Sport

NRL

NRL grand final

Opinion

Unscripted thriller leaves no time to even check the score

Malcolm Knox Journalist, author and columnist October 5, 2025 — 10.29pm

Lights, camera, Reece Walsh. And action. And action. And action.

Put this movie in a time capsule and bury it. Send it to Mars with a poster of Walsh in case the future ever needs to know why this provincial little football code, this unscripted suburban drama, was the greatest game of all.

Two years ago, the Brisbane Broncos’ super trio Walsh, Payne Haas and Ezra Mam inspired one of the most thrilling rugby league grand finals ever played. This time, they did all that and won, too.

For most of this eye-popping match, it was difficult to keep in mind what the score even was. You couldn’t look away long enough to

See Full Page