Brisbane have dropped star centre Gehamat Shibasaki for a disciplinary breach on the cusp of their most important match of the season.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Queensland representative was left out of the side to play the Storm at Lang Park on Thursday night after what AAP understands was a boozy Sunday night out that impacted his ability to train the following day.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n ABC Sport is live blogging every round of the AFL<\/a> and NRL<\/a> seasons in 2025.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Broncos beat North Queensland 38-30 on Saturday night in Townsville but AAP has been told the breach has nothing to do with anything that transpired while the club was in the city of his birth.<\/p>\n “Gehamat Shibasaki has lost his spot in the starting line-up for Thursday night’s game against the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium,” the Broncos said in a statement.<\/p>\n “This follows a breach of Broncos team standards, which has been dealt with internally.<\/p>\n “Shibasaki has been named at 22 in the extended playing squad.”<\/p>\n Brisbane will wrap up a top-four position if they can beat the Storm, but the loss of Shibasaki is a major blow, considering he has enjoyed the best season of his career on the way to scoring 15 tries in 22 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n The NRL journeyman also starred on his Maroons debut in the State of Origin decider to help secure a 2-1 series win.<\/p>\n The Broncos have rearranged their back line with Jesse Arthars earning a recall on the wing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Deine Mariner has switched from wing to centre to fill the Shibasaki void.<\/p>\n The Broncos can finish anywhere from fourth to sixth on the ladder but their finals position is in their own hands.<\/p>\n