BANG. Bang. Two tackles, two minutes now sit back and watch the fireworks.

THE Broncos admit another "ugly" performance like the one dished up last week won't be good enough against Souths tonight.

COREY Parker, Ben Hannant, Ben Te'o and Matt Gillett will stage a shootout for Queensland jumpers when the Broncos clash with Souths tonight.

TEST centre Justin Hodges and forward Josh McGuire have been ruled out of the Broncos side for tomorrow night's NRL clash with South Sydney.

RABBITOHS legend George Piggins believes South Sydney can surge to the premiership inspired by the club's best forward pack in 42 years.

BRONCOS skipper Sam Thaiday has called for "the NRL family" to help safeguard league's rising stars after the death of Cowboys rookie Alex Elisala.

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HE TRAILS only Cooper Cronk as the NRL's form halfback and a star performance against the Broncos could order him a debut Origin cap.

BRISBANE Broncos captain Sam Thaiday says rugby league fans finally saw the real Justin Hodges on Saturday night.

THE Brisbane Broncos will need to lift considerably to threaten emerging NRL powerhouse South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.

THERE were wins for the Cowboys and Broncos in Saturday night's NRL double header. See how the action unfolded.

HE HAS just seven games to his name but Broncos coach Anthony Griffin is adamant son of a gun Curtis Sironen is dripping with talent.

BRISBANE coach Anthony Griffin says his forwards are starting to play the brand of football needed to beat the best teams in the NRL.

ALL the last-minute ins and outs for round seven of the NRL season.

JOSH McGuire will make his return from injury via the bench for the Broncos against the Wests Tigers in Sydney on Saturday night.

BELINDA 'Bindy' Joliffe has become the 25,000th member to join the Brisbane Broncos in 2013.

GREG Inglis reneged on a handshake deal with Brisbane over concerns about a culture of "paranoia" that eventually led to coach Ivan Henjak's sacking.

WHO is in and who is out for round eight of the 2013 NRL season.

BEN Te'o is back to rattle his former Broncos teammates, who rate the Souths recruit the hardest hitter in the NRL

BRONCOS workhorse Corey Parker says it's not South Sydney's band of monsters that scare him most but rather an 89kg dummy-half terrier.

GEORGE is the best Burgess brother, Broncos captain Sam Thaiday says.

NISSAN NRL SuperCoaches will be watching the return of James Graham closely this weekend. Analysis, video, live blog

VIDEO: HE endured a few nervous moments, but Broncos star Jharal Yow Yeh survived his first game in 13 months yesterday.

BRONCOS backrower Matt Gillett says the greatest weapon South Sydney possess is their imposing physiques from fullback through to front row.

JOHNATHAN Thurston has called on the ARL Commission to accelerate expansion plans, starting with a fourth Queensland team in Ipswich.

LOCKYER COLUMN: STATISTICIANS reckon Robbie Farah handled the ball 101 times and made 63 tackles in NSW's win in Origin II last year.

MAROONS greats say Josh McGuire needs to do more to earn selection for Origin I because Corey Parker should claim the last bench spot.

THE Broncos are determined to take advantage of a favourable draw over the next six weeks to secure a top-eight spot before the Origin period.

BROTHERS great Trevor Bailey wants to be part of the Leprechauns' bid for entry into the NRL.

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