Even the most hating of Panthers haters must respect what Ivan Cleary’s side achieved at Accor Stadium on Sunday night.
They become the first team in NRL era to claim three consecutive titles and the first since 1983 when Parramatta won their third, although they weren’t operating under a salary cap that actively works against nights like this.
His 76th-minute try, when he stepped inside against tiring Brisbane defence, merely underlined what he’d done in the previous 20 minutes. Of all the weapons in his arsenal, Walsh’s ability to find a long kick on the full and then attack on his return is probably his best. The Broncos didn’t help their cause by continually fumbling the ball in their own half, but they covered for their errors with some brilliant defence on their goal line.
But early in the second half, he identified big prop Lindsay Smith labouring out wide, charged into space and then out-paced Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards to score in the corner.
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