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2015 Brisbane Broncos season

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2015 Brisbane Broncos season
NRL Rank2nd
Play-off resultRunners-up
(North Queensland Cowboys, 16-17)
2015 recordWins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 574; against: 379
Team information
CEOPaul White
CoachWayne Bennett
Captain
StadiumSuncorp Stadium - 52,500
Avg. attendance36,096
High attendance51,826
(vs. Sydney Roosters, FW3)
Top scorers
TriesLachlan Maranta (13)
GoalsCorey Parker (47)
PointsCorey Parker (102)
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The 2015 Brisbane Broncos season was the 28th in the club's history. Coached again for the first time since 2008 by returning foundation coach, Wayne Bennett, and captained by Justin Hodges, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership. The Broncos finished the regular season in 2nd place to make the play-offs, going on to reach the 2015 NRL Grand final in which they were defeated by the North Queensland Cowboys.

Season summary

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Milestones

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Squad List

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Brisbane Broncos
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 25 January 2015
Source(s): Broncos Squad


Squad Movement

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Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Adam Blair Wests Tigers
2017
Darius Boyd Newcastle Knights
2017
Greg Eden Hull Kingston Rovers
2016
Mitch Garbutt Melbourne Storm
2017
James Gavet Wests Tigers
2016
Anthony Milford Canberra Raiders
2016
Matt Parcell Ipswich Jets
2015
Travis Waddell Newcastle Knights
2016

Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Ben Barba Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2017
Marmin Barba Ipswich Jets
?
Cameron Cullen Mackay Cutters
?
Mitch Garbutt Leeds Rhinos (Mid-Season)
2017
Jake Granville North Queensland Cowboys
2016
David Hala Gold Coast Titans
2016
Ben Hannant North Queensland Cowboys
2015
Josh Hoffman Gold Coast Titans
2017
Martin Kennedy Sydney Roosters
2016
Stewart Mills Released
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Duncan Paia'aua Queensland Reds (Rugby Union)
2016

Re-signings

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Player Club Until End of Notes
Josh McGuire Brisbane Broncos
2017
Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos
2017
Kodi Nikorima Brisbane Broncos
2016
Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane Broncos
2017

Contract lengths

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Player 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Source
Todd Lowrie
Brisbane Broncos
Newcastle Knights
Alex Glenn
Brisbane Broncos
Justin Hodges
Brisbane Broncos
Jordan Kahu
Brisbane Broncos
Matt Parcell
Brisbane Broncos
David Stagg
Brisbane Broncos
Zach Strasser
Brisbane Broncos
Sam Thaiday
Brisbane Broncos
Daniel Vidot
Brisbane Broncos
Dale Copley
Brisbane Broncos
Greg Eden
Brisbane Broncos
James Gavet
Brisbane Broncos
Matt Gillett
Brisbane Broncos
Lachlan Maranta
Brisbane Broncos
Anthony Milford
Brisbane Broncos
Kodi Nikorima
Brisbane Broncos
Corey Parker
Brisbane Broncos
Travis Waddell
Brisbane Broncos
Jarrod Wallace
Brisbane Broncos
Adam Blair
Brisbane Broncos
Darius Boyd
Brisbane Broncos
Ben Hunt
Brisbane Broncos
Andrew McCullough
Brisbane Broncos
Josh McGuire
Brisbane Broncos
Corey Oates
Brisbane Broncos
Joe Ofahengaue
Brisbane Broncos
Jack Reed
Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 18 0 6 2 591 300 +291 40
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 17 0 7 2 574 379 +195 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys (P) 24 17 0 7 2 587 454 +133 38
4 Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 467 348 +119 32
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 522 480 +42 32
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 469 476 −7 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 0 11 2 465 467 −2 30
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 435 408 +27 28
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 0 13 2 458 492 −34 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 577 569 +8 24
11 Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 399 477 −78 22
12 Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 448 573 −125 22
13 New Zealand Warriors 24 9 0 15 2 445 588 −143 22
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 439 636 −197 22
15 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 487 562 −75 20
16 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 458 612 −154 20

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 7 February Trial 1 North Queensland Cowboys Stadium Mackay 6-18 Nikorima Milford (1/1) 8,000
Saturday, 21 February Trial 2 Wigan Warriors DW Stadium 14-12 ET (12-12) McCullough, Maranta Parker (3/4) 20,842
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

NRL Auckland Nines

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The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. The Broncos feature in the Piha pool and played the Bulldogs, Sharks and Roosters.

Piha Pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 3 0 0 68 22 +46 6
Sydney Roosters 3 2 0 1 30 30 +0 4
Brisbane Broncos 3 1 0 2 21 37 -16 2
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 0 0 3 10 40 -30 0
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 31 January 3:10pm Round 1 Sydney Roosters Eden Park 4-6 Nicholls Milford (0/1)
Saturday, 31 January 7:30pm Round 2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Eden Park 4-31 Whitchurch Milford (0/1)
Sunday, 1 February 2:05pm Round 3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Eden Park 13-0 K. Nikorima J. Nikorima Milford (2/2)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Thursday, 5 March Round 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Suncorp Stadium 6 – 36 Gillett Parker (1/2) 36,057
Friday, 13 March Round 2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Remondis Stadium 2 – 10 Oates, Maranta Parker (1/1), Hunt (0/1) 8,369
Friday, 20 March Round 3 North Queensland Cowboys Suncorp Stadium 44 – 22 Maranta (2), Hunt, McGuire, Parker, McCullough, Hodges, Kahu Parker (6/8) 40,047
Sunday, 29 March Round 4 New Zealand Warriors Mt. Smart Stadium 16 – 24 Oates, Maranta, Wallace, McCullough Parker (4/5) 14,670
Friday, 3 April Round 5 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 16 – 26 Milford (2), Dodds (2) Parker (3/3), Hunt (2/2) 15,432
Friday, 10 April Round 6 Sydney Roosters Suncorp Stadium 22 – 18 Hunt (2), Glenn Parker (5/5) 35,630
Friday, 17 April Round 7 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Jubilee Oval 12 – 10 Vidot, Thaiday Milford (1/1) 13,029
Saturday, 25 April Round 8 Parramatta Eels Suncorp Stadium 28 – 16 Milford (2), Reed, McGuire Parker (6/7) 34,398
Friday, 8 May Round 9 Penrith Panthers Suncorp Stadium 8 – 5 Kahu, Oates 24,566
Friday, 15 May Round 10 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium 31 – 20 Maranta (2), Kahu Parker (4/4) 24,531
Monday, 25 May Round 11 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 18 – 31 Reed (2), Milford, McCullough, Oates Kahu (4/4), Hunt (1/2), Milford (FG) 12,673
Saturday, 30 May Round 12 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 12 – 24 Reed, Kahu, Maranta, Oates Parker (4/5) 10,090
Friday, 5 June Round 13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Suncorp Stadium 44 – 10 Vidot (2), Milford (2), Hodges, Hunt, Reed, Kahu Kahu (6/9) 28,691
Round 14 Bye
Sunday, 21 June Round 15 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 12 – 14 Maranta, Reed, Oates Kahu (1/3) 14,278
Friday, 26 June Round 16 Newcastle Knights Suncorp Stadium 44 – 22 Maranta (2), Gillett (2), Oates, McCullough, Milford, Boyd Parker (5/7), Hunt (1/1) 27,246
Round 17 Bye
Saturday, 11 July Round 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 8 – 16 Vidot, Thaiday, Blair Parker (1/2), Kahu (1/1) 16,253
Sunday, 19 July Round 19 Wests Tigers Suncorp Stadium 42 – 16 Maranta (3), Glenn (2), Wallace, Reed, Oates Parker (4/8), Kahu (1/2) 37,260
Friday, 24 July Round 20 Gold Coast Titans Suncorp Stadium 34 – 0 Parker, Boyd, Hunt, Wallace, Nikorima, Glenn Parker (3/5), Kahu (2/2) 27,664
Saturday, 1 August Round 21 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Central Coast Stadium 44 – 14 Hodges, Maranta, Reed Kahu (1/2), Parker (0/1) 16,280
Friday, 7 August Round 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium 16 – 18 Oates (2), Parker Parker (2/3) 34,082
Friday, 14 August Round 23 St. George Illawarra Dragons Suncorp Stadium 32 – 6 Hunt (2), Kahu, Maranta, Milford, Copley Parker (3/4), Milford (1/1), Kahu (0/1) 33,480
Saturday, 22 August Round 24 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 12 – 10 Kahu, Oates Kahu (1/1), Parker (0/1)
Thursday, 27 August Round 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Allianz Stadium 12 – 47 Hunt (3), Milford (2), Kahu, Oates Parker (5/6), Kahu (2/2), Milford (FG) 12,036
Thursday, 3 September Round 26 Melbourne Storm Suncorp Stadium 8 – 15 Reed Parker (0/1), Parker (PG), Milford (PG) 44,015
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 12 September Qualifying Final North Queensland Cowboys Suncorp Stadium 16 – 12 Hunt, Milford Parker (4/4 (2 Penalty Goals)) 50,388
Friday, 25 September Preliminary Final Sydney Roosters Suncorp Stadium 31 – 12 Boyd, Hunt, McCullough, Oates, Milford, Reed Parker (2/4), Kahu (1/2), Milford (FG) 51,826
Sunday, 4 October Grand Final North Queensland Cowboys ANZ Stadium 16 – 17 Corey Oates, Jack Reed Parker (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal), Kahu (2/2) (1 Penalty Goal) 82,758
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
Adam Blair 23 1 0 0 4
Joe Boyce 1 0 0 0 0
Darius Boyd 18 3 0 0 12
Dale Copley 9 1 0 0 4
Mitchell Dodds 19 2 0 0 8
Mitch Garbutt 3 0 0 0 0
James Gavet 1 0 0 0 0
Matt Gillett 26 3 0 0 12
Alex Glenn 25 4 0 0 16
Justin Hodges 20 3 0 0 12
Ben Hunt 26 12 4 0 56
Jordan Kahu 22 9 22 0 80
Lachlan Maranta 20 15 0 0 60
Andrew McCullough 27 5 0 0 20
Josh McGuire 13 2 0 0 8
Anthony Milford 27 13 3 3 61
Francis Molo 5 0 0 0 0
Kodi Nikorima 20 1 0 0 4
Corey Oates 25 14 0 0 56
Joe Ofahengaue 14 0 0 0 0
Matt Parcell 6 0 0 0 0
Corey Parker 24 3 66 0 144
Jack Reed 24 11 0 0 44
David Stagg 2 0 0 0 0
Ashley Taylor 1 0 0 0 0
Sam Thaiday 23 2 0 0 8
Daniel Vidot 8 4 0 0 16
Jarrod Wallace 25 3 0 0 12
Aaron Whitchurch 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 111 95 3 637

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Representatives

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The following players have played a representative match in 2015.

All Stars match City Vs Country ANZAC Test Pacific Test State Of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Kiwis Tour
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Indigenous All Stars
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Samoa
Queensland
Queensland
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NRL All Stars
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Samoa
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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New Zealand

Honours

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Club

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References

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