Brisbane Broncos Women

Not to be confused with Brisbane rugby league team.

Brisbane Broncos

Club information
Full name	Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club Ltd.
Nickname(s)	Broncos
Colours	Maroon   Gold
Founded	Team: September 2018;6 years ago (September 2018) Club: April 1988;37 years ago (April 1988)
Website	broncos.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)	Suncorp Stadium (52,500)
CEO	Dave Donaghy
Chairman	Karl Morris
Coach	Scott Prince [1]
Manager	Joe McDermott
Captain	Ali Brigginshaw
Competition	National Rugby League
2024 season	Semi-finalist (Minor premier)
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours Away colours
Records
Premierships	3 (2018, 2019, 2020)
Runners-up	0
Minor premierships	5 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024)
Most capped	51 – Ali Brigginshaw
Highest try scorer	30 – Julia Robinson
Highest points scorer	142 – Romy Teitzel

Brisbane Broncos Women are a rugby league team, representing the city of Brisbane, Queensland. The team is part of the Brisbane Broncos club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership.

Seasons

Season	Regular season								Finals	Nines	Ref
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
2018	3	3	0	0	76	18	6	1st	Premiers	—	[2] [3]
2019	3	3	0	0	42	14	4	1st	Premiers	—	[4] [5]
2020	3	3	0	0	70	34	6	1st	Premiers	RU	[6]
2021	5	5	0	0	134	64	8	1st	Semi-finalist	—	[7] [8]
2022	5	1	0	4	78	111	2	5th	—	—	[9] [10]
2023	9	6	0	3	256	165	12	4th	Semi-finalist	—	[11]
2024	9	7	0	2	272	156	14	1st	Semi-finalist	—	[12] [13] [14]

Head-to-head records

Opponent	First meeting	P	W	D	L	For	Agst	Win %	Share %
Dragons	9 Sep 2018	9	8	0	1	252	87	88.89%	74.34%
Roosters	14 Sep 2018	11	6	0	5	212	190	54.55%	52.74%
Warriors	21 Sep 2018	3	2	0	1	68	34	66.67%	66.67%
Knights	6 Mar 2022	6	3	0	3	164	134	50.00%	55.03%
Titans	19 Mar 2022	5	3	0	2	152	57	60.00%	72.73%
Eels	27 Sep 2022	5	3	0	2	124	70	60.00%	63.92%
Cowboys	5 Aug 2023	2	2	0	0	78	24	100.00%	76.47%
Raiders	27 Aug 2023	3	3	0	0	112	58	100.00%	65.88%
Sharks	2 Sep 2023	4	3	0	1	80	72	75.00%	52.63%
Tigers	9 Sep 2023	3	3	0	0	94	36	100.00%	72.31%
Totals	9 Sep 2018	51	36	0	15	1336	762	70.59%	63.68%

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
• Clubs listed in the order that the Broncos Women first played them.
• Table last updated: 25 August 2025.

Coach

In mid-November 2022 the Broncos announced the appointment of Scott Prince as head coach for the 2023 NRL Women's season. ^[1]

Coach	Season Span	M	W	D	L	For	Agst	Win %	Share %
Paul Dyer	2018	4	4	0	0	110	30	100.00%	78.57%
Kelvin Wright	2019–2022	19	12	0	7	390	261	63.16%	59.91%
Scott Prince	2023–2025	27	19	0	8	790	455	70.37%	63.45%

Table last updated: 17 August 2025.

Current squad

Jersey numbers in the table reflect the team list announced for Round 8.
Table last updated on 24 August 2025.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	NRLW Seasons				NRLW Stats				Origin	Tests	All Stars
				Debut	2018-23	2024	2025	M	T	G	Pts
1	Tamika Upton	28	Fullback	2019	11 16	10	8	45	35	0	140	10	6	2
2	Kerri Johnson	22	Wing	2025	—	RU	8	8	6	0	24	—	—	—
3	Mele Hufanga	30	Centre	2023	10	10	8	28	22	0	88	—	1 10	—
4	Julia Robinson	27	Centre, Wing	2018	24	10	8	42	30	0	120	10	10	—
5	Hayley Maddick	33	Wing, Fullback	2021	19	10	8	37	13	0	52	1	—	—
6	Gayle Broughton	29	Five-eighth, Fullback	2022	7 8	8	8	31	8	0	32	—	3	1
7	Ali Brigginshaw	35	Halfback, Lock	2018	33	10	8	51	13	35	122	20	26	6
8	Annetta Nu'uausala	30	Prop, Second-row	2018	4 5 9	6	6	30	4	0	16	—	14 4	—
9	Jada Ferguson	23	Hooker, Five-eighth	2021	16	10	8	34	4	0	16	2	—	—
10	Brianna Clark	30	Prop	2020	2 4 12	8	6	32	3	13	38	1	8	—
11	Lauren Dam	28	Second-row, Centre	2021	2 10	7	6	25	11	0	44	—	—	—
12	Romy Teitzel	26	Second-row	2020	11 12	9	8	40	13	55	162	8	—	—
13	Keilee Joseph	23	Lock, Prop	2021	22	10	8	40	3	0	12	6	6	5
14	Destiny Brill	22	Hooker	2021	6 6 9	9	8	38	12	0	48	8	3	2
15	Chelsea Lenarduzzi	29	Prop, Second-row	2018	32	10	8	50	15	0	60	8	1	—
16	Shenae Ciesiolka	28	Centre, Fullback	2020	24	8	3	35	17	0	68	11	3	—
17	Shalom Sauaso	18	Lock, Centre	2025	—	RU	6	6	3	0	12
18	Azalleyah Maaka	25	Centre	—	—	RU	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
19	Reegan Hicks	19	Second-row	2025	—	D	2	2	0	0	0	—	—	—
20	Tafito Lafaele	24	Prop, Second-row	2021	5	8	1	14	1	0	4	—	—	—
21	Skyla Adams	20	Five-eighth, Centre	2024	—	2	1	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
22	Montaya Hudson	19	Fullback	—	—	R	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
–	Lavinia Gould	42	Hooker, Lock	2018	21	9	—	30	3	0	12	—	—	1
DV	Amanii Misa	—	Prop, Second-row	—	—	U	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
DV	Georgia Bartlett	—	Fullback	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
IJ	Tara McGrath-West	24	Second-row, Prop	2022	13	H	3	16	0	0	0	—	—	—
IJ	Bree Spreadborough	26	Lock, Centre	2024	—	2	5	7	1	0	4	—	—	—
–	Shaylee Joseph	19	Second-row	—	—	D	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—

Notes:

• The following players have been signed on a Development contract for 2025: ^[15]
  • Georgia Bartlett (Queensland Country in 2024)
  • Amanii Misa (Queensland City in 2024)
• The following players were signed on a Development contract for 2024: ^[16]
  • Montaya Hudson (Norths Devils, BMD 10 games and U19 game in 2024)
  • Reegan Hicks (Norths Devils, BMD 5 games and Dolphins U19 4 games in 2024)
  • Shaylee Joseph (Brisbane Tigers, BMD 7 games and 5 U19 games in 2024)
  • Shalom Sauaso (Rugby Union and Queensland City U17 Rugby League in 2024)

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 25 August 2025.

Most games for the Broncos

• Ali Brigginshaw — 51, Chelsea Lenarduzzi — 50, Julia Robinson — 42, Hayley Maddick — 37, Shenae Ciesiolka — 35, Jada Ferguson — 34, Lavinia Gould — 30, Romy Teitzel — 28, Mele Hufanga — 28, Brianna Clark — 26, Destiny Brill — 26, Gayle Broughton — 24, Lauren Dam — 23, Mariah Denman — 23, Tazmin Rapana — 21, Annetta Nu'uausala — 21.

Most tries for the Broncos

• Julia Robinson — 30, Mele Hufanga — 22, Shenae Ciesiolka — 17, Tamika Upton — 16, Chelsea Lenarduzzi — 15, Ali Brigginshaw — 13, Hayley Maddick — 13, Lauren Dam — 11, Destiny Brill — 8, Romy Teitzel — 8, Gayle Broughton — 7, Kerri Johnson — 6, Tarryn Aiken — 6, Stacey Waaka — 6, Tazmin Rapana — 5.

Most points for the Broncos (20+)

Player	2025 Club	M	T	G	FG	Points
Romy Teitzel		28	8	55	0	142
Ali Brigginshaw		51	13	35	0	122
Julia Robinson		42	30	0	0	120
Mele Hufanga		28	22	0	0	88
Shenae Ciesiolka		35	17	0	0	68
Tamika Upton		19	16	0	0	64
Chelsea Lenarduzzi		50	15	0	0	60
Hayley Maddick		37	13	0	0	52
Meg Ward	—	10	3	18	0	48
Chelsea Baker	—	7	2	18	0	44
Lauren Dam		23	11	0	0	44
Lauren Brown		10	1	19	0	42
Destiny Brill		26	8	0	0	32
Gayle Broughton		24	7	0	0	28
Tarryn Aiken		19	6	1	0	26
Brianna Clark		26	3	6	0	24
Kerri Johnson		8	6	0	0	24
Stacey Waaka	—	6	6	0	0	24
Tazmin Rapana	—	21	5	0	0	20

Most points in a season (16+)

Player	Season	M	T	G	FG	Points
Ali Brigginshaw	2023	10	5	32	0	84
Romy Teitzel	2025	8	4	31	0	78
Romy Teitzel	2024	9	4	24	0	64
Mele Hufanga	2023	10	10	0	0	40
Chelsea Baker	2018	4	2	15	0	38
Lauren Brown	2021	6	0	19	0	38
Julia Robinson	2024	10	9	0	0	36
Tamika Upton	2025	8	9	0	0	36
Meg Ward	2020	4	1	13	0	30
Julia Robinson	2025	8	7	0	0	28
Hayley Maddick	2025	8	7	0	0	20
Lauren Dam	2023	10	7	0	0	28
Mele Hufanga	2024	10	7	0	0	28
Stacey Waaka	2024	6	6	0	0	24
Kerri Johnson	2025	8	6	0	0	24
Mele Hufanga	2025	8	5	0	0	20
Tamika Upton	2020	4	5	0	0	20
Julia Robinson	2023	6	5	0	0	20
Shenae Ciesiolka	2023	10	5	0	0	20
Shenae Ciesiolka	2021	7	4	0	0	16
Emily Bass	2021	5	4	0	0	16
Hagiga Mosby	2021	4	4	0	0	16
Jaime Chapman	2022	5	4	0	0	16
Gayle Broughton	2023	8	4	0	0	16
Chelsea Lenarduzzi	2024	10	4	0	0	16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
40	44–4	Gold Coast Titans	Totally Workwear Stadium	11 Aug 2024
40	44–4	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	13 Jul 2025
34	38–4	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	27 Mar 2022
34	38–4	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	16 Aug 2025
34	46–12	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubillee Stadium	16 Sep 2023
32	40–8	Canberra Raiders	Totally Workwear Stadium	27 Aug 2023
30	46–16 }}	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium	24 Aug 2025
30	44–14	Wests Tigers	Leichhardt Oval	25 Aug 2024
30	44–14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	21 Sep 2024
28	40–12	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	5 Aug 2023
26	30–4	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Suncorp Stadium	9 Sep 2018
26	38–12	North Queensland Cowboys	Totally Workwear Stadium	1 Sep 2024

Biggest losing margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
20	8–28	Sydney Roosters	Suncorp Stadium	27 Aug 2022

Most consecutive wins

• 8 – (6 October 2019 – 13 March 2022)
• 7 – (11 August 2024 – 21 September 2024)

Most consecutive losses

• 4 – (11 September 2022 — 27 July 2023)
• 3 – (3 April 2022 — 27 August 2022)

History

In 2017, the Brisbane Broncos launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership in 2018. On 27 March 2018, the club won a license to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's season, on the back of a strong bid which included the NRL's desire for a geographical spread. ^{[17] [18]} Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side, ^[19] but stepped down after the inaugural season to concentrate on his role as game development manager. Kelvin Wright was named his replacement in May 2019. ^[20]

In June 2018, Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club's first five signings. ^[21] Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team. ^[22]

The club won the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership title by defeating the Sydney Roosters by 34–12 in the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final. ^[3]

Players

Main article: List of Brisbane Broncos players § Women's

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External links

Official sites Broncos Official Web Page Broncos Leagues Club

Statistics & information sites Brisbane Broncos Woman at Rugby League Project Supporter sites BroncosHQ – Brisbane Broncos Fan Discussion Forum