2012 Brisbane Broncos season explained

Year:	2014
Team Colour:	990033
Font Colour:	ffd700
League:	NRL
League Rank:	8th
League Wins:	0
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	12
Points For:	481
Points Against:	447
Playoff Result:	Lost Elimination Final (North Queensland Cowboys, 16-33)
Ceo Title:	CEO
Ceo:	Paul White
Coach Title:	Coach
Avg Attendance:	33,377
High Attendance:	43,177
Top Tries:	Alex Glenn (13)
Top Goals:	Wallace (36)
Top Points:	Peter Wallace (89)
List:	yes
List Link:	Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries

The 2012 Brisbane Broncos season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Sam Thaiday, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season eighth (out of sixteen) to make it into the finals. The Broncos were then knocked out of contention in the first game of the finals against the North Queensland Cowboys. So began the Broncos' longest ever premiership drought.

Season summary

Milestones

• Round 1: Nick Slyney made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.
• Round 3: Sam Thaiday played his 150th career game.
• Round 4: Josh McGuire played his fiftieth career game.
• Round 8: Josh Hoffman played his fiftieth career game.
• Round 9: Ben Hunt played his fiftieth career game and Peter Wallace his 100th game for the club.
• Round 10: Luke Capewell made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans.
• Round 10: Matt Gillett played his fiftieth career game.
• Round 12: Ben Hannant played his 100th game for the club.
• Round 13: Gerard Beale played his fiftieth career game.
• Round 14: Brendon Gibb, Lachlan Maranta and Jarrod Wallace made their debuts for the club.
• Round 14: Lachlan Maranta scored his first career try and Ben Te'o played his 100th career game.
• Round 16: Petero Civoniceva played his 300th career game.
• Round 17: Aaron Whitchurch made his debut for the club.
• Round 17: Aaron Whitchurch scored his first career try.
• Round 20: Corey Parker played his 250th career game.
• Round 21: Ben Hannant played his 150th career game.
• Round 26: Andrew McCullough played his 100th career game.
• Elimination Final: Justin Hodges played his 200th career game.

Squad list

See also: List of Brisbane Broncos players.

Squad movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Luke Capewell	Gold Coast Titans
Petero Civoniceva	Penrith Panthers
Nick Slyney	Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup)

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Rohan Ahern	Mackay Cutters (Queensland Cup)
Dane Gagai	Newcastle Knights (Mid-season)
Nick Kenny	Retirement
Kurtis Lingwoodock	Ipswich Jets (Queensland Cup)
Darren Lockyer	Retirement
Shane Tronc	Retirement

Re-signings

Player	Club	Until End of	Notes
Alex Glenn	Brisbane Broncos
Anthony Griffin (Coach)	Brisbane Broncos
David Hala	Brisbane Broncos
Ben Hunt	Brisbane Broncos
Andrew McCullough	Brisbane Broncos
Corey Norman	Brisbane Broncos
Jharal Yow Yeh	Brisbane Broncos
Peter Wallace	Brisbane Broncos
Luke Capewell	Brisbane Broncos

Contract lengths

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Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 4 February	Trial 1	North Queensland Cowboys	Dolphin Oval	28  - 22	Gagai, Gibb, Copley, Barnes, Coombe	Hunt (2), Norman (2)	4,500
Saturday, 11 February	Trial 2	Gold Coast Titans	Pizzey Park	16  - 18	Beale, Glenn, Copley	P. Wallace (2)	7,252
Saturday, 18 February	Trial 3	Melbourne Storm	North Hobart Oval	30  - 34	Glenn, Te'o, Beale, Norman, Hoffman, Gagai	P. Wallace (5)	11,752
Legend:

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Friday, 2 March	Round 1	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Stadium	18  - 6	Yow Yeh, P. Wallace, Hannant	Parker (3/3)	11,389
Friday, 9 March	Round 2	North Queensland Cowboys	Suncorp Stadium	26  - 28	Yow Yeh, McGuire, Beale, Te'o	Parker (5/5)	43,177
Friday, 16 March	Round 3	Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium	24  - 10	Glenn, Hodges, Beale, Gillett	P. Wallace (4/5)	23,894
Friday, 23 March	Round 4	South Sydney Rabbitohs	nib Stadium	20  - 12	Beale (2), Gillett, Hoffman	P. Wallace (2/4)	15,599
Friday, 30 March	Round 5	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Suncorp Stadium	28  - 20	Norman, P. Wallace, McCullough, Glenn, Gillett	P. Wallace (4/6)	38,012
Friday, 6 April	Round 6	Wests Tigers	Allianz Stadium	18  - 14	Reed (2), Copley	Parker (2/2), P. Wallace (1/2)	17,556
Friday, 13 April	Round 7	Canberra Raiders	Suncorp Stadium	30  - 6	Norman (2), Thaiday, Hannant, Gillett, Hunt	Parker (3/6)	30,017
Friday, 27 April	Round 8	Gold Coast Titans	Suncorp Stadium	26  - 6	Glenn (2), McCullough, Beale, Hoffman	Parker (3/5)	30,083
Saturday, 5 May	Round 9	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium	20  - 30	Reed, Glenn, Te'o, Thaiday	Parker (2/4)	19,012
Friday, 11 May	Round 10	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Suncorp Stadium	22  - 24	Gillett (2), Reed, Beale, Glenn	Parker (0/4), Norman (1/1)	41,273
	Round 11	Bye
Friday, 25 May	Round 12	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	10  - 34	Reed, Te'o	Parker (1/2)	13,200
Sunday, 3 June	Round 13	Newcastle Knights	Suncorp Stadium	50  - 24	Hodges (2), Beale, Reed, Copley, Thaiday, McCullough, Hoffman	Parker (8/8), P. Wallace (1/1)	26,683
Sunday, 10 June	Round 14	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	40  - 22	Te'o, Beale, P. Wallace, Glenn, Norman, Maranta, Reed	P. Wallace (6/7)	9,738
Friday, 15 June	Round 15	North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium	0  - 12			20,367
Friday, 22 June	Round 16	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Suncorp Stadium	26  - 12	Hodges, Glenn, Copley, Norman, Te'o	Parker (3/4), Civoniceva (0/1)	33,602
Friday, 29 June	Round 17	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Suncorp Stadium	12  - 26	Whitchurch, Glenn	P. Wallace (2/2)	26,268
	Round 18	Bye
Friday, 13 July	Round 19	New Zealand Warriors	Suncorp Stadium	10  - 8	Norman	Parker (3/3)	32,148
Friday, 20 July	Round 20	Gold Coast Titans	Skilled Park	10  - 14	Norman, Te'o	Parker (1/1), P. Wallace (0/1)	20,067
Monday, 30 July	Round 21	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	22  - 42	Norman, Capewell, McCullough, Maranta	P. Wallace (3/3), Norman (0/1)	22,626
Sunday, 5 August	Round 22	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium	12  - 28	Glenn (2)	P. Wallace (2/2)	9,850
Sunday, 12 August	Round 23	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	14  - 22		P. Wallace (3/3)	19,870
Friday, 17 August	Round 24	Melbourne Storm	Suncorp Stadium	18  - 19	Te'o (2), Hodges	P. Wallace (3/3)	41,467
Friday, 24 August	Round 25	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval	6  - 16	Glenn	P. Wallace (1/1)	12,886
Friday, 31 August	Round 26	Penrith Panthers	Suncorp Stadium	19  - 12	P. Wallace, Te'o, Glenn	P. Wallace (2/2) & (FG), Norman (1/1)	35,178
Legend:

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
	4	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	25	8	0	0	32
	5	1	0	0	4
	20	0	0	0	0
	15	4	0	0	16
	10	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0
	23	6	0	0	24
	23	13	0	0	52
	1	0	0	0	0
	22	2	0	0	8
	18	5	0	0	20
	23	3	0	0	12
	25	1	0	0	4
	9	0	0	0	0
	7	2	0	0	8
	25	4	0	0	16
	24	1	0	0	4
	25	10	2	0	44
	17	0	34	0	68
	22	7	0	0	28
	3	0	0	0	0
	21	10	0	0	40
	21	4	0	0	16
	2	0	0	0	0
	23	4	36	1	89
	2	1	0	0	4
	4	2	0	0	8
Totals	-	88	72	1	497

Source: ^[1]

Representatives

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.

Australian Kangaroos

• Ben Hannant
• Justin Hodges
• Sam Thaiday

Indigenous All Stars

• Justin Hodges
• Sam Thaiday
• Jharal Yow Yeh

New Zealand Kiwis

• Alex Glenn
• Josh Hoffman
• Gerard Beale

NRL All Stars

• Jack Reed

Prime Minister's XIII

• Josh McGuire
• Ben Te'o

Queensland Maroons

• Matt Gillett
• Ben Hannant
• Justin Hodges
• Corey Parker
• Sam Thaiday
• Ben Te'o

Honours

League

• Nil

Club

• Player of the year: Andrew McCullough^[2]
• Rookie of the year: Lachlan Maranta
• Back of the year: Justin Hodges
• Forward of the year: Alex Glenn
• Club man of the year: Jess West/Terry Gray

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 player stats. 10 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110829062914/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerprofiles/broncosplayerlist/tabid/10833/clubid/1/default.aspx. 29 August 2011. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Honour Board . broncos.com.au . . 22 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140126143426/http://www.broncos.com.au/honour-board . 26 January 2014 . dmy .