# 2012 Brisbane Broncos season

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 movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Luke Capewell | Gold Coast Titans | 2012 |
| Petero Civoniceva | Penrith Panthers | 2012 |
| Nick Slyney | Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup) | 2013 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Rohan Ahern | Mackay Cutters (Queensland Cup) | 2012 |
| Dane Gagai | Newcastle Knights (Mid-season) | 2014 |
| Nick Kenny | Retirement | - |
| Kurtis Lingwoodock | Ipswich Jets (Queensland Cup) | 2012 |
| Darren Lockyer | Retirement | - |
| Shane Tronc | Retirement | - |

### Re-signings

| Player | Club | Until End of |
| Alex Glenn | Brisbane Broncos | 2015 |
| Anthony Griffin (Coach) | Brisbane Broncos | 2015 |
| David Hala | Brisbane Broncos | 2014 |
| Ben Hunt | Brisbane Broncos | 2013 |
| Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos | 2015 |
| Corey Norman | Brisbane Broncos | 2013 |
| Jharal Yow Yeh | Brisbane Broncos | 2015 |
| Peter Wallace | Brisbane Broncos | 2014 |
| Luke Capewell | Brisbane Broncos | 2013 |

### Contract lengths

| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Gerard Beale | Brisbane Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |
| Ben Te'o | Brisbane Broncos | South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |
| Petero Civoniceva | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement | Retirement | Retirement | Retirement |
| Luke Capewell | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Mitchell Dodds | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | |
| Jack Reed | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Scott Anderson | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Kurt Baptiste | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Dale Copley | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Matt Gillett | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Ben Hunt | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Dunamis Lui | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Corey Norman | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| Nick Slyney | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | | |
| David Hala | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | |
| Ben Hannant | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | |
| Justin Hodges | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | |
| Corey Parker | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | |
| Peter Wallace | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | | |
| Alex Glenn | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Anthony Griffin (Coach) | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Josh Hoffman | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Sam Thaiday | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Jharal Yow Yeh | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | |

## Ladder

2012 NRL seasonvte :
| 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 |

## 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

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Friday, 2 March | Round 1 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium | 18 – 6 | Yow Yeh, P. Wallace, Hannant | Parker (3/3) | 11,389 |
| Friday, 9 March | Round 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 28 | Yow Yeh, McGuire, Beale, Te'o | Parker (5/5) | 43,177 |
| Friday, 16 March | Round 3 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 24 – 10 | Glenn, Hodges, Beale, Gillett | P. Wallace (4/5) | 23,894 |
| Friday, 23 March | Round 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | nib Stadium | 20 – 12 | Beale (2), Gillett, Hoffman | P. Wallace (2/4) | 15,599 |
| Friday, 30 March | Round 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Suncorp Stadium | 28 – 20 | Norman, P. Wallace, McCullough, Glenn, Gillett | P. Wallace (4/6) | 38,012 |
| Friday, 6 April | Round 6 | Wests Tigers | Allianz Stadium | 18 – 14 | Reed (2), Copley | Parker (2/2), P. Wallace (1/2) | 17,556 |
| Friday, 13 April | Round 7 | Canberra Raiders | Suncorp Stadium | 30 – 6 | Norman (2), Thaiday, Hannant, Gillett, Hunt | Parker (3/6) | 30,017 |
| Friday, 27 April | Round 8 | Gold Coast Titans | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 6 | Glenn (2), McCullough, Beale, Hoffman | Parker (3/5) | 30,083 |
| Saturday, 5 May | Round 9 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 20 – 30 | Reed, Glenn, Te'o, Thaiday | Parker (2/4) | 19,012 |
| Friday, 11 May | Round 10 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Suncorp Stadium | 22 – 24 | Gillett (2), Reed, Beale, Glenn | Parker (0/4), Norman (1/1) | 41,273 |
| | Round 11 | Bye | | | | | |
| Friday, 25 May | Round 12 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 10 – 34 | Reed, Te'o | Parker (1/2) | 13,200 |
| Sunday, 3 June | Round 13 | Newcastle Knights | Suncorp Stadium | 50 – 24 | Hodges (2), Beale, Reed, Copley, Thaiday, McCullough, Hoffman | Parker (8/8), P. Wallace (1/1) | 26,683 |
| Sunday, 10 June | Round 14 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 40 – 22 | Te'o, Beale, P. Wallace, Glenn, Norman, Maranta, Reed | P. Wallace (6/7) | 9,738 |
| Friday, 15 June | Round 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 0 – 12 | | | 20,367 |
| Friday, 22 June | Round 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Suncorp Stadium | 26 – 12 | Hodges, Glenn, Copley, Norman, Te'o | Parker (3/4), Civoniceva (0/1) | 33,602 |
| Friday, 29 June | Round 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Suncorp Stadium | 12 – 26 | Whitchurch, Glenn | P. Wallace (2/2) | 26,268 |
| | Round 18 | Bye | | | | | |
| Friday, 13 July | Round 19 | New Zealand Warriors | Suncorp Stadium | 10 – 8 | Norman | Parker (3/3) | 32,148 |
| Friday, 20 July | Round 20 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park | 10 – 14 | Norman, Te'o | Parker (1/1), P. Wallace (0/1) | 20,067 |
| Monday, 30 July | Round 21 | Parramatta Eels | Suncorp Stadium | 22 – 42 | Norman, Capewell, McCullough, Maranta | P. Wallace (3/3), Norman (0/1) | 22,626 |
| Sunday, 5 August | Round 22 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 12 – 28 | Glenn (2) | P. Wallace (2/2) | 9,850 |
| Sunday, 12 August | Round 23 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 14 – 22 | Te'o, Norman | P. Wallace (3/3) | 19,870 |
| Friday, 17 August | Round 24 | Melbourne Storm | Suncorp Stadium | 18 – 19 | Te'o (2), Hodges | P. Wallace (3/3) | 41,467 |
| Friday, 24 August | Round 25 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 6 – 16 | Glenn | P. Wallace (1/1) | 12,886 |
| Friday, 31 August | Round 26 | Penrith Panthers | Suncorp Stadium | 19 – 12 | P. Wallace, Te'o, Glenn | P. Wallace (2/2) & (FG), Norman (1/1) | 35,178 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

## Finals

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 7 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 7 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 7 Sep, ANZ Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Manly-Warringah | 10 | 14 Sep, Allianz Stadium | 14 Sep, Allianz Stadium | 14 Sep, Allianz Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Manly-Warringah | Manly-Warringah | 22 | | | | |
| 8 Sep, Dairy Farmers Stadium | 8 Sep, Dairy Farmers Stadium | 8 Sep, Dairy Farmers Stadium | North Queensland | North Queensland | 12 | 22 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 22 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 22 Sep, ANZ Stadium | | | |
| 5 | North Queensland | 33 | | | | Canterbury-Bankstown | Canterbury-Bankstown | 32 | |
| 8 | Brisbane | 16 | | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 8 | 30 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 30 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 30 Sep, ANZ Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Canterbury-Bankstown | Canterbury-Bankstown | 4 |
| 9 Sep, Canberra Stadium | 9 Sep, Canberra Stadium | 9 Sep, Canberra Stadium | | | | 21 Sep, AAMI Park | 21 Sep, AAMI Park | 21 Sep, AAMI Park | Melbourne | Melbourne | 14 |
| 6 | Canberra | 34 | | | | Melbourne | Melbourne | 40 | | |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | 15 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 15 Sep, ANZ Stadium | 15 Sep, ANZ Stadium | Manly-Warringah | Manly-Warringah | 12 | | |
| | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 38 | | | | | | |
| 8 Sep, AAMI Park | 8 Sep, AAMI Park | 8 Sep, AAMI Park | Canberra | 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:

## Representatives

The following players appeared in a representative match in 2012.
Australian Kangaroos
* Ben Hannant
* Justin Hodges
* Sam Thaiday
Indigenous All Stars
* Justin Hodges
* Sam Thaiday
* Jharal Yow Yeh
New Zealand Kiwis
* Alex Glenn
* Josh Hoffman
* Gerard Beale
NRL All Stars
* Jack Reed
Prime Minister's XIII
* Josh McGuire
* Ben Te'o
Queensland Maroons
* Matt Gillett
* Ben Hannant
* Justin Hodges
* Corey Parker
* Sam Thaiday
* Ben Te'o

## Honours
### League

* Nil

### Club

* Player of the year: Andrew McCullough
* Rookie of the year: Lachlan Maranta
* Back of the year: Justin Hodges
* Forward of the year: Alex Glenn
* Club man of the year: Jess West/Terry Gray