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;5 years ago (September 2018) Club: April 1988;35 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
2023 season	4th
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours Away colours
Records
Premierships	3 (2018, 2019, 2020)
Runners-up	0
Minor premierships	4 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Most capped	33 – Ali Brigginshaw
Highest try scorer	14 – Julia Robinson
Highest points scorer	118 – Ali Brigginshaw

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	2	0	1	42	14	4	1st	Premiers	—	[4] [5]
2020	3	3	0	0	70	34	6	1st	Premiers	RU	[6]
2021	5	4	0	1	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]

Head-to-head records

Opponent	First meeting	P	W	D	L	For	Agst	Win %	Share %
Dragons	9 Sep 2018	7	6	0	1	178	67	85.71%	72.65%
Roosters	14 Sep 2018	9	6	0	3	174	132	66.67%	56.86%
Warriors	21 Sep 2018	3	2	0	1	68	34	66.67%	66.67%
Knights	6 Mar 2022	4	1	0	3	86	94	25.00%	47.78%
Titans	19 Mar 2022	3	1	0	2	64	49	33.33%	56.64%
Eels	27 Sep 2022	3	2	0	1	76	44	66.67%	63.33%
Cowboys	5 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	40	12	100.00%	76.92%
Raiders	27 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	40	8	100.00%	83.33%
Sharks	2 Sep 2023	1	1	0	0	32	28	100.00%	53.33%
Tigers	9 Sep 2023	1	1	0	0	22	18	100.00%	55.00%
Totals	9 Sep 2018	33	22	0	11	780	486	66.67%	61.61%

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: 24 September 2023.

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	9	6	0	3	256	165	66.67%	60.81%

Table last updated: 18 September 2023.

Current squad

Jersey numbers in the table reflect team selections for the Semi-Final.
Table last updated on 24 September 2023.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	NRLW Seasons						NRLW Stats				Origin	Tests	All Stars
				2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	M	T	G	Pts
1	Hayley Maddick	31	Fullback	—	—	—	5	4	10	19	3	0	12	—	—	—
2	Julia Robinson	25	Wing, Fullback	4	3	4	2	5	6	24	14	0	56	4	5	—
3	Mele Hufanga	28	Centre	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	0	40	—	1 4	—
4	Shenae Ciesiolka	26	Centre, Fullback	—	—	3	6	5	10	24	12	0	48	5	3	—
5	Ashleigh Werner	30	Wing	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	2	0	8	—	—	—
6	Gayle Broughton	27	Five-eighth, Fullback	—	—	—	—	7	8	15	5	0	20	—	—	1
7	Ali Brigginshaw	33	Halfback, Lock	4	4	4	6	5	10	33	12	35	118	14	21	6
8	Tafito Lafaele	22	Prop, Second-row	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	—	—	—
9	Destiny Brill	20	Hooker	—	—	—	6	6	9	21	7	0	28	4	—	1
10	Brianna Clark	28	Prop	—	—	2	4	4	8	18	1	8	20	1	5	—
11	Tazmin Gray	28	Second-row, Lock	4	4	3	4	—	10	25	6	0	24	9	1	1 2
12	Romy Teitzel	24	Second-row	—	—	1	5	7	10	23	5	0	20	2	—	—
13	Mariah Denman	26	Lock, Second-row	3	4	—	—	—	10	17	1	0	4	—	—	—
14	Lavinia Gould	40	Hooker, Lock	4	4	2	4	2	5	21	2	0	8	—	—	1
15	Jasmine Fogavini	26	Wing, Centre	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	0	0	0	—	—	—
16	Chelsea Lenarduzzi	27	Prop, Second-row	4	3	4	6	5	10	32	8	0	32	5	1	—
17	Lauren Dam	26	Wing, Centre	—	—	—	2	—	10	12	7	0	28	—	—	—
18	Jada Ferguson	21	Hooker, Five-eighth	—	—	—	4	5	7	16	0	0	0	—	—	—
19	Grace Griffin	32	Five-eighth	—	—	—	4	—	2	6	0	0	0	—	—	—
20	Narikah Orchard	28	Prop	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
21	Keisha-Leigh Coolwell	23	Centre	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
22	Hannah Larsson	20	Second-row	—	—	—	—	3	—	3	0	0	0	—	—	—
–	Breanna Eales	—	Prop, Lock	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	—	—	—
–	Filomina Hanisi	22	Prop	—	—	4	5	7	4	20	0	0	0	2	—	—
–	Toni Hunt	35	Centre, Wing	—	—	—	1	—	2	3	1	0	4	—	—	—
–	Annetta Nu'uausala	28	Prop, Second-row	1	3	—	5	2	7	18	3	0	12	—	14	—

Notes:

• The following players have been signed on a Development contract for 2023
  • Skyla Adams
  • Bree Eales
  • Keisha-Leigh Coolwell
  • Montaya Hudson
• Ashleigh Werner (Wests Tigers) played in the 2023 NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership.
• Tafito Lafaele played for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team, receiving three caps after debuting in 2022. At club level, Lafaele played for the Blues Women in 2022 and the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. ^{[12] [13]}

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 24 September 2023.

Most games for the Broncos

• Ali Brigginshaw — 33, Chelsea Lenarduzzi — 32, Shenae Ciesiolka — 24, Julia Robinson — 24, Lavinia Gould — 20, Tarryn Aiken — 19, Amber Hall — 18, Hayley Maddick — 19, Mariah Denman — 17, Jada Ferguson — 16, Tallisha Harden — 15.

Most tries for the Broncos

• Julia Robinson — 14, Ali Brigginshaw — 12, Shenae Ciesiolka — 12, Mele Hufanga — 10, Chelsea Lenarduzzi — 8, Tamika Upton — 7, Lauren Dam — 7, Tarryn Aiken — 6.

Most points for the Broncos (20+)

Player	2023 Club	M	T	G	FG	Points
Ali Brigginshaw		33	12	35	0	118
Julia Robinson		24	14	0	0	56
Meg Ward	—	10	3	18	0	48
Shenae Ciesiolka		24	12	0	0	48
Chelsea Baker	—	7	2	18	0	44
Lauren Brown		10	1	19	0	42
Mele Hufanga		10	10	0	0	40
Chelsea Lenarduzzi		31	8	0	0	32
Tamika Upton		11	7	0	0	28
Lauren Dam		10	7	0	0	28
Tarryn Aiken		19	6	1	0	26

Most points in a season (16+)

Player	Season	M	T	G	FG	Points
Ali Brigginshaw	2023	10	5	32	0	84
Mele Hufanga	2023	10	10	0	0	40
Chelsea Baker	2018	4	2	15	0	38
Lauren Brown	2021	6	0	19	0	38
Meg Ward	2020	4	1	13	0	30
Lauren Dam	2023	10	7	0	0	28
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

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
34	38–4	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	27 Mar 2022
34	46–12	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubillee Stadium	16 Sep 2023
32	40–8	Canberra Raiders	Totally Workwear Stadium	27 Aug 2023
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

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)
• 6 – (9 September 2018 – 21 September 2019)

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. ^{[14] [15]} Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side, ^[16] 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. ^[17]

In June 2018, Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club's first five signings. ^[18] Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team. ^[19]

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

References

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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