
Players' Player: Anthony Milford
Paul Morgan Medal (Player of the Year): Darius Boyd

References

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

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[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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