| 2023 Brisbane Broncos season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 2nd (Runners up) | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 18; losses: 6 | |||
| Points scored | For: 639; against: 425 (Rd 27) | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Dave Donaghy | |||
| Head Coach | Kevin Walters | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium (52,500 – 11 games) The Gabba (41,974 – 3 home games) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 32,910 (as at Round 6) [1] | |||
| High attendance | 51,047 (Round 4) | |||
| Low attendance | 17,125 (Round 1) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Selwyn Cobbo | |||
| Goals | Adam Reynolds | |||
| Points | Adam Reynolds | |||
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The 2023 Brisbane Broncos season was the 36th in the club's rugby league football history. Competing in the 2023 NRL season, the captain Adam Reynolds and head coach Kevin Walters continued in their roles from the previous year.
At the start of the final round (27) of the regular season, Brisbane was positioned on top of the NRL ladder. Having qualified for the finals, a significant number of regular players were rested. The Melbourne Storm subsequently won 32-22 at Suncorp Stadium and by the end of round 27, Brisbane missed out on their first minor premiership win since 2000 due to a lesser points differential than the Penrith Panthers. [2] Notwithstanding, Brisbane qualified to play Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium on 1 October; however, Brisbane conceded the largest comeback in NRL Grand Final history in the final twenty minutes to lose 24-26. [3]
The Broncos also fielded a team in the NRL Women's Premiership.
The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season. [4]
| Player | Previous Club | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Reece Walsh | New Zealand Warriors | 2025 |
| Jesse Arthars | New Zealand Warriors | 2023 |
| Jock Madden | Wests Tigers | 2024 |
| Martin Taupau | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2023 |
| Player | New Club |
|---|---|
| Brenko Lee | Dolphins |
| David Mead | Retired |
| Te Maire Martin | New Zealand Warriors |
| Ryan James | Retired |
| Tyson Gamble | Newcastle Knights |
| Jake Turpin | Sydney Roosters |
| Zac Hosking | Penrith Panthers |
| Tesi Niu | Dolphins |
| Karl Oloapu | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| TC Robati | Released |
| Date [5] | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 12 February | Trial 1 |  Gold Coast Titans | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 24–24 | Reece Walsh 5' Deine Mariner 27' Jordan Pereira 37', 40' | Kotoni Staggs (2/2) Reece Walsh (2/2) | 4,605 |
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 2 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 20–8 | Kurt Capewell 2' Selwyn Cobbo 7' Corey Oates 22' Jesse Arthars 70' | Kotoni Staggs (2/4) | 7,849 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
| 4 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
| 5 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
| 7 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
| 9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
| 10 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
| 11 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
| 12 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
| 13 |  Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
| 15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
| 16 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
| 17 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
| Round 1: 3 March 2023 | Penrith Panthers | 12–13 | Brisbane Broncos | Sydney | |
| 20:05 AEDT | Tries: Crichton  7'Luke 76'Goals: Cleary 2/2  8', 76' | Report | Tries: Farnworth 15', 19' Goals: Reynolds 2/2 17', 21'Field goals: Reynolds 70' | Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 17,125 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 2: 10 March 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 28–16 | North Queensland Cowboys | Brisbane | |
| 20:05 AEST | Tries: Capewell 33' Mam 39', 49'Staggs 44'Walsh 76'Goals: Reynolds 4/6 34', 51', 69 (pen)', 77' | Report | Tries: Nanai 4', 72' Goals: Holmes 4/4 5', 18 (pen)', 37 (pen)', 73'Sin bin: Drinkwater  43' to 53' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,162 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 3: 18 March 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 40–18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Brisbane | |
| 20:05 AEST | Tries: Staggs 18', 47' Paix 43'Cobbo 70'Walsh 73', 78'Mam 75'Goals: Reynolds 5/7 20', 44', 72', 76', 78' | Report | Tries: Feagai 6' Sloan 27'Sullivan 33'Goals: Lomax 3/5 28', 34', 59 (pen)'Field goals: Reynolds 39 (2pt)' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 26,612 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 4: 24 March 2023 | Dolphins | 12–18 | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Wallace 56' Tabuai-Fidow 62'Goals: Isaako 2/2 57', 64' | Report | Tries: Arthars 22' Cobbo 49'Capewell 69'Staggs 77'Goals: Reynolds 1/4 71' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 51,047 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 5: 1 April 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 46–12 | Wests Tigers | Brisbane | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Riki 9', 33' Capewell 14'Haas 19'Cobbo 29'Farnworth 46'Staggs 52', 78'Goals: Reynolds 7/8 16', 20', 30', 35', 48', 53', 79' | Report | Tries: Papali'i 43' Simpkin 63'Goals: Doueihi 2/2 44', 64' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 27,553 Referee: Chris Sutton |
| Round 6: 8 April 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 14–20 | Canberra Raiders | Brisbane | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Cobbo 14' Riki 42'Arthars 70'Goals: Reynolds 1/3 44' | Report | Tries: Rapana 4', 29' Hopoate 50'Goals: Croker 4/4 6', 31', 38 (pen)', 52' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 31,962 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 7: 15 April 2023 | Gold Coast Titans | 26–43 | Brisbane Broncos | Gold Coast | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Sami 4' Khan-Pereira 22', 79'Leeming 69'Goals: Boyd 5/5 5', 23', 31 (pen)', 70', 80'Sin bin: T. Fa'asuamaleaui 61' to 71' | Report | Tries: Riki 3' Farnworth 39'Walsh 50'Arthars 55'Capewell 63'Mam 66'Cobbo 75'Goals: Reynolds 7/8 16', 51', 57', 61 (pen)', 65', 67', 76'Field goals: Reynolds 79' | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 26,563 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 8: 21 April 2023 | Parramatta Eels | 16–26 | Brisbane Broncos | Darwin | |
| 19:30 ACST | Tries: Gutherson 19' Sivo 58'Russell 63'Goals: Moses 2/3 21', 60'Sin bin: Hopgood 46' to 56' | Report | Tries: Farnworth 14' Reynolds 23'Mam 25'Staggs 32'Goals: Reynolds 5/7 4 (pen)', 24', 27', 46 (pen)', 55 (pen)'Sin bin: Mam 62' to 72' | Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 11,864 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 9: 28 April 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 6–32 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Brisbane | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Arthars 11' Goals: Reynolds 1/2 4 (pen)'Sin bin: Farnworth 45' to 55' | Report | Tries: Graham 6', 35', 48' Mitchell 42', 67'Walker 57'Goals: Mitchell 4/6 8', 36', 44', 58'Sin bin: Murray 4' to 14' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 40,102 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 10: 5 May 2023 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 6–32 | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane | |
| 20:05 AEST | Tries: B. Trbojevic 77' Goals: Garrick 1/1 77' | Report | Tries: Cobbo 9', 22', 69' Walters 13'Arthars 34'Farnworth 72'Goals: Reynolds 4/6 15', 24', 71', 74' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,077 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 11: 11 May 2023 | Melbourne Storm | 24–16 | Brisbane Broncos | Melbourne | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Munster 11' Warbrick 38', 74'Olam 60'Goals: Meaney 4/6 12', 56 (pen)', 66 (pen)', 75'Sin bin: Pene 77' to 80' | Report | Tries: Farnworth 16' Arthars 23'Paix 77'Goals: Walsh 2/3 16', 77'Sin bin: Farnworth 37' to 47'Carrigan 55' to 65'Flegler 77' to 80' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,043 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 12: 18 May 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 4–15 | Penrith Panthers | Brisbane | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Cobbo 58' Goals: Staggs 0/1 | Report | Tries: Turuva 12' Cleary 49'Goals: Cleary 3/3 13', 22 (pen)', 50'Field goals: Cleary 79' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 33,343 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 13: 27 May 2023 | New Zealand Warriors | 22–26 | Brisbane Broncos | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 19:30 NZST | Tries: Watene-Zelezniak 36', 61' Nicoll-Klokstad 74'Montoya 77'Goals: Johnson 3/4 37', 75', 77' | Report | Tries: Mariner 23', 71' Riki 38'Mam 53'Goals: Reynolds 5/5 25', 40', 53', 58 (pen)', 73' | Stadium: McLean Park Attendance: 15,600 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 14: 3 June 2023 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12–20 | Brisbane Broncos | Sydney | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Talakai 21' Kennedy 75'Goals: Hynes 2/2 23', 75' | Report | Tries: Staggs 5' Mam 34'Arthars 38'Farnworth 67'Goals: Reynolds 2/4 35', 68' | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 12,318 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 15: 10 June 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 24–20 | Newcastle Knights | Brisbane | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Cobbo 31', 45' Piakura 68'Reynolds 76'Goals: Reynolds 4/4 33', 47', 69', 77' | Report | Tries: Young 17', 58' Ponga 35'Croker 54'Goals: Hastings 2/4 36', 60' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 35,814 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 17: 25 June 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 12–18 | Gold Coast Titans | Brisbane | |
| 14:00 AEST | Tries: Flegler 28' Mam 61'Goals: Reynolds 2/2 29', 62' | Report | Tries: D. Fifita 38' Kelly 43'Khan-Pereira 52'Goals: Boyd 3/4 40', 53', 74 (pen)' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 42,249 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 18: 1 July 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 24–16 | Dolphins | Brisbane | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Cobbo 7', 68', 77' Farnworth 21', 27'Goals: Reynolds 2/5 23', 70' | Report | Tries: Nikorima 25' Te Whare 50'Marshall-King 63'Goals: Isaako 2/3 26', 64' | Stadium: The Gabba Attendance: 30,606 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 20: 15 July 2023 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24–44 | Brisbane Broncos | Sydney | |
| 15:00 AEST | Tries: Preston 2' Averillo 24', 29'Waddell 77'Goals: Burton 4/4 4', 25', 31', 78' | Report | Tries: Reynolds 13' Capewell 18'Walters 26'Mariner 35'Willison 43'Mam 58'Piakura 68'Farnworth 79'Goals: Reynolds 6/8 15', 19', 27', 44', 60', 70'Sin bin: Cobbo 38' to 48' | Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 17,103 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Round 21: 21 July 2023 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20–36 | Brisbane Broncos | Sunshine Coast | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Johnston 5' Graham 40'Tass 68'Goals: Taaffe 4/4 7', 13 (pen)', 40', 69' | Report | Tries: Staggs 9', 61' Cobbo 23'Walsh 50'Willison 57'Reynolds 74'Goals: Reynolds 6/6 11', 24', 51', 58', 62', 75'Sin bin: Taupau 12' to 22'Arthars 68' to 78' | Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,931 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 22: 27 July 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 32–10 | Sydney Roosters | Brisbane | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Farnworth 4' Mam 14', 77'Carrigan 34'Staggs 67'Goals: Reynolds 6/6 6', 16', 25 (pen)', 36', 69', 79' | Report | Tries: Bi. Smith 65' Tupou 70'Goals: S. Smith 1/2 71' | Stadium: The Gabba Attendance: 21,841 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 23: 5 August 2023 | North Queensland Cowboys | 14–30 | Brisbane Broncos | Townsville | |
| 15:00 AEST | Tries: Feldt 12', 58' Luki 74'Goals: Townsend 1/4 40 (pen)' | Report | Tries: Arthars 6' Carrigan 23'Mam 52'Walsh 72'Cobbo 78'Goals: Staggs 5/6 7', 25', 47 (pen)', 54', 80' | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 22,659 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 24: 11 August 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 54–10 | Parramatta Eels | Brisbane | |
| 20:00 AEST | Tries: Reynolds 19' Walters 26', 52'Mariner 30', 43'Farnworth 38'Mam 43'Capewell 66'Walsh 73'Goals: Reynolds 9/10 6 (pen)', 21', 28', 39', 44', 47', 53', 67', 74' | Report | Tries: Russell 63' Brown 69'Goals: Gutherson 1/2 70' | Stadium: The Gabba Attendance: 29,005 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 26: 26 August 2023 | Canberra Raiders | 18–29 | Brisbane Broncos | Canberra | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Frawley 17' Cotric 31'Young 37'Goals: Fogarty 3/4 18', 38', 44 (pen)'Sin bin: Rapana 63' to 73' | Report | Tries: Cobbo 4', 61', 67' Staggs 26'Mam 34'Walsh 76'Goals: Staggs 2/6 27', 35'Field goals: Walsh 74' | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 19,400 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 27: 31 August 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 22–32 | Melbourne Storm | Brisbane | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Flegler 3' Pereira 12', 41'Goals: Rogers 5/5 4', 13', 43', 44 (pen)', 58' | Report | Tries: Anderson 16', 32' Faalogo 36', 72'Papenhuyzen 54'Smith 68'Goals: Papenhuyzen 4/6 33', 56', 69', 73'Sin bin: Smith 57' to 67' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,271 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Penrith | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Zealand | 6 | 16 September – Auckland | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September – Newcastle | Newcastle | 10 | 22 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Newcastle | 30 | Penrith | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Canberra | 28 | Melbourne | 4 | 1 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Penrith | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 September – Sydney | 23 September – Brisbane | Brisbane | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 12 | Brisbane | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sydney | 13 | 15 September – Melbourne | New Zealand | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Melbourne | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 September – Brisbane | Sydney | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brisbane | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Melbourne | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| QEF: 8 September 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 26–0 | Melbourne Storm | Brisbane | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Staggs 7' Walsh 50'Riki 53'Cobbo 73'Goals: Reynolds 5/5 8', 38 (pen)', 51', 54', 74' | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,197 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| PF: 23 September 2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 42–12 | New Zealand Warriors | Brisbane | |
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Walters 7', 23' Farnworth 16', 69'Arthars 18'Riki 54'Mam 59'Goals: Reynolds 6/6 8', 17', 20', 24', 55', 61'Walsh 1/1 70' | Report | Tries: Watene-Zelezniak 4', 11' Montoya 28'Goals: Pompey 0/3 Sin bin: Pompey 58' to 68' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 52,273 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| GF: 1 October 2023 | Penrith Panthers | 26–24 | Brisbane Broncos | Sydney | |
| 19:30 AEDT | Tries: Kenny 17' Leota 62'Crichton 67'Cleary 76'Goals: Crichton 1/1 18'Cleary 4/4 29 (pen)', 63', 68', 78' | Report | Tries: Flegler 38' Mam 44', 52', 54'Goals: Reynolds 4/4 39', 45', 53', 56' | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 81,947 Referee: Adam Gee |
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. The club has won seven premierships, including two New South Wales Rugby League premierships, a Super League premiership and four NRL premierships. The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges. The Broncos have achieved four minor premierships during its 35 years in multiple competitions. Prior to 2015, Brisbane had never been defeated in a grand final, and since 1991, the club has failed to qualify for the finals five times. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the National Rugby League since it began in 1998, winning three premierships. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of rugby league, having won 59.9% of games played since its induction in 1988, second only to Melbourne Storm with 67.3%.
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based 55 km (34 mi) west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith are the current reigning NRL Premiers, having won the title five times, including the last three times consecutively.
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