2016 Brisbane Broncos season | ||||
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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 | ||||
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) | |||
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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.
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Carlin Anderson | Ipswich Jets | 2016 | |
Caleb Timu | Free Agent | 2017 | |
Salesi Funaki | Wests Tigers | 2017 |
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Justin Hodges | Retirement | - | |
David Stagg | Retirement | - | |
Mitchell Dodds | Warrington Wolves | 2016 | |
Todd Lowrie | Newcastle Knights | 2016 | |
Jordan Drew | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2017 | |
Daniel Vidot | Super League: Salford Red Devils | 2017 | |
Jayden Nikorima | Sydney Roosters | 2018 | |
Matt Parcell | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2018 | |
Ashley Taylor | Gold Coast Titans | 2018 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||
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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 | |||||||
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.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 4 |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 4 |
Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 0 |
Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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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 | |||||||
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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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]
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 | Four Nations | |
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- | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
World All Stars | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
- | New Zealand | - | - | - | - | ||
- | - | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
- | - | Tonga | - | - | - | ||
- | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | ||
Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Indigenous All Stars | Australia | - | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland |
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