Brisbane’s horror disciplinary record has been highlighted by forward Joe Ofahengaue facing a three-game ban for a shoulder charge.

With the Broncos already reeling from a fifth-straight defeat, Ofahengaue is set to pay the price for a hit on Sam Lisone late in the embarrassing 30-12 defeat to the Gold Coast.

Ofahengaue will miss two weeks with an early guilty plea but will serve a third game if he fights the grade-one charge at the judiciary and loses.

The news comes as another hit to the struggling Broncos, with pressure intensifying on coach Anthony Seibold.

Brisbane management on Sunday gave Seibold their word as coach, promising they were in for the long haul.

But fans are growing tired after one of the worst starts to a season in the club’s history.

Their 15th position is the lowest they have been this late in a campaign since 2007.

Their 209 points conceded is the worst after seven rounds in the club’s 33-year existence.

And 170 of those points have come in the past five games since the competition restart.

In that time they have scored just 42 points.

Ofahengaue’s charge is systematic of their year.

They have been the most ill-disciplined team in the competition, conceding 7.7 penalties per game.

The Broncos have now had eight players charged over the opening seven rounds, including Corey Oates who faces a fine for abusing referee Peter Gough during the loss to the Titans.

That total is the highest of any club in the NRL this year.

If Ofahengaue takes his early guilty plea it will mean Broncos players have already missed nine games this year through on-field bans.

That figure does not include the two weeks Ofahengaue missed at the start of the season due to an off-field incident.

Seibold on Saturday night stressed that he was not looking over his shoulder worrying about his job.

“I’m working as hard as I can. I’ll get up and go in the morning,” he said.

“I think I’m the right person to try and bring this group through.

“If the board thinks otherwise… then they’ll tell me.”

Seibold addressed the Broncos board on Friday to detail his plans for a recover in what the Brisbane mentor dismissed as a regulation scheduled meeting.

He also reminded critics that his team recovered from a 2-5 start to last season to make the finals.