"moving to Melbourne to play for The Melbourne Storm in 2011. Troy Thompson (rugby league) Troy Thompson (born 6 November 1979) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competition (NRL). He primarily plays as a or as a second rower. While attending Dickson College in the Australian Capital Territory in 1997, Thompson was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team. He played his junior football with West Belconnen Warriors. Thompson made his first-grade debut playing for Canberra against the Brisbane Broncos in round 21 of the 2001 season."
"in October 2016, replacing long-time suppliers Nike. In their first five seasons, the Broncos played their matches at the 52,500 capacity Lang Park (or more commonly referred to as ""Suncorp Stadium"" due to sponsorship of Suncorp, Australia), the ground considered to be the home of rugby league in Queensland. However, following ongoing conflict with the Queensland Rugby League and Lang Park Trust due to a sponsorship conflict with the QRL having a commercial agreement with Castlemaine XXXX brewery with prominent signs around the ground, while the Broncos were sponsored by rival brewery Powers who were not permitted any permanent signs"
"Broncos against the Gold Coast Titans, starting off the interchange bench after regular hooker Andrew McCullough was called up to the Queensland State of Origin team. Jake Turpin Jake Turpin (born 16 November 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Turpin was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for Redlands and the Ipswich Brothers, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm. From 2014 to 2016, Turpin played for the Melbourne Storm NYC team, before graduating to their Queensland Cup team, Sunshine"
"highest annual revenue of all NRL clubs – $A32.8m for the 2012 financial year – and is one of the most valuable clubs of any code in Australia, worth over $42 million. Along with financial competitiveness, the Broncos have been voted one of Australia's most popular and most watched football teams, and has one of the highest average attendances of any rugby league club in the world; 33,337 in the 2012 NRL season. The club was founded in April 1988 as part of the Winfield Cup's national expansion, becoming, along with the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants, one of Queensland's first two"
"against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Commentator Phil Gould remarked that his debut game was ""the birth of a superstar."" He would go on to play two more games before missing the remainder of the season with an injured shoulder. Payne Haas Payne Haas (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Haas was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and is of Swiss, Filipino and Samoan descent. He played junior rugby league for the Woodberry Warriors, before moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland. He attended"
"Aspley Broncos The Aspley Broncos (formerly Aspley Demons and Aspley Devils) are a rugby league club in Brisbane, Australia. Aspley competes in the FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge competitions. In 2007 they competed in the Queensland Cup as a feeder club to the Brisbane Broncos. The Aspley RLFC first became a member of the Brisbane Rugby League Junior Division in 1968 under the name Norths Aspley, and was formed the previous year following a meeting of locals interested in establishing a rugby league club in Aspley. In the club's first season it fielded four teams, with the Under-13s winning"
"coach. Anthony Seibold Anthony Seibold (born 3 October 1974) is the head coach of the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He was previously the head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2018. Seibold was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and is of German descent from his grandfather. As a player, Seibold had stints at the Brisbane Broncos (1992–1995) and Canberra Raiders (1997–1998) throughout the 1990s, where he played in the National Rugby League. In 1999 Seibold signed for the where he played two seasons in the English Super League. Seibold played for the Ipswich Jets in the 2002 Queensland"
"Corey Oates Corey Oates (born 20 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Oates is a Queensland State of Origin series representative. Oates was born in Biloela, Queensland, Australia. He played his junior football for the Baralaba Panthers before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Oates played for the Broncos' under 20s competition team in 2012 and that year played for the Queensland under 20s team. In 2013 he continued playing for the Broncos in the under 20s and again represented the Queensland under 20s. In round"
"while the victims have not been legally compensated. After Lodge was announced as a Broncos signing, his former partner came forward to say that Lodge had been abusive during their relationship. ""It started with controlling behaviour, then name-calling, then came the emotional abuse, he started throwing things, physically restraining me, spat in my face, then pushing and shoving me, which then lead to threats on my life,"" she said. Matthew Lodge Matthew Lodge (born 31 May 1995) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Lodge was born in Sydney, New South"
"Aaron Whitchurch Aaron Whitchurch (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He plays as a and . Born in Fremantle, Western Australia. Whitchurch moved to Queensland at age eight, playing in his first junior football team with the Stanley River Wolves before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Whitchurch played for the Broncos' NYC team from 2010 to 2012, scoring 13 tries in 36 games. In February 2012, Whitchurch's Brisbane Broncos coach, Anthony Griffin, revealed that Whitchurch's future was in the forwards due"
"following year, along with the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants and Newcastle Knights a Brisbane team entered the New South Wales competition. After tough competition between various syndicates for the Brisbane NSWRL licence, the Queensland Rugby League chose the bid that belonged to former Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) players Barry Maranta and Paul ""Porky"" Morgan. After deliberating over such names as Bulls, Brumbies, Bombers and Kookaburras, the club eventually decided on the name Broncos. Former Australian representative Brisbane Rugby League player John Ribot was appointed the club's first chief executive officer. As the people of Brisbane got more and more behind the"
"the Broncos' ""Rookie of the Year"". McCullough was named the 2012 Brisbane Broncos season's player of the year. Andrew McCullough Andrew McCullough (born 30 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He usually plays as a . McCullough was born in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Beginning his junior football for the Dalby Devils, McCullough attended Brisbane State High School, he played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2007. He made his debut in the Telstra Premiership against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on 17 May 2008, becoming the first player"
"London Broncos in the European Super League on a 1-year contract. Luke Yates Luke Yates (born 6 March 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the London Broncos in the European Super League. His positions are and . He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Yates played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. From 2013 to 2015, Yates played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. In July 2015, he played for the New South"
"Anthony Seibold Anthony Seibold (born 3 October 1974) is the head coach of the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He was previously the head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2018. Seibold was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and is of German descent from his grandfather. As a player, Seibold had stints at the Brisbane Broncos (1992–1995) and Canberra Raiders (1997–1998) throughout the 1990s, where he played in the National Rugby League. In 1999 Seibold signed for the where he played two seasons in the English Super League. Seibold played for the Ipswich Jets in the 2002 Queensland Cup"
"home match once (defeating the Sydney Roosters in round 16). Also in 2003 the Rugby Union World Cup was played in Australia. As a testament to the quality of the athletes produced at the Broncos, three of the club's former players featured in two of the top three finishing teams of the rugby union world's peak competition, all of them having played together in the Broncos' 2000 premiership-winning side: Lote Tuquri with Wendell Sailor for The Wallabies and Brad Thorn for The All Blacks. The 2004 NRL season was Darren Lockyer's first in the position of . Brisbane started their"
"home match once (defeating the Sydney Roosters in round 16). A total of twelve Broncos players were selected to play in the mid-season 2003 State of Origin series, making them the most heavily represented club. Also in 2003 the Rugby Union World Cup was played in Australia. As a testament to the quality of the athletes produced at the Broncos, three of the club's former players would feature in two of the top three finishing teams of the rugby union world's peak competition, all of them having played together in the Broncos' 2000 premiership-winning side: Lote Tuquri with Wendell Sailor"
"Payne Haas Payne Haas (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Haas was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and is of Swiss, Filipino and Samoan descent. He played junior rugby league for the Woodberry Warriors, before moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland. He attended rugby league school Keebra Park State High. In 2016, Haas played for the Australian Schoolboys. In September 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2019, after weighing up offers from 10 NRL"
"London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in Ealing, London, who compete in the European Super League, the first tier of professional rugby league football. They competed in the European Super League from its introduction in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season. The current head coach is Danny Ward, assisted by England and Great Britain international Jamie Langley. The London Broncos earned promotion to Super League by winning the Million Pound Game against the Toronto Wolfpack in 2018. The Broncos are captained by Jay Pitts and play at the Trailfinders Sports Ground in Ealing,"
"Matthew Lodge Matthew Lodge (born 31 May 1995) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Lodge was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for St. Patricks Blacktown before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. He played for the Panthers' NYC team in 2012. In September 2012, Lodge signed a contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013. He played for the Storm's NYC team in 2013 and 2014. He was named at in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year. Lodge was representing the"
"James Roberts (rugby league) James Roberts (born 3 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Roberts is a City Origin and Indigenous All Stars representative. He plays as a and on the . He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans. Roberts was born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Indigenous Australian and European descent. He played his junior rugby league for Ballina Seagulls, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Roberts played for the Rabbitohs'"
"Tony Rea Tony Rea (born 25 July 1966) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and a former head coach for Super League club, London Broncos. A former rugby league , he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League for Brothers, in the New South Wales Rugby League as captain of the North Sydney Bears, and in Europe's Super League for the , later becoming their coach. Rea also briefly coached Super Rugby team, the Brumbies before returning to London to coach the Broncos. Rea was born on 25 July 1966 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He began his"
"Lachlan Maranta Lachlan Maranta (born 17 April 1992) is a professional Rugby league footballer who plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL competition. Maranta is a former Rugby Union player for the Queensland Reds. Maranta is the grandson of Broncos co-founder Barry Maranta. Maranta was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Maranta grew up surrounded by rugby league. His grandfather, Barry, was a Brisbane Broncos co-founder, his father, Brett Plowman, played six seasons for the team and his mother, Robyn, was an assistant to then Broncos coach Wayne Bennett. A Broncos ball boy at age 5, Maranta started"
"20% share of their company to Northern Rivers Ltd, the new shareholders received the following: In 1993 at an ARL general meeting, Brisbane Broncos CEO John Ribot put forward a proposal to play the Grand Final in Brisbane. In 1993 after a dispute over sponsorship (the Queensland Rugby League was sponsored by Brisbane-based brewery Castlemaine Perkins (XXXX) while the Broncos were sponsored by rival brewery Powers), the Broncos had moved out of the 33,500 capacity Lang Park and into the 60,000 capacity ANZ Stadium (the main venue of the 1982 Commonwealth Games). With ANZ able to hold almost 20,000 more"
"leaving Andrew Henderson in charge. Henderson had too much to do and Broncos were a long way short of making the Super 8 play-offs that would have given them a chance of promotion back to Super League. However a surprise away win in the qualifiers at Dewsbury Rams saw the club make it to the Championship Shield Grand Final in Widnes but the club were heavily beaten 36–4 by Featherstone Rovers. In 2016, London Broncos moved to Ealing having signed a three-year deal to play at the Trailfinders Sports Ground, home of rugby union side Ealing Trailfinders. On 3 July,"
"Justin Hodges Justin Hodges (born 25 May 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative , Hodges started his career in the National Rugby League with the Brisbane Broncos before moving to the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2002 NRL Premiership, before returning to the Broncos in 2005, and winning the 2006 NRL Premiership. He also captained the Broncos. Hodges was born in Cairns, Queensland on born 25 May 1982. He grew up there and played his junior rugby league for Cairns Kangaroos"
"Justin Hodges Justin Hodges (born 25 May 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative , Hodges started his career in the National Rugby League with the Brisbane Broncos before moving to the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2002 NRL Premiership, before returning to the Broncos in 2005, and winning the 2006 NRL Premiership. He also captained the Broncos. Hodges was born in Cairns, Queensland on born 25 May 1982. He grew up there and played his junior rugby league for Cairns Kangaroos"
"the Castleford Tigers between 2005 and 2011. From October 2013 Matterson was the head coach of the United States. Matterson was born in Auburn, New South Wales. After playing at for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Matterson moved to Brisbane to be part of the Broncos' inaugural 1988 team. Playing at and being the team's goal-kicker, Matterson scored 24 points in the Broncos' first ever match in the opening round of 1988 against the previous year's premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. This would stand as the record for most individual points in a Broncos game for over fourteen years. In 1989"
"Matt Gillett Matthew Gillett (born 12 August 1988), is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin and Australia international representative back-rower, he has played his entire NRL career to date with the Broncos. Gillett was born in Macksville, New South Wales, Australia and moved with his family to Bribie Island, Queensland at the age of three years. He played his junior football for the Bribie Island Warrigals and Morayfield State High School. In 2008 Gillett started the year with the West Panthers club, then halfway through the"
"Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys (NRL) and the Queensland Reds rugby union team. Peter Ryan (rugby, born 1971) Peter Ryan (born 23 March 1971) is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played ten seasons with the Brisbane Broncos and finished his career playing rugby union for the ACT Brumbies. Ryan attended Downlands College in Toowoomba. After representing Australia in rugby union as a schoolboy, he first played rugby league for Wattles Warriors in the TRL (Toowoomba Rugby League), before playing for the Brisbane Rugby"
"Alex Glenn Alex Glenn (born 31 July 1988) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. A New Zealand and Cook Islands representative. He plays as a or . Glenn was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent. He played his junior rugby league with the Northcote Tigers before moving to the Gold Coast as a 14-year-old and played for the Burleigh Bears. In 2007, Glenn was named in the Australian under 20s national touch football development squad, having represented at a national level throughout his teens,"
"Darius Boyd, Sam Thaiday and Karmichael Hunt when police were investigating sexual assault allegations against them in September 2008. He went on to state that he was 'filthy' about the state of affairs at the Broncos. He also wrote that Andrew Johns should never have been included in the Australian rugby league team of the century after his confessions of illicit drug use during his career. Shane Webcke Shane Webcke (born 28 September 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who spent his entire club career playing for the Brisbane Broncos. Webcke represented Queensland in the State of"
"Gehamat Shibasaki Gehamat Shibasaki (born 2 September 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Shibasaki is of Torres Strait Islands, Japanese and Malaysian descent. Shibasaki played his junior rugby league for Townsville Brothers before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Shibasaki played for the Broncos NYC team in 2016-2017. On 13 July 2016, Shibasaki played for the Queensland under 20's team against New South Wales, playing at centre in the 36-22 loss at ANZ Stadium. In February 2017, Shibasaki was selected in the"
"Barry Maranta Barry Maranta (born 18 December 1934), is an Australian businessman and co-founder of the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team. As well as being a founder of the Broncos he is currently a Sky Shades president. His grandson Lachlan Maranta, became a Brisbane Broncos player. An Old Boy of Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane and a former first grade cricketer and rugby league footballer, Maranta became a sports consultant and entered into a partnership with Wayne Reid, forming the organisation, International Sports Management. After seeing an interstate Australian Rules Football match that utilised ""state of origin"" selection rules in"