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 [ ]
Round 1: Ben Barba , Martin Kennedy , Todd Lowrie and Daniel Vidot made their debuts for the club
Round 3: Ben Barba played his 100th career game
Round 5: Corey Parker scored his 1000th career point
Round 11: Ben Hunt played his 100th game for the club
Round 11: Francis Molo made his first grade debut
Round 12: Josh Hoffman and Josh McGuire played their 100th game for the club
Round 12: Dale Copley played his 50th game for the club
Round 15: Jake Granville scored his 1st career try
Round 18: Sam Thaiday played his 200th game for the club
Round 20: Todd Lowrie played his 200th career game
Round 21: Matt Gillett played his 100th game for the club
Round 24: Daniel Vidot played his 100th career game
Squad 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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^ 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.
^ a b 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.
^ a b "Broncos Sign Experienced Half" . Brisbane Broncos website . Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014 .
^ a b c d e f Malone, Paul (15 October 2013). "Brisbane Broncos sign Daniel Vidot, Stewart Mills and Todd Lowrie" . The Courier Mail .
^ a b 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" . 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 .
^ a b c d Garry, Chris (22 April 2014). "Broncos co-captains Corey Parker and Justin Hodges sign new deals" . The Courier Mail .
^ a b Jackson, Ed (1 October 2014). "Brisbane Broncos re-sign halfback Ben Hunt" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ a b c d "Lachlan Maranta and Jarrod Wallace sign two-year extensions with Broncos" . The Courier Mail . 30 May 2014.
^ a b "Corey Oates re-signs with Broncos" . NRL.com. 9 October 2014.
^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
^ "Martin Kennedy rejoins the Roosters" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014 .
^ a b 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 .
^ a b 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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