Penrith became the first team in 40 years to win three straight National Rugby League titles in a grand final thriller on Sunday.
Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary manufactured an astonishing 26-24 comeback victory over the Brisbane Broncos as the Panthers became the first team in 40 years to win three straight National Rugby League titles in a Grand Final thriller on Sunday.
His break set up a try for prop Moses Leota in the 62nd minute, his playmaking crafted an opportunity for centre Stephen Crichton to score a second and the halfback himself scurried across the line for the third. After an unseasonably hot spring day in the harbour city, the match kicked off in temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius with the intensity of the early exchanges matching the atmospheric conditions.
Brisbane prop Thomas Flegler crashed over the line under the posts just before the break to cut the deficit to 8-6, however, before Broncos five eighth Ezra Mam put his stamp on the game early in the second half.
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