Month: October 2023

Brisbane Broncos coach Kevin Walters has admitted the feeling of losing a premiership "pisses off" his playing group and staff after a horrible final 20 minutes handed the Panthers a comeback grand final win.

The modern-day Panthers empire was crumbling and Ezra Mam, a 20-year-old on a contract worth just $240,000-a-season, was doing the demolition job.

The Penrith Panthers have etched their name into NRL history by completing a 16 point comeback, down 24-8 with 20 minutes remaining to beat the Brisbane Broncos 26-24. This is Penrith’s fourth consecutive grand final and third consecutive premiership. Is this the greatest NRL team we have ever seen?

Panthers' five-eighth Jarome Luai left the field early in the second half of the Panthers' 26-24 grand final victory over the Broncos after appearing to reinjure his troublesome left shoulder, with the gamble to bring him back into the team for the last two games of the season backfiring.

The Panthers have secured a special slice of history by becoming the first team in 40 years to win three consecutive premierships after an astonishing comeback in the 2023 grand final.

Penrith Panthers have been crowned the 2023 NRL premiers after a thrilling 26-24 victory over the Broncos, with Nathan Cleary snatching victory from the jaws of defeat with an all-time grand final performance in the last 15 minutes.