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Brisbane have dropped star centre Gehamat Shibasaki for a disciplinary breach on the cusp of their most important match of the season. The 27-year-old Queensland representative was left out of the sid...

The return of Brisbane prop Payne Haas from a skin infection has come at just the right time in the wake of young gun Xavier Willison's broken arm.

Brisbane have kept their top-four hopes alive with a 60-14 whipping of South Sydney, but suffered a huge blow when prop Xavier Willison broke his arm.

Ezra Mam has engineered a Brisbane comeback for the ages, keeping the Broncos in the race for the NRL top four with a 22-18 win over Canterbury.

Brisbane only have one representative in the Queensland side but that could soon change if three of their Maroons contenders can string two strong games together.

Bulldogs back-rower Sitili Tupouniua could be banned for up to seven games after being charged twice by the NRL judiciary including once for a knee to the head of Brendan Piakura which went unpunished...

The door is ajar for Brendan Piakura to prove he can be a regular second-row starter for Brisbane and coach Michael Maguire wants him to bash it down.

He may have lost his starting spot at Brisbane, but hit man Brendan Piakura is poised in the years to come to break into the Origin arena, according to Cooper Cronk.

Brisbane are counting the cost of a fiery derby against the Dolphins after Jordan Riki was charged by the match review committee. Riki was slapped with a grade-two careless high tackle after his shoul...

Brisbane centre Kotoni Staggs won't play in the grand final rematch with Penrith as winger Corey Oates returns to the side from injury. Staggs trained with the reserves on Tuesday but will miss Friday...

Brisbane second-rower Brendan Piakura has been below his best the past fortnight but aims to enact tips he picked up in Queensland camp to fire up against the Warriors away on Saturday.

Queensland great Trevor Gillmeister insists brutal Brisbane hitman Brendan Piakura is ready for State of Origin football due to the physicality and class he displays in all areas.