Overview

• Brisbane trailed 18-0 at half-time and extended to an 18-0 deficit early in the second half before scoring four tries between the 60th and 76th minutes to seal a 22-18 win.
• Five-eighth Ezra Mam produced three perfect passes in the final quarter that directly set up tries for Josiah Karapani, Delouise Hoeter and Brendan Piakura.
• Fullback Selwyn Cobbo’s errors in the opening hour and two out-on-the-full kicks by Adam Reynolds helped Canterbury build its early 18-0 lead.
• Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo’s last-minute reshuffle—shifting Matt Burton to centre and inserting Lachlan Galvin at five-eighth—failed to contain the Broncos’ late surge.
• The victory moves Brisbane from seventh to fifth on the NRL ladder and tightens the battle for top-four positions as finals approaches.