2024 NRL Grand Final

Sunday, 6 October 2024 · Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW

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2024 NRL Grand Final result: Penrith Panthers def. Melbourne Storm, 14-6, at Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW on Sunday, 6 October 2024.

Sourcing caveat: Attendance is reported as 80,156 by Wikipedia and NRL.com; BBC Sport reported 80,552. We've published the figure agreed on by our two primary rugby-league-specific sources pending further verification. Sources also phrase the historical four-peat comparison slightly differently ("since St George 1959" vs. "the mighty St George side of the 50s and 60s") — both refer to the same 1956-1966 St George run, not a factual conflict.

Result

TeamScore
WinnerPenrith Panthers14
Runner-upMelbourne Storm6

Attendance: 80,156

NRL 2024 — full season ladder & finals series

PosClubPWDLPFPADiffPts
1Melbourne Storm241905692449+24344
2Penrith Panthers241707580394+18640
3Sydney Roosters241608738463+27538
4Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks241608653431+22238
5North Queensland Cowboys241509657568+8936
6Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2414010529433+9634
7Manly Warringah Sea Eagles2413110634521+11333
8Newcastle Knights2412012470510-4030
9Canberra Raiders2412012474601-12730
10Dolphins2411013577578-128
11St George Illawarra Dragons2411013508634-12628
12Brisbane Broncos2410014537607-7026
13New Zealand Warriors249114512574-6225
14Gold Coast Titans248016488656-16822
15Parramatta Eels247017561716-15520
16South Sydney Rabbitohs247017494682-18820
17Wests Tigers246018463750-28718

Qualified for the finals series — top 8 (McIntyre final eight system) that season.

Finals series

Qualifying Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
13 Sep 2024Penrith Panthers 30–10 Sydney RoostersBlueBet Stadium, Penrith, NSW21,483
14 Sep 2024Melbourne Storm 37–10 Cronulla-SutherlandAAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC26,326

Elimination Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
14 Sep 2024North Queensland Cowboys 28–16 Newcastle KnightsQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville, QLD24,861
15 Sep 2024Manly-Warringah 24–22 Canterbury-BankstownAccor Stadium, Sydney, NSW50,714

Semi-Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
20 Sep 2024Cronulla-Sutherland 26–18 North Queensland CowboysAllianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW19,124
21 Sep 2024Sydney Roosters 40–16 Manly-WarringahAllianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW40,818

Preliminary Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
27 Sep 2024Melbourne Storm 48–18 Sydney RoostersAAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC29,213
28 Sep 2024Penrith Panthers 26–6 Cronulla-SutherlandAccor Stadium, Sydney, NSW33,753

Grand Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
6 Oct 2024Penrith Panthers 14–6 Melbourne StormAccor Stadium, Sydney, NSW80,156

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Match officials

RefereeAshley Klein

Scorers

Penrith PanthersTries: Turuva 26'; Martin 38'; Alamoti 60'
Goals: Cleary (1/3)
Melbourne StormTries: Grant 22'
Goals: Meaney (1/1)

Teams

Penrith PanthersMelbourne Storm
1Dylan EdwardsFullbackRyan Papenhuyzen1
2Sunia TuruvaWingWill Warbrick2
3Izack TagoCentreJack Howarth3
4Paul AlamotiCentreNick Meaney4
5Brian To'oWingXavier Coates5
6Jarome LuaiFive-eighthCameron Munster6
7Nathan ClearyHalfbackJahrome Hughes7
8Moses LeotaPropTui Kamikamica8
9Mitch KennyHookerHarry Grant9
10James Fisher-HarrisPropJosh King10
19Scott SorensenSecond rowShawn Blore11
12Liam MartinSecond rowEliesa Katoa12
13Isaah YeoLockTrent Loiero13
Substitutes
14Brad SchneiderTyran Wishart14
15Lindsay SmithChristian Welch15
16Liam HenryLazarus Vaalepu16
11Luke GarnerAlec MacDonald17
Ivan ClearyCoachCraig Bellamy

Clive Churchill Medal

Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers).

Match context

Penrith Panthers made rugby league history in 2024, defeating minor premiers Melbourne Storm 14-6 to become the first club since St George in 1959 to win four consecutive NRL premierships. In a tense, defence-dominated arm-wrestle at Accor Stadium before 80,156 fans, Melbourne struck first through hooker Harry Grant in the 18th minute, but Penrith hit back when winger Sunia Turuva finished a slick backline movement in the 26th minute. Right on the stroke of halftime, second-rower Liam Martin barged over from close range to put Penrith ahead at the break, a lead the champions never relinquished. The contest turned decisively midway through the second half when a bunker review controversially ruled a Melbourne player held up over the line, denying the Storm a potential match-turning try. Penrith sealed the result soon after, with Cameron Munster later placed on report for an alleged bite. Nathan Cleary and captain Isaah Yeo were immense in a grinding forward battle, while Brian To'o racked up big metres before departing injured late in the contest. It was Martin, however, whose relentless go-forward and try-scoring effort earned him the Clive Churchill Medal. The result gave Penrith a sixth overall premiership and, remarkably, a fourth straight title under coach Ivan Cleary, a modern-era record unmatched by any club in the sport's professional history.

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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