'Are they trying to be the Storm?': Broncos' purple jersey baffles fans
The Broncos can never beat the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium but is dressing up like their long-time rivals really the answer?
Brisbane hosted South Sydney on Thursday night and wore a purple and pink number, following up on last weekend’s NRL Women in League round.
But the Broncos went above and beyond adding highlights to their regular jersey.
While the purple was a little deeper than Melbourne’s effort last week and closer to the Storm’s usual colour, fans were caught off guard.
It probably wasn’t the jersey but Brisbane got off to a hot start as they began their bid to save their season.
Corey Oates scored a double inside the first 20 minutes and then Korbin Sims scored as the home side raced out to an 18-0 lead.
For the record, Melbourne have lost to the Broncos in Brisbane just once since 2006.
Here’s how fans reacted:
So did storm give the broncos there jerseys uniform after the game last week #NRLBroncosSouths
— gemma rogers (@gemma92rogers) August 16, 2018
Did the Broncos steal the storm jerseys? #NRLBroncosSouths
— Brian (@bneil33) August 16, 2018
Broncos Employee: We missed out on Bellamy. He's staying with the Storm
Broncos CEO: THEN WE SHALL BECOME THE STORM
#NRLBroncosSouths pic.twitter.com/yQnugSgmcK
— The Golden Point (@The_GoldenPoint) August 16, 2018
Who is playing Souths, the Broncos or Storm? #NRLBroncosSouths
— Stephen Rodgers (@Steve_Rodgers) August 16, 2018
Why are the Broncos playing in a Storm kit? 🤔 #nrlBroncosRabbitohs #NRL
— Rohit Đwiveđi (@RD_StormBruin) August 16, 2018
What’s with the broncos jerseys tonight? Are they trying to be the storm? You guys forgot your colours tonight #nrlBroncosRabbitohs @brisbanebroncos
— Stacey (@Staceya47) August 16, 2018
Confused. Are we playing the Broncos or the Storm? #nrlBroncosRabbitohs
— Kristy (@SunnynKristy) August 16, 2018
Hoping the purple jersey makes the @brisbanebroncos play more like the @storm tonight! #NRLBroncosSouths
— Joel Ridley (@joelridley) August 16, 2018
Did the @BrisbaneBroncos' mums leave their jerseys in the wash and have to borrow the @Storm's kit? #NRLBroncosSouths
— Book of Bogan (@BookofBogan) August 16, 2018
So if broncos win tonight does that mean Storm gets the points #lookslikestorm
— K (@kristiedavis02) August 16, 2018
The Broncos jersey isn’t really a big surprise. The storm is South Queensland really. #NRLBroncosSouths
— Brian (@bneil33) August 16, 2018
brisbane broncos or melbourne storm 🤔 #whatarethosejerseys
— COOK 4 PM (@reneeburgess09) August 16, 2018
The jerseys @brisbanebroncos are wearing tonight look brilliant. A little bit Storm like but I'm not complaining. Top work. #NRL #NRLBroncosSouths
— CAPEL (@laurencecapel) August 16, 2018