Brisbane have ended Penrith’s five-peat dream with a stunning 16-14 comeback victory to set up a grand final showdown with fierce rivals Melbourne.
The defeat means that Penrith’s reign as the reigning premiers will come to an end after the Panthers held the title for 1463 days.
Captain Adam Reynolds landed a sideline conversion in the 77th minute to win it and put to bed the demons of missing from the sideline in the 2021 grand final against the Panthers while playing for South Sydney.
The Broncos, trailing 14-0 at halftime, shocked the four-time defending premiers in the preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium.
The home side secured their 12th win in the past 14 matches on the back of a brilliant second half.
The first big play came from back-rower Jordan Riki who stopped Nathan Cleary on the tryline when the visitors appeared set to go up by 20 points.
The Brisbane Broncos have ended Penrith’s hopes of sealing their fifth straight NRL premiership title
Penrith were beaten 16-14 by the Broncos on Sunday evening at the Suncorp Stadium, ending their 2025 premiership campaign
Captain Adam Reynolds landed a sideline conversion in the 77th minute to win it and put to bed the demons of missing from the sideline in the 2021 grand final against the Panthers while playing for South Sydney
Reynolds, returning from a seven-week layoff with a hamstring injury, laid on a try at the other end for centre Kotoni Staggs with a deflected grubber.
Brisbane repelled raid after raid before prop Xavier Willison charged over in the 70th minute.
Fullback Reece Walsh, in traffic, set up winger Deine Mariner in the 76th minute.
Walsh had missed the previous conversion and handed over to Reynolds for the sideline conversion which he landed
The Broncos are never beaten. They have come back to win this year after trailing by 18 points, twice from 16 points and on another occasion from 14 points behind.
The Panthers dominated the first half with two tries to winger Paul Alamoti.
