Penrith proved their greatness, but the 2024 decider was grand, not great.
Sometimes you can pit the two greatest teams of their generation, packed with off-the-charts talent and firepower, into the most important match of the season and you get explosive action throughout, an unending series of fireworks.And other times you get matches like the 2024 NRL grand final between Penrith and Melbourne. No-one could doubt either side’s talent, pedigree, nor their intensity of purpose.
For what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? You get Penrith attacking the Storm’s line for the first 22 minutes for no nudge on the scoreboard of nil-all and nothing particularly memorable, and versa-vicky.And yes, the impasse was broken first with typical individual brilliance by Melbourne’s captain Harry Grant finding a gap in the Riff line that was completely invisible to the rest of us. Bravo.
Ten minutes later, Penrith centre Paul Alamoti scored in the corner to give Penrith an eight-point buffer.
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