The 2017 Brisbane Broncos season is the 30th in the Australian rugby league club's history. The team is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Coached by Wayne Bennett, and captained by Darius Boyd, they compete in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership. Prior to the start of the Premiership season, the Broncos competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines, finishing first in their pool, but lost the Quarter-Final.
Squad information
Cap. Nat. Player Position First Broncos game Previous First Grade RL club 128 Sam Thaiday 2003 141 Darius Boyd (c) 2006 Newcastle Knights 163 Andrew McCullough 2008 172 Alex Glenn 2009 174 Josh McGuire 2009 178 Ben Hunt 2009 182 Matt Gillett 2010 183 Mitchell Dodds 2010 Warrington Wolves 199 Jordan Kahu 2013 201 Corey Oates 2013 208 Francis Molo 2014 209 Anthony Milford 2015 Canberra Raiders 210 Adam Blair (vc) 2015 Wests Tigers 212 Joe Ofahengaue 2015 213 Kodi Nikorima 2015 215 Joe Boyce 2015 218 James Roberts 2016 Gold Coast Titans 220 Herman Ese'ese 2016 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 221 Travis Waddell 2016 Newcastle Knights 222 Jai Arrow 2016 223 Jaydn Su'A 2016 224 Tevita Pangai Jnr 2016 225 Tom Opacic 2016 226 Jonus Pearson 2016 227 Tautau Moga 2017 North Queensland Cowboys 228 Korbin Sims 2017 Newcastle Knights 229 Benji Marshall 2017 St. George Illawarra Dragons 230 David Mead 2017 Gold Coast Titans 231 George Fai 2017 232 Jamayne Isaako 2017 – Alex Barr Yet to debut – Mitch Cronin Yet to debut – Salesi Funaki Yet to debut – Sam Lavea Yet to debut – Matiu Love-Henry Yet to debut – Todd Murphy Yet to debut – Mosese Pangai Yet to debut – Aaron Rockley Yet to debut – Sam Scarlett Yet to debut – Marion Seve Yet to debut – Gehamat Shibasaki Yet to debut – Nikau Terupe Yet to debut
Squad changes
Transfers in Date Position Player From Year/s Ref. 3 August 2016 Mosese Pangai Townsville Blackhawks 2 Years 10 September 2016 David Mead Gold Coast Titans 1 Year 24 October 2016 Tautau Moga North Queensland Cowboys 2 Years 26 October 2016 Mitchell Dodds Warrington Wolves 1 Year 21 October 2016 Benji Marshall St. George Illawarra Dragons 1 Year 23 January 2017 Korbin Sims Newcastle Knights 2 Years
Transfers out Date Position Player To Year/s Ref. 13 June 2016 Greg Eden Castleford Tigers 2 Years 20 June 2016 Corey Parker Retirement 21 July 2016 Jarrod Wallace Gold Coast Titans 3 Years 1 September 2016 Lachlan Maranta Queensland Reds 2 Years 7 September 2016 Jack Reed Retirement 4 October 2016 Aaron Whitchurch Redcliffe Dolphins 1 Year 5 October 2016 Darren Nicholls Penrith Panthers 1 Year 24 October 2016 Carlin Anderson Townsville Blackhawks 1 Year
Ladder
Fixtures
Pre-season Date Opponent Venue Score Tries GoalsSaturday, 4 February Cronulla SharksDolphin Oval30 – 12 Pangai Jr., Isaako, Ese’ese, Glenn, Ofahengaue Isaako (5/5) Legend:
NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2017 competition was played over two days on 4 and 5 February at Eden Park. The Broncos featured in the Rangitoto pool and played the Knights, Tigers and Storm.
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries GoalsSaturday, 4 February2:15pmRound 1 Melbourne StormEden Park18 – 4 Kahu (2), Gillett, Pearson Marshall (1/1), Kahu (0/2), Milford (0/1)Saturday, 4 February5:45pmRound 2 Newcastle KnightsEden Park21 – 8 Kahu (3), Love-Henry Kahu (2/4)Sunday, 5 February12:15pmRound 3 Wests TigersEden Park11 – 17 Boyd, Oates McCullough (1/1), Kahu (0/1) Legend:
Finals
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries GoalsSaturday, 5 February3:05pm Quarter-Final Sydney Roosters Eden Park14 – 15 Kahu, Cronin, Lavea Kahu (1/1), Boyd (0/1) Legend:
World Club Series
Date Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 18 February Warrington WolvesHalliwell Jones Stadium 27 – 18 Oates, Roberts, Mead Kahu (3/3) 12,082 Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceRef(s)Thursday, 2 MarchRound 1 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium 18 – 26 Kahu, Milford, Oates, Roberts Kahu (5/5) 11,493Friday, 10 MarchRound 2 North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium 20 – 21 (Golden Point) Boyd, Kahu, Roberts Anthony Milford (4/5), Kahu (0/1) 47,703Thursday, 16 MarchRound 3 Melbourne StormAAMI Park 14 – 12 Hunt, Roberts Kahu (2/2) 16,334Friday, 24 MarchRound 4 Canberra RaidersSuncorp Stadium 13 – 12 Boyd, McCullough Kahu (2/3) & (FG) 29,370Thursday, 30 MarchRound 5 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium 10 – 7 Thaiday Kahu (1/1) & (FG) 7,412Thursday, 6 AprilRound 6 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium 32 – 8 Mead, McCullough, Roberts, Sims, Thaiday Kahu (6/7) 30,376Friday, 14 AprilRound 7 Gold Coast TitansSuncorp Stadium 24 – 22 Roberts (3), Milford, Nikorima Kahu (2/4), Milford (0/1) 34,592Friday, 21 AprilRound 8 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium 24 – 25 Oates (2), Moga, Sims Milford (4/5) & (FG) 11,803Thursday, 27 AprilRound 9 Penrith PanthersSuncorp Stadium 32 – 18 Gillett, Kahu, Moga, Nikorima, Roberts, Sims Kahu (4/6) 21,464Saturday, 13 MayRound 10 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSuncorp Stadium 14 – 24 Oates (2), Nikorima, Milford Kahu (4/4) 44,127Friday, 19 MayRound 11 Wests TigersSuncorp Stadium36 – 0Glenn, Kahu, Milford, Moga, Nikorima, Sims Kahu (6/6) 21,197Saturday, 27 MayRound 12 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium28 – 10 Roberts (2) Kahu (1/2)13,826Saturday, 3 JuneRound 13 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium16 – 18 Marshall, Moga, OatesKahu(2/3)12,236Friday, 9 JuneRound 14 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium24 – 18Gillett, Kahu, Oates, Thaiday Kahu(4/5)30,578 Round 15Bye Saturday, 24 JuneRound 16 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium30 – 20Gillett (2), Glenn, Oates, OfahengaueKahu (5/6)15,652Friday, 30 JuneRound 17 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium12 – 42Hunt, Mead Kahu (2/2)41,741 Round 18Bye Saturday, 15 JulyRound 19 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium34 – 22Kahu, Milford, Moga, Pearson, Roberts, SimsKahu(5/6) 13,773Thursday, 20 JulyRound 20 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium42 – 12Roberts (2), Blair, Hunt, Kahu, Moga, McGuire, NikorimaJordan Kahu(7/8)24,267Friday, 28 JulyRound 21 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium14 – 28 Gillett, RobertsKahu (3/3)12,182Saturday, 5 AugustRound 22 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium54 – 0Hunt (3), Nikorima (2), Milford, Moga, McGuire, Oates, RobertsKahu (7/9), Roberts (0/1) 21,716Friday, 11 AugustRound 23 Cronulla Sutherland SharksSuncorp Stadium32 – 10Moga (2), Boyd, Gillett, OatesMilford (6/9)34,552Friday, 18 AugustRound 24 St George Illawarra DragonsSuncorp Stadium24 – 12Glenn (2), Kahu, Milford, OatesMilford (2/5)31,832Thursday, 24 AugustRound 25 Parramatta EelsSuncorp Stadium34 – 52Ese'ese, Glenn, Mead, Moga, McGuire, OatesMilford (5/6)29,058Thursday, 31 AugustRound 26 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium20 – 10Blair, Gillett, Kahu, RobertsKahu (2/4)23,321 Legend:
Result by round
Finals
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceFriday 8 September Qualifying Final Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium22 – 24Oates, Hunt, RobertsKahu (3/4)21,212Friday 15 September Semi Final Penrith PanthersSuncorp Stadium13 – 6Oates, Roberts Kahu (2/4) Kahu (FG)38,623Sunday 22 September Preliminary Final Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 0 – 30 28,821 Legend:
Statistics NameAppTGFGPts120000271004203001222100410000257002827500202170028100002597531891820082530012131004123001223721171271000401970028211500601610041800006100426180072225002040000263001210000 Totals 109 96 4 632
Representative honours This table lists all players who played a representative match in 2017. Player Mid-season Tests State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 World Cup Corey Allan Junior Kangaroos – – – – Adam Blair New Zealand New Zealand Darius Boyd Australia Queensland Queensland – – Herman Ese'ese Samoa Samoa Matt Gillett Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Alex Glenn Cook Islands – Ben Hunt – – – Queensland Australia Jordan Kahu New Zealand – David Mead – – – – Papua New Guinea Anthony Milford Samoa Queensland – – – Josh McGuire Samoa Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Kodi Nikorima New Zealand New Zealand Joe Ofahengaue Tonga – – – Tonga Corey Oates – Queensland – – – Tevita Pangai Junior – – – – Tonga Korbin Sims Fiji – – – Fiji Jaydn Su'A Junior Kangaroos – – – – Sam Thaiday Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland –
Judiciary Player Round Incident/Charge Verdict Result Victim Club Ref(s)Salesi FunakiTrialDangerous ThrowGuilty2 match banSam ThaidayRound 3Contrary ConductGuilty$2,100 fineJesse BromwichMelbourne StormJoe OfahengaueRound 24Dangerous ThrowGuilty3 match banMax KingGold Coast TitansAdam BlairQualifying FinalTrippingGuilty$1,100 fineJake FriendSydney Roosters
See also 2017 NRL season
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