From the break that started the comeback,the 40-20 kick,the miracle flick pass to finally running Brisbane off their legs – this is how rugby league’s best player engineered a comeback for the ages.
The Panthers have less than a month to stop Jarome Luai hitting the open market,but there’s one thing they won’t be able to avoid after he aggravated a shoulder injury during the grand final.
Nathan Cleary had a hand in everything as he led the Panthers to erase a late 16 point deficit as they claimed their third straight Premiership.
Sunday night’s decider was breathless,Origin rugby league,fully satisfying everyone except the two tapped-out teams and their suffering supporters. I’ll need the summer to come down from this high.
Penrith sealed a third straight premiership after beating Brisbane at Accor Stadium.
The painful lessons he learnt in the 2020 grand final loss propelled Nathan Cleary to the best quarter of football of his storied career.
It was a mixed night for Reece Walsh,but the Brisbane Wonder Boy has time on his side.
This game was theirs. Yet somehow,Penrith found a way to break Brisbane hearts. So,what have we learnt?
We rate the performance of every player from Sunday night’s decider between Penrith and Brisbane.
A stirring second-half comeback from a Nathan Cleary-inspired Penrith side has lifted the Panthers into the rugby league pantheon with their third straight premiership.
Even the most hating of Panthers haters must respect what Ivan Cleary’s side achieved at Accor Stadium on Sunday night.