2017 Brisbane Broncos season explained

Year:	2016
Team Colour:	990033
Font Colour:	ffd700
League:	NRL
League Rank:	3rd
League Wins:	15
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	7
Points For:	519
Points Against:	359
Ceo Title:	CEO
Ceo:	Paul White
Coach Title:	Coach
Stadium:	Suncorp Stadium - 52,500
Avg Attendance:	31,929
High Attendance:	47,703 (vs North Queensland Cowboys round 2)
Top Tries:	James Roberts (16)
Top Points:	Jordan Kahu (189)
List:	yes
List Link:	Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries

The 2017 Brisbane Broncos season is the 30th in the Australian rugby league club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett, and captained by Darius Boyd, they compete in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership. Prior to the start of the Premiership season, the Broncos competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines, finishing first in their pool, but lost the Quarter-Final.

Squad

See also: List of Brisbane Broncos players.

Movements

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
David Mead	Gold Coast Titans		^[1]
Korbin Sims	Newcastle Knights		^[2]
Tautau Moga	North Queensland Cowboys		^[3]
Benji Marshall	St. George Illawarra Dragons		^[4]
Mitchell Dodds	Warrington Wolves		^[5]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Corey Parker	Retirement		^[6]
Jack Reed	Retirement		^[7]
Greg Eden	Castleford Tigers		^[8]
Lachlan Maranta	Queensland Reds		^[9]
Jarrod Wallace	Gold Coast Titans		^[10]

Fixtures

Pre-season

NRL Auckland Nines

See main article: article and 2017 Auckland Nines. The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2017 competition was played over two days on 4 and 5 February at Eden Park. The Broncos featured in the Rangitoto pool and played the Knights, Tigers and Storm.

Date	Time (Local)	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 4 February	2:15pm	Round 1	Melbourne Storm	Eden Park	18 – 4		Marshall (1/1), Kahu (0/2), Milford (0/1)
Saturday, 4 February	5:45pm	Round 2	Newcastle Knights	Eden Park	21 – 8	Kahu (3), Love-Henry	Kahu (2/4)
Sunday, 5 February	12:15pm	Round 3	Wests Tigers	Eden Park	11 – 17		McCullough (1/1), Kahu (0/1)
Legend:

Finals

World Club Series

See main article: article and 2017 World Club Series.

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Ref(s)
Thursday, 2 March	Round 1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Southern Cross Group Stadium	18 – 26		Kahu (5/5)	11,493^[11]
Friday, 10 March	Round 2	North Queensland Cowboys	Suncorp Stadium	20 – 21 (Golden Point)		Anthony Milford (4/5), Kahu (0/1)	47,703	^[12] ^[13]
Thursday, 16 March	Round 3	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	14 – 12		Kahu (2/2)	16,334
Friday, 24 March	Round 4	Canberra Raiders	Suncorp Stadium	13 – 12		Kahu (2/3) & (FG)	29,370
Thursday, 30 March	Round 5	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	10 – 7		Kahu (1/1) & (FG)	7,412
Thursday, 6 April	Round 6	Sydney Roosters	Suncorp Stadium	32 – 8		Kahu (6/7)	30,376
Friday, 14 April	Round 7	Gold Coast Titans	Suncorp Stadium	24 – 22		Kahu (2/4), Milford (0/1)	34,592
Friday, 21 April	Round 8	South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium	24 – 25		Milford (4/5) & (FG)	11,803
Thursday, 27 April	Round 9	Penrith Panthers	Suncorp Stadium	32 – 18		Kahu (4/6)	21,464
Saturday, 13 May	Round 10	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Suncorp Stadium	14 – 24		Kahu (4/4)	44,127^[14]
Friday, 19 May	Round 11	Wests Tigers	Suncorp Stadium	36 – 0		Kahu (6/6)	21,197^[15]
Saturday, 27 May	Round 12	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium	28 – 10	Roberts (2)	Kahu (1/2)	13,826^[16]
Saturday, 3 June	Round 13	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	16 – 18	Marshall, Moga, Oates	Kahu(2/3)	12,236^[17]
Friday, 9 June	Round 14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Suncorp Stadium	24 – 18		Kahu(4/5)	30,578^[18]
	Round 15
Saturday, 24 June	Round 16	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	30 – 20	Gillett (2), Glenn, Oates, Ofahengaue	Kahu (5/6)	15,652^[19]
Friday, 30 June	Round 17	Melbourne Storm	Suncorp Stadium	12 – 42		Kahu (2/2)	41,741^[20]
	Round 18
Saturday, 15 July	Round 19	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium	34 – 22	Kahu, Milford, Moga, Pearson, Roberts, Sims	Kahu(5/6)	13,773^[21]
Thursday, 20 July	Round 20	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Suncorp Stadium	42 – 12	Roberts (2), Blair, Hunt, Kahu, Moga, McGuire, Nikorima	Jordan Kahu(7/8)	24,267^[22]
Friday, 28 July	Round 21	Parramatta Eels	ANZ Stadium	14 – 28^[23]	Gillett, Roberts	Kahu (3/3)	12,182^[24]
Saturday, 5 August	Round 22	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	54 – 0^[25]	Hunt (3), Nikorima (2), Milford, Moga, McGuire, Oates, Roberts	Kahu (7/9), Roberts (0/1)	21,716^[26]
Friday, 11 August	Round 23	Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	Suncorp Stadium	32 – 10^[27]	Moga (2), Boyd, Gillett, Oates	Milford (6/9)	34,552^[28]
Friday, 18 August	Round 24	St George Illawarra Dragons	Suncorp Stadium	24 – 12^[29]	Glenn (2), Kahu, Milford, Oates	Milford (2/5)	31,832^[30]
Thursday, 24 August	Round 25	Parramatta Eels	Suncorp Stadium	34 – 52^[31]	Ese'ese, Glenn, Mead, Moga, McGuire, Oates	Milford (5/6)	29,058^[32]
Thursday, 31 August	Round 26	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium	20 – 10^[33]	Blair, Gillett, Kahu, Roberts	Kahu (2/4)	23,321^[34]
Legend:

Finals

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Friday 8 September	Qualifying Final		Allianz Stadium	22 – 24^[35]	Oates, Hunt, Roberts	Kahu (3/4)	21,212^[36]
Friday 15 September	Semi Final	Penrith Panthers	Suncorp Stadium	13 – 6^[37]	Oates, Roberts	Kahu (2/4) Kahu (FG)	38,623^[38]
Sunday 22 September	Preliminary Final			0 – 30			28,821^[39]
! colspan="9"	Legend:

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
	12	0	0	0	0
	27	1	0	0	4
	20	3	0	0	12
	22	1	0	0	4
	1	0	0	0	0
	25	7	0	0	28
	27	5	0	0	20
	21	7	0	0	28
	1	0	0	0	0
	25	9	75	3	189
	18	2	0	0	8
	25	3	0	0	12
	13	1	0	0	4
	12	3	0	0	12
	23	7	21	1	71
	27	10	0	0	40
	19	7	0	0	28
	21	15	0	0	60
	16	1	0	0	4
	18	0	0	0	0
	6	1	0	0	4
	26	18	0	0	72
	22	5	0	0	20
	4	0	0	0	0	0
	26	3	0	0	12
	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		109	96	4	632

Representatives

State of Origin

See also: 2017 State of Origin series.

• Darius Boyd - Queensland
• Corey Oates - Queensland
• Anthony Milford - Queensland
• Matt Gillett - Queensland
• Josh McGuire - Queensland
• Ben Hunt - Queensland
• Sam Thaiday - Queensland

ANZAC Test

See also: 2017 Anzac Test.

• Darius Boyd - Australia
• Matt Gillett - Australia
• Sam Thaiday - Australia
• Adam Blair - New Zealand
• Kodi Nikorima - New Zealand
• Jordan Kahu - New Zealand

World Cup

See also: 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

• Korbin Sims - Fiji^[40]
• Ben Hunt - Australia^[41]
• Matt Gillett - Australia
• Josh McGuire - Australia
• Kodi Nikorima - New Zealand^[42]
• Adam Blair - New Zealand
• Herman Ese'ese - Samoa^[43]
• Joe Ofahengaue - Tonga^[44]
• Tevita Pangai Junior - Tonga
• David Mead - Papua New Guinea

Judiciary

Player	Round	Incident/Charge	Verdict	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Salesi Funaki	Trial	Dangerous Throw	Guilty	2 match ban			^[45]
Sam Thaiday	Round 3	Contrary Conduct	Guilty	$2,100 fine	Jesse Bromwich	Melbourne Storm	^[46] ^[47]
Joe Ofahengaue	Round 24	Dangerous Throw	Guilty	3 match ban	Max King	Gold Coast Titans	^[48]
Adam Blair	Qualifying Final	Tripping	Guilty	$1,100 fine	Jake Friend	Sydney Roosters	^[49]

See also

2017 NRL season

References

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Notes and References

1. News: Ryan. Nathan. NRL 2016: Brisbane Broncos sign Gold Coast Titan David Mead for 2017. 21 October 2017. Fox Sports. 10 September 2016.
2. News: Knights prop Korbin Sims will join the Broncos effective immediately. 21 October 2017. The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 2017. 21 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220055/https://www.zerotackle.com/knights-prop-korbin-sims-will-join-broncos-effective-immediately-24971/. dead.
3. News: Brisbane Broncos sign North Queensland Cowboys flyer Tautau Moga. 21 October 2017. Fox Sports. 24 October 2016.
4. News: Five burning questions: Benji Marshall’s one-year Brisbane Broncos deal. 21 October 2017. Fox Sports. 21 October 2016.
5. News: Carney. Ben. Dodds returns to Broncos. 21 October 2017. Rugby AM. 25 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021164402/https://www.rugbyam.co.uk/articles/news/super-league/dodds-returns-to-broncos/. 21 October 2017. dead.
6. News: Corey Parker retiring at end of 2016 NRL season after stellar career with Brisbane Broncos. 21 October 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2017.
7. News: Jack Reed announces retirement. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 7 September 2016.
8. News: Greg Eden: Castleford Tigers re-sign Brisbane Broncos full-back. 21 October 2017. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 June 2016.
9. News: Queensland Reds confirm 2017 super rugby playing squad. 21 October 2017. Rugby News. 12 October 2016.
10. News: Titans sign Jarrod Wallace. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 21 July 2016.
11. Web site: NRL: Sharks v Broncos. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
12. Lonergan . Ben . Local rivals primed for next instalment . The Big League. 3. 98. 2 .
13. Middleton . David . Tough opening could weigh Cowboys down. Big League. 43. 98. 2 .
14. Web site: NRL: Storm v Titans, Sea Eagles v Broncos. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
15. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Tigers. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
16. Web site: NRL: Warriors v Broncos. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
17. Web site: NRL: Roosters v Broncos. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
18. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Rabbitohs. Austadiums. 21 October 2017.
19. Web site: NRL: Raiders v Broncos. Austadiums. 15 October 2017.
20. Web site: NRL; Broncos v Storm. Austadiums. 15 October 2017.
21. Web site: NRL: Knights v Broncos. Austadiums. 15 October 2017.
22. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Bulldogs. Austadiums. 15 October 2017.
23. News: Brunsdon. Simon. Finals in sight as electric Eels show their mettle. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports. Newscorp. 28 July 2017.
24. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Eels. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
25. News: Brunsdon. Simon. Stark contrast in $1.2M men as Ben Hunt schools Jarryd Hayne. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports. 5 August 2017.
26. Web site: NRL: Titans v Broncos. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
27. News: Walsh. Dan. Cronulla Sharks James Maloney, Paul Gallen endure horror nights in Brisbane thrashing. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports. 11 August 2017.
28. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Sharks. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
29. News: Brunsdon. Simon. Bulldozing Broncs put Dragons on death row. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports. 18 August 2017.
30. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Dragons. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
31. News: Glover. Ben. Semi Radradra exhibition puts Brisbane Broncos to sword with thumping Eels win. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports. 25 August 2017.
32. Web site: NRL: Broncos v Eels. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
33. News: Glover. Ben. Injuries take shine off Brisbane Broncos win. 16 October 2017. Fraser Coast Chronicle. News Corporation. 1 September 2017.
34. Web site: NRL: Cowboys v Broncos. Austadium.
35. News: Dean. John. Roosters edge out Brisbane Broncos in qualifying final thriller at Allianz Stadium. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports.
36. Web site: NRL Final: Roosters v Broncos. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
37. News: Brunsdon. Simon. Brisbane Broncos busted in semi final win over Penrith Panthers. 16 October 2017. Fox Sports.
38. Web site: NRL Finals: Broncos v Panthers. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
39. Web site: NRL Finals: Storm v Broncos. Austadiums. 16 October 2017.
40. News: FIJI BATI WORLD CUP SQUAD ANNOUNCED IN SUVA. Rugby League World Cup.
41. News: Kangaroos World Cup squad announced. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 3 October 2017.
42. News: Kidwell names five new faces in Kiwi squad. 21 October 2017. Rugby League World Cup.
43. News: Matt Parish names Toa Samoa World Cup squad. rlwc2017.com.
44. News: Tonga unleash World Cup squad. 21 October 2017. rlwc2017.com.
45. News: One charge from weekend's trials. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 14 February 2017.
46. News: Thaiday charged with contrary conduct. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 17 March 2017.
47. News: Thaiday found guilty at judiciary. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 21 March 2017.
48. News: Bronco banned for three matches. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 7 August 2017.
49. News: Blair fined for Friend trip. 21 October 2017. NRL.com.au. 11 September 2017.