Overview

• Brisbane overhauled a 10-point deficit to defeat Melbourne 26-22 and secure the club’s first premiership since 2006.
• Reece Walsh won the Clive Churchill Medal after a solo try, three try assists to Deine Mariner and Gehamat Shibasaki, and decisive cover tackles including a final-minute stop on Ryan Papenhuyzen.
• The decider featured significant reshuffles as Adam Reynolds left with a hamstring injury and Ben Hunt and Josiah Karapani exited for head injury assessments.
• Coach Michael Maguire’s demanding program was credited by players and coaches for Brisbane’s resilience and repeated late-game turnarounds across the finals.
• With veterans Reynolds and Hunt contracted through 2026, attention shifts to elevating Ezra Mam and integrating prospects such as Coby Black, Tom Duffy and forward Xavier Willison.