The 2012 Brisbane Broncos season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Sam Thaiday, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season eighth (out of sixteen) to make it into the finals. The Broncos were then knocked out of contention in the first game of the finals against the North Queensland Cowboys. So began the Broncos' longest ever premiership drought.
Season summary
Milestones Round 1: Nick Slyney made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys. Round 3: Sam Thaiday played his 150th career game. Round 4: Josh McGuire played his fiftieth career game. Round 8: Josh Hoffman played his fiftieth career game. Round 9: Ben Hunt played his fiftieth career game and Peter Wallace his 100th game for the club. Round 10: Luke Capewell made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans. Round 10: Matt Gillett played his fiftieth career game. Round 12: Ben Hannant played his 100th game for the club. Round 13: Gerard Beale played his fiftieth career game. Round 14: Brendon Gibb, Lachlan Maranta and Jarrod Wallace made their debuts for the club. Round 14: Lachlan Maranta scored his first career try and Ben Te'o played his 100th career game. Round 16: Petero Civoniceva played his 300th career game. Round 17: Aaron Whitchurch made his debut for the club. Round 17: Aaron Whitchurch scored his first career try. Round 20: Corey Parker played his 250th career game. Round 21: Ben Hannant played his 150th career game. Round 26: Andrew McCullough played his 100th career game. Elimination Final: Justin Hodges played his 200th career game.
Squad information
Cap. Nat. Player Position First Broncos game Previous First Grade RL club 87 Petero Civoniceva 1998 Penrith Panthers 100 Justin Hodges 2000 Sydney Roosters 106 Corey Parker 2001 128 Sam Thaiday (c) 2003 144 Ben Hannant 2006 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 158 Peter Wallace 2008 Penrith Panthers 163 Andrew McCullough 2008 165 Josh Hoffman 2008 169 Jharal Yow Yeh 2009 171 Ben Te'o 2009 Wests Tigers 172 Alex Glenn 2009 174 Josh McGuire 2009 176 Gerard Beale 2009 177 Dale Copley 2009 178 Ben Hunt 2009 180 David Hala 2009 181 Scott Anderson 2010 Melbourne Storm 182 Matt Gillett 2010 183 Mitchell Dodds 2010 184 Corey Norman 2010 186 Dunamis Lui 2010 190 Jack Reed 2011 191 Kurt Baptiste 2011 193 Nick Slyney 2012 North Queensland Cowboys 194 Luke Capewell 2012 Gold Coast Titans 195 Lachlan Maranta 2012 196 Jarrod Wallace 2012 197 Brendon Gibb 2012 198 Aaron Whitchurch 2012 – Nathanael Barnes Yet to debut – Chris Binge Yet to debut – Stephen Coombe Yet to debut – Mitchell Frei Yet to debut – Paul Ivan Yet to debut – Jordan Kahu Yet to debut – Sam Martin Yet to debut – Matt Smith Yet to debut – Daniel Wallace Yet to debut Squad changes
Transfers in Date Position Player From Year/s Ref. 7 July 2011 Nick Slyney Redcliffe Dolphins 2 Years 25 July 2011 Luke Capewell Gold Coast Titans 1 Year 26 July 2011 Petero Civoniceva Penrith Panthers 1 Year Transfers out Date Position Player To Year/s Ref. 28 March 2011 Darren Lockyer Retirement — 30 November 2011 Rohan Ahern Mackay Cutters 2012 2 December 2011 Nick Kenny Retirement — 8 December 2011 Kurtis Lingwoodock Ipswich Jets 2012 8 May 2012 Dane Gagai Newcastle Knights 2 & 1/2 Years Contract extensions Date Position Player Year/s Ref. 18 January 2012 Alex Glenn 2015 18 January 2012 David Hala 2014 18 January 2012 Ben Hunt 2013 18 January 2012 Andrew McCullough 2015 24 February 2012 Corey Norman 2013 24 February 2012 Peter Wallace 2014 19 March 2012 Dane Gagai 2 Years 18 July 2012 Head coach Anthony Griffin 2 Years Contract lengths Player 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SourceGerard Beale Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons Ben Te'o Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs Petero Civoniceva Brisbane Broncos Luke Capewell Brisbane Broncos Mitchell Dodds Brisbane Broncos Jack Reed Brisbane Broncos Scott Anderson Brisbane Broncos Kurt Baptiste Brisbane Broncos Dale Copley Brisbane Broncos Matt Gillett Brisbane Broncos Ben Hunt Brisbane Broncos Dunamis Lui Brisbane Broncos Corey Norman Brisbane Broncos Nick Slyney Brisbane Broncos David Hala Brisbane Broncos Ben Hannant Brisbane Broncos Justin Hodges Brisbane Broncos Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos Peter Wallace Brisbane Broncos Alex Glenn Brisbane Broncos Anthony Griffin (Coach) Brisbane Broncos Josh Hoffman Brisbane Broncos Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos Josh McGuire Brisbane Broncos Sam Thaiday Brisbane Broncos Jharal Yow Yeh Brisbane Broncos Coaching staff Role Name Head coach Anthony Griffin Assistant Coach Allan Langer Assistant Coach Kristian Woolf Skills Coach Dan Baker Performance Coach Tony Guilfoyle Performance Coach Andrew Croll General Manager - Football Operations Andrew Gee NYC Head Coach Kurt Richards Fixtures Pre-season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 4 FebruaryTrial 1 North Queensland CowboysDolphin Oval28 – 22Gagai, Gibb, Copley, Barnes, CoombeHunt (2), Norman (2)4,500Saturday, 11 FebruaryTrial 2 Gold Coast TitansPizzey Park16 – 18Beale, Glenn, CopleyP. Wallace (2)7,252Saturday, 18 FebruaryTrial 3 Melbourne StormNorth Hobart Oval30 – 34Glenn, Te'o, Beale, Norman, Hoffman, GagaiP. Wallace (5)11,752 Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceFriday, 2 MarchRound 1 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium18 – 6Yow Yeh, P. Wallace, HannantParker (3/3)11,389Friday, 9 MarchRound 2 North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium26 – 28Yow Yeh, McGuire, Beale, Te'oParker (5/5)43,177Friday, 16 MarchRound 3 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium24 – 10Glenn, Hodges, Beale, GillettP. Wallace (4/5)23,894Friday, 23 MarchRound 4 South Sydney Rabbitohsnib Stadium20 – 12Beale (2), Gillett, HoffmanP. Wallace (2/4)15,599Friday, 30 MarchRound 5 St. George Illawarra DragonsSuncorp Stadium28 – 20Norman, P. Wallace, McCullough, Glenn, GillettP. Wallace (4/6)38,012Friday, 6 AprilRound 6 Wests TigersAllianz Stadium18 – 14Reed (2), CopleyParker (2/2), P. Wallace (1/2)17,556Friday, 13 AprilRound 7 Canberra RaidersSuncorp Stadium30 – 6Norman (2), Thaiday, Hannant, Gillett, HuntParker (3/6)30,017Friday, 27 AprilRound 8 Gold Coast TitansSuncorp Stadium26 – 6Glenn (2), McCullough, Beale, HoffmanParker (3/5)30,083Saturday, 5 MayRound 9 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium20 – 30Reed, Glenn, Te'o, ThaidayParker (2/4)19,012Friday, 11 MayRound 10 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSuncorp Stadium22 – 24Gillett (2), Reed, Beale, GlennParker (0/4), Norman (1/1)41,273Round 11ByeFriday, 25 MayRound 12 Melbourne StormAAMI Park10 – 34Reed, Te'oParker (1/2)13,200Sunday, 3 JuneRound 13 Newcastle KnightsSuncorp Stadium50 – 24Hodges (2), Beale, Reed, Copley, Thaiday, McCullough, HoffmanParker (8/8), P. Wallace (1/1)26,683Sunday, 10 JuneRound 14 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium40 – 22Te'o, Beale, P. Wallace, Glenn, Norman, Maranta, ReedP. Wallace (6/7)9,738Friday, 15 JuneRound 15 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium0 – 1220,367Friday, 22 JuneRound 16 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium26 – 12Hodges, Glenn, Copley, Norman, Te'oParker (3/4), Civoniceva (0/1)33,602Friday, 29 JuneRound 17 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSuncorp Stadium12 – 26Whitchurch, GlennP. Wallace (2/2)26,268Round 18ByeFriday, 13 JulyRound 19 New Zealand WarriorsSuncorp Stadium10 – 8NormanParker (3/3)32,148Friday, 20 JulyRound 20 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park10 – 14Norman, Te'oParker (1/1), P. Wallace (0/1)20,067Monday, 30 JulyRound 21 Parramatta EelsSuncorp Stadium22 – 42Norman, Capewell, McCullough, MarantaP. Wallace (3/3), Norman (0/1)22,626Sunday, 5 AugustRound 22 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium12 – 28Glenn (2)P. Wallace (2/2)9,850Sunday, 12 AugustRound 23 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium14 – 22 Te'o, Norman P. Wallace (3/3)19,870Friday, 17 AugustRound 24 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium18 – 19Te'o (2), HodgesP. Wallace (3/3)41,467Friday, 24 AugustRound 25 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval6 – 16GlennP. Wallace (1/1)12,886Friday, 31 AugustRound 26 Penrith PanthersSuncorp Stadium19 – 12P. Wallace, Te'o, GlennP. Wallace (2/2) & (FG), Norman (1/1)35,178 Legend: Ladder
Finals
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 8 SeptemberElimination Final North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium16 – 33Norman, Thaiday, CopleyP. Wallace (2/3)21,307 Legend: Statistics NameAppTGFGPts4000010000258003251004200000154001610000030000236002423130052100002220081850020233001225100490000720082540016241004251020441703406822700283000021100040214001620000234361892100442008 Totals - 88 72 1 497 Source:
Representatives The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.
Australian Kangaroos Ben Hannant Justin Hodges Sam Thaiday
Indigenous All Stars Justin Hodges Sam Thaiday Jharal Yow Yeh
New Zealand Kiwis Alex Glenn Josh Hoffman Gerard Beale
NRL All Stars Jack Reed
Prime Minister's XIII Josh McGuire Ben Te'o
Queensland Maroons Matt Gillett Ben Hannant Justin Hodges Corey Parker Sam Thaiday Ben Te'o
Awards
League Nil
Club Paul Morgan Medal: Andrew McCullough Players’ Player: Andrew McCullough Rookie of the Year: Lachlan Maranta Best Back: Justin Hodges Best Forward: Alex Glenn Most Consistent: Josh McGuire Play of the Year: Josh Hoffman Defence Play of the Year: Matt Gillett Fan Player of the Year: Corey Parker Clubman of the Year: Jess West & Terry Gray NYC Player of the Year: Francis Molo NYC Players’ Player: Brandon Lee NYC Best Back: Corey Oates NYC Best Forward: Caleb Timu
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