2023 Brisbane Broncos season
NRL rugby league season
The 2023 Brisbane Broncos season was the 36th in the club's rugby league football history.
At the start of the final round (27) of the regular season, Brisbane was positioned on top of the NRL ladder. Having qualified for the finals, a significant number of regular players were rested. The Melbourne Storm subsequently won 32-22 at Suncorp Stadium and by the end of round 27, Brisbane missed out on their first minor premiership win since 2000 due to a lesser points differential than the Penrith Panthers .[ 2] Notwithstanding, Brisbane qualified to play Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium on 1 October; however, Brisbane conceded the largest comeback in NRL Grand Final history in the final twenty minutes to lose 24-26.[ 3]
The Broncos also fielded a team in the NRL Women's Premiership .
Player movement
The following player movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[ 4]
Gains
Losses
Pre-Season Challenge
Regular season
Ladder
Result by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Ground A H H A H H A A H N A H A A H – H H – A A H A H – A H Result W W W W W L W W L W L L W W W B L W B W W W W W B W L Position 7 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 Points 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 42
Matches
Round 5: 1 April 2023
Brisbane Broncos
46–12
Wests Tigers
Brisbane
19:35 AEST
Tries: Riki 9' , 33' Capewell 14' Haas 19' Cobbo 29' Farnworth 46' Staggs 52' , 78' Goals: Reynolds 7/8 16' , 20' , 30' , 35' , 48' , 53' , 79'
Report
Tries: Papali'i 43' Simpkin 63' Goals: Doueihi 2/2 44' , 64'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 27,553 Referee: Chris Sutton
Round 7: 15 April 2023
Gold Coast Titans
26–43
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast
19:35 AEST
Tries: Sami 4' Khan-Pereira 22' , 79' Leeming 69' Goals: Boyd 5/5 5' , 23' , 31 (pen)' , 70' , 80' Sin bin: T. Fa'asuamaleaui 61' to 71'
Report
Tries: Riki 3' Farnworth 39' Walsh 50' Arthars 55' Capewell 63' Mam 66' Cobbo 75' Goals: Reynolds 7/8 16' , 51' , 57' , 61 (pen)' , 65' , 67' , 76' Field goals: Reynolds 79'
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 26,563 Referee: Todd Smith
Round 16 (Bye for Brisbane Broncos)
Round 19 (Bye for Brisbane Broncos)
Round 20: 15 July 2023
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
24–44
Brisbane Broncos
Belmore
15:00 AEST
Tries: Preston 2' Averillo 24' , 29' Waddell 77' Goals: Burton 4/4 4' , 25' , 31' , 78'
Report
Tries: Reynolds 13' Capewell 18' Walters 26' Mariner 35' Willison 43' Mam 58' Piakura 68' Farnworth 79' Goals: Reynolds 6/8 15' , 19' , 27' , 44' , 60' , 70' Sin bin: Cobbo 38' to 48'
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 17,103 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 21: 21 July 2023
South Sydney Rabbitohs
20–36
Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast
20:00 AEST
Tries: Johnston 5' Graham 40' Tass 68' Goals: Taaffe 4/4 7' , 13 (pen)' , 40' , 69'
Report
Tries: Staggs 9' , 61' Cobbo 23' Walsh 50' Willison 57' Reynolds 74' Goals: Reynolds 6/6 11' , 24' , 51' , 58' , 62' , 75' Sin bin: Taupau 12' to 22' Arthars 68' to 78'
Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,931 Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 24: 11 August 2023
Brisbane Broncos
54–10
Parramatta Eels
Brisbane
20:00 AEST
Tries: Reynolds 19' Walters 26' , 52' Mariner 30' , 43' Farnworth 38' Mam 43' Capewell 66' Walsh 73' Goals: Reynolds 9/10 6 (pen)' , 21' , 28' , 39' , 44' , 47' , 53' , 67' , 74'
Report
Tries: Russell 63' Brown 69' Goals: Gutherson 1/2 70'
Stadium: The Gabba Attendance: 29,005 Referee: Adam Gee
Round 25 (Bye for Brisbane Broncos)
Round 27: 31 August 2023
Brisbane Broncos
22–32
Melbourne Storm
Brisbane
19:50 AEST
Tries: Flegler 3' Pereira 12' , 41' Goals: Rogers 5/5 4' , 13' , 43' , 44 (pen)' , 58'
Report
Tries: Anderson 16' , 32' Fa'alogo 36' , 72' Papenhuyzen 54' Smith 68' Goals: Papenhuyzen 4/6 33' , 56' , 69' , 73' Sin bin: Smith 57' to 67'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,271 Referee: Ashley Klein
Finals series
Squad
Brisbane Broncos 2023 Squad
Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season
Development list
Coaching staff
Extended squad
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice-captain(s)
Updated: 25 February 2023 Source(s): Broncos Team Profiles
Club Awards
2023 Brisbane Broncos Club Awards
References