2026 Brisbane Broncos NRL Depth Chart & Predicted Team

2026 Brisbane Broncos Predicted Round 1 Team

The defending premiers will be mostly unchanged from their Grand Final-winning team last season.

Kobe Hetherington and Tyson Smoothy have departed the club, with Jack Gosiewski and Ben Talty likely to come onto the bench as replacements.

The big watch will be how Michael Maguire plays Ben Hunt and Cory Paix.

Hunt started in every game he played in last season, whether it was in the halves or at hooker. However, with age catching up to Dozer, we could see him come off the bench for the Broncos and Paix get the start at #9.

Fullback: Reece Walsh
Left Wing: Josiah Karapani
Left Centre: Gehamat Shibasaki
Right Centre: Kotoni Staggs
Right Wing: Deine Mariner
Left Half: Ezra Mam
Right Half: Adam Reynolds
Prop: Payne Haas
Hooker: Ben Hunt
Prop: Corey Jensen
Left 2nd Row: Brendan Piakura
Right 2nd Row: Jordan Riki
Lock: Patrick Carrigan (c)

Bench: Cory Paix
Bench: Xavier Willison
Bench: Jack Gosiewski
Bench: Ben Talty

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2026 Brisbane Broncos Squad

Adam Reynolds, Aublix Tawha, Ben Hunt, Ben Talty, Ben Te Kura, Billy Walters, Blake Mozer, Brendan Piakura, Corey Jensen, Cory Paix, Deine Mariner, Delouise Hoeter, Ezra Mam, Gehamat Shibasaki, Grant Anderson, Jack Gosiewski, Jaiyden Hunt, Jesse Arthars, Jordan Riki, Josh Rogers, Josiah Karapani, Kotoni Staggs, Patrick Carrigan, Payne Haas, Reece Walsh, Tom Duffy, Xavier Willison

*Last updated 8 Jan 2026

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2026 Brisbane Broncos Transfers

2026 gains: 

Grant Anderson (Storm), Tom Duffy (Cowboys), Aublix Tawha (Dolphins)

2026 losses: 

Tyson Smoothy (Trinity Wakefield), Selwyn Cobbo (Dolphins), Jock Madden (Wests Tigers), Kobe Hetherington (Sea Eagles), Israel Leota (rugby union), Fletcher Baker (Bulldogs), Coby Black (Raiders)

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2026 Brisbane Broncos Depth Chart

*Last updated 8 Jan 2026

The Broncos should be unchanged from their starting lineup in the 2025 NRL Grand Final.

Ezra Mam will move back to five-eighth, as he was only coming off the bench due to his hamstring injury.

With Mam at #6, Ben Hunt moved to starting hooker, so it is assumed that will be the move to start 2026. If one of the halves go down, Ben Hunt would be the next player to cover that position. Meaning new recruit Thomas Duffy will have to bide his time in reserve grade.

Another new recruit that will need to work their way into the starting line-up is Grant Anderson. He is currently behind the two Kangaroos’ centres, but is likely to be first picked if anyone in the outside backs goes down.

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