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, 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, 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.
RoundOpponentResultBris.Opp.VenueDateCrowdPosition
Trial 1Melbourne StormWin2412Browne Park13 February4,000
Trial 2Canberra RaidersWin3224Ballymore20 February
Trial 3Redcliffe DolphinsWin3020Dolphin Oval27 February
1North Queensland CowboysWin3024Suncorp Stadium12 March48,5165/16
2Canberra RaidersLoss1422Canberra Stadium22 March14,2008/16
3New Zealand WarriorsLoss1648Suncorp Stadium28 March32,33815/16
4Sydney RoostersLoss625Sydney Football Stadium2 April17,10616/16
5St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss1634WIN Stadium9 April15,37416/16
6Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWin4416Suncorp Stadium18 April25,68814/16
7Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsLoss1836ANZ Stadium23 April17,01413/16
8Newcastle KnightsLoss2230Suncorp Stadium30 April25,17814/16
9Melbourne StormWin3614AAMI Park9 May20,03213/16
10Gold Coast TitansWin286Suncorp Stadium14 May40,16810/16
11Bye21–24 May10/16
12*Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWin204Toyota Park29 May7,8268/16
13Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesWin226Brookvale Oval6 June11,3167/16
14South Sydney RabbitohsWin5022Suncorp Stadium13 June30,3117/16
15*Penrith PanthersLoss1222Suncorp Stadium18 June42,4528/16
16Parramatta EelsWin106Parramatta Stadium26 June15,9296/16
17Wests TigersLoss1416Suncorp Stadium2 July30,1277/16
18Bye9–12 July8/16
19Gold Coast TitansWin2410Skilled Stadium16 July26,1976/16
20Sydney RoostersLoss3034Suncorp Stadium26 July26,4869/16
21St. George Illawarra DragonsWin106Suncorp Stadium1 August42,2697/16
22North Queensland CowboysWin3426Dairy Farmers Stadium6 August20,1487/16
23Parramatta EelsLoss1430Suncorp Stadium13 August38,1938/16
24Newcastle KnightsLoss1844EnergyAustralia Stadium20 August16,6688/16
25New Zealand WarriorsLoss436Mount Smart Stadium26 August21,62710/16
26Canberra RaidersLoss1618Suncorp Stadium3 September38,87210/16

Honours

League

  • Nil

Club

Gains

*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

2010 under 20s squad

Under 20s squad for the 2010 season: