Bold, brave and simply crazy. Is there any other way the Brisbane Broncos would book their place in the NRL grand final, and at last end the Penrith Panthers’ dynasty?

Based on the first half, this never should have happened. They had butchered several opportunities in the opening 40 minutes, chances the four-time defending champions had gifted them, and headed into the break trailing 14-0.

But this Broncos side, as they showed against the Raiders two weeks ago, just never say die, and after clinching the 16-14 triumph in the most dramatic of circumstances, this Suncorp Stadium crowd could not have appreciated it more.

Such was the volume of the more than 52,000 people who filled the stands, the media box shook. For each of these moments, they rode the wave of emotions.

“I’ve never see

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