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] 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]
Later the same day, it was announced that Wayne Bennett had signed a three-year deal to coach the Broncos from 2015.[4]
Milestones [ ] Round 1: Ben Barba , Martin Kennedy , Todd Lowrie and Daniel Vidot made their debuts for the clubRound 3: Ben Barba played his 100th career gameRound 5: Corey Parker scored his 1000th career pointRound 11: Ben Hunt played his 100th game for the clubRound 11: Francis Molo made his first grade debutRound 12: Josh Hoffman and Josh McGuire played their 100th game for the clubRound 12: Dale Copley played his 50th game for the clubRound 15: Jake Granville scored his 1st career tryRound 18: Sam Thaiday played his 200th game for the clubRound 20: Todd Lowrie played his 200th career gameRound 21: Matt Gillett played his 100th game for the clubRound 24: Daniel Vidot played his 100th career gameSquad List [ ]
Brisbane Broncos
First team squad
Coaching staff
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
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
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) 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 [ ] Source:[38]
Representatives [ ] The following players have played a representative match in 2014
Honours [ ] League [ ] Club [ ] References [ ]
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