Brisbane Broncos Women Explained

Brisbane Broncos Women should not be confused with Brisbane rugby league team.

Fullname:	Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club Ltd.
Nickname:	Broncos
Founded:	Team: Club:
Colours:	Maroon Gold
Ground:	Suncorp Stadium
Capacity:	52,500
Ceo:	Dave Donaghy
Chairman:	Karl Morris
Coach:	Scott Prince^[1]
Manager:	Joe McDermott
Captain:	Ali Brigginshaw
Web:	broncos.com.au
League:	National Rugby League
Season:	2023 season
Position:	4th
Cap:	37
Mostcap:	Ali Brigginshaw
Points:	118
Mostpoints:	Ali Brigginshaw
Tries:	18
Mosttries:	Julia Robinson
Premierships:	3
Premiershipyears:	2018, 2019, 2020
Runnerups:	0
Minorpremierships:	4
Minorpremiershipyears:	2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Current:	2023 NRL Women's season
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Brisbane Broncos Women are a rugby league team, representing the city of Brisbane, Queensland. The team is part of the Brisbane Broncos club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership.

Seasons

Season	Regular season								Finals	Nines
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
2018	3	3	0	0	76	18	6				^[2] ^[3]
2019	3	2	0	1	42	14	4				^[4] ^[5]
2020	3	3	0	0	70	34	6				^[6]
2021	5	4	0	1	134	64	8				^[7] ^[8]
2022	5	1	0	4	78	111	2	5th			^[9] ^[10]
2023	9	6	0	3	256	165	12				^[11]

Head-to-head records

Opponent	First meeting							Win %	Share %
align=left		9 Sep 2018	7	6	0	1	align=right	178	align=right	67	85.71%	72.65%
align=left		14 Sep 2018	10	6	0	4	align=right	186	align=right	160	60.00%	53.76%
align=left		21 Sep 2018	3	2	0	1	align=right	68	align=right	34	66.67%	66.67%
align=left		6 Mar 2022	4	1	0	3	align=right	86	align=right	94	25.00%	47.78%
align=left		19 Mar 2022	4	2	0	2	align=right	108	align=right	53	50.00%	67.08%
align=left		27 Sep 2022	4	2	0	2	align=right	86	align=right	66	50.00%	56.58%
align=left		5 Aug 2023	1	1	0	0	align=right	40	align=right	12	100.00%	76.92%
align=left		27 Aug 2023	2	2	0	0	align=right	68	align=right	30	100.00%	69.39%
align=left		2 Sep 2023	1	1	0	0	align=right	32	align=right	28	100.00%	53.33%
align=left		9 Sep 2023	1	1	0	0	align=right	22	align=right	18	100.00%	55.00%
align=left	Totals !	9 Sep 2018	37	24	0	13	874	562	64.86%	60.86%

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
• Clubs listed in the order that the Broncos Women first played them.
• Table last updated: 17 August 2024 (after Round 4 match).

Coach

In mid-November 2022 the Broncos announced the appointment of Scott Prince as head coach for the 2023 NRL Women's season.^[1]

Coach	Season Span							Win %	Share %
align=left	Paul Dyer	2018	4	4	0	0	align=right	110	align=right	30	100.00%	78.57%
align=left	Kelvin Wright	20192022	19	12	0	7	align=right	390	align=right	261	63.16%	59.91%
align=left		20232024	14	8	0	6	align=right	374	align=right	271	57.14%	57.98%

Table last updated: 19 August 2024 (after Round 4 game).

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 17 August 2024 (after Round 4).

Most games for the Broncos

• Ali Brigginshaw 37, Chelsea Lenarduzzi 36, Julia Robinson 28, Shenae Ciesiolka 26, Lavinia Gould 23, Hayley Maddick 23, Jada Ferguson 20, Tarryn Aiken 19, Mariah Denman 19, Amber Hall 18, Tazmin Rapana 18, Tallisha Harden 15, Romy Teitzel 15.

Most tries for the Broncos

• Julia Robinson 18, Mele Hufanga 14, Ali Brigginshaw 12, Shenae Ciesiolka 12, Chelsea Lenarduzzi 9, Tamika Upton 7, Lauren Dam 7, Tarryn Aiken 6.

Most points for the Broncos (20+)

Player	2024 Club		!			Points
align=left		align=center		37	12	35	0	118
align=left		align=center		28	18	0	0	72
align=left		align=center		14	14	0	0	56
align=left		align=center		26	14	0	0	56
align=left		align=center		10	3	18	0	48
align=left		align=center		7	2	18	0	44
align=left		align=center		10	1	19	0	42
align=left		align=center		36	9	0	0	36
align=left		align=center		14	7	0	0	28
align=left		align=center		11	7	0	0	28
align=left		align=center		19	6	1	0	26
align=left		align=center		15	2	8	0	24

Most points in a season (16+)

Player	Season		!			Points
align=left		align=center	2023	10	5	32	0	84
align=left		align=center	2023	10	10	0	0	40
align=left		align=center	2018	4	2	15	0	38
align=left		align=center	2021	6	0	19	0	38
align=left		align=center	2020	4	1	13	0	30
align=left	Lauren Dam	align=center	2023	10	7	0	0	28
align=left		align=center	2024	4	2	8	0	24
align=left		align=center	2020	4	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center	2023	6	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center	2023	10	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center	2021	7	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2021	5	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2021	4	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2022	5	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2023	8	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2024	4	4	0	0	16
align=left		align=center	2024	4	4	0	0	16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	40	444	Gold Coast Titans		11 Aug 2024
align=center	34	384	Parramatta Eels		27 Mar 2022
align=center	34	4612	St. George Illawarra Dragons		16 Sep 2023
align=center	32	408	Canberra Raiders		27 Aug 2023
align=center	28	4012	North Queensland Cowboys		5 Aug 2023
align=center	26	304	St. George Illawarra Dragons		9 Sep 2018

Biggest losing margins

Most consecutive wins

• 8 (6 October 2019 13 March 2022)
• 6 (9 September 2018 21 September 2019)

Most consecutive losses

• 4 (11 September 2022 27 July 2023)
• 3 (3 April 2022 27 August 2022)

History

In 2017, the Brisbane Broncos launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership in 2018. On 27 March 2018, the club won a license to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's season, on the back of a strong bid which included the NRL's desire for a geographical spread.^{[12] [13]} Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side,^[14] but stepped down after the inaugural season to concentrate on his role as game development manager. Kelvin Wright was named his replacement in May 2019.^[15]

In June 2018, Ali Brigginshaw, Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran were unveiled as the club's first five signings.^[16] Tain Drinkwater was also appointed the CEO of the team.^[17]

The club won the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership title by defeating the Sydney Roosters by 34–12 in the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final.^[3]

External links

Official sites

• Broncos Official Web Page
• Broncos Leagues Club

Statistics & information sites

• Brisbane Broncos Woman at Rugby League Project

Supporter sites

• BroncosHQ – Brisbane Broncos Fan Discussion Forum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Broncos announce Prince as NRLW coach for 2023. 16 Nov 2022. NRL. 18 Nov 2022.
2. Web site: Broncos become NRLW premiers with big win. Robertson. Josh. 30 Sep 2018. League Unlimited. 4 Jul 2022.
3. Web site: Broncos smash Roosters to win inaugural NRLW. NRL.com. Alicia. Newton. 30 September 2018. 30 September 2018.
4. Web site: Broncos thump Dragons to claim back-to-back NRLW titles. Newton. Alicia. 6 Oct 2019. NRL. 4 Jul 2022.
5. Web site: Broncos go back to back in emphatic style to retain NRLW crown. Robertson. Josh. 6 Oct 2019. League Unlimited. 3 Jul 2022.
6. Web site: Three-peat complete: Brilliant Broncos kick clear of plucky Roosters. Newton. Alicia. 25 Oct 2020. NRL. 5 Jul 2022.
7. Web site: Stunning upset as Roosters dump Broncos out of NRLW. Kennedy. Chris. 3 Apr 2022. NRL. 4 Apr 2022.
8. Web site: Roosters miracle strikes again as Brisbane bundled out. Robertson. Josh. 3 Apr 2022. League Unlimited. 4 Apr 2022.
9. Web site: Eels knock Broncos out of NRLW finals with emphatic win. Newton. Alicia. 18 Sep 2022. NRL. 18 Sep 2022.
10. Web site: Eels put one-hand on finals spot ending the Broncos season. Robertson. Josh. 18 Sep 2022. League Unlimited. 18 Sep 2022.
11. Web site: Upton unreal as Knights advance from thriller. Rosser. Corey. 24 Sep 2023. NRL. 24 Sep 2023.
12. News: Broncos win spot in NRL women's competition. news.com.au. Rikki-Lee. Arnold. 19 March 2018. 19 March 2018.
13. Web site: Geographic location the focus as NRL women's teams announced. NRL.com. Alicia. Newton. 27 March 2018. 27 March 2018.
14. Web site: Paul Dyer a no-brainer to coach Broncos in NRL women's competition. The Courier Mail. 28 March 2018. 6 April 2018.
15. Web site: Kelvin Wright appointed coach of NRLW Broncos. NRL.com. Alicia. Newton. 14 May 2019. 14 May 2019.
16. Web site: Broncos' World-Class Signings For NRLW. Brisbane Broncos official website. 7 June 2018. 7 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144436/https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2018/06/07/broncos-world-class-signings-for-nrlw/. 12 June 2018. dead.
17. Web site: Broncos appoint new women's CEO for inaugural season. Brisbane Broncos official website. Alicia. Newton. 3 June 2018. 7 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144049/https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2018/06/04/broncos-appoint-new-womens-ceo-for-inaugural-season/. 12 June 2018. dead.