2014 Brisbane Broncos season

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.

2014 Brisbane Broncos season
NRL Rank8th
Play-off resultLost Elimination Final
(North Queensland Cowboys, 20-32)
2014 recordWins: 12; Draws: 0; Losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 549; Against: 456
Team information
CEOPaul White
CoachAnthony Griffin
Captain
StadiumSuncorp Stadium
Avg. Attend.33,354
High. Attend.44,122
(vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs, Rd 8)
Top scorers
TriesDale Copley (16)
GoalsCorey Parker (57)
PointsCorey Parker (114)
< 2013 List of seasons 2015 >

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

Squad List

Brisbane Broncos
First team squad Coaching staff

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

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Ben Barba Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2016
[5]
Marmin Barba Gold Coast Titans
2015
[6]
Martin Kennedy Sydney Roosters
2016
[7]
Darren Nicholls Wyong Roos (NSW Cup)
2014
[8]
Todd Lowrie New Zealand Warriors
2015
[9]
Stewart Mills Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2014
[9]
Zach Strasser Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup)
2015
[10]
Daniel Vidot St. George Illawarra Dragons
2015
[9]

Losses

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Scott Anderson Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
2014
[11]
Kurt Baptiste Canberra Raiders
2014
[12]
Dunamis Lui Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
?
?
Corey Norman Parramatta Eels
2016
[13]
Scott PrinceRetirement
-
[14]
Nick Slyney London Broncos
?
[15]
Lama Tasi Salford Red Devils
2015
[16]
Peter Wallace Penrith Panthers
2016
[17]
Jharal Yow YehRetirement
-
[18]

Re-signings

Player Club Until End of Notes
David Hala Brisbane Broncos
2015
[19]
Justin Hodges Brisbane Broncos
2016
[20]
Ben Hunt Brisbane Broncos
2017
[21]
Lachlan Maranta Brisbane Broncos
2016
[22]
Corey Oates Brisbane Broncos
2017
[23]
Corey Parker Brisbane Broncos
2016
[20]
David Stagg Brisbane Broncos
2015
[24]
Jarrod Wallace Brisbane Broncos
2016
[22]

Contract lengths

Player 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Source
Ben Barba
Brisbane Broncos
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
[25]
Jake Granville
Brisbane Broncos
North Queensland Cowboys
[26]
David Hala
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans
[27]
Ben Hannant
Brisbane Broncos
North Queensland Cowboys
[28]
Josh Hoffman
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans
[29]
Martin Kennedy
Brisbane Broncos
Sydney Roosters
[30]
Stewart Mills
Brisbane Broncos
Released
[9]
Darren Nicholls
Brisbane Broncos
[8]
Marmin Barba
Brisbane Broncos
[6]
Alex Glenn
Brisbane Broncos
[31]
Jordan Kahu
Brisbane Broncos
[32]
Todd Lowrie
Brisbane Broncos
[9]
Andrew McCullough
Brisbane Broncos
[31]
Josh McGuire
Brisbane Broncos
[33]
Corey Oates
Brisbane Broncos
[34]
David Stagg
Brisbane Broncos
[24]
Zach Strasser
Brisbane Broncos
[10]
Sam Thaiday
Brisbane Broncos
[35]
Daniel Vidot
Brisbane Broncos
[9]
Dale Copley
Brisbane Broncos
[36]
Matt Gillett
Brisbane Broncos
[37]
Justin Hodges
Brisbane Broncos
[20]
Lachlan Maranta
Brisbane Broncos
[22]
Corey Parker
Brisbane Broncos
[20]
Jarrod Wallace
Brisbane Broncos
[22]
Ben Hunt
Brisbane Broncos
[21]
Corey Oates
Brisbane Broncos
[23]
Jack Reed
Brisbane Broncos
[37]

Ladder

2014 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416082615385+23036
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082502399+10336
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 2415092585361+22434
4 Penrith Panthers 2415092506426+8034
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24140102596406+19032
6 Melbourne Storm 24140102536460+7632
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112446439+730
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122549456+9328
9 New Zealand Warriors 24120122571491+8028
10 Parramatta Eels 24120122477580−10328
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132469528−5926
12 Newcastle Knights 24100142463571−10824
13 Wests Tigers 24100142420631−21124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152372538−16622
15 Canberra Raiders 2480162466623−15720
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192334613−27914

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 8 FebruaryTrial 1 North Queensland CowboysDolphin Oval8 – 32Vidot, J. NikorimaKahu (0/2)12,000
Saturday, 23 FebruaryTrial 2 New Zealand WarriorsForsyth Barr Stadium4 – 48Reed6,000
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

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
Pool Green
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Parramatta Eels 32015532234
Brisbane Broncos 32014232104
Sydney Roosters 31022941−122
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 31022747−212
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 15 February1:25pmRound 1 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsEden Park20–4Copley, McCullough, Hunt, Barba
Saturday, 15 Saturday5:10pmRound 2 Sydney RoostersEden Park7–14Parker (Bonus Try)Parker (1)
Sunday, 16 February1:15pmRound 3 Parramatta EelsEden Park15–14K. Nikorima (Bonus Try), Hoffman, HuntMcCullough (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss
Finals
quarter-finals semi-finals Final
         
Newcastle Knights 11
Brisbane Broncos 16
Brisbane Broncos 18
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14
Parramatta Eels 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17
Brisbane Broncos 7
North Queensland Cowboys 16
New Zealand Warriors 17
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16
New Zealand Warriors 0
North Queensland Cowboys 8
Penrith Panthers 12
North Queensland Cowboys 22
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Sunday, 16 February3:30pmQuarter Newcastle KnightsEden Park16–11McCullough, K. Nikorima, Hoffman, Copley
Sunday, 16 February5:45pmSemi Cronulla-Sutherland SharksEden Park18–14McCullough, Barba, Hunt, HoffmanGillett {2)
Sunday, 16 February7:30pmFinal North Queensland CowboysEden Park7–16Hunt (Bonus Try)Hunt (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 7 MarchRound 1 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium18 – 12Copley, Vidot, MarantaParker (2/3), Hunt (1/1)18,040
Friday, 14 MarchRound 2 North Queensland CowboysSuncorp Stadium16 – 12Gillett, Vidot, McCulloughParker (2/3)42,303
Friday, 21 MarchRound 3 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium26 – 30Hunt (2), Thaiday, Maranta, ReedParker (3/6)33,381
Friday, 28 MarchRound 4 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium36 – 20Gillett (2), Thaiday, Lowrie, Copley, HuntParker (6/6)10,526
Friday, 4 AprilRound 5 Parramatta EelsSuncorp Stadium18 – 25Copley, Hunt, McGuireParker (3/3)32,009
Friday, 11 AprilRound 6 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium8 – 12HuntParker (2/2)20,524
Friday, 18 AprilRound 7 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium32 – 6Glenn, Gillett, B. Barba, Copley, Hannant, HoffmanParker (3/6), Hunt (1/1)22,254
Friday, 25 AprilRound 8 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium26 – 28McCullough (2), Maranta, Gillett, ReedParker (1/3), Hunt (2/2)44,122
Friday, 9 MayRound 9 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium14 – 27Hunt (2), CopleyParker (1/3)21,340
Friday, 16 MayRound 10 Gold Coast TitansSuncorp Stadium22 - 8Copley (2), Gillett, ReedParker (3/4)31,380
Saturday, 24 MayRound 11 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium16 14Oates (2)Hunt (4/4)16,511
Sunday, 1 JuneRound 12 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSuncorp Stadium36 10Reed (2), Copley (2), Maranta, Glenn, GillettParker (2/4), Hunt (2/3)32,017
Monday, 9 JuneRound 13 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium28 4Copley (2), McGuire, B. Barba, GlennParker (1/2), Hunt (3/3)8,904
Round 14Bye
Saturday, 21 JuneRound 15 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium10 19Granville, B. BarbaHunt (1/2)16,025
Friday, 27 JuneRound 16 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSuncorp Stadium22 24Hala (2), Vidot, GlennHunt (3/4)24,285
Round 17Bye
Monday, 14 JulyRound 18 Penrith PanthersSportingbet Stadium34 35Copley, Hodges, Granville, Reed, Vidot, OatesParker (5/6)12,439
Saturday, 19 JulyRound 19 New Zealand WarriorsSuncorp Stadium28 22Copley (2), Hannant, Hunt, KahuParker (4/6)37,082
Friday, 25 JulyRound 20 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium8 30Copley, Glenn36,319
Friday, 1 AugustRound 21 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval4 16Reed12,873
Friday, 8 AugustRound 22 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSuncorp Stadium41 10Hunt (2), Copley, Vidot, B. Barba, Oates, ThaidayParker (4/5), Hunt (2/4), McCullough (FG)28,344
Thursday, 14 AugustRound 23 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium16 42Hodges, Thaiday, ReedParker (2/3)14,094
Saturday, 23 AugustRound 24 Newcastle KnightsSuncorp Stadium48 6B. Barba (3), Reed (2), Vidot, Gillett, Maranta, OatesParker (4/5), Hunt (2/4)22,282
Friday, 29 AugustRound 25 St. George Illawarra DragonsSuncorp Stadium30 22Hunt (2), Gillett (2), VidotParker (5/5)36,720
Friday, 5 SeptemberRound 26 Melbourne StormAAMI Park12 22Hunt, ReedParker (2/3)20,032
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
1   Sydney 18  
4   Penrith 19     SF1: 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Sydney 31    
EF1: 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium       North Queensland 30       PF1: 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium
5   North Queensland 32         Penrith 12  
8   Brisbane 20           Canterbury-Bankstown 18     GF: 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Canterbury-Bankstown 6
  EF2: 14 Sept, AAMI Park       PF2: 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium       South Sydney 30
6   Melbourne 4           Sydney 22  
7   Canterbury-Bankstown 28     SF2: 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium         South Sydney 32  
      Canterbury-Bankstown 18    
QF2: 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium       Manly-Warringah 17    
2   Manly-Warringah 24  
3   South Sydney 40  
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 13 SeptemberElimination Final North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium20 32Kahu (2), B. Barba, VidotParker (2/4)25,120

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
Ben Barba2580032
Dale Copley25160064
Matt Gillett21100040
Alex Glenn2550020
Jake Granville82008
David Hala72008
Ben Hannant212008
Justin Hodges172008
Josh Hoffman201004
Ben Hunt251321094
Jordan Kahu330012
Martin Kennedy160000
Todd Lowrie181004
Lachlan Maranta1750020
Andrew McCullough2330113
Josh McGuire242008
Francis Molo10000
Corey Oates2050020
Corey Parker220570114
Jack Reed23110044
David Stagg40000
Sam Thaiday1940016
Daniel Vidot2380032
Jarrod Wallace140000
Totals103781569

Source:[38]

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2014

City vs CountryANZAC TestFour Nations QualifierState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Four Nations
Matt Gillett
-
Kangaroos
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
Justin Hodges
-
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
Josh McGuire
-
-
-
-
-
-
Samoa
Corey Parker
-
Kangaroos
-
Queensland
-
Queensland
Kangaroos
Sam Thaiday
-
-
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Kangaroos
Daniel Vidot
-
-
Samoa
-
-
-
Samoa
Ben Hunt
-
-
-
-
-
Kangaroos

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

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