Victorious Brisbane Broncos back home ahead of Cyclone Alfred’s arrival

With Cyclone Alfred approaching, the Brisbane Broncos wasted little time in leaving Sydney following their big win over the Roosters.

Broncos chief executive officer Dave Donaghy has confirmed the safe overnight arrival in Brisbane of the club’s players and coaching staff following Thursday night’s 50-14 demolition of the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.

Desperate to get home as soon as possible due to the impending Cyclone Alfred, the Broncos contingent boarded a chartered flight out of Sydney following the match and arrived at Toowoomba’s Wellcamp Airport about 11.30pm (Queensland time).

From there, the players and staff were put on a bus, which arrived in Brisbane at 1.30am on Friday.

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“We are extremely grateful to the team at Wellcamp for opening up their gateway to Brisbane for us to allow us to get the team and staff back to their families,” Donaghy said.

“We would also like to sincerely thank the NRL, broadcasters and the Roosters for working with us to ensure we could leave the stadium as quickly as possible after the game.

“The safety and wellbeing of our people has always been our priority.

“We are thinking of all of our members, fans and the wider communities in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast and hope everyone stays safe today and into the weekend while we see how Cyclone Alfred pans out.”

Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds lines up a conversion attempt during his side’s 50-14 win over the Roosters. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images

Following the NRL first-round match, Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds said it was the “unknown” that was causing concern among the team.

“I don’t think too many people have been through a cyclone, so for us it’s about getting home as soon as possible to be with our loved ones and making sure that we’re all OK,” Reynolds said.

“We are thinking of everyone that’s going to be affected through the cyclone.

“It’s not something we want to go through, but it’s important to bunker down and make sure everyone is OK and just check in on each other.

“We had a job to do (against the Roosters) for 80 minutes, and now we can turn our attention to getting back home and being with our families.”