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One of the great comebacks in NRL finals history has hit pause on the greatest reign in modern rugby league.

Brisbane are through to a grand final against Melbourne next Sunday. For the first time since 2019, Penrith are not.

And only a most remarkable finals’ comeback (hot on the heels of Brisbane’s remarkable finals fightback two weeks earlier against Canberra, and the Panthers’ 2023 grand final heroics, of course) could make it so.

For 40 minutes, Penrith were ruthless. Relentless. Constricting. Suffocating. And perfect. A 14-0 halftime advantage was theirs to enjoy thanks to the near-perfect finals football.

They deserved it. Just as the Broncos deserve their return to the decider for somehow swimming against the tide, somewhere not just surviving, but thriving, against a

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