{"id":828441,"date":"2026-07-28T05:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/828441\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T05:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:38:25","slug":"broncos-kick-off-grassroots-week-in-junior-club-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/828441\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Kick Off Grassroots Week in Junior Club Colours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Brisbane Broncos have officially launched Broncos Grassroots Week, with the NRL squad and even coaching staff proudly returning to where it all began by wearing their junior Club jerseys at training today.<\/p>\n

In a powerful tribute to the local Clubs, volunteers, coaches and communities that shaped their journeys, every player swapped maroon for the colours of the Club where they first fell in love with rugby league.<\/p>\n


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From regional Queensland and metropolitan Brisbane to New South Wales, New Zealand and communities right across the country, the jerseys represent the foundations of every Broncos career and serve as a reminder that every NRL career starts somewhere.<\/p>\n


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The tribute extended beyond the playing group, with Head Coach Michael Maguire and Assistant Coaches Trent Barrett and Matt Ballin also throwing it back, donning colours of Clubs from Kingaroy to Temora NSW, to Woden Valley in the ACT.<\/p>\n


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\"R5__1604.jpg\"\/The Broncos NRLW squad will continue the celebration on Tuesday afternoon by wearing their own junior Club jerseys at training, recognising the grassroots Clubs and people who helped pave their path to the elite level.<\/p>\n


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Brisbane Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy said Broncos Grassroots Week was about recognising the people and clubs who are the lifeblood of rugby league.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery player and coach at our Club has a story that started at a local junior Club,\u201d Donaghy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBehind every one of those jerseys are volunteers, coaches, parents, teammates and communities who gave their time, encouragement and support.<\/p>\n


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\u201cGrassroots rugby league is the heartbeat of our game and Broncos Grassroots Week is our opportunity to thank those people and celebrate the Clubs that continue to inspire the next generation of players across Queensland and beyond.<\/p>\n

The jersey tribute marks the beginning of a week-long celebration of grassroots rugby league, with Broncos players, NRLW players and staff visiting junior Clubs across South East Queensland, alongside Broncos and NRL staff to connect with young players, recognise volunteers and celebrate the communities that keep the game thriving.<\/p>\n

The week will culminate at Saturday night\u2019s clash against the Newcastle Knights at Suncorp Stadium, where more than 1,000 junior rugby league players will take part in the annual Macca\u2019s March Past before a crowd of more than 40,000 members and fans.<\/p>\n

NRL Squad<\/p>\n

Delouise Hoeter
Marist Saints
Reece Walsh
Nerang Roosters
Xavier Willison
Whatawhata Wolves
Grant Anderson
Valentine Devils
Cory Paix
Souths Tigers, Toowoomba
Ben Hunt
Blackwater Crushers
Preston Riki
Mt Albert Lions
Tupou Francis
Beaudesert Kingfishers
Cameron Bukowski
Easts Tigers
Kane Bradley
Bankstown Sports
Jared Horne
Aspley Devils
Gehamat Shibasaki
Townsville Brothers
Brendan Piakura
Helensvale Hornets
Ezra Mam
Goodna Eagles
Josh Rogers
North Beach Sea Eagles
Ben Talty
Muswellbrook Rams
Blake Mozer
Runaway Bay Seagulls
Payne Haas
Woodberry Warriors
Adam Reynolds
Alexandria Rovers
Jordan Riki
Hornby Panthers
Braithen Scott
Valley Roosters
VJ Semu
Beaudesert Kingfishers
Aublix Tawha
Turangawaewae Rugby League Club
Jack Gosiewski
Mullumbimby Giants
Pat Carrigan
East Tigers
Billy Walters
West Brisbane Panthers
Deine Mariner
Mudgeeraba Redbacks
Antonio Verhoeven
Cobden Keas
Phillip Coates
Currumbin Eagles
Kotoni Staggs
Wellington Cowboys
Hayze Perham
Pikiao Warriors
Tom Duffy
Centrals Tigers
Josiah Karapani
\u014ct\u0101huhu Leopards
Corey Jensen
Bowen Seagulls
Jesse Arthars
Helensvale Hornets
Jaiyden Hunt
St Brendan’s Brothers
Josh Coric
Albion Park Oak Flats Eagles
Luke Gale
Warragul Blues<\/p>\n

Coaching Staff
Trent Barrett
Temora Dragons
Matt Ballin
Kingaroy Red Ants
Adam Brideson
Southern Tigers Toowoomba
Michael Maguire (Head Coach)
Woden Valley Rams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 The Brisbane Broncos have officially launched Broncos Grassroots Week, with the NRL squad and even coaching staff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":828442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-828441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}