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Job done: Reynolds to retire after transforming Broncos
Joel Gould, AAP •  February 9th, 2026 4:51 pm
Adam Reynolds will retire at the end of the NRL season, having achieved the goal he was signed for | Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Adam Reynolds will finish his stellar career at the end of the season after fulfilling his Broncos mission to perfection.
The 36-year-old Brisbane captain announced at the club's season launch on Monday that this year would be his 15th and last in the NRL.
He will leave safe in the knowledge that Parramatta playmaker Jonah Pezet will join the Broncos next year to take over his halfback role alongside electric No.6 Ezra Mam.
Reynolds' signing has been the most valuable for the Broncos since legendary prop Glenn Lazarus joined the club from Canberra in 1992.
The Broncos were a rabble in the wooden spoon year of 2020 and not much better in 2021. Reynolds arrived in 2022 and they immediately looked like a football team. The little general was the rudder and he guided them, albeit through a rocky 2024, to title glory in 2025.
Adam Reynolds and coach Michael Maguire have won NRL titles together at two clubs | Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
He was signed to break a premiership drought that stretched back to 2006 and he delivered.
It is fitting that last year's title bookended his first premiership at the Rabbitohs in 2014, also won under current Broncos coach Michael Maguire.
Reynolds, who grew up in the back streets of Redfern, became synonymous with the heart and soul of South Sydney. He always looked just right in a Rabbitohs jersey. It was a cruel blow when he was forced to leave after the club failed to table a deal of satisfactory length for their loyal servant.
Adam Reynolds celebrates a South Sydney try during the 2014 Grand Final | Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP
The Rabbitohs' loss was Brisbane's gain and Reynolds has made all around him better.
The play of Mam, Reece Walsh, Kotoni Staggs and company has improved partly because Reynolds has given them the space and freedom to strut their stuff.
If all goes to plan, Reynolds will join the Broncos coaching staff in some capacity in 2027 and his guidance will be crucial in helping Pezet and Mam take their games to the next level.
Reynolds has played 309 NRL games to date and made two appearances for NSW in State of Origin in 2016. He also won the World Club Championship with the Rabbitohs in 2015 and will aim to win his second title when he leads the Broncos against Hull KR later this month.
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