The 2015 Brisbane Broncos season was the 28th in the club's history. The team is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Coached again for the first time since 2008 by returning foundation coach, Wayne Bennett, and captained by Justin Hodges, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership. The Broncos finished the regular season in 2nd place to make the play-offs, going on to reach the 2015 NRL Grand final in which they were defeated by the North Queensland Cowboys.
Season summary
Milestones Round 1: Adam Blair, James Gavet and Anthony Milford made their debuts for the club. Round 1: Corey Parker played his 300th career game. Round 2: Kodi Nikorima and Joe Ofahengaue made their first grade debuts. Round 2: Andrew McCullough played his 150th career game. Round 4: Jarrod Wallace scored his 1st career try. Round 5: Mitch Garbutt made his debut for the club. Round 7: Alex Glenn played his 150th career game and Jack Reed his 100th career game. Round 7: Daniel Vidot scored his 50th career try. Round 8: Anthony Milford played his 50th career game. Round 8: Corey Parker kicked his 500th career goal. Round 9: Lachlan Maranta played his 50th career game. Round 10: Adam Blair played his 200th career game. Round 11: Joe Boyce made his first grade debut. Round 12: Matt Parcell made his first grade debut. Round 20: Kodi Nikorima scored his 1st career try. Grand Final: Justin Hodges played his final career game. Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos lose their first grand final.
Squad List
Cap. Nat. Player Position First Broncos game Previous First Grade RL club 100 Justin Hodges (c) 2000 Sydney Roosters 106 Corey Parker 2001 127 David Stagg 2003 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 128 Sam Thaiday 2003 141 Darius Boyd 2006 Newcastle Knights 163 Andrew McCullough 2008 172 Alex Glenn 2009 174 Josh McGuire 2009 177 Dale Copley 2009 178 Ben Hunt 2009 182 Matt Gillett 2010 183 Mitchell Dodds 2010 190 Jack Reed 2011 195 Lachlan Maranta 2012 196 Jarrod Wallace 2012 198 Aaron Whitchurch 2012 199 Jordan Kahu 2013 201 Corey Oates 2013 203 Jordan Drew 2013 205 Daniel Vidot 2014 St. George Illawarra Dragons 207 Todd Lowrie 2014 New Zealand Warriors 208 Francis Molo 2014 209 Anthony Milford 2015 Canberra Raiders 210 Adam Blair 2015 Wests Tigers 211 James Gavet 2015 Wests Tigers 212 Joe Ofahengaue 2015 213 Kodi Nikorima 2015 215 Joe Boyce 2015 216 Matt Parcell 2015 217 Ashley Taylor 2015 – Ajuma Adams Yet to debut – Greg Eden Yet to debut Castleford Tigers – Jon Green Yet to debut Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks – Brett Greinke Yet to debut – Tom Opacic Yet to debut – Zach Strasser Yet to debut – Travis Waddell Yet to debut Newcastle Knights
Squad Movement
Gains Date Position Player From Year/s Ref. 27 November 2013 Anthony Milford Canberra Raiders 2 Years 16 July 2014 Mitch Garbutt Melbourne Storm 2 Years 1 September 2014 Greg Eden Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years 5 September 2014 Travis Waddell Newcastle Knights 2 Years 13 October 2014 James Gavet Wests Tigers 2 Years 13 October 2014 Matt Parcell Ipswich Jets 1 Year 18 November 2014 Adam Blair Wests Tigers 3 Years 21 November 2014 Darius Boyd Newcastle Knights 3 Years
Losses Date Position Player To Year/s Ref. 22 July 2014 Jake Granville North Queensland Cowboys 2 Years 29 August 2014 Duncan Paia'aua Queensland Reds 2 Years 7 October 2014 Ben Hannant North Queensland Cowboys 1 Year 29 October 2014 Martin Kennedy Sydney Roosters 2 Years 29 October 2014 David Hala Gold Coast Titans 2 Years 30 October 2014 Josh Hoffman Gold Coast Titans 3 Years 11 November 2014 Ben Barba Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 Years 28 November 2014 Cameron Cullen Mackay Cutters 1 December 2014 Marmin Barba Ipswich Jets 24 June 2015 Mitch Garbutt Leeds Rhinos Mid-season
Re-signings Date Position Player Year/s Ref. 23 January 2015 Josh McGuire 2 Years 15 April 2015 Andrew McCullough 2 Years 12 May 2015 Kodi Nikorima 1 Year 1 June 2015 Joe Ofahengaue 2 Years 19 August 2015 Jordan Kahu 2 Years 19 August 2015 Alex Glenn 2 Years
Contract lengths Player 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Ref. Ajuma Adams Brisbane Broncos Sunshine Coast Falcons Jai Arrow Brisbane Broncos Adam Blair Brisbane Broncos Joe Boyce Brisbane Broncos Darius Boyd Brisbane Broncos Dale Copley Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters Mitchell Dodds Brisbane Broncos Warrington Wolves Jordan Drew Brisbane Broncos Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Greg Eden Brisbane Broncos James Gavet Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors Matt Gillett Brisbane Broncos Alex Glenn Brisbane Broncos Jon Green Brisbane Broncos Retired Brett Greinke Brisbane Broncos Justin Hodges Brisbane Broncos Retired Ben Hunt Brisbane Broncos Jordan Kahu Brisbane Broncos Todd Lowrie Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights Lachlan Maranta Brisbane Broncos Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos Josh McGuire Brisbane Broncos Anthony Milford Brisbane Broncos Francis Molo Brisbane Broncos Jayden Nikorima Brisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters Kodi Nikorima Brisbane Broncos Corey Oates Brisbane Broncos Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane Broncos Tom Opacic Brisbane Broncos Matt Parcell Brisbane Broncos Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos Jack Reed Brisbane Broncos David Stagg Brisbane Broncos Retired Zach Strasser Brisbane Broncos Redcliffe Dolphins Ashley Taylor Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans Sam Thaiday Brisbane Broncos Daniel Vidot Brisbane Broncos Salford Red Devils Travis Waddell Brisbane Broncos Jarrod Wallace Brisbane Broncos Aaron Whitchurch Brisbane Broncos
Coaching staff Name Role Ref. Wayne Bennett Head coach Stephen Kearney Assistant Coach Kevin Walters Assistant Coach Allan Langer Assistant Coach Alex Corvo Performance Specialist Jeremy Hicksman Performance Director
Ladder
Fixtures
Pre-season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 7 FebruaryTrial 1 North Queensland CowboysStadium Mackay6-18 Nikorima Milford (1/1) 8,000Saturday, 21 FebruaryTrial 2 Wigan WarriorsDW Stadium14-12 ET (12-12) McCullough, Maranta Parker (3/4) 20,842 Legend:
NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. The Broncos feature in the Piha pool and played the Bulldogs, Sharks and Roosters.
Piha PoolTeam Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks33006822+466 Sydney Roosters32013030+04 Brisbane Broncos31022137-162 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs30031040-300
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Saturday, 31 January3:10pmRound 1 Sydney RoostersEden Park4-6 Nicholls Milford (0/1)Saturday, 31 January 7:30pmRound 2 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksEden Park4-31 Whitchurch Milford (0/1)Sunday, 1 February2:05pmRound 3 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsEden Park13-0 K. Nikorima J. Nikorima Milford (2/2) Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceThursday, 5 MarchRound 1 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium6 – 36GillettParker (1/2)36,057Friday, 13 MarchRound 2 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksRemondis Stadium2 – 10Oates, MarantaParker (1/1), Hunt (0/1)8,369Friday, 20 MarchRound 3 North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium44 – 22Maranta (2), Hunt, McGuire, Parker, McCullough, Hodges, KahuParker (6/8)40,047Sunday, 29 MarchRound 4 New Zealand WarriorsMt. Smart Stadium16 – 24Oates, Maranta, Wallace, McCulloughParker (4/5)14,670Friday, 3 AprilRound 5 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium16 – 26Milford (2), Dodds (2)Parker (3/3), Hunt (2/2)15,432Friday, 10 AprilRound 6 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium22 – 18Hunt (2), GlennParker (5/5)35,630Friday, 17 AprilRound 7 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval12 – 10Vidot, ThaidayMilford (1/1)13,029Saturday, 25 AprilRound 8 Parramatta EelsSuncorp Stadium28 – 16Milford (2), Reed, McGuireParker (6/7)34,398Friday, 8 MayRound 9 Penrith PanthersSuncorp Stadium8 – 5Kahu, Oates 24,566Friday, 15 MayRound 10 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium31 – 20Maranta (2), KahuParker (4/4)24,531Monday, 25 MayRound 11 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium18 – 31Reed (2), Milford, McCullough, OatesKahu (4/4), Hunt (1/2), Milford (FG) 12,673Saturday, 30 MayRound 12 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium12 – 24Reed, Kahu, Maranta, OatesParker (4/5) 10,090Friday, 5 JuneRound 13 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSuncorp Stadium44 – 10Vidot (2), Milford (2), Hodges, Hunt, Reed, KahuKahu (6/9)28,691Round 14ByeSunday, 21 JuneRound 15 Melbourne StormAAMI Park12 – 14Maranta, Reed, OatesKahu (1/3)14,278Friday, 26 JuneRound 16 Newcastle KnightsSuncorp Stadium44 – 22Maranta (2), Gillett (2), Oates, McCullough, Milford, BoydParker (5/7), Hunt (1/1)27,246Round 17ByeSaturday, 11 JulyRound 18 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium8 – 16Vidot, Thaiday, BlairParker (1/2), Kahu (1/1)16,253Sunday, 19 JulyRound 19 Wests TigersSuncorp Stadium 42 – 16 Maranta (3), Glenn (2), Wallace, Reed, Oates Parker (4/8), Kahu (1/2) 37,260Friday, 24 JulyRound 20 Gold Coast TitansSuncorp Stadium 34 – 0 Parker, Boyd, Hunt, Wallace, Nikorima, GlennParker (3/5), Kahu (2/2) 27,664Saturday, 1 AugustRound 21 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesCentral Coast Stadium 44 – 14 Hodges, Maranta, ReedKahu (1/2), Parker (0/1) 16,280Friday, 7 AugustRound 22 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium 16 – 18 Oates (2), ParkerParker (2/3) 34,082Friday, 14 AugustRound 23 St. George Illawarra DragonsSuncorp Stadium 32 – 6 Hunt (2), Kahu, Maranta, Milford, CopleyParker (3/4), Milford (1/1), Kahu (0/1) 33,480Saturday, 22 AugustRound 24 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium 12 – 10 Kahu, OatesKahu (1/1), Parker (0/1) Thursday, 27 AugustRound 25 South Sydney RabbitohsAllianz Stadium 12 – 47 Hunt (3), Milford (2), Kahu, OatesParker (5/6), Kahu (2/2), Milford (FG) 12,036Thursday, 3 SeptemberRound 26 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium 8 – 15 ReedParker (0/1), Parker (PG), Milford (PG) 44,015 Legend:
Finals
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 12 SeptemberQualifying Final North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium 16 – 12 Hunt, Milford Parker (4/4 (2 Penalty Goals)) 50,388Friday, 25 SeptemberPreliminary Final Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium31 – 12Boyd, Hunt, McCullough, Oates, Milford, ReedParker (2/4), Kahu (1/2), Milford (FG)51,826Sunday, 4 OctoberGrand Final North Queensland CowboysANZ Stadium16 – 17Corey Oates, Jack Reed Parker (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal), Kahu (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal) 82,758 Legend:
Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts231004100001830012910041920083000010000263001225400162030012261240562292208020150060275002013200827133361500002010042514005614000060000243660144241100442000010000232008840016253001220000 Totals 111 95 3 637 Source:
Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2015.
All Stars match City Vs Country ANZAC Test Pacific Test State Of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Kiwis Tour
Honours
Club Paul Morgan Medal: Corey Parker Clubman of the Year: Justin Hodges Rookie of the Year: Kodi Nikorima Best Back: Ben Hunt Best Forward: Sam Thaiday Most Consistent: Andrew McCullough
References