Player Grant Anderson

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Grant Anderson

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Grant Anderson (born 30 October 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Anderson was born in Fremantle, Western Australia and he grew up in Belmont, New South Wales. He was educated at Hunter Sports High School, Newcastle.

Grant played junior rugby league for the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys and Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils before signing with Newcastle Knights.

After playing junior representatives for Newcastle Knights, Anderson played for the Northern Pride during the 2021 Queensland Cup season, scoring nine tries in 15 appearances. He transferred to Sunshine Coast Falcons ahead of the 2022 Queensland Cup season, after spending the preseason with Melbourne Storm.

In round 14 of the 2022 NRL season, Anderson made his club debut (cap 222) for the Melbourne Storm against the Sydney Roosters, as he replaced Xavier Coates who injured his ankle during the first game of State of Origin. Anderson would make six appearances for Melbourne, with his two tries on debut the highlight.

In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season, Anderson scored two tries for Melbourne in their 32–22 victory over Brisbane. Anderson played a total of six games for Melbourne as they finished third on the table.

In July 2024, Anderson extended his contract with the Melbourne Storm until the end of the 2025 season.

In June 2025, the Melbourne Storm confirmed that Anderson would leave the club at the end of the season to take up a contract with the Brisbane Broncos.

On 30 March 2026, the Broncos announced Anderson would be ruled out for 10–12 after suffering an MCL tear and Tibial Plateau fracture.

On 16 April 2026, the Warriors and Broncos announced the finalisation of the Mitch Barnett sign/trade deal with Anderson being released by the Broncos to join the Warriors on a three year deal from 2027.

Grant Anderson (rugby league, born 1999) - Wikipedia

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Round 14 – Grant Anderson makes his NRL debut, scoring two tries at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Melbourne's 26–16 victory over Sydney Roosters. Anderson who had been playing for Storm feeder club Sunshine Coast Falcons moved to Melbourne on a short-term contract and was called into the team due to an injury to Xavier Coates in Origin I. Anderson was the first debutant to score two tries at the SCG since Wallaby convert Phil Smith for South Sydney against St George in 1971.

2022 Melbourne Storm season - Wikipedia

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Newcastle-born Grant Anderson first played rugby league at just five years old, setting him on a path that would eventually lead to the NRL.

Working his way through Melbourne’s affiliate club, the Sunshine Coast Falcons, Anderson was plying his trade in the Queensland Cup when a run of injuries in the Storm squad opened the door for his first-grade debut in 2022.

Despite being an eleventh hour replacement, the outside back made an immediate impact - crossing for a double against the Roosters to become the first NRL debutant in more than 50 years to achieve the feat.

Anderson went on to tally nearly 50 NRL games for Melbourne, including 24 appearances in 2025 where he scored 11 tries and averaged close to 140 run metres per game.

In late 2025, he was heralded as a “valuable addition” to the Broncos when he signed a two-year deal covering the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

Grant Anderson

The NRL profile of Grant Anderson including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.

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Rookie Report: Imposing forwards, inspiring backs​

Newcastle Knights
Mon 1 Apr 2019, 01:04 pm


We always have an eye on the future.

Each week the nib Newcastle Knights will identify the best performers from the Canterbury Cup and Jersey Flegg competitions so the supporters can get a feel for who is consistently performing in the lower grades.

These are the players to keep an eye out for as they climb the ranks or knock on the door for a future NRL debut.

GRANT ANDERSON​

This talented youngster is a local lad who played for the Charlestown Butcher Boys and has made his way through the Knights ranks.

From Harold Matts to SG Ball, the cunning fullback has progressed to the U20s this year and is looking the goods in the no. 1 spot.

Anderson featured prominently in the Jersey Fleggs close loss to the Raiders this weekend.

He created plenty of opportunities and almost played a hand in a match winning try, passing it out wide with just a minute on the clock, only for it to be called forward.

Rookie Report: Imposing forwards, inspiring backs

Each week the nib Newcastle Knights identify the best performers from the Canterbury Cup and Jersey Flegg competitions. This week it includes Beau Fermor and Phoenix Crossland.

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Anderson becomes #222​

melbournestorm.com.au
Sat 11 Jun 2022, 04:32 pm

Storm outside back, Grant Anderson will make his NRL debut against the Roosters tonight, becoming the 222nd player to pull on the purple jersey.

Growing up in Belmont, NSW, Anderson began his rugby league journey with the Central Charleston Junior Rugby League Club. The 22-year-old went on to make his Hostplus Cup debut with Northern Pride, before joining the Sunshine Coast Falcons at the beginning of the year.

Standing at 187cm tall and weighing 92kg, Anderson will start in the centres becoming the Club’s sixth debutant of the 2022 season.

Anderson also becomes the 22nd player to play for the Sunshine Coast Falcons before making their Melbourne Storm debut. For 17 of these players, it doubled as their NRL debut.

He will become the ninth player to come directly from the Falcons system to play NRL for Storm following on from Ryley Jacks, Tui Kamikamica, Nicho Hynes, Tino Fa’asuamalaeui, Darryn Schonig, Chris Lewis, Trent Loiero and Tyson Smoothy.

Anderson becomes #222

Storm outside back, Grant Anderson will make his NRL debut against the Roosters tonight, becoming the 222nd player to pull on the purple jersey.

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Debutant's ball: Anderson gets double as Storm overpower Roosters​

Brad Walter
Sat 11 Jun 2022, 07:42 pm

Little known winger Grant Anderson scored two tries in an NRL debut to remember as the Storm proved too strong for Sydney Roosters at the SCG on Saturday night.

Anderson, who has been playing for the Sunshine Coast Falcons, moved to Melbourne on a short term contract after a spate of injuries to outside backs and was called up to play the Roosters after Xavier Coates was injured in Origin I.

The 22-year-old made the most of his opportunity, scoring Melbourne's first try midway through the first half and putting the visitors ahead when he scored again in the second half.

According to NRL statistician David Middleton, Anderson was the first debutant to score two tries at the SCG since Wallaby convert Phil Smith for South Sydney against St George in 1971.

There were emotional scenes as the Central Coast product embraced family and friends in the grandstands after the Storm hung on to win 26-18 against a Roosters outfit which lost star playmaker Luke Keary with a head knock.

Keary failed a HIA 10 minutes before halftime and the Roosters missed his direction, particularly as Sam Walker was also forced to spend time on the sideline after a head knock in the second half.

Teenage winger Joseph Suaalii was among the best for the Roosters after a week in camp with NSW and he may be close to an Origin call-up.

Match snapshot​

• Storm debutant Grant Anderson thought he was going to score with his first touch in the NRL after backing up a long break by winger Dean Ieremia in just the third minute only for the final pass to go over the sideline
• The Roosters made the visitors pay when Joseph Suaalii crossed at the opposite end just three minutes later after Sam Walker delayed a pass to Joey Manu, who put his winger over with a trademark flick pass.

• Anderson didn't have to wait long for his first NRL try, with second-rower Felise Kaufusi this time delivering a sublime pass for the rookie winger to score in the 16th minute.
• Halfback Jahrome Hughes appeared certain to score and put Melbourne ahead in the next set of tackles after backing up a break by centre Marion Seve but he veered towards Suaalii, who held him up over the tryline.

• The Storm were again made to regret their missed opportunity when Roosters playmaker Sam Walker grubbed in-goal and re-gathered the ball to score a 20th minute try.
• Melbourne fullback Nick Meaney then put Seve over for the Storm's second try in the 33rd minute and both teams had further chances to score before halftime.
• Suaalii appeared set to score his second try but Meaney held him up over the line and Manu had a try disallowed after Daniel Tupou knocked forward a kick from Walker just before the siren.
• Trailing 12-10 at halftime, the Storm hit the front just four minutes after the interval when hooker Harry Grant sent Seve spearing over for a try.
• The lead continues to see-saw with Manu grubbering into the Melbourne in-goal for second-rower Sitili Tupouniua to pounce and score in the 48th minute.

• With Walker undergoing a HIA, Paul Momirovski converted the try and despite the return of the boom five-eighth it was the last time the Roosters troubled the scoreboard attendants.
• Instead the Storm powered home, with Anderson getting his second try of a memorable debut in the 61s minute and Kaufusi sealing the win when he broke into the clear to score seven minutes before fulltime.

Play of the game​

He may have been in the losing team at fulltime but Joseph Suaalii enhanced his credentials for a Blues call-up in Origin II with arguably the teen star's most influential performance in the NRL.

One passage of play that underlined his performance was the try-saving tackle on Jahrome Hughes that Suaalii followed up with a bone-rattling hit on Trent Loiero in the next play-the-ball that led to a Sam Walker try at the other end.

What they said​

"You can see it is so close, just the ruthless edge of some of the games we have been playing, about keeping the lead or putting the foot on the throat at different times. We have let that off and let the door open. You can see the makings of a team there that is going to dance at the top but we have got to be better than we are in those periods," Roosters coach Trent Robinson.

"Either team could have won tonight but they are a tough team to beat and it is a tough place to win so we are grateful to be going home with the points. I just give our back three a real wrap. Obviously we see their back three as a real danger - Tedesco, Tupou and Suaalii. There is not many better back threes in the competition but I thought our back three held their own good tonight and with all due respect they were probably three of our better players," Storm coach Craig Bellamy.

Debutant's ball: Anderson gets double as Storm overpower Roosters

Little known Grant Anderson scored two tries in an NRL debut to remember as the Storm proved too strong for Sydney Roosters at the SCG on Saturday night.

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‘One of the greatest days in my 97 years’: Nev’s delight at Storm rookie’s debut​

Adam Pengilly
June 13, 2022 — 3:47pm


On the day Melbourne Storm rookie Grant Anderson attended the funeral for one of his grandfathers, he turned to his neighbour and gave him a big hug.

Neville Sparks is more than just the man who lives across the road from Andersons’ Newcastle home.

He’s family, or Pop, to Anderson and his brothers.

“He just said, ‘Don’t you die on me Nevvy’,” Sparks said.

At 97, Sparks is still following the family around.

On Saturday night, it brought him to tears as he hung over the famous SCG fence to return the hug to a man he considers his own blood after he scored twice in the Storm’s 26-18 win over the Roosters.

Even then, Anderson’s double on such a special occasion wasn’t the most remarkable feat of the night. That belonged to Pop.

By his count, Sparks hadn’t been to a rugby league game at the SCG in more than half a century when Balmain beat Souths in the famous 1969 grand final.

Sid Williams scored the only try of the game, as Peter Provan’s Tigers beat a stacked Rabbitohs coached by Clive Churchill and featuring John Sattler, Bob McCarthy, Ron Coote and Eric Simms.

But on Saturday night, Sparks ended the long wait for another game at one of Australia’s most famous sporting cathedrals to watch Anderson make an 11th-hour debut for the Storm after Xavier Coates’ injury in State of Origin.

I can’t express how thrilled I was. There were some times I was that excited, I had to sit down
Neville Sparks

“It was one of the greatest days in my 97 years,” Sparks said. “It was colossal. He worked his bum off, he’s done everything right and the Knights didn’t want him. He never shirked it. He deserves what he got.

“I can’t express how thrilled I was. There were some times I was that excited, I had to sit down. My eyesight is going a bit and I’ve got to be careful where I walk. But I can’t explain the thrill that goes through you when he scored that try. It was unbelievable.

“Having known him since he was a kid, this was his ambition and he fulfilled it - and then scored a try. When I came home, I couldn’t sleep.”

Anderson’s parents drove Sparks to the game in Sydney on short notice after Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy told the outside back he would be making his debut.

Anderson was working as a carpenter when he was asked during the COVID-19 pandemic if he wanted to relocate to Cairns to further his career with the Northern Pride.

A chance popped up to join the Sunshine Coast Falcons this year, and with it came a small window to train with the Storm during pre-season.

He did enough to impress Bellamy and the Storm’s general manager Frank Ponissi that when an outside backs crisis struck the club, he was whisked to Sydney to take on the Roosters.

And his biggest supporter wasn’t going to miss the game.

Sparks would often walk across the road to help Anderson’s family with household chores like the washing, and berate the kids for leaving the clothes all over the floor.

“Heath and Lorraine had to work and they would have a line full [of washing], so I’d get it and fold it up to save them a job,” Sparks said. “They adopted my wife and myself into their family.

“The boys used to come over and play league with me so I could be the fourth one. They used to belt the s--- out of me. I thought it was only going to be touch football and I had to knock off in the end.

“Wherever Grant plays, I’m behind him. I love him to death, mate. They include me in everything they do and if there’s anything I want, I only have to ask them and it would be done. I couldn’t do anything but love them. They never walk out of the house without saying, ‘we love you, Nevvy’.

“That’s something a lot of people don’t do.”

‘One of the greatest days in my 97 years’: Nev’s delight at Storm rookie’s debut

Grant Anderson scored a double on his NRL debut. But his biggest supporter, 97-year-old Neville Sparks, stole the show after attending his first game at the SCG in 53 years.

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Grant Anderson: Season in Review​

melbournestorm.com.au
Wed 21 Sep 2022, 10:57 am


Grant Anderson made his first game in the top flight one to remember as he became the third Storm player to make their first-grade debut in 2022.

During the difficult mid-season Origin period, Anderson was brought onto the wing for Storm’s meeting with the Sydney Roosters in Round 14.

In front of family and friends, the young gun became Storm player #222, scoring an impressive two tries on debut as he played a crucial role in Melbourne’s away win over their rivals.

Going on to appear in six more clashes, Anderson finished his inaugural NRL season with a try assist, 8 tackle breaks and 635 run metres.

When he wasn’t playing first grade, Anderson made his impact felt in the Queensland HostPlus Cup for Storm’s feeder club, the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Of 14 appearances, playing in his preferred position on the wing, the back recorded four tries, four goals, three try assists, 37 tackle breaks and 1,801 total run metres.

Anderson has proven himself as another up-and-comer to watch and is sure to impress as he continues with Storm on a one-year deal in 2023.

Grant Anderson: Season in Review

Grant Anderson made his first game in the top flight one to remember as he became the third Storm player to make their first-grade debut in 2022.

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Broncos Sign Karapani & Anderson​

broncos.com.au
Wed 25 Jun 2025, 01:37 pm


The Broncos have secured a further two players for the 2026 season and beyond, having extended the contract of winger, Josiah Karapani, and signed Melbourne Storm player Grant Anderson.

Karapani has signed a two-year extension until the end of the 2027 season.

The 23-year-old made his NRL debut for the Broncos last season and has had strong performances in 2025, where he scored four tries in just two games.

Karapani said he feels “blessed” to be able to continue his development in Brisbane.

“My family say there’s a massive difference since they last saw me, just my professionalism, my preparation and everything, and I know that’s been from the help of the staff and coaches,” Karapani said.

“I love the connection, the culture of the Club, the boys and how close we got so quickly.

“It’s also the fans, it’s a good atmosphere and energy when we’re at Suncorp Stadium.

I’m slowly finding my feet with this team… I want to be more competitive on the field and aim for that one goal which is the premiership.

Josiah KarapaniBroncos Winger

Anderson has played 36-games for the Melbourne Storm since his debut in 2022, including the first 17-rounds of the 2025 season.

The outside back - who has played on the wing and centre this season - has scored 10 tries in 12 games, and averages 142 run-metres.

“Josiah has grown a lot as a footballer and he will only continue to develop as a player and a person over the coming seasons,” Thomson said.

"Grant is a great footballer with a proven ability at NRL level, and we’re confident he’ll be a valuable addition to the Broncos both on and off the field.

"He’s been in excellent form and continues to show that he’s not only dependable, but also highly versatile across the backline.”

Broncos Sign Karapani & Anderson

The Broncos have secured a further two players for the 2026 season and beyond, having extended the contract of winger, Josiah Karapani, and signed Melbourne Storm player Grant Anderson.

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‘Clean slate’: Grant Anderson throws down the challenge to Brisbane’s premiership-winning back five as he fights for starting spot​

Brisbane’s back five played a key role in their premiership success last season, but a new recruit has come in and is threatening to shake everything up.

Martin Gabor
January 29, 2026 - 1:55PM

Grant Anderson didn’t leave the Storm just to join the Broncos so he could play reserve grade every week, but the versatile outside back concedes he has to start from fresh if he wants to break into their premiership side.
Brisbane announced in June that they’d signed Anderson on a two-year deal after he spent four seasons in Melbourne.

The 26-year-old is coming off his best year in the NRL with 11 tries from 24 appearances, with Anderson one of the most improved players in the league last season where he stepped up his defence and excelled in several positions.

Job security is a lot less certain now that he’s joined the premiers, but Anderson only has to look at someone like Gehamat Shibasaki who came from the clouds to earn a starting spot in round one which led to an Origin debut, a premiership and Ashes selection.

“You’re not training every day if you want to play reserve grade,” he said, with the Broncos blessed with quality backs like Shibasaki, Kotoni Staggs, Deine Mariner and Josiah Karapani, with Reece Walsh controlling things from the back.

“That’s not just me – that’s all the other boys here as well – so I’m not the only one in that boat. We all want to play NRL and put that Broncos jersey on.

“There’s a lot of talent, and that’s the luxury we have here at the moment. If we want to win again then we’re all going to be needed and we’ll all be ready to go.

“I don’t think I have to change too much (to earn a starting spot). I think you have to be yourself and try your best.

“If it falls in line for you and you put your best foot forward then you might get rewarded. If not, you’ve just got to keep working hard to do what you want to do which is to play every week in the NRL.

“That’s what I’ll keep doing and I’m sure that’s what the other boys will do as well.”

Anderson is looking forward to working with superstar fullback Walsh over the next two years having played alongside stars like Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes, Harry Grant and Ryan Papenhuyzen at the Storm.

The Broncos recruit had plenty of one-liners at his first press conference as he was quizzed about his coaches and the warmer weather up north, but his main message was how the move would challenge him and elevate his game.

“It was just an opportunity to grow my game and to play with the calibre of players here,” he said.

“That really excited me to try and learn again in another system, and hopefully my game can go to another level.

“I just try to be my own individual and do my role to the best I can. Hopefully that rubs off on someone and helps someone along the way.

“It’s a clean slate here so I’ve got to earn my stripes.”

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Anderson not taking anything for granted in backline fight​

Colleen Edwards
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 06:01 am

Broncos recruit Grant Anderson knows he has a challenge on his hands to break into Brisbane’s stacked backline, but he’s no stranger to working hard for every opportunity.

His first goal will be to earn a ticket on the plane to England as part of Brisbane’s World Club Challenge squad, with the side to take on Hull KR in the February 19 match.

Signed from the Storm last season, Anderson gained a reputation as being a reliable performer no matter what position he played in, even being named their most improved player at the club’s end of season awards.

He scored 11 tries in 24 matches but could not force his way into Melbourne’s grand final side, watching on from the sidelines as his new teammates ran down his old ones in an epic decider.

“It is not just the back five but the boys sitting on the sideline as well,” Anderson said.

“There is a lot of talent there and that's just the luxury we have. We want to win (the comp) again and we are all going to be needed.

“(Coming to the Broncos was) just the opportunity to grow my game and play with the calibre of players here (which) really excites me.

“It is the chance to learn in another system and hopefully my game can go to another level.

“I don't think I have to change too much (to earn a place in the side), just be yourself and try your best.

“If it falls in line for you and you put your best foot forward, you might get rewarded.

“It's just about keeping your head down and keep working hard to try to play in the NRL. That is what I will keep doing.

“It is a whole new vibe for me. My time in Melbourne I was grateful for, but here in Brisbane I am loving life.”

Equally adept at centre or wing and also capable of playing in the halves, Anderson is counting on his utility value to earn him a spot

“It is a question for the coaches, wherever they say they need me to go I will do my best,” Anderson said.

“(My preferred position is) in the 13 somewhere.

“(I am not here to play reserve grade). You are not training every day if you want to play reserve grade. That is not just me.

“That is all the other boys here as well. I am not the only one in that boat. We all want to play NRL and put that Broncos jersey on.”

Brisbane’s squad for the World Club Challenge are set to depart in early February to ensure they are well settled before the ‘world title’ match, but players still remain in the dark on who has secured their ticket to ride.

“I have got no idea who is on the plane yet,” Anderson said.

“(But) we are not going over there to fill numbers with whoever makes that flight.

“I think the boys going over there have a job to do and hopefully we can get it done.”

Anderson not taking anything for granted in backline fight

Broncos recruit Grant Anderson knows he has a challenge on his hands to break into Brisbane’s stacked backline, but he’s no stranger to working hard for every opportunity.

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Broncos make big change for Melbourne Storm clash, outside back named for Brisbane debut​

Michael Maguire has confirmed multiple changes after two straight losses.​

Riley Morgan
Tue 17 March 2026 at 10:25 am NZDT

Broncos coach Michael Maguire has made a change to the club's travel plans ahead of the NRL showdown with the Melbourne Storm this Friday, and has also pulled a switch to the starting side. The Brisbane Broncos are 0-2 to start the season after two deflating defeats to the Penrith Panthers and Parramatta Eels at home.

The Eels defeat prompted particular concern from fans with the Broncos 20-6 up, before capitulating in defence. Reece Walsh and Ezra Mam were both called out for lapses of concentration, while Gehamat Shibasaki has also struggled to live up to his form.

And Maguire has made a slight change ahead of the clash against the Storm this week with the team flying down a day earlier than last year. The Broncos endured a nightmare game against the Storm in round 23 with both Adam Reynolds and Ezra Mam injuring their hamstrings in the same play against the home side, before Selwyn Cobbo went down injured.

And Maguire has already made changes to their schedule ahead of a huge game. Cory Paix revealed Maguire had given the players three days off after the defeat to the Eels, before they travel to Melbourne a day earlier.

Maguire will be aiming to give his side an extra day of rest after a few tough sessions of training. Speaking on Monday, front-rower Corey Jensen said the team have had some tough sessions in training after back-to-back losses.

"The (fitness) session today was based off the fact that we prided ourselves last year on hard work," prop Jensen said. "We have to get back to doing the tough stuff to get ourselves out of the start we've had. Everyone ripped in today."

He said the change in travel schedule will also give the players an extra day of rest ahead of the game with the captain's run on Thursday. While the team are shaking up their preparation, Maguire also appears to be considering a switch on the wing.

Grant Anderson named for Broncos debut​

Maguire has already made changes to the halves this season with Mam starting against Hull KR in the World Club Challenge, before dropping to the bench against the Panthers. Mam returned to five-eighth against the Eels. Although he came under particular scrutiny for his defence.

Ben Hunt has started on the bench, in the halves and at No.9. He could also be in line to start at No.7 if Adam Reynolds doesn't make the game due to a rib injury suffered against the Eels.

Both Deine Mariner and Josiah Karapani were quiet on the weekend against the Eels, with neither recording a try so far in the NRL season. But Mariner has kept his spot and it's Shibasaki who's been dropped to the bench for new recruit Grant Anderson to face his former club.

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Broncos gun suffers lengthy injury blow as recalls loom​

Joel Gould
Mon 30 March 2026 at 3:18 pm NZDT

Brisbane winger Grant Anderson is set to miss up to three months with a knee injury as the Broncos prepare to make backline changes for the derby clash with Gold Coast.

Anderson was injured in the 26-12 win over the Dolphins on Friday night. He was in a leg brace at Broncos HQ on Monday after scans revealed he suffered a grade three MCL injury and tibial plateau fracture.

Brisbane have confirmed a 10-12 week recovery. It is an unfortunate situation for the former Melbourne outside back who played so well on club debut in the 18-14 win over his former side in round three. Anderson was also going well before his injury against the Dolphins.

Broncos winger Josiah Karapani is facing the axe after he was slapped with a $1001 fine by Queensland Police and issued with a public nuisance offence in Fortitude Valley at approximately 3.30am on Saturday morning.

Brisbane's leadership group will have a big say on his fate and it is understood the 2025 grand final hero is likely to be dropped for the clash with the Titans on Saturday night once the playing group has been notified of their ruling.

Right centre Kotoni Staggs sat out training on Monday and was mostly doing work in the gym.

Jesse Arthars, who was pulled out of his Queensland Cup match on the weekend, was at left wing and is set for his first NRL game of this year.

Gehamat Shibasaki was at left centre, where he played on Friday night after coming off the bench when Anderson was injured.

The Test and Queensland centre is set to be recalled to the starting team. Deine Mariner, who started the clash against the Dolphins at centre before shifting to the flank, was training at right wing.

Karapani trained with the side but it was in the position usually filled by Staggs, who will definitely play against Gold Coast. That development suggested it wasn't looking good for Karapani's immediate future.

Broncos prop Payne Haas, who missed the Dolphins clash with a shoulder injury, did train and is a chance of returning against the Titans.

Broncos gun suffers lengthy injury blow as recalls loom

Scans have confirmed Broncos winger Grant Anderson will miss up to 12 weeks as two outside backs prepare for a starting side recall.

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Outside back Anderson agrees terms for three years​

Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Thu 16 Apr 2026, 06:00 pm


Outside back Grant Anderson has agreed terms to join the One New Zealand Warriors on a three-year deal from next season.

The 26-year-old has been secured by the Warriors following negotiations with the Broncos to grant co-captain Mitchell Barnett an early release to join Brisbane next year.

“We’re excited to have Grant on board from next year,” said One New Zealand Warriors general manager recruitment, pathways and development Andrew McFadden.

“He has come out of a great system at Melbourne and now the Broncos and he’ll add real experience to our squad.”

Making his NRL debut in 2022, Anderson amassed 50 appearances and scored 23 tries for the Storm in four seasons before joining the Broncos this year.

“Grant is an accomplished outside back who has plenty to offer,” said One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster.

“He gives us depth among our outside backs and will certainly add to competition in the squad.

“We’ll also benefit from the professional attitude he’ll bring after four seasons with the Storm and now being part of the Broncos this year.”

A Newcastle Knights junior, Anderson also has a total 52 Queensland Cup appearances for the Northern Pride, Sunshine Coast Falcons and Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

Profile | Grant Anderson​

Born: September 30, 1999
Birthplace: Fremantle, WA
Junior club: Central Charlestown Butcher Boys, Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils, NSW
Position: Wing, centre
Height: 186cm
Weight: 92kg
Previous clubs: Melbourne Storm (2022-2025), Brisbane Broncos (2026)
First grade debut: Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters, SCG, Sydney, June 11, 2022 (Rd 14)
NRL appearances: 52 (2022-2026)
Melbourne Storm: 50 (2022-2026)
Brisbane Broncos: 2 (2026)
NRL points: 92 (23 tries)
Queensland Cup appearances: 52 (2021-2026)
Northern Pride: 15 (2021)
Sunshine Coast Falcons: 36 (2022-2025)
Wynnum Manly Seagulls: 1 (2026)
Queensland Cup points: 92 (23 tries)

Outside back Anderson agrees terms for three years

Terms agreed for Grant Anderson to join One New Zealand Warriors on three-year deal.

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Barnett Signs with Broncos as Club Supports Anderson Release​

broncos.com.au
Thu 16 Apr 2026, 06:00 pm

The Brisbane Broncos have signed experienced forward Mitch Barnett on a three-year deal, while the Club has agreed to release outside back Grant Anderson from the final year of his contract at the end of the 2026 season.

Barnett joins the Broncos from the Warriors and brings a wealth of NRL experience with nearly 180 appearances across stints with the Raiders, Knights and Warriors since his debut in 2015.

During the 2025 season, the Taree product played 11 games and averaged more than 130 run metres per match, with 578 post-contact metres and an impressive tackle efficiency of 95 per cent while averaging 34 tackles per game.

Barnett earned his State of Origin debut for New South Wales in Game Three of the 2024 series, helping secure victory under coach Michael Maguire.

“We’re excited to welcome Mitch to Brisbane next year,” he said.

“He’s a proven performer at both club and representative level, with the leadership, professionalism and competitiveness we value at the Broncos.

Mitch leads through his actions, and his toughness, consistency and experience will be a great addition to our squad.

Simon ScanlanBroncos General Manager of Recruitment and Pathways

Meanwhile, the Broncos have agreed to release Anderson from the final year of his contract to allow him to take up an opportunity with the New Zealand Warriors.

Anderson joined the Broncos during the 2026 pre-season and made two appearances before suffering a Grade 3 MCL injury and a fractured tibial plateau in Round 4.

The 26-year-old will remain part of the Broncos squad through the remainder of the 2026 season as he continues his rehabilitation and works towards a return to play.

Grant has been a great addition to the Club and has fully embraced our standards and culture.

Simon ScanlanBroncos General Manager of Recruitment and Pathways

“We look forward to welcoming him back on the field in the coming weeks.”

Barnett Signs with Broncos as Club Supports Anderson Release

The Brisbane Broncos have signed experienced forward Mitch Barnett on a three-year deal, while the Club has agreed to release outside back Grant Anderson from the final year of his contract at the end of the 2026 season.

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