2016 Brisbane Broncos season explained

Year:2016
Team Colour:
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League:NRL
League Rank:5th
League Wins:16
League Draws:0
League Losses:10
Points For:618
Points Against:488
Playoff Result:Lost semi-final
(North Queensland Cowboys, 20-26)
Ceo Title:CEO
Ceo:Paul White
Coach Title:Coach
Stadium:Suncorp Stadium - 52,500
Avg Attendance:43,184
High Attendance:52,347
(vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, RD10)
Top Tries:Corey Oates (18)
Top Goals:Corey Parker (45)
Top Points:Jordan Kahu (144)
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List Link:Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries

The 2016 Brisbane Broncos season is the 29th in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett, and captained by Corey Parker, they compete in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. Prior to the start of the Premiership season, the Broncos competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines, finishing last in their pool. During the mid-season 2016 State of Origin series six Broncos players were selected for Queensland.

Season summary

Milestones

Squad List

See also: List of Brisbane Broncos players.

Squad Movement

Gains

PlayerSigned FromUntil End ofNotes
Carlin Anderson Ipswich Jets
Caleb TimuFree Agent
Salesi Funaki Wests Tigers

Losses

PlayerSigned ToUntil End ofNotes
Justin HodgesRetirement
David StaggRetirement
Mitchell Dodds Warrington Wolves
Todd Lowrie Newcastle Knights
Jordan Drew Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Daniel Vidot Super League: Salford Red Devils
Jayden Nikorima Sydney Roosters
Matt Parcell Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ashley Taylor Gold Coast Titans

Contract lengths

Fixtures

Pre-season

NRL Auckland Nines

See main article: article and 2016 NRL Auckland Nines. The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2016 competition wias played over two days on 6 and 7 February at Eden Park. The Broncos featured in the Hunua pool and played the Warriors, Bulldogs and Sea Eagles.

DateTime (Local)RoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Saturday, 6 February2:45pmRound 1 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesEden Park8-11 Opacic (2) Thaiday (0/1), Isaako (0/1)
Saturday, 6 February6:40pmRound 2 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsEden Park13-15 Timu (2/2)
Sunday, 7 February12:40pmRound 3 New Zealand WarriorsEden Park8-15 Isaako, Murphy Isaako (0/2)
Legend:

World Club Series

See main article: article and 2016 World Club Series.

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Thursday, 3 MarchRound 1 Parramatta EelsPirtek Stadium4  - 17 Parker (1/4), Milford (1/1, 1/1 FG) 17,324
Friday, 11 MarchRound 2 New Zealand WarriorsSuncorp Stadium25  - 10 Parker (2/3), Milford (1/1, 1/1 FG), Kahu (1/2)35,230
Saturday, 19 MarchRound 3 Penrith PanthersPepper Stadium23  - 22 Parker (2/3), Kahu (1/1) style=text-align:center;"12,086
Friday, 25 MarchRound 4 North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium21  - 20 (Golden Point) Parker (6/6), Milford (1/1 FG) style=text-align:center;"46,176
Friday, 1 AprilRound 5 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium16  - 24 Kahu (3/3), Parker (1/2) 21,080
Thursday, 7 AprilRound 6 St. George Illawarra DragonsSuncorp Stadium26  - 0 Parker (5/6), Milford (0/1 FG) 29,869
Saturday, 16 AprilRound 7 Newcastle KnightsSuncorp Stadium53  - 0Parker (3/6), Kahu (3/5), Milford (1/1) FG) 30,394
Friday, 22 AprilRound 8 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium30  - 8 Parker (3/4), Kahu (2/2) 40,275
Sunday, 1 MayRound 9 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium30  - 28 14,406
Saturday, 14 MayRound 10 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSuncorp Stadium30  - 6Kahu (5/6) 52,347
Friday, 20 MayRound 11 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium19  - 18 Kahu (3/5) 25,163
Friday, 27 MayRound 12 Wests TigersSuncorp Stadium18  - 19 Kahu (3/4)27,153
Saturday, 4 JuneRound 13 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium36  - 18 Parker (2/2), Kahu (1/1) 15,097
Thursday, 9 JuneRound 14 Canberra RaidersSuncorp Stadium26  - 18 Parker, Boyd (3) Parker (5/5) 25,021
Round 15Bye
Saturday, 25 JuneRound 16 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium40  - 14 Parker (1/4) 15,106
Friday, 1 JulyRound 17 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium6  - 48 Parker (1/1) 44,519
Round 18Bye
Saturday, 16 JulyRound 19 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium10  - 30 Kahu (3/3), Milford (2/2) 13,111
Friday, 22 JulyRound 20 Penrith PanthersSuncorp Stadium12  - 31 Parker (2/2) 30,878
Thursday, 28 JulyRound 21 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium32  - 16 Parker (2/3) 6,308
Thursday, 4 AugustRound 22 St George IllawarraWIN Stadium8  - 12 Parker (2/3) 5,662
Friday, 12 AugustRound 23 Parramatta EelsSuncorp Stadium38  - 16 Parker (2/7), Milford (1/1) style=text-align:center;"30,189
Thursday, 18 AugustRound 24 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium20  - 10 Kahu (4/5) style=text-align:center;"27,746
Friday, 26 AugustRound 25 Melbourne StormAAMI Park16  - 26 Kahu (1/3), Parker (2/2) style=text-align:center;"20,263
Thursday, 1 SeptemberRound 26 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium24  - 14 Milford (3/3), Parker (1/2) style=text-align:center;"37,566
Legend:

Finals

DateRoundOpponentVenue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 9 SeptemberElimination Final Gold Coast TitansSuncorp Stadium44  - 28 Kahu (6/7), Parker (0/1) 43,170
Friday, 16 SeptemberSemi-Final1300SMILES Stadium20  - 26 (Extra Time) Kahu (4/4) 23,904
Legend:

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
220000
212008
190000
24138472
Totals 86 0 0 0
Source:[1]

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2016.

Honours

League

Club

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Broncos NRL Player Statistics.