2025 GF | PREMIERS - Brisbane 26-22 Melbourne @ Accor

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NRL 2025 - Grand Final
Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Broncos
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal (TICKETS)

Sunday 5 October 2025
NRL kickoff 7:30pm
Live on Nine, 9Now

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen
2. William Warbrick
3. Jack Howarth
4. Nick Meaney
5. Xavier Coates
6. Cameron Munster
7. Jahrome Hughes
8. Stefano Utoikamanu
9. Harry Grant
10. Josh King
11. Shawn Blore
12. Eliesa Katoa
13. Trent Loiero

14. Tyran Wishart
15. Ativalu Lisati
16. Tui Kamikamica
17. Alec MacDonald

18. Grant Anderson
19. Bronson Garlick
20. Joe Chan
21. Jonah Pezet
22. Sualauvi Faalogo

Ins & outs
Unchanged

1. Reece Walsh
2. Josiah Karapani
3. Kotoni Staggs
4. Gehamat Shibasaki
5. Deine Mariner
6. Ben Hunt
7. Adam Reynolds
8. Corey Jensen
9. Cory Paix
10. Payne Haas
11. Brendan Piakura
12. Jordan Riki
13. Patrick Carrigan

14. Ezra Mam
15. Kobe Hetherington
16. Xavier Willison
17. Tyson Smoothy

18. Jesse Arthars
19. Jack Gosiewski
20. Ben Talty
21. Selwyn Cobbo
22. Jock Madden

Ins & outs
Out: Ben Talty (bench to reserve)
In: Patrick Carrigan (lock)
Changes: Tyson Smoothy (lock to bench)

Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Dave Munro, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Ashley Klein

HEAD TO HEAD - 1998 - 2025​

	TOTAL	MELBOURNE	BRISBANE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	59	43	15	1
ACCOR	1	0	1	0
FINALS	9	6	3	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Qual Final	BRISBANE 26-0	Suncorp	50197
2024	Round 5	MELBOURNE 34-32	AAMI	20698
2024	Round 27	MELBOURNE 50-12	Suncorp	35086
2025	Round 23	MELBOURNE 22-2	AAMI	21324
2025	Round 27	BRISBANE 30-14	Suncorp	44645

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2002	Round 21	BRISBANE 48-20	Olympic Park	10308
2022	Round 23	MELBOURNE 60-12	Suncorp	42612

 

[Diesel]

The Ben Hunt redemption GF

 

[moffla]

I’m more confident playing the Ponies than I would have been Panthers but that means little.

Early tip from me in Storm by 6, but no result will surprise me.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

 

[Bookie]

No Klein No Storm

 

[Bazal]

Brisbane get Carrigan back and Walsh will have a lot more fun going at Meaney and Howarth on the edges than the Panthers defence.

Hughes is a massive inclusion if he plays like Friday, but he has an actual broken arm.

Brisbane for mine

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I think the Broncos win.

 

[Chins]

Melbourne by 20 I think. Either way this is aids v cancer

 

[Apey]

Should be an exciting game, these two teams match up pretty well. Who is going to want it more? Broncos choking 2 Grand Finals away in last 11 years, Storm last year's losers. Broncos will find much more joy this week up against Storm's outside backs. Storm will threaten them more than the Panthers did with ball in hand. Expecting something like 26 - 20 but I'm not sure who to yet.

 

[MakeItStop85]

……

 

[Slammin]

Clive Churchill ~ Ezra

 

[blaza88z]

Melbourne looked very beatable against Cronulla, they give you 5 tackles in the middle, the odd trick play and if that fails, bomb it to Coates.

Madge won't be giving Hughes the dinner suit treatment, this is the bloke who coached NSW to decapitate Walsh.

 

[moffla]

Yeah, nah I’ll be right. Give this one a miss

No you won’t

 

[Pugzley]

Good, luck Broncos. Nobody likes the scum

 

[This Year?]

I hate both these clubs almost as much as I hate my own. Over the years of hate and seething watching their success,while my club continually fades into obscurity I've learnt that all the hate does is shorten my life. The thought of Munster, Loiero, Asofa Solomona and the unco depth players at the Storm holding the trophy makes me want to projectile vomit until i lose my kidneys.
Now for the Broncos the thought of Mam, Hunt and Walsh lifting the trophy with Barrett in the frame makes me want to put my head into a vice and squeeze the temples until there is no feeling left.

Then I think of the fans.
The ones who ride the emotional rollercoaster week to week, season to season, feeling the highs, lows and appreciating great footy when they see it no matter who is playing. They post in here win lose or draw even with the hatred they see towards the club they love, because they love rugby league.

Whoever wins I'll be happy for you, but also so shitty and jealous of your club's success.
May it give you life.

 

[eels4lifee]

Well Melbourne never played in Origin b4, so this is their time Queensland vs Melbourne next week which should rate its tits off

 

[Valheru]

It's very difficult to see Brisbane winning TBH.

The circumstances of their 2 wins have been something else. You need to play well for 80 minutes to beat the storm and Brisbane have barely played well for 80 minutes over their 2 finals games.

Storm by 14

 

[Panther Mike]

Back in 2006 I cheered for the Storm and when they lost I felt quite sad at the time as Storm had been minor premiers and because I hate the Donkeys. I didn't know that they were cheating the cap yet obviously.

Now for the first time in 37 years, I won't be watching the GF. Neither club has a single redeeming feature, including the trash cities they represent. I can't believe bloody Brisbane were given the Olympics for 2032 either. It will be far inferior to Sydney 2000, the best games ever.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

Broncos

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Storm by 6.