But she would settle for it this year.
Broughton led the Sting to seven titles in 10 years and presided over a sporting dynasty which is perhaps rivalled only by the Crusaders' domination of Super rugby.
But her side is fighting over the minor placings after it was knocked out of contention in the inaugural ANZ Championship when it lost 41-47 to the Northern Mystics in Auckland last Monday.
With a place in the semifinals no longer on offer, Broughton has set a new goal for her side - to be the next best of the New Zealand teams behind the Magic, which has already qualified for the semifinals.
"That is something for us to set as a goal," she said.
"It is a really good one, actually. It's a really good incentive."
There is pride to play for, of course, and a chance to shine tonight when the Steel play the Magic in Invercargill, she added.
The Magic leads the competition with nine wins from 11 matches and is determined to win its remaining two matches to ensure a home semifinal.
While Broughton was not surprised the Magic was at the top, she was surprised the Mystics were not there with them.
"If you go through their team, they've underperformed," she said.
"Whether they can pull off another two wins and pass us, I'm not sure."
The Mystics beat the Central Pulse 42-28 in Auckland on Saturday and nudged ahead of the Steel on goal difference.
They round out their season against the Melbourne Vixens across the Tasman.
The Canterbury Tactix, after a good start, are also stuck in the middle of the pack and will be looking to finish ahead of many of their New Zealand rivals as well.
While aiming to be the next best of the New Zealand franchises is a far cry from the dominant Sting teams of the past, Broughton was mostly pleased with how her team had performed.
"I've been really pleased with how we've come along. I was disappointed with the form drop the other night [against the Mystics].
"I thought we're professional players and, no matter what is going on, you keep yourself up there and think very clearly under any circumstances."
The Magic will go into the match as the favourite.
The star-studded team has six current or former Silver Ferns in its line-up with 185 appearances for New Zealand between them.
There is no obvious weakness, though experienced defender Jodi Tod has been struggling with an ankle injury.
The Steel is light on international experience.
Veteran midcourter and co-captain Jenny-May Coffin has 26 caps, shooter Daneka Wipiiti six and Debbie White one.
Former Australian shooter Megan Dehn played 20 tests for her country.
Reserve shooter Jessica Tuki won a gold medal with the Silver Ferns at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
In Saturday's games, the Northern Mystics breezed past the Central Pulse 42-28, in Auckland and the the Adelaide Thunderbirds thrashed the Queensland Firebirds 66-47, in Adelaide.
Steel v Magic
Invercargill, tonight
Steel: Megan Dehn, Daneka Wipiiti, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Julianna Naoupu, Jess Tuki, Jenny-May Coffin, Liana Barrett-Chase, Wendy Telfer, Debbie White, Katrina Grant, Erika Burgess, Megan Hutton.
Magic: Rachel Beale, Nicola Cooney, Keshia Grant, Joline Henry, Laura Langman, Halana Leith, Amigene Metcalfe, Brigette Tapene, Jodi Tod, Maria Tutaia, Irene van Dyk, Casey Williams.
