2014 Brisbane Broncos season
The 2014 Brisbane Broncos season was the 27th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and co-captained by Justin Hodges and Corey Parker, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season eighth (out of sixteen) to make it into the finals. The Broncos were then knocked out of contention in the first game of the finals against the North Queensland Cowboys.
Season summary
On 10 January, Sam Thaiday announced he was standing down from the Broncos captaincy.[1] Thaiday had captained the Broncos since 2012 when he took over the captaincy from the retired Darren Lockyer. Justin Hodges and Corey Parker were named the club's new co-captains.[2]
On 21 July, Coach Anthony Griffin was informed his services would not be required in 2015.[3] Griffin agreed to see out the remainder of the 2014 season. When asked by the media what he said to the players, Griffin said "I told them I got the arse". At the time of his sacking Griffin had a coaching record of 51 wins from 93 games.
Later the same day, it was announced that Wayne Bennett had signed a three-year deal to coach the Broncos from 2015.[4] Bennett is the inaugural coach of the Broncos having coached them from 1988 to 2008.
Milestones
Squad List
Brisbane Broncos |
First team squad |
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Coaching staff |
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- Justin Hodges (c) - CE, FB
- Josh Hoffman - FB, CE, WG, FE
- Ben Hunt - HB, FE, HK
- Jordan Kahu - FB, CE, WG, FE
- Martin Kennedy - PR
- Todd Lowrie - SR, LK
- Lachlan Maranta - WG
- Andrew McCullough - HK
- Josh McGuire - PR
- Stewart Mills - CE, WG
- Francis Molo - PR
- Darren Nicholls - HB, FE
- Kodi Nikorima - HB, FE
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- Corey Oates - SR, WG
- Jo Ofahengaue - PR, SR
- Duncan Paia'Aua - FE
- Corey Parker (c) - LK, SR, PR
- Jack Reed - CE
- David Stagg - LK, SR, CE
- Zach Strasser - FE, HB
- Ashley Taylor - HB, FE
- Sam Thaiday - SR, PR
- Daniel Vidot - CE, WG
- Jarrod Wallace - PR
- Jharal Yow Yeh - WG
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
- Legend:
- (c) Captain
- (vc) Vice captain
Updated: 4 December 2013 Source(s): Broncos Squad, Coaches & Trainers |
Squad Movement
Gains
Losses
Re-signings
Contract lengths
Ladder
Fixtures
Pre-season
NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on 15 and 16 February at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Broncos featured in Pool Green and played the Bulldogs, Eels and Roosters. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter finals.
Pool Play
Finals
Regular season
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Friday, 7 March | Round 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 18 – 12 | Copley, Vidot, Maranta | Parker (2/3), Hunt (1/1) | 18,040 |
Friday, 14 March | Round 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Suncorp Stadium | 16 – 12 | Gillett, Vidot, McCullough | Parker (2/3) | 42,303 |
Friday, 21 March | Round 3 | Sydney Roosters | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 30 | Hunt (2), Thaiday, Maranta, Reed | Parker (3/6) | 33,381 |
Friday, 28 March | Round 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 36 – 20 | Gillett (2), Thaiday, Lowrie, Copley, Hunt | Parker (6/6) | 10,526 |
Friday, 4 April | Round 5 | Parramatta Eels | Suncorp Stadium | 18 – 25 | Copley, Hunt, McGuire | Parker (3/3) | 32,009 |
Friday, 11 April | Round 6 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 8 – 12 | Hunt | Parker (2/2) | 20,524 |
Friday, 18 April | Round 7 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 32 – 6 | Glenn, Gillett, B. Barba, Copley, Hannant, Hoffman | Parker (3/6), Hunt (1/1) | 22,254 |
Friday, 25 April | Round 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 28 | McCullough (2), Maranta, Gillett, Reed | Parker (1/3), Hunt (2/2) | 44,122 |
Friday, 9 May | Round 9 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium | 14 – 27 | Hunt (2), Copley | Parker (1/3) | 21,340 |
Friday, 16 May | Round 10 | Gold Coast Titans | Suncorp Stadium | 22 - 8 | Copley (2), Gillett, Reed | Parker (3/4) | 31,380 |
Saturday, 24 May | Round 11 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium | 16 – 14 | Oates (2) | Hunt (4/4) | 16,511 |
Sunday, 1 June | Round 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Suncorp Stadium | 36 – 10 | Reed (2), Copley (2), Maranta, Glenn, Gillett | Parker (2/4), Hunt (2/3) | 32,017 |
Monday, 9 June | Round 13 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 28 – 4 | Copley (2), McGuire, B. Barba, Glenn | Parker (1/2), Hunt (3/3) | 8,904 |
| Round 14 | Bye | | | | | |
Saturday, 21 June | Round 15 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 10 – 19 | Granville, B. Barba | Hunt (1/2) | 16,025 |
Friday, 27 June | Round 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Suncorp Stadium | 22 – 24 | Hala (2), Vidot, Glenn | Hunt (3/4) | 24,285 |
| Round 17 | Bye | | | | | |
Monday, 14 July | Round 18 | Penrith Panthers | Sportingbet Stadium | 34 – 35 | Copley, Hodges, Granville, Reed, Vidot, Oates | Parker (5/6) | 12,439 |
Saturday, 19 July | Round 19 | New Zealand Warriors | Suncorp Stadium | 28 – 22 | Copley (2), Hannant, Hunt, Kahu | Parker (4/6) | 37,082 |
Friday, 25 July | Round 20 | Melbourne Storm | Suncorp Stadium | 8 – 30 | Copley, Glenn | | 36,319 |
Friday, 1 August | Round 21 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 4 – 16 | Reed | | 12,873 |
Friday, 8 August | Round 22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Suncorp Stadium | 41 – 10 | Hunt (2), Copley, Vidot, B. Barba, Oates, Thaiday | Parker (4/5), Hunt (2/4), McCullough (FG) | 28,344 |
Thursday, 14 August | Round 23 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | 16 – 42 | Hodges, Thaiday, Reed | Parker (2/3) | 14,094 |
Saturday, 23 August | Round 24 | Newcastle Knights | Suncorp Stadium | 48 – 6 | B. Barba (3), Reed (2), Vidot, Gillett, Maranta, Oates | Parker (4/5), Hunt (2/4) | 22,282 |
Friday, 29 August | Round 25 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Suncorp Stadium | 30 – 22 | Hunt (2), Gillett (2), Vidot | Parker (5/5) | 36,720 |
Friday, 5 September | Round 26 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 12 – 22 | Hunt, Reed | Parker (2/3) | 20,032 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals
Statistics
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
Barba, BenBen Barba | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Copley, DaleDale Copley | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Gillett, MattMatt Gillett | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Glenn, AlexAlex Glenn | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Granville, JakeJake Granville | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Hala, DavidDavid Hala | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Hannant, BenBen Hannant | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Hodges, JustinJustin Hodges | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Hoffman, JoshJosh Hoffman | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Hunt, BenBen Hunt | 25 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 94 |
Kahu, JordanJordan Kahu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Kennedy, MartinMartin Kennedy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lowrie, ToddTodd Lowrie | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Maranta, LachlanLachlan Maranta | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
McCullough, AndrewAndrew McCullough | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
McGuire, JoshJosh McGuire | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Molo, FrancisFrancis Molo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oates, CoreyCorey Oates | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Parker, CoreyCorey Parker | 22 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 114 |
Reed, JackJack Reed | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Stagg, DavidDavid Stagg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thaiday, SamSam Thaiday | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Vidot, DanielDaniel Vidot | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Wallace, JarrodJarrod Wallace | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | | 103 | 78 | 1 | 569 |
Source:[38]
Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2014
Honours
League
Club
References
- ↑ Lutton, Phil (10 January 2014). "Sam Thaiday quits Brisbane Broncos captaincy". The Brisbane Times.
- ↑ Jackson, Ed (10 January 2014). "Parker, Hodges to lead Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Badel, Peter; Garry, Chris (22 July 2014). "Broncos directors turn to Wayne Bennett, worried by Anthony Griffin's ability to deliver success". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ Badel, Peter (21 July 2014). "Wayne Bennett returns to the Brisbane Broncos on new three-year deal". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ "Ben Barba released by Bulldogs to join Broncos". ABC News. 28 August 2013.
- 1 2 Badel, Peter (28 October 2013). "Brisbane Broncos NRL club sign Ben Barba's brother Marmin Barba to a two-year deal". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ "Broncos sign Martin Kennedy from Roosters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Broncos Sign Experienced Half". Brisbane Broncos website. Brisbane Broncos.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Malone, Paul (15 October 2013). "Brisbane Broncos sign Daniel Vidot, Stewart Mills and Todd Lowrie". The Courier Mail.
- 1 2 Mason, Jamie-Leigh (15 August 2013). "Redcliffe Dolphins' Zach Strasser possible replacement for Peter Wallace or Scott Prince at Brisbane Broncos". Redcliffe and Bayside Herald.
- ↑ "Wakefield sign Brisbane Broncos prop Scott Anderson". BBC. 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Wilson, Chris (17 November 2013). "Broncos refugee Kurt Baptiste happy to call Canberra Raiders home". The Brisbane Times.
- ↑ Garry, Chris (25 March 2013). "Parramatta Eels sign young Brisbane Bronco Corey Norman". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ Badel, Peter (28 August 2013). "Broncos playmaker Scott Prince to retire at end of season". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ "Nick Slyney: London Broncos sign Brisbane Broncos prop". BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ Badel, Peter (25 September 2013). "Brisbane Broncos offload forward Lama Tasi after just 74 days at the club". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ Carayannis, Michael (24 August 2013). "Panthers lure Peter Wallace back to Penrith". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Lutton, Phil. "Jharal Yow Yeh retires from NRL".
- ↑ Garry, Chris (14 June 2014). "Brisbane Broncos not releasing hooker Jake Granville the right call". The Courier Mail.
- 1 2 3 4 Garry, Chris (22 April 2014). "Broncos co-captains Corey Parker and Justin Hodges sign new deals". The Courier Mail.
- 1 2 Jackson, Ed (1 October 2014). "Brisbane Broncos re-sign halfback Ben Hunt". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lachlan Maranta and Jarrod Wallace sign two-year extensions with Broncos". The Courier Mail. 30 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Corey Oates re-signs with Broncos". NRL.com. 9 October 2014.
- 1 2 Badel, Peter (3 February 2014). "Broncos coach Anthony Griffin to play teenager Kodi Nikorima in the halves during trial". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ Chammas, Michael (11 November 2014). "Ben Barba signs with Cronulla Sharks for $800,000 a season for the next three years". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Butterworth, Liam (22 July 2014). "The North Queensland Cowboys have confirmed the signing of Brisbane Broncos hooker Jake Granville for two years". Townsville Bulletin.
- ↑ Brady, Jack (3 November 2014). "Hala joins Titans on two-year deal". NRL.com.
- ↑ Morton, Jim (7 October 2014). "Cowboys sign Ben Hannant for 2014". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "Josh Hoffman joins Gold Coast Titans". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "Martin Kennedy rejoins the Roosters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2014.
- 1 2 Morton, Jim (18 January 2012). "NRL Broncos re-sign five youngsters". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Badel, Peter (16 August 2013). "Brisbane Broncos flyer Jordan Kahu slept homeless in his Magna to score NRL dream". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ "Re-signed Hoffman keen to don the six". ABC News. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ Balym, Todd (28 August 2013). "Brisbane young gun Corey Oates repays leap of faith taken by Broncos coach Anthony Griffin". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ Dick, Barry. "Sam Thaiday to captain Broncos in 2012, re-signs until 2015". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ Garry, Chris (29 July 2014). "Brisbane Broncos speedster Dale Copley's baseball snub finally pays off". The Courier Mail.
- 1 2 Badel, Peter (10 April 2013). "Matt Gillett and Jack Reed sign long-term deals to stay at Broncos". The Courier Mail.
- ↑ "Broncos NRL Player Statistics". Rugby League Project.
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