2015 Brisbane Broncos season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Runners-up (North Queensland Cowboys, 16-17) | |||
2015 record | Wins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 574; against: 379 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Paul White | |||
Coach | Wayne Bennett | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Suncorp Stadium - 52,500 | |||
Avg. attendance | 36,096 | |||
High attendance | 51,826 (vs. Sydney Roosters, FW3) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Lachlan Maranta (13) | |||
Goals | Corey Parker (47) | |||
Points | Corey Parker (102) | |||
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The 2015 Brisbane Broncos season was the 28th in the club's history. 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.
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 25 January 2015 |
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Adam Blair | Wests Tigers | 2017 | |
Darius Boyd | Newcastle Knights | 2017 | |
Greg Eden | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2016 | |
Mitch Garbutt | Melbourne Storm | 2017 | |
James Gavet | Wests Tigers | 2016 | |
Anthony Milford | Canberra Raiders | 2016 | |
Matt Parcell | Ipswich Jets | 2015 | |
Travis Waddell | Newcastle Knights | 2016 |
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Ben Barba | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2017 | |
Marmin Barba | Ipswich Jets | ? | |
Cameron Cullen | Mackay Cutters | ? | |
Mitch Garbutt | Leeds Rhinos (Mid-Season) | 2017 | |
Jake Granville | North Queensland Cowboys | 2016 | |
David Hala | Gold Coast Titans | 2016 | |
Ben Hannant | North Queensland Cowboys | 2015 | |
Josh Hoffman | Gold Coast Titans | 2017 | |
Martin Kennedy | Sydney Roosters | 2016 | |
Stewart Mills | Released | - | |
Duncan Paia'aua | Queensland Reds (Rugby Union) | 2016 |
Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
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Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 | |
Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 | |
Kodi Nikorima | Brisbane Broncos | 2016 | |
Joe Ofahengaue | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |
Player | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Source |
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Todd Lowrie | Brisbane Broncos | Newcastle Knights | ||||
Alex Glenn | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Justin Hodges | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Jordan Kahu | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Matt Parcell | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
David Stagg | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Zach Strasser | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Sam Thaiday | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Daniel Vidot | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Dale Copley | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Greg Eden | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
James Gavet | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Matt Gillett | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Lachlan Maranta | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Anthony Milford | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Kodi Nikorima | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Corey Parker | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Travis Waddell | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Jarrod Wallace | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Adam Blair | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Darius Boyd | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Ben Hunt | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Corey Oates | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Joe Ofahengaue | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Jack Reed | Brisbane Broncos |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
3 | North Queensland Cowboys (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
4 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
11 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Saturday, 7 February | Trial 1 | North Queensland Cowboys | Stadium Mackay | 6-18 | Nikorima | Milford (1/1) | 8,000 |
Saturday, 21 February | Trial 2 | Wigan Warriors | DW Stadium | 14-12 ET (12-12) | McCullough, Maranta | Parker (3/4) | 20,842 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
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 Pool | ||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 6 |
Sydney Roosters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | +0 | 4 |
Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 2 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 40 | -30 | 0 |
Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Saturday, 31 January | 3:10pm | Round 1 | Sydney Roosters | Eden Park | 4-6 | Nicholls | Milford (0/1) |
Saturday, 31 January | 7:30pm | Round 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Eden Park | 4-31 | Whitchurch | Milford (0/1) |
Sunday, 1 February | 2:05pm | Round 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Eden Park | 13-0 | K. Nikorima J. Nikorima | Milford (2/2) |
Legend: Win Loss Draw | |||||||
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sydney Roosters | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne | 20 | 18 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Sydney Roosters | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 Sept, Stadium Australia | Canterbury | 12 | 26 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Canterbury | 11 | Melbourne | 12 | |||||||||||||||
8 | St. George Illawarra | 10 | North Queensland | 32 | 4 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
Brisbane | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 25 Sept, Lang Park | North Queensland | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cronulla | 28 | Brisbane | 31 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Souths | 12 | 19 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | Sydney Roosters | 12 | ||||||||||||||
North Queensland | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 Sept, Lang Park | Cronulla | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Brisbane | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Queensland | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Saturday, 12 September | Qualifying Final | North Queensland Cowboys | Suncorp Stadium | 16 – 12 | Hunt, Milford | Parker (4/4 (2 Penalty Goals)) | 50,388 |
Friday, 25 September | Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters | Suncorp Stadium | 31 – 12 | Boyd, Hunt, McCullough, Oates, Milford, Reed | Parker (2/4), Kahu (1/2), Milford (FG) | 51,826 |
Sunday, 4 October | Grand Final | North Queensland Cowboys | ANZ Stadium | 16 – 17 | Corey Oates, Jack Reed | Parker (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal), Kahu (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal) | 82,758 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Adam Blair | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Joe Boyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darius Boyd | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Dale Copley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mitchell Dodds | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Mitch Garbutt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Gavet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Gillett | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Alex Glenn | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Justin Hodges | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Ben Hunt | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 56 |
Jordan Kahu | 22 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 80 |
Lachlan Maranta | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Andrew McCullough | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Josh McGuire | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Anthony Milford | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 61 |
Francis Molo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kodi Nikorima | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Corey Oates | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Joe Ofahengaue | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Parcell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Parker | 24 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 144 |
Jack Reed | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
David Stagg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ashley Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Thaiday | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Daniel Vidot | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Jarrod Wallace | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Aaron Whitchurch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 111 | 95 | 3 | 637 |
Source: [38]
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 | |
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- | - | - | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | - | |
- | - | - | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | - | |
Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | - | |
- | - | - | Samoa | Queensland | Queensland | - | - | |
NRL All Stars | - | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | - | |
- | - | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | - | |
- | - | - | Samoa | - | - | - | - | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | New Zealand |
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