NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened

Nathan Cleary is swarmed by his Panthers teammates after scoring the winning try to secure the 2023 NRL grand final against the Brisbane Broncos. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images

12.04pm BST

Summary

Thank you all for joining me tonight for one of the great grand finals, not just in the history of the NRL, or even Australian sport, but of any professional competition you care to mention. The fierceness of the action, the wild swings of fortune, the brilliant skill, and the fortitude of one man to put his team on his back and refuse to accept defeat, making the collective mission an individual quest.

This Penrith side are one for the ages, and they deserve every accolade after this premiership triumph, their third in a row. Who knows how many more will follow?

I will leave others more qualified to speculate. They can also explain how Ezra Mam scored a hat-trick but still finished on the losing side. Or how Dylan Edwards carried the ball nearly 300 metres. Or how Stephen Crichton tackled Reece Walsh to deny Brisbane what would surely have been a sealing try.

Stick around these pages for all of that. But from me, it’s goodnight.

Updated at 12.06pm BST

11.55am BST

Here’s Nick Tedeschi’s take on the final whistle.