| 2015 NRL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, NSW, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Clive Churchill Medal |  Johnathan Thurston | |||||||||||||||
| Australian National anthem | Jessica Mauboy | |||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins Brett Suttor (Touch Judge) Steve Carrall (Touch Judge) | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 82,758 | |||||||||||||||
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The 2015 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2015 NRL season and was played on Sunday 4 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys.[1] North Queensland won the match 17–16 in golden point extra time, claiming their first premiership title in their twentieth year of competition. Due to its dramatic ending, the match has been regarded as one of the greatest grand finals in rugby league history, drawing comparisons with the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final and the 1997 ARL Grand Final.[2] Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston, who kicked the winning field goal for his team, was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player on the ground. Pre-match entertainment was headlined by Australian rock band Cold Chisel.[3]
- ^ Newman, Paul (4 October 2015). "NRL Grand Final: North Queensland Cowboys beat Brisbane Broncos in golden-point thriller". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Brad Walter (5 October 2015). "NRL Grand Final 2015: North Queensland Cowboys triumph in top three grand final wins of all time". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Cleary, Matt (4 October 2015). "Cowboys' Thurston-inspired victory ranks up there with the best of all time | Matt Cleary". The Guardian.