The 2025 NRL Grand Final was a rugby league game contested between the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos on 5 October at Accor Stadium in Sydney, to determine the 2025 NRL premiers. Brisbane de
Accor Stadium hosted the match
Melbourne Storm halfback and 2024 Dally M Medallist, Jahrome Hughes (pictured in 2024), returned to the club this season, missing most of the final third of the season due to sustaining a shoulder dislocation and a broken arm in separate matches.
Michael Maguire was announced as the new Brisbane Broncos coach at the beginning of the 2025 season.
Brisbane's Ben Hunt (pictured playing for Australia) would make his second grand final appearance, ten years after appearing in Brisbane's loss to the North Queensland Cowboys.
The 2024 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2024 National Rugby League season in Australia. It was contested between the Melbourne Storm and the Penrith Panthers o
2025 NRL Grand Final
…by the top eight teams on the competition ladder. Brisbane and Melbourne had both been runners-up in the previous two premiership deciders — 2023 and 2024 — losing on each occasion to the Penrith Panthers. Both teams faced each other twice during the regular season: Melbourne won 22–2 at AAMI Park in Round…
Accor Stadium during the match
Liam Martin (pictured representing Australia) setting up a try, making 46 tackles, ran for 92 meters and scored a try in the 39th minute of the match. He was ultimately awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for his performance.