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 | ![]() | 2016 | |
Caleb Timu | Free Agent | 2017 | |
Salesi Funaki | ![]() | 2017 |
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Justin Hodges | Retirement | - | |
David Stagg | Retirement | - | |
Mitchell Dodds | ![]() | 2016 | |
Todd Lowrie | ![]() | 2016 | |
Jordan Drew | ![]() | 2017 | |
Daniel Vidot | ![]() | 2017 | |
Jayden Nikorima | ![]() | 2018 | |
Matt Parcell | ![]() | 2018 | |
Ashley Taylor | ![]() | 2018 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 181 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 4 |
![]() | 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 | ![]() | Eden Park | 8-11 | Opacic (2) | Thaiday (0/1), Isaako (0/1) |
Saturday, 6 February | 6:40pm | Round 2 | ![]() | Eden Park | 13-15 | Arrow, McCullough | Timu (2/2) |
Sunday, 7 February | 12:40pm | Round 3 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept, Lang Park | ![]() | 20 | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 44 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 12 | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ![]() | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 12 | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium | ![]() | 20 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept, Canberra Stadium | ![]() | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Friday, 9 September | Elimination Final | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | Polynesian Cup | 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 |