2023 | NRL Grand Final|||||||||||||
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Date | 1 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Accor Stadium | ||||||||||||
Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||
Clive Churchill Medal | Nathan Cleary (PEN) | ||||||||||||
National Anthem | Tim Omaji | ||||||||||||
Pre-Match Entertainment | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, King Stingray | ||||||||||||
Referee | Adam Gee | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 81,947 | ||||||||||||
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The 2023 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2023 National Rugby League season in Australia. It was contested between the Penrith Panthers and the Brisbane Broncos on Sunday the 1st of October at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Penrith, who were the two-time defending premiers and the defending minor premiers, won the match 26–24 to claim their fifth premiership title, and became the first club in forty years to win three consecutive first-grade premierships, following the Parramatta Eels' three-peat from 1981 to 1983. Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary, who scored the winning try for his team, was awarded his second Clive Churchill Medal for being judged as the man of the match. The match gained significant notability for featuring the largest comeback victory in grand final history, with the Panthers overcoming a 24–8 deficit after 56 minutes by scoring 18 unanswered points to ultimately win the match.[1]
The match was preceded by the 2023 NRL State Championship and the 2023 NRL Women's Grand Final. The match was broadcast live throughout Australia by the Nine Network.