2012 Brisbane Broncos season
| 2012 Brisbane Broncos season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL rank | 8th | |||
| Play-off result | Lost Elimination Final (North Queensland Cowboys, 16-33) | |||
| 2014 record | Wins: 12; losses: 12 | |||
| Points scored | For: 481; against: 447 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Paul White | |||
| Coach | Anthony Griffin | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 33,377 | |||
| Agg. attendance | 400,528 | |||
| High attendance | 43,171 (Round 2 v Cowboys) | |||
| Low attendance | 22,626 (Round 21 v Eels) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Alex Glenn (13) | |||
| Goals | Peter Wallace (36) | |||
| Points | Peter Wallace (89) | |||
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The 2012 Brisbane Broncos season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Sam Thaiday, they competed in the NRL's 2012 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. So began the Broncos' longest ever premiership drought.
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Nick Slyney made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys.
- Round 3: Sam Thaiday played his 150th career game.
- Round 4: Josh McGuire played his fiftieth career game.
- Round 8: Josh Hoffman played his fiftieth career game.
- Round 9: Ben Hunt played his fiftieth career game and Peter Wallace his 100th game for the club.
- Round 10: Luke Capewell made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans.
- Round 10: Matt Gillett played his fiftieth career game.
- Round 12: Ben Hannant played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 13: Gerard Beale played his fiftieth career game.
- Round 14: Brendon Gibb, Lachlan Maranta and Jarrod Wallace made their debuts for the club.
- Round 14: Lachlan Maranta scored his first career try and Ben Te'o played his 100th career game.
- Round 16: Petero Civoniceva played his 300th career game.
- Round 17: Aaron Whitchurch made his debut for the club.
- Round 17: Aaron Whitchurch scored his first career try.
- Round 20: Corey Parker played his 250th career game.
- Round 21: Ben Hannant played his 150th career game.
- Round 26: Andrew McCullough played his 100th career game.
- Elimination Final: Justin Hodges played his 200th career game.
Squad information
- As of 8 September 2012
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Squad changes
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Player | From | Year/s | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2011 | Prop | Nick Slyney | Redcliffe Dolphins | 2 Years | [1] |
| 25 July 2011 | Fullback | Luke Capewell | Gold Coast Titans | 1 Year | [2] |
| 26 July 2011 | Prop | Petero Civoniceva | Penrith Panthers | 1 Year | [3] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Year/s | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March 2011 | Five-eighth | Darren Lockyer | Retirement | — | [4] |
| 30 November 2011 | Prop | Rohan Ahern | Mackay Cutters | 2012 | [5] |
| 2 December 2011 | Prop | Nick Kenny | Retirement | — | [6] |
| 8 December 2011 | Second-row | Kurtis Lingwoodock | Ipswich Jets | 2012 | [7] |
| 8 May 2012 | Wing | Dane Gagai | Newcastle Knights | 2 & 1/2 Years | [8][9] |
Contract extensions
| Date | Position | Player | Year/s | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2012 | Second-row | Alex Glenn | 2015 | [10] |
| 18 January 2012 | Prop | David Hala | 2014 | [10] |
| 18 January 2012 | Hooker | Ben Hunt | 2013 | [10] |
| 18 January 2012 | Hooker | Andrew McCullough | 2015 | [10] |
| 24 February 2012 | Five-eighth | Corey Norman | 2013 | [11] |
| 24 February 2012 | Halfback | Peter Wallace | 2014 | [12] |
| 19 March 2012 | Wing | Dane Gagai | 2 Years | [13] |
| 18 July 2012 | Head coach | Anthony Griffin | 2 Years | [14] |
Contract lengths
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Beale | Brisbane Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ||||
| Ben Te'o | Brisbane Broncos | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ||||
| Petero Civoniceva | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement | ||||
| Luke Capewell | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Mitchell Dodds | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Jack Reed | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Scott Anderson | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Kurt Baptiste | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Dale Copley | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Matt Gillett | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Ben Hunt | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Dunamis Lui | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Corey Norman | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Nick Slyney | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| David Hala | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Ben Hannant | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Justin Hodges | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Corey Parker | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Peter Wallace | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Alex Glenn | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Anthony Griffin (Coach) | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Josh Hoffman | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Sam Thaiday | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
| Jharal Yow Yeh | Brisbane Broncos | |||||
Coaching staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Anthony Griffin |
| Assistant Coach | Allan Langer |
| Assistant Coach | Kristian Woolf |
| Skills Coach | Dan Baker |
| Performance Coach | Tony Guilfoyle |
| Performance Coach | Andrew Croll |
| General Manager - Football Operations | Andrew Gee |
| NYC Head Coach | Kurt Richards |
Fixtures
Pre-season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 February | Trial 1 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Dolphin Oval | 28 – 22 | Gagai, Gibb, Copley, Barnes, Coombe | Hunt (2), Norman (2) | 4,500 | |||
| Saturday, 11 February | Trial 2 |  Gold Coast Titans | Pizzey Park | 16 – 18 | Beale, Glenn, Copley | P. Wallace (2) | 7,252 | |||
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 3 |  Melbourne Storm | North Hobart Oval | 30 – 34 | Glenn, Te'o, Beale, Norman, Hoffman, Gagai | P. Wallace (5) | 11,752 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw | ||||||||||
Regular season
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 568 | 369 | +199 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne Storm (P) |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 579 | 361 | +218 | 38 |
| 3 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 559 | 438 | +121 | 36 |
| 4 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 497 | 403 | +94 | 36 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 445 | +152 | 34 |
| 6 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 545 | 536 | +9 | 30 |
| 7 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 445 | 441 | +4 | 29 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 481 | 447 | +34 | 28 |
| 9 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 405 | 438 | -33 | 26 |
| 10 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 506 | 551 | -45 | 26 |
| 11 | Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 449 | 477 | -28 | 24 |
| 12 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 448 | 488 | -40 | 24 |
| 13 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 462 | 626 | -164 | 21 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 609 | -112 | 20 |
| 15 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 575 | -166 | 20 |
| 16 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 431 | 674 | -243 | 16 |
Finals
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 Sep, ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Manly-Warringah | 10 | 14 Sep, Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Manly-Warringah | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sep, Dairy Farmers Stadium | North Queensland | 12 | 22 Sep, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Queensland | 33 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brisbane | 16 | South Sydney | 8 | 30 Sep, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Sep, Canberra Stadium | 21 Sep, AAMI Park | Melbourne | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Canberra | 34 | Melbourne | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | 15 Sep, ANZ Stadium | Manly-Warringah | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| South Sydney | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sep, AAMI Park | Canberra | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Melbourne | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Sydney | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 September | Elimination Final | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 16 – 33 | Norman, Thaiday, Copley | P. Wallace (2/3) | 21,307 | ||||
| Legend: Win Loss | |||||||||||
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Beale | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Luke Capewell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Petero Civoniceva | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Copley | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Mitchell Dodds | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Gibb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Gillett | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Alex Glenn | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| David Hala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hannant | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Justin Hodges | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Josh Hoffman | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Hunt | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dunamis Lui | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Maranta | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Andrew McCullough | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Josh McGuire | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Corey Norman | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Corey Parker | 17 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 68 |
| Jack Reed | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Nick Slyney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Te'o | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Sam Thaiday | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jarrod Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Wallace | 23 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 89 |
| Aaron Whitchurch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jharal Yow Yeh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | - | 88 | 72 | 1 | 497 |
Source:[31]
Representatives
The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.
Australian Kangaroos
Indigenous All Stars
New Zealand Kiwis
NRL All Stars
Prime Minister's XIII
Queensland Maroons
Awards
League
- Nil
Club
- Paul Morgan Medal: Andrew McCullough[32]
- Players’ Player: Andrew McCullough
- Rookie of the Year: Lachlan Maranta
- Best Back: Justin Hodges
- Best Forward: Alex Glenn
- Most Consistent: Josh McGuire
- Play of the Year: Josh Hoffman
- Defence Play of the Year: Matt Gillett
- Fan Player of the Year: Corey Parker
- Clubman of the Year: Jess West & Terry Gray
- NYC Player of the Year: Francis Molo
- NYC Players’ Player: Brandon Lee
- NYC Best Back: Corey Oates
- NYC Best Forward: Caleb Timu
References
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