2023 Brisbane Broncos season explained

Year:2023
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League:NRL
League Rank:2nd (Runners up)
League Wins:18
League Losses:6
Points For:639
Points Against:425
Ceo Title:CEO
Ceo:Dave Donaghy
Coach Title:Head Coach
Stadium:Suncorp Stadium (52,500 – 11 games)
The Gabba (41,974 – 3 home games)
Avg Attendance:32,910 (as at Round 6)[1]
High Attendance:51,047 (Round 4)
Low Attendance:17,125 (Round 1)
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List Link:Brisbane Broncos#Season summaries

The 2023 Brisbane Broncos season was the 36th in the club's rugby league football history. Competing in the 2023 NRL season, the captain Adam Reynolds and head coach Kevin Walters continued in their roles from the previous year.

At the start of the final round (27) of the regular season, Brisbane was positioned on top of the NRL ladder. Having qualified for the finals, a significant number of regular players were rested. The Melbourne Storm subsequently won 32-22 at Suncorp Stadium and by the end of round 27, Brisbane missed out on their first minor premiership win since 2000 due to a lesser points differential than the Penrith Panthers.[2] Notwithstanding, Brisbane qualified to play Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium on 1 October; however, Brisbane conceded the largest comeback in NRL Grand Final history in the final twenty minutes to lose 24-26.[3]

The Broncos also fielded a team in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Player movement

The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[4]

Gains

Player Previous Club Length
Reece WalshNew Zealand Warriors2025
Jesse ArtharsNew Zealand Warriors2023
Jock MaddenWests Tigers2024
Martin TaupauManly Warringah Sea Eagles2023

Losses

Player New Club
Brenko LeeDolphins
David MeadRetired
Te Maire MartinNew Zealand Warriors
Ryan JamesRetired
Tyson GambleNewcastle Knights
Jake TurpinSydney Roosters
Zac HoskingPenrith Panthers
Tesi NiuDolphins
Karl OloapuCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
TC RobatiReleased

Pre-Season Challenge

Date[5] RoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Sunday, 12 FebruaryTrial 1 Gold Coast TitansSunshine Coast Stadium24–24Reece Walsh 5'
Deine Mariner 27'
Jordan Pereira 37', 40'
Kotoni Staggs (2/2)
Reece Walsh (2/2)
4,605
Saturday, 18 FebruaryTrial 2Sunshine Coast Stadium20–8Kurt Capewell 2'
Selwyn Cobbo 7'
Corey Oates 22'
Jesse Arthars 70'
Kotoni Staggs (2/4)7,849

Regular season

Finals series

See main article: 2023 NRL finals series.

Club Awards

2023 Brisbane Broncos Club Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRL Results & Attendances | Austadiums .
  2. Web site: Storm hammer Broncos' NRL minor premiership hopes. www.espn.co.uk. 31 August 2023 .
  3. News: 2023-10-01 . Late Cleary magic leads stunning Panthers comeback over Broncos to win third straight NRL premiership . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-10-12.
  4. Web site: 2023 Broncos Signings. 27 February 2023. NRL.com.
  5. Web site: 2023 NRL Pre-Season Challenge. 27 February 2023. NRL.com.