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	Broncos
Colours	Maroon   Gold
Founded	Team: September 2018;7 years ago (September 2018) Club: April 1988;37 years ago (April 1988)
Website	broncos.com.au
Current details
Ground	Suncorp Stadium (52,500)
CEO	Dave Donaghy
Chairman	Karl Morris
Coach	Scott Prince [1]
Manager	Joe McDermott
Captain	Ali Brigginshaw
Competition	National Rugby League
2025 season	Premiers
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours Away colours
Records
Premierships	4 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2025)
Runners-up	0
Minor premierships	5 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024)
Biggest win	Broncos 50 – 4 Cowboys Totally Workwear Stadium (13 Sep 2025)
Biggest loss	Broncos 8 – 28 Roosters Suncorp Stadium (13 Sep 2025)
First game	Broncos 30 – 4 Dragons Suncorp Stadium (9 Sep 2018)
Most capped	56 – Ali Brigginshaw
Highest try scorer	32 – Julia Robinson
Highest points scorer	180 – 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	Top	Placing
2018	3	3	0	0	76	18	6	1st	2	Premiers	—	[2] [3]
2019	3	3	0	0	42	14	4	1st	2	Premiers	—	[4] [5]
2020	3	3	0	0	70	34	6	1st	2	Premiers	RU	[6]
2021	5	5	0	0	134	64	8	1st	4	Semi-finalist	—	[7] [8]
2022	5	1	0	4	78	111	2	5th	4	—	—	[9] [10]
2023	9	6	0	3	256	165	12	4th	4	Semi-finalist	—	[11]
2024	9	7	0	2	272	156	14	1st	4	Semi-finalist	—	[12] [13] [14]
2025	11	10	0	1	404	116	20	2nd	6	Premiers	—

2026 Draw

The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Round	Opponent	Score	Date	Time	Venue
1	Cowboys		Sat 4 Jul 2026	5:15 PM	Home	Suncorp Stadium
2	Sharks		Thu 9 Jul 2026	7:45 PM	Away	Sharks Stadium
3	Tigers		Sun 19 Jul 2026	1:45 PM	Home	Totally Workwear Stadium
4	Knights		Sun 26 Jul 2026	1:45 PM	Home	Totally Workwear Stadium
5	Bulldogs		Sun 2 Aug 2026	12:00 PM	Neutral	Geohex Stadium, Wagga Wagga
6	Raiders		Sun 9 Aug 2026	11:35 AM	Away	GIO Stadium
7	Roosters		Sat 15 Aug 2026	5:15 PM	Home	Suncorp Stadium
8	Titans		Sun 23 Aug 2026	11:50 AM	Away	Cbus Super Stadium
9	Eels		Sun 30 Aug 2026	1:45 PM	Away	CommBank Stadium
10	Dragons		Sun 6 Sep 2026	11:50 AM	Away	WIN Stadium
11	Warriors		Sun 13 Sep 2026	12:00 PM	Home	Totally Workwear Stadium

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	4	3	0	1	94	40	75.00%	70.15%
Knights	6 Mar 2022	7	4	0	3	194	140	57.14%	58.08%
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	3	3	0	0	128	28	100.00%	82.05%
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%
Bulldogs	31 Aug 2025	1	1	0	0	44	0	100.00%	100.00%
Totals	9 Sep 2018	55	40	0	15	1486	778	72.73%	65.64%

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: 29 September 2025.

Captains

All players that have captained the Brisbane Broncos Women's in first-grade.

Cap No.	Name	Years As Captain	Debut Round	Games As Captain
1.	Ali Brigginshaw	2018-present	Round 1	56
2.	Tamika Upton	2025	Round 1	13

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	32	24	0	8	986	487	75.00%	66.94%

Table last updated: 29 September 2025.

Current squad

Table last updated on 12 November 2025.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	NRLW Seasons				NRLW Stats					Origin	Tests	All Stars
				Debut	2018-24	2025	2026	M	T	G	Pts	Prems
–	Azalleyah Maaka	25	Centre	2025	—	2	0	2	0	0	0	— 0	—	—	—
–	Bree Spreadborough	27	Lock, Centre	2024	2	5	0	7	1	0	4	—	—	—	—
–	Brianna Clark	30	Prop	2020	2 4 20	11	0	37	3	16	44	1	1	9	—
–	Chelsea Lenarduzzi	29	Prop, Second-row	2018	42	13	0	55	16	0	64	4	8	1	—
–	Destiny Brill	22	Hooker	2021	6 6 18	11	0	41	12	0	48	1	8	5	2
–	Hayley Maddick	33	Wing, Fullback	2021	29	13	0	42	14	0	56	1	1	—	—
–	Jada Ferguson	23	Hooker, Five-eighth	2021	26	13	0	39	7	0	28	1	2	—	—
–	Jesse Southwell	20	Halfback	2022	27	13	0	40	7	102	232	2	5	3	—
–	Julia Robinson	27	Centre, Wing	2018	34	12	0	46	32	0	128	4	10	13	—
–	Kerri Johnson	22	Wing	2025	—	13	0	13	10	0	40	1	—	—	—
–	Lauren Dam	28	Second-row, Centre	2021	2 17	11	0	30	13	0	52	1	—	—	—
–	Lillian Yarrow	21	Prop	2024	3	12	0	15	1	0	4	—	—	—	—
–	Romy Teitzel	26	Second-row	2020	20 12	13	0	45	13	74	200	1 1	8	—	—
–	Shalom Sauaso	18	Lock, Centre	2025	—	10	0	10	5	0	20	1		2
–	Shenae Ciesiolka	28	Wing, Centre	2020	32	8	0	40	17	0	68	2	11	3	—
–	Tamika Upton	28	Fullback	2019	11 26	13	0	50	46	0	184	3 2	10	8	2
–	Tara McGrath-West	24	Second-row, Prop	2022	13	3	0	16	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
–	Tafito Lafaele	24	Prop, Second-row	2021	13	1	0	14	1	0	4	—	—	—	—
–	Skyla Adams	20	Five-eighth, Centre	2024	2	1	CO	3	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
–	Ali Brigginshaw	35	Halfback, Lock	2018	43	13	—	56	13	35	122	4	20	29	6
–	Reegan Hicks	19	Second-row	2025	—	4	—	4	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
DV	Georgia Bartlett	—	Fullback	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
DV	Amanii Misa	—	Prop, Second-row	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—

Notes:

• The following players were on a Development contract in 2025: ^[18]
  • Georgia Bartlett (Queensland Country in 2024)
  • Amanii Misa (Queensland City in 2024)

The Brisbane Broncos announced contract extensions in several instalments from August 2025. ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]} The Brisbane Broncos announced player signings in several instalments from October 2025. ^{[23] [24]}

2026 Gains & Losses

Gains Player 2025 Club Jesse Southwell Knights Lillian Yarrow Cowboys

Losses Player 2026 Club Annetta Nu'uausala Warriors Gayle Broughton Warriors Mele Hufanga Warriors Keilee Joseph Eels Montaya Hudson Dragons

Contract extensions Player Year Off Contract Lauren Dam 2026 Shenae Ciesolka 2027 Brianna Clark 2027 Bree Spreadborough 2027 Destiny Brill 2027 Shalom Sauaso 2027

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 6 October 2025.

Most Games for the Broncos Player Games Ali Brigginshaw 56 Chelsea Lenarduzzi 55 Julia Robinson 46 Hayley Maddick 42 Shenae Ciesiolka 40 Jada Ferguson 39 Mele Hufanga 33 Romy Teitzel 33 Brianna Clark 31 Lavinia Gould 30 Destiny Brill 29 Gayle Broughton 29 Lauren Dam 28 Annetta Nu'uausala 26

Most Tries for the Broncos Player Tries Julia Robinson 32 Tamika Upton 27 Mele Hufanga 25 Shenae Ciesiolka 17 Chelsea Lenarduzzi 16 Hayley Maddick 14 Ali Brigginshaw 13 Lauren Dam 13 Kerri Johnson 10 Destiny Brill 8 Gayle Broughton 8 Romy Teitzel 8

Most points for the Broncos (20+)

Player	2025 Club	M	T	G	FG	Points
Romy Teitzel		33	8	74	0	180
Julia Robinson		46	32	0	0	128
Ali Brigginshaw		56	13	35	0	122
Tamika Upton		24	27	0	0	108
Mele Hufanga		33	25	0	0	100
Shenae Ciesiolka		40	17	0	0	68
Chelsea Lenarduzzi		55	16	0	0	64
Hayley Maddick		42	14	0	0	56
Lauren Dam		28	13	0	0	52
Meg Ward	—	10	3	18	0	48
Chelsea Baker	—	7	2	18	0	44
Lauren Brown		10	1	19	0	42
Kerri Johnson		13	10	0	0	40
Destiny Brill		29	8	0	0	32
Gayle Broughton		29	8	0	0	32
Brianna Clark		31	3	9	0	30
Jada Ferguson		39	7	0	0	28
Tarryn Aiken		19	6	1	0	26
Stacey Waaka	—	6	6	0	0	24
Shalom Sauaso		10	5	0	0	20
Tazmin Rapana	—	21	5	0	0	20

Most points in a season (16+)

Player	Season	M	T	G	FG	Points
Romy Teitzel	2025	13	4	50	0	116
Ali Brigginshaw	2023	10	5	32	0	84
Tamika Upton	2025	13	20	0	0	80
Romy Teitzel	2024	9	4	24	0	64
Mele Hufanga	2023	10	10	0	0	40
Kerri Johnson	2025	13	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
Julia Robinson	2025	12	9	0	0	36
Hayley Maddick	2025	13	8	0	0	32
Mele Hufanga	2025	13	8	0	0	32
Meg Ward	2020	4	1	13	0	30
Lauren Dam	2023	10	7	0	0	28
Mele Hufanga	2024	10	7	0	0	28
Stacey Waaka	2024	6	6	0	0	24
Tamika Upton	2020	4	5	0	0	20
Julia Robinson	2023	6	5	0	0	20
Shenae Ciesiolka	2023	10	5	0	0	20
Shalom Sauaso	2025	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
Chelsea Lenarduzzi	2025	13	4	0	0	16
Lauren Dam	2025	11	4	0	0	16
Jada Ferguson	2025	13	4	0	0	16
Brianna Clark	2025	11	1	6	0	16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
46	50–4	North Queensland Cowboys	Totally Workwear Stadium	13 Sep 2025
44	44–0	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Totally Workwear Stadium	31 Aug 2025
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
18	18–36	Sydney Roosters	Sunshine Coast Stadium	22 Jul 2023
18	14–32	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium	21 Aug 2022
16	12–28	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	04 Aug 2024
14	0–14	Cronulla Sharks	Totally Workwear Stadium	29 Sep 2024
12	10–22	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	27 July 2024
12	16–28	Parramatta Eels	Central Coast Stadium	18 Sep 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)

First game

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
26	30–4	St George Illawarra Dragons	Suncorp Stadium	9 Sep 2018

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. ^{[25] [26]} Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side, ^[27] 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. ^[28]

In June 2018, Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club's first five signings. ^[29] Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team. ^[30]

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