Overview
- Brisbane fell 35-31 to North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium on Friday in a see-sawing derby that featured two failed HIAs, a sin bin and a late bunker call.
- Pat Carrigan received a grade-two careless high tackle charge for a shot on Tom Chester and faces two games out with an early plea or three if he contests and loses.
- Cory Paix was ruled a Category 1 concussion by the independent doctor, which barred his return and triggers the NRL’s 11-day stand-down, and the Broncos will seek a review of that decision.
- Blake Mozer broke his jaw trying to tackle Jason Taumalolo and is expected to miss about six weeks, which has Brisbane considering uncapped 20-year-old Cameron Bukowski at hooker.
- A Jordan Piakura try was overturned under the stricter 2026 ‘disruptor’ rule for interference near a contesting catcher, a call coach Michael Maguire labeled bizarre, as the premiers already juggle absences to Reece Walsh, Adam Reynolds and Ben Hunt before games against the Tigers and Bulldogs.