2015 Brisbane Broncos season explained

Year:	2015
Team Colour:	990033
Font Colour:	ffd700
League:	NRL
League Rank:	2nd
League Wins:	17
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	7
Points For:	574
Points Against:	379
Playoff Result:	Runners-up (North Queensland Cowboys, 16-17)
Ceo Title:	CEO
Ceo:	Paul White
Coach Title:	Coach
Stadium:	Suncorp Stadium - 52,500
Avg Attendance:	36,096
High Attendance:	51,826 (vs. Sydney Roosters, FW3)
Top Tries:	Lachlan Maranta (13)
Top Goals:	Corey Parker (47)
Top Points:	Corey Parker (102)
List:	yes
List Link:	Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries

The 2015 Brisbane Broncos season was the 28th in the club's history. Coached again for the first time since 2008 by returning foundation coach, Wayne Bennett, and captained by Justin Hodges, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership. The Broncos finished the regular season in 2nd place to make the play-offs, going on to reach the 2015 NRL Grand final in which they were defeated by the North Queensland Cowboys.

Season summary

Milestones

• Round 1: Adam Blair, James Gavet and Anthony Milford made their debuts for the club.
• Round 1: Corey Parker played his 300th career game.
• Round 2: Kodi Nikorima and Joe Ofahengaue made their first grade debuts.
• Round 2: Andrew McCullough played his 150th career game.
• Round 4: Jarrod Wallace scored his 1st career try.
• Round 5: Mitch Garbutt made his debut for the club.
• Round 7: Alex Glenn played his 150th career game and Jack Reed his 100th career game.
• Round 7: Daniel Vidot scored his 50th career try.
• Round 8: Anthony Milford played his 50th career game.
• Round 8: Corey Parker kicked his 500th career goal.
• Round 9: Lachlan Maranta played his 50th career game.
• Round 10: Adam Blair played his 200th career game.
• Round 11: Joe Boyce made his first grade debut.
• Round 12: Matt Parcell made his first grade debut.
• Round 20: Kodi Nikorima scored his 1st career try.
• Grand Final: Justin Hodges played his final career game.
• Grand Final: Brisbane Broncos lose their first grand final.

Squad List

See also: List of Brisbane Broncos players.

Squad Movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Adam Blair	Wests Tigers
Darius Boyd	Newcastle Knights
Greg Eden	Hull Kingston Rovers
Mitch Garbutt	Melbourne Storm
James Gavet	Wests Tigers
Anthony Milford	Canberra Raiders
Matt Parcell	Ipswich Jets
Travis Waddell	Newcastle Knights

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Ben Barba	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Marmin Barba	Ipswich Jets
Cameron Cullen	Mackay Cutters
Mitch Garbutt	Leeds Rhinos (Mid-Season)
Jake Granville	North Queensland Cowboys
David Hala	Gold Coast Titans
Ben Hannant	North Queensland Cowboys
Josh Hoffman	Gold Coast Titans
Martin Kennedy	Sydney Roosters
Stewart Mills	Released
Duncan Paia'aua	Queensland Reds (Rugby Union)

Re-signings

Player	Club	Until End of	Notes
Josh McGuire	Brisbane Broncos
Andrew McCullough	Brisbane Broncos
Kodi Nikorima	Brisbane Broncos
Joe Ofahengaue	Brisbane Broncos

Contract lengths

Player	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Source
	Brisbane Broncos	Newcastle Knights
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David Stagg	Brisbane Broncos
Zach Strasser	Brisbane Broncos
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Daniel Vidot	Brisbane Broncos
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Matt Gillett	Brisbane Broncos
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Adam Blair	Brisbane Broncos
Darius Boyd	Brisbane Broncos
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Josh McGuire	Brisbane Broncos
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Joe Ofahengaue	Brisbane Broncos
Jack Reed	Brisbane Broncos

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 7 February	Trial 1	North Queensland Cowboys	Stadium Mackay	6-18	Nikorima	Milford (1/1)	8,000
Saturday, 21 February	Trial 2	Wigan Warriors	DW Stadium	14-12 ET (12-12)		Parker (3/4)	20,842
Legend:

NRL Auckland Nines

See main article: 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. The Broncos feature in the Piha pool and played the Bulldogs, Sharks and Roosters.

Piha Pool
Team
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3	3	0	0	68	22	+46	6
Sydney Roosters	3	2	0	1	30	30	+0	4
Brisbane Broncos	3	1	0	2	21	37	-16	2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	3	0	0	3	10	40	-30	0

Date	Time (Local)	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 31 January	3:10pm	Round 1	Sydney Roosters	Eden Park	4-6	Nicholls	Milford (0/1)
Saturday, 31 January	7:30pm	Round 2	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Eden Park	4-31		Milford (0/1)
Sunday, 1 February	2:05pm	Round 3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Eden Park	13-0	K. Nikorima J. Nikorima	Milford (2/2)
Legend:

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Thursday, 5 March	Round 1	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Suncorp Stadium	6 – 36	Gillett	Parker (1/2)	36,057
Friday, 13 March	Round 2		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Remondis Stadium	2 – 10	Oates, Maranta	Parker (1/1), Hunt (0/1)	8,369
Friday, 20 March	Round 3	North Queensland Cowboys	Suncorp Stadium	44 – 22	Maranta (2), Hunt, McGuire, Parker, McCullough, Hodges, Kahu	Parker (6/8)	40,047
Sunday, 29 March	Round 4	New Zealand Warriors	Mt. Smart Stadium	16 – 24	Oates, Maranta, Wallace, McCullough	Parker (4/5)	14,670
Friday, 3 April	Round 5	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	16 – 26	Milford (2), Dodds (2)	Parker (3/3), Hunt (2/2)	15,432
Friday, 10 April	Round 6	Sydney Roosters	Suncorp Stadium	22 – 18	Hunt (2), Glenn	Parker (5/5)	35,630
Friday, 17 April	Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Oval	12 – 10	Vidot, Thaiday	Milford (1/1)	13,029
Saturday, 25 April	Round 8	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	28 – 16	Milford (2), Reed, McGuire	Parker (6/7)	34,398
Friday, 8 May	Round 9	Penrith Panthers	Suncorp Stadium	8 – 5	Kahu, Oates		24,566
Friday, 15 May	Round 10	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium	31 – 20	Maranta (2), Kahu	Parker (4/4)	24,531
Monday, 25 May	Round 11	Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium	18 – 31	Reed (2), Milford, McCullough, Oates	Kahu (4/4), Hunt (1/2), Milford (FG)	12,673
Saturday, 30 May	Round 12	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	12 – 24	Reed, Kahu, Maranta, Oates	Parker (4/5)	10,090
Friday, 5 June	Round 13	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Suncorp Stadium	44 – 10	Vidot (2), Milford (2), Hodges, Hunt, Reed, Kahu	Kahu (6/9)	28,691
	Round 14	Bye
Sunday, 21 June	Round 15	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	12 – 14	Maranta, Reed, Oates	Kahu (1/3)	14,278
Friday, 26 June	Round 16	Newcastle Knights	Suncorp Stadium	44 – 22	Maranta (2), Gillett (2), Oates, McCullough, Milford, Boyd	Parker (5/7), Hunt (1/1)	27,246
	Round 17	Bye
Saturday, 11 July	Round 18	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	8 – 16	Vidot, Thaiday, Blair	Parker (1/2), Kahu (1/1)	16,253
Sunday, 19 July	Round 19	Wests Tigers	Suncorp Stadium	42 – 16		Parker (4/8), Kahu (1/2)	37,260
Friday, 24 July	Round 20	Gold Coast Titans	Suncorp Stadium	34 – 0	Parker, Boyd, Hunt, Wallace, Nikorima, Glenn	Parker (3/5), Kahu (2/2)	27,664
Saturday, 1 August	Round 21	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Central Coast Stadium	44 – 14	Hodges, Maranta, Reed	Kahu (1/2), Parker (0/1)	16,280
Friday, 7 August	Round 22	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Suncorp Stadium	16 – 18	Oates (2), Parker	Parker (2/3)	34,082
Friday, 14 August	Round 23	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Suncorp Stadium	32 – 6	Hunt (2), Kahu, Maranta, Milford, Copley	Parker (3/4), Milford (1/1), Kahu (0/1)	33,480
Saturday, 22 August	Round 24	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	12 – 10	Kahu, Oates	Kahu (1/1), Parker (0/1)
Thursday, 27 August	Round 25	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Allianz Stadium	12 – 47	Hunt (3), Milford (2), Kahu, Oates	Parker (5/6), Kahu (2/2), Milford (FG)	12,036
Thursday, 3 September	Round 26	Melbourne Storm	Suncorp Stadium	8 – 15	Reed	Parker (0/1), Parker (PG), Milford (PG)	44,015
Legend:

Finals

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 12 September	Qualifying Final	North Queensland Cowboys	Suncorp Stadium	16 – 12		Parker (4/4 (2 Penalty Goals))	50,388
Friday, 25 September	Preliminary Final	Sydney Roosters	Suncorp Stadium	31 – 12	Boyd, Hunt, McCullough, Oates, Milford, Reed	Parker (2/4), Kahu (1/2), Milford (FG)	51,826
Sunday, 4 October	Grand Final	North Queensland Cowboys	ANZ Stadium	16 – 17		Parker (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal), Kahu (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal)	82,758
Legend:

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
	23	1	0	0	4
	1	0	0	0	0
	18	3	0	0	12
	9	1	0	0	4
	19	2	0	0	8
	3	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	26	3	0	0	12
	25	4	0	0	16
	20	3	0	0	12
	26	12	4	0	56
	22	9	22	0	80
	20	15	0	0	60
	27	5	0	0	20
	13	2	0	0	8
	27	13	3	3	61
	5	0	0	0	0
	20	1	0	0	4
	25	14	0	0	56
	14	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	0
	24	3	66	0	144
	24	11	0	0	44
	2	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	23	2	0	0	8
	8	4	0	0	16
	25	3	0	0	12
	2	0	0	0	0
Totals		111	95	3	637

Source:^[1]

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2015.

Honours

Club

• Paul Morgan Medal: Corey Parker
• Clubman of the Year: Justin Hodges
• Rookie of the Year: Kodi Nikorima
• Best Back: Ben Hunt
• Best Forward: Sam Thaiday
• Most Consistent: Andrew McCullough

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Broncos NRL Player Statistics.