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Broncos v Dragons: Ezra back in the fold; Couchman sidelined
The Broncos are out to bounce back on home soil after a disappointing fadeout against the Rabbitohs in which they gave up a 14-0 lead.
With Latrell Mitchell standing tall and the Broncos coming up with a dozen errors, the underdogs charged home to send Michael Maguire's men packing, a hamstring issue for Ben Hunt adding injury to insult.
The Dragons, meanwhile, clawed their way back from 14 points down to draw level with the Warriors before a Luke Metcalf field goal consigned them to a third one-point loss of the season.
Shane Flanagan's men lacked composure in the dying stages and missed a relatively easy field goal through Val Holmes and now sit 13th on the ladder with a 3-6 record.
Match: Broncos v Dragons
Round 11 -
home Team
Broncos
8th Position
away Team
Dragons
10th Position
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Team News
Broncos: The Broncos will line up 1-17 with no late changes. Ezra Mam plays play his first game of the NRL season and replaces veteran five-eighth Ben Hunt, who injured his hamstring last weekend. Just one other change to the team that fell to Souths with Xavier Willison named in the back row and Brendan Piakura on the bench. Tyson Smoothy is 18th man.
Dragons: Blake Lawrie has been promoted to the starting side an hour before kick-off with Jack de Belin going to the bench. Toby Couchman is out with a shoulder injury. Dylan Egan has been named in the back row and Luciano Leilua on the interchange. Rugby 7s convert Nathan Lawson is 18th man. The Dragons have won seven of their past nine games against the Broncos.
Match: Broncos v Dragons
Round 11 -
home Team
Broncos
away Team
Dragons
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Selwyn CobboFullback for Dragons is number 1 Clinton Gutherson
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Winger for Broncos is number 2 Deine MarinerWinger for Dragons is number 2 Tyrell Sloan
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Centre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni StaggsCentre for Dragons is number 3 Moses Suli
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Centre for Broncos is number 4 Gehamat ShibasakiCentre for Dragons is number 4 Valentine Holmes
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Winger for Broncos is number 5 Jesse ArtharsWinger for Dragons is number 5 Corey Allan
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Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Ezra MamFive-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan
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Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam ReynoldsHalfback for Dragons is number 7 Lyhkan King-Togia
Forwards
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Prop for Broncos is number 8 Patrick CarriganProp for Dragons is number 10 David Klemmer
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Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Billy WaltersHooker for Dragons is number 9 Damien Cook
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Prop for Broncos is number 10 Payne HaasProp for Dragons is number 17 Blake Lawrie
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2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Xavier Willison2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Dylan Egan
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2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'A
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Lock for Broncos is number 13 Kobe HetheringtonLock for Dragons is number 13 Hamish Stewart
Interchange
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Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Cory PaixInterchange for Dragons is number 8 Jack De Belin
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Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Corey JensenInterchange for Dragons is number 14 Jacob Liddle
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Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Brendan PiakuraInterchange for Dragons is number 15 Luciano Leilua
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Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Fletcher BakerInterchange for Dragons is number 16 Loko Pasifiki Tonga
Reserves
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Replacement for Broncos is number 18 Tyson SmoothyReplacement for Dragons is number 18 Nathan Lawson
Match Officials
- Referee: Gerard Sutton
- Touch Judge: Jon Stone
- Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
- Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein
Last updated:
Stat Attack
- The Broncos have been outscored 52-8 in their last three second halves.
- The Dragons have won seven of their past nine games against the Broncos.
- Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has scored seven tries in his last five games against the Dragons.
- The Dragons have won only three of their last 23 games played in Queensland.
- Broncos winger Jesse Arthars has scored five tries in six games at Suncorp Stadium in 2025.
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the official annual of the NRL.
