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Did anyone honestly, genuinely, heart of hearts believe the Broncos could beat Penrith? Particularly after going into halftime trailing 14-0.
Brisbane have ended Penrith's five-peat dream with a stunning 16-14 comeback victory to set up a grand final showdown with fierce rivals Melbourne.
Penrith have climbed Mount Everest once, but keeping their NRL dynasty alive will mean doing it again.
Melbourne have given themselves a shot at grand-final redemption, with the club's new big four booking a spot in the NRL decider with a 22-14 win over Cronulla.
Brisbane must find a way to collectively make up for the loss of suspended lock Pat Carrigan or risk being exposed by Penrith in the middle of the park in the grand-final qualifier.
Ahead of Friday and Sunday's preliminary finals, there are four potential grand final matchups, Darren Arthur considers which decider would be most attractive.