Beautiful gesture from Reynolds for injured Bronco

A beautiful moment from Adam Reynolds after the Broncos captain asked Billy Walters to help him in lifting the Provan-Summons Trophy.

Having torn his ACL in the qualifying final against Canberra, Walters was crucial in turning his side's season around.

Knowing he would miss the big dance, Walters was named Chief Motivation Officer ahead of the Grand Final.

”It’s really nice for Madge to let me be a part of this week as much as I can, as much as I’d like to be out there playing, I still feel like I’m part of it sitting on the sidelines,” Walters said in the lead up to the match.

“I had to calm down a bit, can’t distract the boys too much. I’m getting a little bit bored.

“Not getting on the field and training with them, but it’s just helping out as much as I can. Whatever they need … I am trying to help out.”

9:45pm - Walsh named as the Clive Churchill Medallist

One of the best Grand Final performances you will ever see.

He has absolutely deserved this honour.

And to finish off his speech, he made a cheeky joke about drinking from his toilet.

"Love you all, plumbers out!"

__9:37pm - Mam: "It's surreal"

Ezra Mam has spoken with the SEN League team following his side win.

Coming off the bench, Mam managed to run for 83 metres in 43 minutes of play which included an important turnover which set up a try to get Brisbane within two points.

Speaking post-game, the five-eighth noted that the loss in the 2023 Grand Final was a driving force for the side to not repeat the result.

"It's surreal," he said.

"We went through it two years and we made sure to tell the boys who hadn't gone through it and this was going to be a moment were we changed that."

9:31pm - THE BRONCOS HAVE WON THE 2025 NRL PREMIERSHIP

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 19 YEARS, THE BRISBANE BRONCOS ARE PREMIERS.

Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne after 80 mins

9:27pm - Broncos hold up

Xavier Coates has been dragged into touch by Deine Mariner with two minutes left.

Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne after 78 mins

9:24pm - Storm have the ball in their 20

With just under five minutes left, Melbourne has an opportunity from the 20 metre line to try and take back the lead.

Can they score?

Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne after 76 mins

9:18pm - Hunt off for the match

After the heartbreak in 2015, Ben Hunt will not play in the remaining eight minutes of the match, having suffered a Category 1 concussion.

Can Brisbane hold on?

Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne after 72 mins

9:16pm - TEN MINUTES LEFT TO GO

9:11pm - Caine: "It's all going wrong for Melbourne"

Melbourne looked to have had a scoring opportunity, but a wayward pass put Will Warbrick into touch to see the Broncos stop them.

Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne after 65 mins

9:02pm - Shibasaki gives Brisbane the lead

Gehamat Shibasaki has scored his second try to see the Broncos in front with just over 20 minutes to go.

Reece Walsh has assisted yet another try to now make it three try assists. It feels like he is everywhere, and he has only gotten better since Reynolds came off.

He's firming as the favourite for the Clive Churchill Medal.

And he has put it through the big sticks to push Brisbane's lead into four points.

Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne after 58 mins

8:56pm - Mariner makes it a double

It started with Ezra Mam getting a turnover off Will Warbrick.

And within that set, Reece Walsh gets it over to Deine Mariner to the right-hand side, who has scored his second try of the match.

And Walsh has pushed it across the goal face, which sees Melbourne just hold the lead.

Brisbane 20-22 Melbourne after 56 mins

8:51pm - Reynolds OUT for the game

After kicking the winner to get them to this stage, the Broncos will now have to be without their captain for the last 30 minutes.

Adam Reynolds had to be lifted off the field, having appeared to have suffered either a calf or hamstring injury.

Cory Paix has replaced him in the side.

Brisbane 16-22 Melbourne after 50 minutes

8:48pm - Shibasaki closes the lead to six

Gehamat Shibasaki has closed the margin within a converted try for the Broncos. From that linebreak and run, he has extended his own running game to 142 metres.

Brisbane made sure to use the set restart to their advantage, but Reynolds couldn't convert.

Brisbane 16-22 Melbourne after 47 mins

8:44pm - Has Reece Walsh saved Brisbane's GF chances?

Reece Walsh has pulled a try-saving effort to stop the Storm from scoring.

Tui Kamikamica was initially awarded the try, but on review, it showed that he had dropped the ball, which saw the call overturned through Walsh's efforts.

Brisbane 12-22 Melbourne after 43 mins

8:39pm - Caine reviews Atkins' performance as referee

Following Ash Klein's performance in last week's preliminary final between the Storm and Sharks, Grant Atkins was all but handed the Grand Final refereeing duties.

And in his first Grand Final as head ref, Joel Caine believes he is doing well.

"If seven is a pass mark, then this is a pass mark," he said.

So far, Atkins has only had to give six penalties in this match.

__8:31pm - Sattler: Stefano (Utoikamanu) is walking the walk

After calling the Broncos stuck up, Stefano Utoikamanu has certainly not shied away in this match, which has been noticed by SEN League's Scott Sattler.

The starting prop has managed to run for 83 metres and is yet to miss a tackle whilst managing to break six tackles from the opposition.

8:23pm - Half time: Storm maintain lead into the main break

What a match it has been. And to think there are still another 40 minutes to go.

On SEN League's call of the game, Joel Caine noted that under Craig Bellamy, the Melbourne Storm have not lost a game where they lead at halftime.

But considering that the Broncos came back from a 14-point lead last week to knock off the Panthers, this game is still up for grabs.

Brisbane 12-22 Melbourne after 40 minutes.

8:16pm - Hughes scores to keep Melbourne's lead

There must be something about going on report and then somewhat redeeming yourself with a try.

Jahrome Hughes gets the ball from a play of the ball and spots a gaping hole in the Broncos' defence which he gets through.

And to think he is playing after having dislocated his shoulder and breaking his arm in the last two months.

Incredible stuff.

Brisbane 12-22 Melbourne after 36 mins

8:10pm - Walsh with a stunning try

Reece Walsh has scored one of the best tries you'll see in a Grand Final.

Getting the ball from around the 25 metre mark, he gets around three Storm players to put the ball between the sticks. He has been a man on a mission since Adam Reynolds' injury, and it has been exciting to watch

And Michael Maguire absolutely loves it.

This game is as high-octaned as they come...and there's still 50 minutes left.

Brisbane 12-16 Melbourne after 31 mins

8:06pm - Hughes placed on report

Melbourne's Jahrome Hughes has now joined Reece Walsh in being placed on report.

7:59pm - Warbrick makes it three for the Storm

In the space of 14 minutes, the Storm have gone from six points down to 10 points in front.

Will Warbrick was set up with a great cut-out pass from Eliesa Katoa, which saw Warbrick open on the right-hand side, and he sprinted on that wing to get the ball down.

What was the perfect start for Brisbane has gone in the other direction.

Brisbane 6-16 Melbourne after 23 mins

7:57pm - Walsh has been placed on report

It hasn't been his best start to a match for Brisbane's superstar.

And he's now been placed on report following a dangerous tackle on Xavier Coates

7:53pm - Sattler: The Broncos are a bit of a rabble at the moment

7:49pm - Katoa pounces to give Melbourne the lead

Corey Parker said during the week that Eliesa Katoa worried him from a Broncos point of view, and he has shown just what he was.

Pouncing on a Jahrome Hughes grubber kick, which caught Brisbane off guard early in the set, the Storm have made it back-to-back tries.

Meaney makes it 2/2 from the tee to give the Storm a six-point lead.

Brisbane 6-12 Melbourne after 15 mins

7:43pm - Melbourne strikes back

They weren't going to be held down for long.

Off a Ryan Papenhuyzen offload, Nick Meaney slices through the Broncos' defence and gets past Reece Walsh to score.

He finished his own work with the conversion.

Brisbane 6-6 Melbourne after 9 mins

7:38pm - The Broncos start strong

Deine Mariner has started the Grand Final with a BANG to give Brisbane the lead!

But it could have been a disaster with the winger just being inside the try line after trying to get around to score under the posts.

Adam Reynolds converts the try. What a start for the Broncos.

Brisbane 6-0 Melbourne after 3 mins

7:34pm - THE NRL GRAND FINAL IS UNDERWAY

Ben Hunt of all people has taken the first kick and we are underway here at Accor Stadium.

7:30pm - The teams are on the ground

It's slowly but surely getting more real with both teams having come out of the tunnel.

Both sides have lined up in arms with the Welcome to Country and National Anthem to come.

7:18pm - The full set list from Teddy Swims performance

What a performance that was from the American artist.

And who would have thought that a cover of AC/DC's TNT could sound so soulful.

Set list

Bad Dreams

The Door

TNT - AC/DC

Lose Control

7:06pm - Teddy Swims has taken to the stage

With just under 30 minutes to go before kick-off, American singer Teddy Swims has taken to the stage to perform the pre-game entertainment.

He has opened with his song titled 'Bad Dreams'.

6:37pm - Teams are IN

The final teams for the 2025 NRL Grand Final have been locked in.

We're just under an hour away from kick-off, with Teddy Swims set to perform in a couple of moments.

The tension is certainly building at Accor Stadium with the retiring class of 2025 having been introduced to the crowd.

6:18pm - Coin toss results

The coin toss has taken place between Harry Grant and Adam Reynolds.

Grant would win the flip and have elected to kick-off.

__6:04pm - Lenarduzzi: "I was about to throw up"

Broncos prop Chelsea Lenarduzzi reflected post game with the SEN League team after her side's win against the Roosters.

When asked about what her thoughts were during the final minutes of the match when Brisbane were behind, the 30 year old admitted that she was not feeling well.

"I could barely look," Lenarduzzi said.

"I was about to throw up, that was going through my head."

After that, she gave credit to her team noting that there was always belief that their best could challenge any side.

"It's the same every game," she added.

"We know that we can win at any point; if we play our best footy, we can beat any team.

"But credit to the Chooks, they are a really good team and they are very tough and that was probably one of the best NRLW games you'll ever see."

5:52pm - Mele Hufanga wins Karyn Murphy Medal

Could it have been anyone else?

The centre was phenomonal throughout the match having managed to run for 199 metres from just 16 runs which included her match winning try.

__5:42pm - BRONCOS END THE ROOSTERS STREAK

They have done it. The Broncos have ended the 18 game win streak to claim their 4th NRLW Premiership.

Brisbane 22-18 Sydney after 70 mins

5:34pm - Did Hufanga get the ball down?

Mele Hufanga's performance in this match has been unbelievable, which has been capped off with a try.

She managed to get past three defenders and appears to have grounded the ball, with that being the call by Belinda Sharpe despite Jasmin Strange's best efforts.

Although it has gone to the bunker to confirm. The Stadium is holding its breathe.

And the decision would be confirmed by the bunker despite Brett Kimmorely disagreeing with the decision.

The Broncos are back in the lead.

Brisbane 22-18 Sydney after 65 mins

5:26pm - Broncos get the chance to tie but miss

They might have been denied through Julia Robinson, but the Broncos have kept themselves in this match.

Shalom Sauaso would get over the line from three metres out with the 20-year-old using brute force to get over.

But the Broncos weren't able to take the lead with Romy Teitzel pushing the ball right.

Will Brisbane get another chance to try and take the lead?

Brisbane 16-18 Sydney after 61 mins

5:18pm - Broncos respond back with plenty of force

Just as soon as the Roosters got the lead, the Broncos made sure the game was tied again.

Julia Robinson would pounce on a loose ball after it hit Keeley Davis on her side to score under the posts.

HANG ON A SEC, THE TRY HAS BEEN DISALLOWED.

On replay, it shows that the ball hit Ali Brigginshaw and went forward.

The Broncos still have the ball following a scrum reset.

Roosters lead with 12 mins left to play.

Brisbane 12-18 Sydney after 58 mins

5:16pm - Roosters are in the lead

15 minutes of brilliance have seen the Roosters take the lead for the first time in the game.

Mia Wood has planted the ball in the right-hand corner.

Brisbane 12-18 Sydney after 55 mins

5:13pm - Roosters have tied the match

You can never count out a champion side like the Sydney Roosters.

And with their last five minutes, it's easy to see why.

20-year-old Eliza Lopamaua has managed to drag her way across the line to get the Roosters within two points.

And with the conversion from Jocelyn Kelleher, we have a tied game.

Brisbane 12-12 Sydney after 52 mins

5:06pm - Roosters are on the scoreboard

The Roosters, after 47 minutes, have finally managed to score a try through Brydie Parker.

The fullback who managed to pass a HIA earlier in the game, following a head collision with Romy Teitzel got past Mele Hufanga to break free and score.

The Roosters are still in this.

Brisbane 12-6 Sydney after 47 mins

5:03pm - Is Upton in injury trouble?

Tamika Upton for a brief moment was with the trainers after appearing to have injured her left hamstring.

She has managed to get back involve in the match having been involved in the Broncos' latest attacking set.

But despite her continued involvement, commentator Mary Konstantopoulos still thinks that Upton is not 100% right.

"Still able to make impact but she's not 100%," she said.

Brisbane 12-0 Sydney after 41 mins

4:55pm - Second Half is underway

4:50pm - What can Sydney improve on to get back into the match?

On SEN League's coverage of the NRLW Grand Final, Brett Kimmorely have noted that the amount of missed tackles from Sydney is playing a large part in being behind.

He would also agree with Mary Konstantopoulos point that there is too much for Roosters' Lock Olivia Kernick to do without Tarryn Aitken playing in today's match.

“41 missed tackles for the Roosters,” Kimmorley said.

“They have just been run over at the moment, and I agree with you, Mary (Konstantopoulos), the fact that it goes Kernick, you’ve got to do everything, they need to have another bow to her string, maybe tip it on.

“But they just can’t rely on one player to do everything in attack, but it’s also the loss of Tarryn Aiken, who is probably that player who helps Kernick out, which is more of a two-punch role.”

4:43pm - Half-time of the NRLW Grand Final

The first half of the NRLW Grand Final has all been in favour of Brisbane as they take a 12-point lead into halftime.

That was thanks to tries from Tamika Upton and Jada Ferguson, with Romy Teitzel converting both.

Julia Robinson and Mele Hufanga have also been dominant from the centres for the Broncos. They are the only two players who have managed to run for more than 100 metres for the match.

Sydney has certainly had their chances but has been stifled by Brisbane's defence.

Can the Roosters use the half to reset and come out firing to extend their winning streak to 19 games, or will the Broncos claim their fourth NRLW premiership?

We'll just have to wait and see.

Brisbane 12-0 Sydney after 35 mins

4:34pm - The Broncos double their lead

The Broncos are on a roll here, having managed to double their lead thanks to Jada Ferguson.

The hooker would play the ball immediately and managed to just get the ball over the line next to the posts on the left-hand side.

Romy Teitzel has converted from point-blank range to give the Broncos a multiple-try lead.

Brisbane 12- 0 Sydney after 28 mins

4:28pm - Roosters almost get on the board

A bouncing grubber kick from Jocelyn Kelleher almost saw the Roosters get on the board as it forced a fumble from Kerri Johnson, which the Broncos have managed to get the ball out for a dropout.

Brisbane 6-0 Sydney after 24 mins

4:23pm - Broncos get the first score of the match

The Broncos had appeared to have scored their first try for the match but that would disallowed.

But from the scrum restart, the Broncos capitalised with the reigning Dally M Medallist Tamika Upton bursting through the Roosters on the left hand side to score.

That is her 20th try for the season. She is having an unreal season.

Brisbane 6-0 Sydney after 18 mins

4:15pm - Still scoreless after 15 minutes

For two teams that know how to score plenty of points, it has been the defence of both sides that has been most promienent.

The Broncos have been better at breaking down the defence but haven't converted.

Brisbane 0-0 Sydney after 15 mins

4:06pm - Broncos held up on the line

Lauren Dam and the Broncos have had the first opportunity at scoring after breaking through the defensive line but the Roosters defence was just too good to hold her up.

Brisbane 0-0 Sydney after six minutes.

4:00pm - THE NRLW GRAND FINAL IS UNDERWAY

The Broncos are kicking off with the Roosters to receive.

3:53pm - Broncos, Roosters and Storm fans are out in full force

As we get closer to the two matches getting underway, there is plenty of Broncos fans and Storm supporters getting in and lapping up the Grand Final atmosphere.

And among them, there are also some Roosters fans ready to cheer on their underdefeated NRLW side.

Take a look at just some of the fans entering into Accor Stadium.

3:45pm - Smith expecting plenty of turning points

SEN's Jimmy Smith is expecting this year's NRL decider to have plenty of turning points for both sides.

On SEN's Grand Final edition of NRL Crunch Time with Corey Parker and Tim Mannah, the former Rabbitohs man expects there to be as many as 12 turning points that could decide the fate of either side.

Mannah would also point out that those moments can come from the smallest of changes as shown in Brisbane's win against the Panthers last week.

Smith: “The beauty of this game and the anticipated closeness of this game is that there will be eight, twelve turning points.”

“There will be those big moments…you think of all the big moments in that Canberra Raiders vs Broncos game.

“There were so many big moments in that match.”

Mannah: “Well, the Broncos game last week, one of the biggest moments was that six to go before their last try.

“The ball gets knocked down by Blaize Talagi, and it’s such a small moment in the game, but that gives them six to go, and then they score the try off the back of that.

3:32pm - Teams confirmed for NRLW Grand Final

In just under 30 minutes, the NRLW decider between the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos will get underway.

With that the final teams have been locked in.

3:13pm - Warriors claim first national title in club history

It has taken a while, but after 30 years of being in the ARL and NRL, the New Zealand Warriors have claimed their first win on Grand Final day.

Following their success in the NSW Cup final against the Dragons, the Warriors have continued their historic season with a 50-20 demolition job of the Burleigh Bears.

Most of the damage came in the first half, with Tanah Boyd having a day out to help his side secure the result.

The Bears did manage to claw the score back towards the end, but it was too little, too late.

The Warriors also means that while Nathan and Ivan are not playing or coaching today, the Cleary Grand Final day winning streak has continued for a fifth year through Jett.

The 20-year-old started on the bench for the side in their match against the Burleigh Bears after featuring as the starting halfback towards the back end of the season.

He would feature for 13 minutes.

2:33pm - Warriors dominating in the State Championship match

In the annual State Championship clash that kicks off the NRL Grand Final day, the New Zealand Warriors are absolutely running home with it against the Burleigh Bears.

Despite there being no score for the first ten minutes, the NSW Cup Champions have certainly made up for lost time, having managed to pile on the score with six tries before half-time.

The Bears, at the same time, were only able to get the one try.

If the Warriors can hold on, it will mean that they have become the seventh NSW Cup team in the last eight state championship matches to have done the double.

The score at half time was 32 to 6 in the Wahs' favour.

2:03pm - The six players that could decide GF

Earlier in the week, Corey Parker named three players from both the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos that he thinks will help decide the Grand Final for their sides.

For the Bronx, the 347-game player has named Reece Walsh, Ben Hunt and Payne Haas, while for the Storm, he has selected Harry Grant, Cam Munster and Eliesa Katoa.

To read his explanation, check out the article here.