The Grand Final is the biggest game on the NRL calendar, and neutrals love to see a close game go down to the wire.
Some of these games include the miracle comeback from Penrith last year, or the Cowboys' late show in 2015.
But sometimes one team is just far too good and puts on a clinic on the biggest stage of all.
The Sporting News looks at the biggest Grand Final wins in the NRL era.
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What is the biggest win in an NRL Grand Final?
The biggest Grand Final win in the NRL era (and indeed in the history of professional rugby league) came in 2008, when the Manly Sea Eagles put in one of the most dominant Grand Final displays to defeat the Melbourne Storm 40-0.
It was a rematch of the previous year's Grand Final where the Storm won 34-8, and a close match was expected given the teams finished in the top two of the regular season.
But the Sea Eagles were on another planet, they scored two tries in the first half and then flicked the switch after half-time to score six more in one of the most spectacular moments in Grand Final history; it is made more special by the fact the Storm were kept scoreless, and that this Storm side were later found guilty of massive salary cap breaches.
The game was capped off by Manly legend Steve 'Beaver' Menzies scoring a try off the bench in his final game for the club.
List of biggest NRL Grand Final victories
No team has come particularly close to Manly's 2008 triumph, though there have still been a few big scores in the big dance.
| Year | Game | Winning margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Manly Sea Eagles 40-0 Melbourne Storm | 40 points |
| 2017 | Melbourne Storm 34-6 North Queensland Cowboys | 28 points |
| 1998 | Brisbane Broncos 38-12 Bulldogs | |
| 2007* | Melbourne Storm 34-8 Manly Sea Eagles | 24 points |
| 2010 | St George Illawarra Dragons 32-8 Sydney Roosters | 24 points |
| 2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-6 Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 points |
*Denotes premiership stripped due to salary cap breaches
Who won the 2023 NRL Grand Final?
The 2023 NRL Grand Final was anything but a blowout, instead being one of the most dramatic in history between the Panthers and the Broncos.
After a tight first half, the Broncos blew the game wide open thanks to a hat-trick from Ezra Mam, and Penrith's three-peat dreams looked in tatters.
However, they pulled off the greatest comeback in NRL Grand Final history - led by superstar halfback Nathan Cleary - to turn a 16 point deficit into a two point win, securing a first ever three-peat in the NRL era.
