High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2012 Brisbane Broncos season was the 25th in the club`s history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Sam Thaiday, they competed in the NRL`s 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 8th (out of 16) to just make it into the finals. The Broncos were then knocked out of contention in the first game of the finals against the North Queensland Cowboys.