Date TBC Start Time TBC Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles . The Broncos bounced back from their wooden spoon to finish the 2021 NRL season at 14th but looked a lot better by the end of the year for Kevin Walters to earn a pass mark. This was the longest winning streak the Broncos had experienced since winning six straight games under Wayne Bennett in 2017. Since 2016, more than 2500 students in the Beyond the Broncos programs, across 54 schools in Queensland and northern New South Wales states, have achieved higher attendance rates than the national average, enrolments have increased by 500%, and more than 2000 youth have been placed into work. In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, the two sides played against each other for the first time. [63], John Ribot, a former first grade rugby league player in Queensland and New South Wales, was the club's original chief executive officer (CEO). This sponsorship took only 9 days to negotiate following the announcement of WOW Sight & Sound going into receivership. Brisbane Broncos Marketing Manager Shane Edwards stated that it "will become our Sevens strip but we will never change the Broncos' colours. A big 4816 win over Manly, which saw Corey Oates score 4 tries, saw the club finish in 6th, but just one win separated them from 1st, such was the tightness of the competition. After being inside the Top 2 after Round 17, the Broncos again entered the post-Origin slump, losing 5 consecutive games. A four match losing streak early in the season set the tone for the club, as they sat 14th after Round 16, only to go on a run of 6 wins and a draw from their last 10 games to ensure they finished in 8th place. But Brisbane steeled and won 2316, and set up a Grand Final rematch with the Dragons. [40] In 2011 Cullen was replaced by current CEO Paul White. Post author: Post published: December 1, 2021 Post category: usmc drill instructor speech Post comments: family tree vincent tan first wife family tree vincent tan first wife 2002 also saw one of the greatest moments in Brisbane's club history- in a Round 12 clash with the Wests Tigers, missing 15 regular first graders as well as head coach Bennett due to injuries and Origin, a Broncos squad captained by Shane Walker and coached by assistant Craig Bellamy pulled off a stunning 2814 victory. Brisbane stuttered and lost 6 of their first 8 matches, before reversing form and entering the Top 8. The Warriors also returned home for the first time since 2020 as they had been based in Redcliffe in Queensland during the 2021 season, their first few games back at Mt Smart Stadium brought in an average attendance of 12,930. Their finals debut was an upset 2616 loss to the Penrith Panthers in the major Preliminary Semi, before they beat Manly 124 in the Minor Semi to qualify for a Preliminary Final showdown with Canberra. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images. For a full list of Broncos representatives, see, The Golden Age and Super League (1992-1997), Unified competition, sixth premiership (1998-2006), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual. They also won the now defunct Panasonic Cup in 1989.[40]. Fans who . In another classic between the two sides, the game went into extra time - a new rule brought in after their grand final thriller 12 months earlier. This'll give their fans some . The dividend payout ratio is 33.33%. The club also made history for the wrong reasons, being the first club to miss the finals with more wins than losses since Canberra in 1999, as well as being the first club to sit in the top four after Round 17 and miss the finals. [38] were adopted as the club's colours. Brisbane Broncos NRL - everything you need to know about Brisbane Broncos, history, club, coach and Brisbane Broncos players list. The losses continued to pile up for Brisbane, the mid-season signing of Issac Luke and the return of Ben Te'o making almost no impact. Asics are the Broncos current apparel provider as of November 2020. [93], The club won the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership title by defeating the Sydney Roosters by 3412 in the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final. The team made their debut in the NSWRL's 1988 Winfield Cup premiership against reigning premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and defeated them 4410. Bruno Cullen, who had been with the Broncos' off-field staff since 1989, became the club's third CEO in 2003. The more centrally-located stadium has begun to attract larger crowds, with the 2006 average attendance of 31,208 being significantly higher than the Newcastle Knights with 21,848 and about double the regular season competition average of 15,601. This had come after Bennett had signed a secret deal to become the Roosters coach from 2007, but reneged on the deal after it became public. After joining the Warrington Wolves and making a stunning comeback to the Queensland squad, Langer returned to the club for one last season in 2002 to help ease their halves problem. However, both the Warriors and Walsh denied the rumours and insisted that he was committed to the move. The Broncos also had signed prop Matt Lodge on a one-year deal, a move which attracted controversy, as Lodge had been out of the NRL due to his arrest in New York during the 2015 off-season. The loss was also the final game for the retiring Sam Thaiday.[14][15]. The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges. 1987. n/a. Kelvin Wright was named his replacement in May 2019. The club again had a bounceback year in 2004, with the shock move of Lockyer from fullback to five-eighth a major catalyst for their success. 2001 saw the beginning of the Broncos "Post-Origin Slump", a succession of losing streaks after Origin which sees Brisbane slide down the ladder and disappoint in the finals. This is a general quiz on the Brisbane Broncos. Nova 106.9 are the main radio sponsors after taking over from rival station B105 FM in late 2006. He was replaced by Trevor Gilmeister, who joined from the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. There was also a change in the club captaincy, with Thaiday standing down and being replaced by a co-captain structure of Hodges and Parker. . Paul White resigned as CEO and was replaced with Dave Donaghy from the Storm. ANZ Stadium, as the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre was called at the time due to sponsorship rights, was featured on an episode of The Mole in April 2002. They responded in typical Brisbane style- routing Melbourne and Sydney City (formerly Eastern Suburbs) 30-6 and 46-18 respectively to qualify for the big dance, where they ended Canterbury's dream finals run with a 3812 victory. field size. A . . With Lockyer named club captain and Hodges returning to the club, Brisbane dominated the start of the 2005 season and sat in 1st position after 24 rounds, but 5 straight losses to end the season saw them again slide to 3rd, where they again lost in the opening week to Melbourne, this time 2418. The club also lost winger Jharal Yow Yeh in Round 4 to a brutal leg injury, suffering a compound fracture in his leg and an ankle dislocation. With the 2022 NRL season finished and the Penrith Panthers crowned the Premiers for the second season running, the average crowd attendances for each club has now been released. Steve Renouf also shares the club record for the most tries in a season with Darren Smith at 23. With a spot in the Grand Final on the line, Brisbane collapsed in sensational fashion at the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS), losing 324. Brisbane stagnated for a little while, but finished the season in 3rd position, setting up a qualifying finals matchup with the Warriors which they won 4010, meaning they would head to take on the Dragons once again in the semi finals. Following this, the Broncos found their form and re-entered the top 8 without exiting it again, finishing the 2017 season in 3rd, but with a 4 win gap between them and the 1st placed Storm. The two clubs had a long-standing 'sibling rivalry' with North Queensland characterized as the underdog. Brisbane's biggest rivals are the North Queensland Cowboys. Brisbane spent almost the entire season inside the Top 4 and finished in 3rd position, but were stunned 31-14 by Melbourne, who had Bellamy as their head coach. 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[1] Along with financial competitiveness, the Broncos have been voted one of Australia's most popular and most watched football teams,[2] and has one of the highest average attendances of any rugby league club in the world; 33,337 in the 2012 NRL season. Find out the 2022 attendance numbers for every NFL football team Brisbane's horrific performances saw them drop out of the top 8 and miss the finals for a third straight season, the longest consecutive finals drought in Brisbane's history to date. On a positive note, the season saw the debut of future international Matt Gillett. Darren Lockyer was named Fullback in Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century in 19982007 and he won 4 grand finals with the Brisbane Broncos (including a Clive Churchill Medal) and a World Cup title with Australia. In 2022, the Denver Broncos recorded an average home attendance of 75,980 spectators. In return, Darius Boyd returned to the club, and was joined by ex-Tiger enforcer Adam Blair and boom Raider Anthony Milford, as well as a pair of up and coming rookies in Joe Ofahengaue and Kodi Nikorima making their debuts. The uptick ends a three-year decline for the NFL, even though lingering pandemic concerns and regulations have held down attendance in many sports. Anthony Griffin, Henjak's assistant, took over as coach for the 2011 season,[12] becoming just the third head coach in the history of Broncos. The club is located within Gilbert Park and opened in 1988. Brisbane Broncos lost a play-off for fifth in 1989, which is counted as a final game. In their second season they won the mid-week knockout competition, the 1989 Panasonic Cup, but their league performance again revolved around a midseason slump, this time a 5-game losing streak which dropped them from 2nd to 7th. Live broadcasts of all Broncos matches are provided by both ABC Radio Brisbane and Triple M. Channel Nine Queensland also sponsors the Broncos, although former player Shane Webcke is signed to rival Seven Queensland. In 2000, the club adopted a new logo with a more maroon design, which was much closer to the traditional colour associated with Queensland rugby league and Queensland sport in general. In February 2011, it was announced that Henjak was to be sacked from the club, only three weeks before the beginning of the season. LeagueUnlimited Media | July 20 2022 2:00PM. [47] A Broncos supporters group called "The Thoroughbreds" which is made up of prominent businessmen, made an unsuccessful bid to purchase News Ltd's controlling share of the club in 2007.[48]. With its updated interface and improved navigation, the Official Brisbane Broncos app is packed with features and content, including: Full team lists. The Broncos looked set for a return to finals football in 2022 before their season ended in disappoint in the final few weeks, but with large crowds still attending games at Suncorp stadium expect another push for a top 8 finish in 2023. Langer was named Clive Churchill Medallist for his phenomenal performance. Firstmac has since launched a Firstmac Broncos home loan in conjunction with their new sponsorship agreement. In addition to the new signings at the club, many of the young players extended their contracts to keep them at the Broncos, something that was becoming a rarity ever since 2018. With Lockyer returning, Brisbane won 6 of their final 9 games to finish 5th, and upset the Roosters 2416 in the qualifying final to set up a semi final showdown with Bellamy and the Storm. After eliminating the Titans 4428 in the Qualifying Final, Brisbane travelled to Townsville for a knockout clash with the Cowboys. Behind the scenes, former Bronco Anthony Mundine was convincing Inglis to join the Rabbitohs, which he did a week later. In 1995, the Super League War broke out. In their place was boom teenager Israel Folau, young back rower Ben Te'o and a host of club-developed talent, including Gerard Beale, Alex Glenn, Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough and Jharal Yow Yeh. It was also the biggest finals loss in the history of the competition which eclipsed the previous record set by Newtown when they defeated St George 557 in the 1944 finals series. [8] At the first meeting with the NSWRL hierarchy, the newly formed Brisbane Broncos were asked to pay a $500,000 fee.[9]. Darren Lockyer also holds the club record of 272 points in a season, having achieved this in 1998. [84], The Gold Coast are geographically the closest club to Brisbane. The Brisbane Broncos have also purchased the TAFE (opposite the club) and have recently built a new training field and building. Lote Tuqiri's tally of 26 points from three tries and seven goals in a single match against the Northern Eagles remains the club record for most individual points in a game. Yow Yeh retired in 2014, as he never fully recovered from the injury. The runaway leader was the Brisbane Broncos with an average attendance of 29,594. The Broncos and the Storm are the only two teams to crack 20,000 with every other team's attendance sitting between 10 and 20 thousand. This figure represents the average number of fans who attended each game held at the team's home . Considered one of the greatest grand finals of all time, the win established North Queensland as competitive equals. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 03: Panthers fans show their support before the 2021 NRL Grand Final match between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium on October 03, 2021, in Brisbane, Australia. [64] Rugby league player Darren Lockyer is a member of the board of directors.[63]. [28] Alex Glenn retired after this game, marking the end of a twelve year career. They ended Manly's season with a dominant 3610 win, then took on a Canberra side whose form had plummeted following a broken leg to superstar halfback Ricky Stuart, and Brisbane cast them aside 3012. While the move was controversial, it seemed to have the desired effect, as the Broncos finished the season in 2nd, qualifying for their maiden finals series. The Rabbitohs looked out of sorts at the Olympic stadium, but that . Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Making matters worse, Boyd was injured in their Round 26 win over the Cowboys, and missed their 2422 loss in a classic Qualifying Final against the Roosters, before the Boyd-less Broncos advanced to another Preliminary Final with a 136 win over the Panthers. Donaghy began his tenure in the middle of 2021, after a lengthy legal process that prevented him from commencing his role earlier in the year. The Broncos ground out a 146 victory for their 5th title in 9 years, with Lockyer receiving the Clive Churchill Medal for his performance. Five times, he scored 4 tries in a single match from 1991 to 1998 and was known as one of the greatest centres the game has ever seen. [76] Wendell Sailor has held the record for the most tries scored in a finals match (four tries against St. George Illawarra Dragons, Semi-final 2001, Brisbane won 4428). Hint. The Broncos' average home game crowd for the half-year was 30,402 compared to 32,139 in the first half. Brisbane dominated the Super League season, never leaving 1st position after Round 5 and beating Cronulla 34-2 and then 2 weeks later 268 to win the title in convincing fashion. After crunching 192 regular-season games' worth of figures, I've compiled a ladder that ranks every team's 2019 average home attendance from highest to lowest. During the season, the Brisbane club ran the broom through the front office and the playing group. After over a decade after Steve Renouf's move from the Brisbane Broncos to Wigan Warriors, he was still the club's all-time try scorer with a 142 career tries. The club then recorded their worst ever loss the following week against the Sydney Roosters, losing 590. Located in 98 Fulcher Road, Queensland, Australia (4059), the Brisbane Broncos League is the Broncos training ground and includes a restaurant and buffet. and have an average home crowd of over 30,000. PointsBet Stadium, or as it more commonly referred to Shark Park, is one of the smaller grounds in the NRL with maximum capacity of 20,000. The Broncos looked set for a return to finals football in 2022 before their season . But Brisbane got a break against an injury hit Knights squad, and Brisbane took a crushing 506 victory to qualify for their first Preliminary Final in 4 seasons. This season however, they reversed this run of form, winning 5 straight games to close out the regular season in 3rd. Jack Bird once again dealt with injuries, only playing 9 games, and it quickly became clear that the now 32 year old Darius Boyd had lost a step. Last 3 plays: Guest 211 ( 6/10 ), Guest 120 ( 8/10 ), Guest 120 ( 8/10 ). The club's biggest winning margin is 65 points, achieved in 2007 in a 716 victory over the Newcastle Knights. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Unfortunately, Brisbane couldn't capitalise in the first 8-team finals series, losing to the Raiders 148 in the qualifying final before falling 2410 to the eventual Premiers, the now-Sydney Bulldogs. . The Broncos handed debuts to Patrick Carrigan, Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden, Herbie Farnworth and Keenan Palasia, while also signing Rhys Kennedy and James Segeyaro mid-season. [11] Following a number of design changes in the 1990s including a predominantly white jersey from 1997 to 1998, blue was added to the jersey in 2001 as a minor colour to show the aforementioned historical link with the colours of Brisbane. Future Origin winger Corey Oates made his debut during this season, however. Parker retired after the match, but Brisbane brought in embattled ex-New Zealand halfback Benji Marshall on a lifeline deal, as well as established prop Korbin Sims from Newcastle and experienced winger David Mead from the Gold Coast. [62] BGM Projects is another major shareholder. [61] The largest shareholder in the Broncos is Nationwide News Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, which as of 30 June 2021, owned 68.87%. [88][89] Paul Dyer was named as the coach of the women's side,[90] but stepped down after the inaugural season to concentrate on his role as game development manager. . Notable supporters of this club, amongst others, include: The Broncos are the only publicly listed NRL club. However, Sydney advertiser John Singleton advised the board that "Queenslanders had been booing players wearing blue for more than three-quarters of a century. The Brisbane Broncos are one of the most successful sporting teams in Australia, and Suncorp Stadium is one of the best venues in the land. But the competition race was so tight, a 164 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 14 was enough to drop them from 2nd to 6th. The Broncos secured the services of Australia national rugby league team captain Wally Lewis to be the inaugural club captain and former BRL and then Canberra Raiders coach Wayne Bennett,[8] on top of a host of other talented players including Chris Johns, Allan Langer, Terry Matterson, Gene Miles and Kerrod Walters. Broncos vs Bulldogs RESULT - Reynolds leads comeback win. Former team captain Darren Lockyer holds the record for the most First Grade games for the club. An aqua strip using the same design as the jerseys used from 1999 to 2001 was worn, which was much derided by the local media. Bennett had seen his relationship with the Broncos board deteriorate after his courtship with the Roosters, and decided to leave after 21 seasons with the club. This sent them into another semi final, this time against Prince and the eventual premiers Tigers, who brushed the Broncos aside 346. Year. Attendance Average Highest Lowest Total Capacity % Capacity Brisbane Broncos: 12 355,128 29,594 42,612 16,740 630,000 56.4% Canberra Raiders: 12 151,441 12,620 . Average attendance: 15,804: Attendance: 3,176,561: Top points scorer(s) Latrell Mitchell (273) . In Round 19, Brisbane sat 2nd on the ladder, before losing 6 straight matches and finishing the year in 5th place. Jack Bird was the club's marquee signing, joining from Cronulla, although his season lasted just 8 games as he dealt with injury. Boyd joined Bennett at the Dragons, the representative foursome of Hannant, Greg Eastwood, Michael Ennis and David Stagg all joined the Bulldogs, and boom winger Denan Kemp, who tied the club record with 4 tries in a single game against the Eels, was lured away to the Warriors. [85], Since the 2006 NRL Grand Final where Brisbane edged out Melbourne 15-8, a rivalry still continues today between the two clubs. In July, however, reports began emerging that Walsh was granted a release from the Warriors and that he was looking to return to a Queensland team. In 2009, the number of games was increased by 30 and the average crowd dropped and thus, never surpassed the .

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