Melbourne and Brisbane met in a grand final blockbuster with the premiership on the line.
The Storm eased through into the decider with victories over Canterbury and Cronulla.
Meanwhile, the Broncos made their way through in mind-blowing circumstances as they knocked off Canberra and Penrith in epic tussles.
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Reece Walsh has always loved the big stage and the fullback produced the performance of his career so far as he orchestrated a stunning 26-22 win.
The Queenslander was electric throughout the contest as the Storm defence simply had no answers for him.
He set up the first try of the match after just two minutes when he bounced out of Jack Howarth’s attempted tackle before slipping in Deine Mariner.
Despite Brisbane’s red-hot start, the Broncos were then put on the back foot as the Storm rattled off three tries in a row.
Walsh responded with a brilliant solo try to drag his team back into the contest just as they looked like they could be in trouble.
He picked up the ball off the ruck and surged towards the tryline, skittling his opposite number, Ryan Papenhuyzen, as well as four other defenders on his way to the stripe.
"That was one of the most inspiring grand final tries I’ve ever seen," Billy Slater enthused on Channel Nine.
Yet Walsh wasn’t finished there. Far from it, in fact.
He made a crucial tackle on Tui Kamikamica just after the break.
His effort proved to be a major momentum turner as the Broncos then travelled down the other end to score through Gehamat Shibasaki.
Walsh really caught fire in the next period of the decider as he looked threatening with just about every touch.
He misfired with a forward pass close to the line, but wasn’t denied shortly afterwards as he slipped a pass to Shibasaki to get his second.
The Broncos only had a slender four-point lead and Papenhuyzen threatened to hit back for the Storm. However, Walsh had other ideas as he shut down Papenhuyzen as he made a beeline for the corner.
It was his second decisive defensive intervention for the match but wasn't his last.
The weight of expectation fell on his shoulders to see out the result, as Adam Reynolds limped from the field before Ben Hunt was taken out of the game in the closing stages due to a concussion.
Walsh once again stood up in defence in the final seconds as he chopped down Papenhuyzen to keep the Storm out and help deliver a title alongside the veteran halves.
"Oh my god what a bloody ride," Walsh said immediately post-match.
"A lot of people wrote us off this year but the only ones who believed was us.
"I’m so happy for our boys. From sitting in the bushes in that army camp to riding this wave."