The 2013 Brisbane Broncos season was the 26th in the club's history. Based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the team was coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Sam Thaiday, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership. Brisbane finished the regular season in 12th (out of 16), thus failing to qualify for the finals for the first time since 2010.
According to a 2013 report, the Brisbane Broncos had the highest brand equity of any Australian sporting brand.
Season summary
Milestones Round 1: Jack Reed played his 50th career game. Round 2: Alex Glenn played his 100th career game. Round 4: Jordan Kahu made his first grade debut. Round 4: Corey Norman played his 50th career game. Round 9: Jordan Kahu scored his 1st career try. Round 10: Jake Granville made his first grade debut. Round 12: Mitchell Dodds played his 50th career game. Round 13: Mitchell Dodds scored his 1st career try. Round 13: Justin Hodges played his 150th game for the club. Round 14: Scott Prince scored his 1000th career point. Round 16: Peter Wallace played his 150th career game. Round 17: Corey Oates made his first grade debut. Round 18: Corey Oates scored his 1st career try. Round 18: Scott Anderson played his 50th career game. Round 20: David Stagg played his 100th game for the club. Round 22: Jordan Drew made his first grade debut and scored his 1st career try. Round 24: Corey Parker played his 275th game for the club which moved him into second place on the Broncos' all-time games list only behind Darren Lockyer (355). Round 26: Scott Prince played his 300th career game and his 50th game for the club. Round 26: David Stagg played his 200th career game.
Squad list
Cap. Nat. Player Position First Broncos game Previous First Grade RL club 100 Justin Hodges 2000 Sydney Roosters 105 Scott Prince 2001 North Queensland Cowboys 106 Corey Parker 2001 127 David Stagg 2003 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 128 Sam Thaiday (c) 2003 144 Ben Hannant 2006 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 153 Denan Kemp 2007 New Zealand Warriors 158 Peter Wallace 2008 Penrith Panthers 163 Andrew McCullough 2008 165 Josh Hoffman 2008 169 Jharal Yow Yeh 2009 172 Alex Glenn 2009 174 Josh McGuire 2009 177 Dale Copley 2009 178 Ben Hunt 2009 180 David Hala 2009 181 Scott Anderson 2010 Melbourne Storm 182 Matt Gillett 2010 183 Mitchell Dodds 2010 184 Corey Norman 2010 186 Dunamis Lui 2010 190 Jack Reed 2011 191 Kurt Baptiste 2011 193 Nick Slyney 2012 North Queensland Cowboys 195 Lachlan Maranta 2012 196 Jarrod Wallace 2012 197 Brendon Gibb 2012 198 Aaron Whitchurch 2012 199 Jordan Kahu 2013 200 Jake Granville 2013 201 Corey Oates 2013 202 Lama Tasi 2013 Sydney Roosters 203 Jordan Drew 2013 – Delroy Berryman Yet to debut – Joe Bond Yet to debut – Cameron Cullen Yet to debut – Luke Dalziel-Don Yet to debut – Liam Georgetown Yet to debut Penrith Panthers – Chris McLean Yet to debut – Francis Molo Yet to debut – Caleb Timu Yet to debut
Squad changes
Transfers in Date Position Player From Year/s Ref. 19 September 2012 Joe Bond Redcliffe Dolphins 1 Year 14 October 2012 Jake Granville Wynnum Seagulls 1 Year 31 October 2012 Scott Prince Gold Coast Titans 2 Years 3 November 2012 David Stagg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 Years 18 January 2013 Denan Kemp St George Illawarra Dragons 1 Year 29 June 2013 Lama Tasi Sydney Roosters End of season Transfers out Date Position Player To Year/s Ref. 3 April 2012 Gerard Beale St. George Illawarra Dragons 3 Years 2 May 2012 Ben Te'o South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 Years 8 May 2012 Petero Civoniceva Retirement 13 November 2012 Mitchell Frei Newcastle Knights 1 Years 24 May 2013 Luke Capewell Penrith Panthers 1 & 1/2 Years
Re-signings Player Club Until end of Ref.Matt Gillett Brisbane BroncosJake Granville Brisbane BroncosBen Hunt Brisbane BroncosJordan Kahu Brisbane BroncosCorey Oates Brisbane BroncosJack Reed Brisbane Broncos
Contract lengths Player 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SourceScott Anderson Kurt Baptiste Corey Norman Scott Prince Lama Tasi Peter Wallace Joe Bond Dale Copley Dunamis Lui Nick Slyney Jake Granville David Hala Ben Hannant Justin Hodges Corey Parker David Stagg Alex Glenn Anthony Griffin (Coach) Josh Hoffman Ben Hunt Jordan Kahu Andrew McCullough Josh McGuire Corey Oates Sam Thaiday Jharal Yow Yeh Matt Gillett Jack Reed
Coaching staff Role Name Ref. Head coach Anthony Griffin Assistant Coach Stephen Kearney Assistant Coach Kristian Woolf Athletic Performance Coach Tony Guilfoyle Athletic Performance Coach Andrew Croll Strength Coach Dan Baker General Manager – Football Operations Andrew Gee NRL Welfare Manager, NYC Team Manager Scot Czislowski NYC Coach Craig Hodges
Fixtures Pre-season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 9 FebruaryTrial 1 North Queensland CowboysAlex Inch Oval24 – 28Maranta, Capewell, Hunt, Berryman, KempBerryman (2)4,000Saturday, 16 FebruaryTrial 2 Gold Coast TitansDolphin Oval14 – 16Hoffman, Norman, KempPrince (1)4,510Saturday, 23 FebruaryTrial 3 New Zealand WarriorsForsyth Barr Stadium10 – 16Maranta, HodgesPrince (1)15,000 Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceFriday, 8 MarchRound 1 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSuncorp Stadium14 – 22Gillett, MarantaPrince (3/3) 31,139Friday, 15 MarchRound 2 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium22 – 6Hannant, Hoffman, Stagg, NormanPrince (3/4)13,156Saturday, 23 MarchRound 3 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium0 – 8 13,168Friday, 29 MarchRound 4 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium26 – 32Hoffman (3), Reed, GlennPrince (3/5)40,071Friday, 5 AprilRound 5 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park32 – 12P. Wallace, Hoffman, Gillett, Hodges, McCullough, SlyneyPrince (4/6)22,749Friday, 12 AprilRound 6 North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium12 – 10Hoffman (2), MarantaPrince (0/3)42,556Saturday, 27 AprilRound 7 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium20 – 10Gillett (2), Norman, HodgesPrince (1/3), Parker (1/2)11,547Friday, 3 MayRound 8 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium12 – 26Prince, ReedPrince (2/2)39,111Saturday, 11 MayRound 9 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium18 – 19Kahu (2), Hodges, HuntP. Wallace (1/2), Parker (0/2)11,005Friday, 17 MayRound 10 Gold Coast TitansSuncorp Stadium32 – 6Hoffman, Thaiday, Reed, MarantaParker (8/8)34,596Friday, 24 MayRound 11 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium14 – 24 Hoffman, Kahu, Maranta Parker (1/3)11,344Monday, 3 JuneRound 12 New Zealand WarriorsSuncorp Stadium18 – 56Hoffman, Glenn, PrincePrince (3/4)21,259Monday, 10 JuneRound 13 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium18 – 30Prince, Gillett, DoddsPrince (3/3)10,419Monday, 17 JuneRound 14 Wests TigersSuncorp Stadium32 – 12Hoffman (2), Gillett, Reed, Hodges, PrincePrince (4/7)21,339Round 15ByeSunday, 30 JuneRound 16 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium16 – 18Maranta, P. Wallace, HoffmanPrince (2/3)15,515Friday, 5 JulyRound 17 Melbourne StormAAMI Park0 – 32 16,828Friday, 12 JulyRound 18 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSuncorp Stadium18 – 19Hoffman, Oates, KahuPrince (3/3)25,677Round 19ByeFriday, 26 JulyRound 20 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium18 – 16Hunt, Oates, HodgesPrince (3/3)17,702Friday, 2 AugustRound 21 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium18 – 18Hodges, Parker, ReedPrince (3/3)16,486Sunday, 11 AugustRound 22 St. George Illawarra DragonsSuncorp Stadium26 – 24Drew, Gillett, Thaiday, McCulloughPrince (5/5)31,199Friday, 16 AugustRound 23 Parramatta EelsSuncorp Stadium22 – 12McGuire, Oates, Hoffman, ReedPrince (3/4)24,607Friday, 23 AugustRound 24 Penrith PanthersCentrebet Stadium12 – 28Oates (2)Prince (2/2)8,817Friday, 30 AugustRound 25 Newcastle KnightsSuncorp Stadium18 – 26Parker, McCulough, OatesPrince (3/4)27,601Thursday, 5 SeptemberRound 26 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium16 – 11 Oates (2), ReedPrince (2/3)26,599 Legend: Ladder
Statistics NameAppTGFGPts11000011100411004227002820200820000130000161004146002424150060232008104001613000018500202430012191004172008980032222100282245201202170028310041410047000021200860000242101010000 Totals 77 63 0 434 Source:
Representative honours This table lists all players who played a representative match in 2013. Player All Stars City v Country Anzac Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 World Cup Ben Hannant NRL – – – – – Matt Gillett – – Queensland Queensland Queensland – Alex Glenn – New Zealand – – – New Zealand Justin Hodges Indigenous Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland – Josh Hoffman – New Zealand – – – New Zealand Corey Parker – – Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Scott Prince Indigenous – – – – – Sam Thaiday (c) – Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Peter Wallace – – – – – – Scotland
Awards
League Nil
Club Paul Morgan Medal: Corey Parker Players’ Player: Corey Parker Rookie of the Year: Corey Oates Best Back: Josh Hoffman Best Forward: Corey Parker Most Consistent: Corey Parker Play of the Year: Jack Reed Fan Player of the Year: Josh Hoffman Clubman of the Year: Jharal Yow Yeh NYC Player of the Year: Stephen Coombe NYC Players’ Player: Ajuma Adams NYC Best Back: Kodi Nikorima NYC Best Forward: Francis Molo
RLIF Awards Lock of the Year: Corey Parker
References