2018 Brisbane Broncos season
Rugby league team season
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The 2018 Brisbane Broncos season is the 31st in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett, and captained by Darius Boyd, they completed the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership regular season in the number six position, qualifying for the finals.[1] They were defeated in the 2nd Elimination Final by St George-Illawarra and did not progress further.[2]
| 2018 Brisbane Broncos season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 6th | |||
| 2018 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9 | |||
| Points scored | For: 556; against: 500 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Paul White | |||
| Coach | Wayne Bennett | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium - 52,500 | |||
| Avg. attendance | 31,137 | |||
| High attendance | 46,080 (vs. North Queensland in round 2) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Jamayne Isaako (8) | |||
| Goals | Jamayne Isaako (45) | |||
| Points | Jamayne Isaako (123) | |||
| ||||
Movements
Source:[3]
Gains
| Player | Signed from | Until end of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bird |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
2021 | [4] |
| Andre Savelio |  Warrington Wolves |
2019 | [5] |
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until end of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hunt |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
2022 |
[6] |
| Benji Marshall |  Wests Tigers |
[7] | |
| Tautau Moga |  Newcastle Knights |
[8] | |
| Jai Arrow |  Gold Coast Titans |
[9] | |
| Adam Blair |  New Zealand Warriors |
[10] | |
| Herman Ese'ese | Newcastle Knights |
[11] |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 542 | 361 | +181 | 34 |
| 2 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 536 | 363 | +173 | 34 |
| 3 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 582 | 437 | +145 | 34 |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 519 | 423 | +96 | 34 |
| 5 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 517 | 461 | +56 | 32 |
| 6 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 556 | 500 | +56 | 32 |
| 7 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 519 | 472 | +47 | 32 |
| 8 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 472 | 447 | +25 | 32 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 377 | 460 | −83 | 26 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 563 | 540 | +23 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 414 | 607 | −193 | 20 |
| 12 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 428 | 474 | −46 | 18 |
| 13 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 449 | 521 | −72 | 18 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 472 | 582 | −110 | 18 |
| 15 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 500 | 622 | −122 | 16 |
| 16 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 374 | 550 | −176 | 14 |
Fixtures
Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 8 March | Round 1 |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
UOW Jubilee Oval | 12 – 34[12][13] | Roberts (2) | Kahu (1/2) | 14,457[14] | |||
| Friday 16 March | Round 2 | North Queensland Cowboys |
Suncorp Stadium | 24 – 20[15] | Pangai, Opacic, Glenn, Nikorima | Isaako (4/4) | 46,080[15] | |||
| Friday 23 March | Round 3 | Wests Tigers |
Campbelltown Stadium | 9 – 7[16] | Isaako (4/4) (1/3 FGs) | 11,434[17] | ||||
| Sunday 1 April | Round 4 | Gold Coast Titans |
Suncorp Stadium | 14 – 26[18] | McCullough, Nikorima | Isaako (3/3) | 30,742[18] | |||
| Saturday 7 April | Round 5 | Newcastle Knights |
McDonald Jones Stadium | 10 – 15[19] | Oates, Milford | Isaako (1/2) | 21,969[19] | |||
| Saturday 14 April | Round 6 | New Zealand Warriors |
Mt Smart Stadium | 27 – 18[20] | Isaako (2), Oates, Su'A | Isaako (5/7) | 16,636 | |||
| Friday 20 April | Round 7 | Melbourne Storm |
Suncorp Stadium | 20 – 34[21] | Glenn, Isaako, Milford, Roberts | Isaako (2/4) | 32,709 | |||
| Thursday 26 April | Round 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
ANZ Stadium | 24 – 20[22] | Boyd, Nikorima, Oates, Roberts | Isaako (4/4) | 11,123 | |||
| Thursday 3 May | Round 9 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Suncorp Stadium | 22 – 20[23] | Glenn, Oates, Ofahengaue | Isaako (5/5) | 22,225 | |||
| Saturday 12 May | Round 10 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Suncorp Stadium | 24 – 38[24] | McCullough, Thaiday, Millford, Isaako | Isaako (4/5) | 31,118 | |||
| Friday 18 May | Round 11 | Sydney Roosters |
Suncorp Stadium | 28 – 22[25] | Isaako (2), Oates, Staggs, Roberts | Isaako (4/6) | 29,009 | |||
| Thursday 24 May | Round 12 | Parramatta Eels |
Suncorp Stadium | 18 – 10[26] | Isaako, Oates, Roberts | Isaako (3/4) | 21,555 | |||
| Round 13 | Bye | |||||||||
| Sunday 10 June | Round 14 | Melbourne Storm |
AAMI Park | 16 – 32[27] | Boyd, Isaako, Kahu | Isaako (2/4) | 17,106 | |||
| Saturday 16 June | Round 15 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks |
Southern Cross Group Stadium | 20 – 16[28] | Pangai, Milford, Oates | Isaako (4/5) | 14,587 | |||
| Saturday 30 June | Round 16 | Canberra Raiders |
Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 22[29] | Oates, Glenn, Kahu, Milford | Isaako (5/5) | 30,495 | |||
| Sunday 8 July | Round 17 | Gold Coast Titans |
Cbus Super Stadium | 34 – 0[30] | Nikorima, Staggs, Boyd, Ofahengaue, Pearson | Isaako (7/7), Kahu (0/1) | 18,005 | |||
| Sunday 15 July | Round 18 | New Zealand Warriors |
Suncorp Stadium | 6 – 26[31] | McCullough | Isaako (1/1) | 37,493 | |||
| Friday 20 July | Round 19 | Penrith Panthers |
Suncorp Stadium | 50 – 18[32] | Pangai (2), Nikorima (2), Roberts, Oates, Boyd, Lodge | Isaako (5/5), Kahu (3/3) | 26,357 | |||
| Thursday 26 July | Round 20 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks |
Suncorp Stadium | 12 – 10[33] | Oates, Lodge | Kahu (2/3) | 22,859 | |||
| Thursday 2 August | Round 21 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
ANZ Stadium | 22 – 36[34] | Sims (2), Isaako, Milford | Isaako (3/5) | 6,434 | |||
| Thursday 9 August | Round 22 | North Queensland Cowboys |
1300SMILES Stadium | 30 – 34[35] | Pangai, Lodge, Roberts, Sims | Isaako (7/7) | 19,663 | |||
| Thursday 16 August | Round 23 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Suncorp Stadium | 38 – 18[36] | Oates (3), Fifita, Nikorima, Sims | Isaako (7/8) | 29,241 | |||
| Saturday 25 August | Round 24 | Sydney Roosters |
Allianz Stadium | 22 – 8[37] | Isaako, Nikorima, Oates | Isaako (5/7) | 13,263 | |||
| Sunday 2 September | Round 25 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Suncorp Stadium | 48 – 16[38] | Oates (4), Isaako, Nikorima, Ofahengaue, Roberts | Isaako (8/10) | 41,536 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||