# 2010 Brisbane Broncos season

The 2010 Brisbane Broncos season was the 23rd in the club's history, and they competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. Before the start of the season, Brisbane's test centre Justin Hodges damaged an Achilles tendon at training, ruling him out for the entire year. Halfway through the season, the Broncos' other superstar centre Israel Folau announced that he was quitting rugby league at the end of the year to take up Australian rules football with AFL expansion club, Greater Western Sydney. With captain Darren Lockyer missing the last few games of the season due to a rib injury, Brisbane finished the regular season 10th (out of 16), failing to make the finals for the first time since 1991. The Broncos had agreed to terms for another superstar centre, Greg Inglis, to join them for 2011 but he reneged on the deal in the post season.

## Season results

The Broncos opened the 2010 season with a nail-biting 30–24 win over Queensland arch-rivals North Queensland Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium. Also for the second year in a row, Israel Folau was the first to score for the season for the Broncos. The Broncos suffered their worst ever loss at home against the New Zealand Warriors with a 48–16 loss at Suncorp Stadium in round 3. In round 9, the Broncos won their first game in Melbourne since 2003 with a 36–14 win over the Melbourne Storm at the newly opened AAMI Park. In round 10, the Broncos celebrated Corey Parker's 200th game in style with a 28–6 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium. Brisbane then lost five of its last eight matches after the Origin period, but they did defeat the eventual premiers St. George Illawarra in Round 21.
For the first time since 1991, the Broncos missed the finals finishing 10th after the regular season, the lowest placing position for the Broncos in their 23-year history. For only the second time in Broncos history, they lost more games than they won in the regular season, finishing with an 11–13 win–loss record and equalling the 2007 win–loss record (11–13), both the worst in the Broncos' history.
The Broncos experienced an 11 per cent increase in ticketed memberships from 11,900 in 2009 to 13,239 in 2010.
Fullback Josh Hoffman was awarded the 2010 Paul Morgan Medal for the Broncos' player of the year.
On 11 October Paul Cullen's replacement as CEO of the club was announced as Paul White, a former police officer, who would take up the position in January.
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bris. | Opp. | Venue | Date | Crowd | Position |
| Trial 1 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 24 | 12 | Browne Park | 13 February | 4,000 | |
| Trial 2 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 32 | 24 | Ballymore | 20 February | | |
| Trial 3 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Win | 30 | 20 | Dolphin Oval | 27 February | | |
| 1 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 30 | 24 | Suncorp Stadium | 12 March | 48,516 | 5/16 |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 14 | 22 | Canberra Stadium | 22 March | 14,200 | 8/16 |
| 3 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 16 | 48 | Suncorp Stadium | 28 March | 32,338 | 15/16 |
| 4 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 6 | 25 | Sydney Football Stadium | 2 April | 17,106 | 16/16 |
| 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 16 | 34 | WIN Stadium | 9 April | 15,374 | 16/16 |
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 44 | 16 | Suncorp Stadium | 18 April | 25,688 | 14/16 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 18 | 36 | ANZ Stadium | 23 April | 17,014 | 13/16 |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 22 | 30 | Suncorp Stadium | 30 April | 25,178 | 14/16 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 36 | 14 | AAMI Park | 9 May | 20,032 | 13/16 |
| 10 | Gold Coast Titans | Win | 28 | 6 | Suncorp Stadium | 14 May | 40,168 | 10/16 |
| 11 | Bye | | | | | 21–24 May | | 10/16 |
| 12* | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 20 | 4 | Toyota Park | 29 May | 7,826 | 8/16 |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Win | 22 | 6 | Brookvale Oval | 6 June | 11,316 | 7/16 |
| 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 50 | 22 | Suncorp Stadium | 13 June | 30,311 | 7/16 |
| 15* | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 12 | 22 | Suncorp Stadium | 18 June | 42,452 | 8/16 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 10 | 6 | Parramatta Stadium | 26 June | 15,929 | 6/16 |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | Loss | 14 | 16 | Suncorp Stadium | 2 July | 30,127 | 7/16 |
| 18 | Bye | | | | | 9–12 July | | 8/16 |
| 19 | Gold Coast Titans | Win | 24 | 10 | Skilled Stadium | 16 July | 26,197 | 6/16 |
| 20 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 30 | 34 | Suncorp Stadium | 26 July | 26,486 | 9/16 |
| 21 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 10 | 6 | Suncorp Stadium | 1 August | 42,269 | 7/16 |
| 22 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 34 | 26 | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 6 August | 20,148 | 7/16 |
| 23 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 14 | 30 | Suncorp Stadium | 13 August | 38,193 | 8/16 |
| 24 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 18 | 44 | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 20 August | 16,668 | 8/16 |
| 25 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 4 | 36 | Mount Smart Stadium | 26 August | 21,627 | 10/16 |
| 26 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 16 | 18 | Suncorp Stadium | 3 September | 38,872 | 10/16 |
(* denotes game after State Of Origin.)

## Ladder

2010 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
| 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
| 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
| 16 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 0$^1$ |
$^1$ Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.

## Scorers

| Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
| Corey Parker | 1 | 44 | 0 | 90 |
| Israel Folau | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Ben Te'o | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Matt Gillett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Josh Hoffman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Peter Wallace | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Andrew McCullough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Darren Lockyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jharal Yow Yeh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sam Thaiday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alex Glenn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Denan Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dunamis Lui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Copley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerard Beale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Corey Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lagi Setu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Antonio Winterstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 66 | 50 | 0 | 364 |

## Honours
### League

* Nil

### Club

* Player of the year: Josh Hoffman
* Rookie of the year: Matt Gillett
* Back of the year: Israel Folau
* Forward of the year: Sam Thaiday
* Club man of the year: Marty Rowen

## Gains

| Name | 2009 Club |
| Denan Kemp | New Zealand Warriors |
| Scott Anderson | Melbourne Storm |
| Tim Natusch | Newcastle Knights |
| Rohan Ahern | Sydney Roosters |
| Tim Smith | Wigan Warriors |
| Shane Tronc | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Ben Hannant | Bulldogs |
*Tim Smith later signed the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
*Shane Tronc Previous had signed With Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
*Ben Hannant signed for 2011 season and for 4 years

## Losses

| Name | 2010 Club |
| Karmichael Hunt | French Rugby Union (Biarritz Olympique) |
| David Taylor | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Tonie Carroll | Retired |
| Aaron Gorrell | Country Rugby League (Queanbeyan Kangaroos) |
| Will Tupou | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Joel Clinton | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Isaak Ah Mau | North Queensland Cowboys |
| PJ Marsh | Retired |
| Steve Michaels | Gold Coast Titans |

## 2010 Under 20s Squad

Under 20s Squad for the 2010 season.
* James Ackerman
* Mboya Adams
* Kurt Baptiste
* Chris Binge
* Tyson Brookes
* Andrew Clayton
* Kayle Connor
* Dale Copley
* Tennyson Elliott
* Ben Faulkner
* Mitchell Frei
* Louis Frisby
* Dane Gagai
* Ryan Hansen
* Bryce Hegarty
* Jordan Kahu
* Kurtis Lingwoodock
* Benn Malley
* Lachlan Maranta
* Rhys Matsen
* Todd Murphy
* Nathaniel Peteru-Barnett
* Waita Setu
* Korbin Sims
* Tariq Sims
* Aaron Whitchurch
* Josh Williams