| 2020 NRL Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 25 October 2020[a] | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Clive Churchill Medal |  Ryan Papenhuyzen | ||||||||||||
| National anthem | Chloé Zuel | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Gerard Sutton, Todd Smith (Touch Judge) Chris Butler (Touch Judge) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,303 | ||||||||||||
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The 2020 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2020 National Rugby League season held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on October 25. The match was contested between minor premiers Penrith Panthers and second-placed Melbourne Storm.[2] Melbourne led the game 22-0 at half-time before holding off a late Penrith comeback to win 26-20, claiming their fourth premiership title. Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the official man of the match. The match was attended by 37,303 spectators due to an enforced limit to stadium capacity by the NSW government as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The game would be the last for Melbourne hooker and captain Cameron Smith after announcing his retirement in the following year, making him the most-capped player in the NRL with 430 games, and the most for a single club.
The match was preceded by the 2020 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final, where the Brisbane Broncos defeated the Sydney Roosters 20–10 to win their third premiership title in succession, and their second Grand Final win against the Roosters after the teams met in the inaugural NRLW Grand Final in 2018.[3]
Pre-match entertainment was headlined by Australian indie pop singer Amy Shark.[4] The match was broadcast live throughout Australia by the Nine Network.
- ^ "Everything you need to know: NRL, NRLW grand final 2020". NRL.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "NRL announce grand final for ANZ Stadium". 2ST. 2020-09-29. Archived from the original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Broncos v Roosters". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Amy Shark To Headline The 2020 NRL Grand Final Entertainment". Triple M. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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