<P> The 2015 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership - deciding game of the 2015 NRL season and was played on Sunday 4 October at Sydney 's ANZ Stadium between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys . North Queensland won the match 17 -- 16 in golden point extra time , claiming their first premiership title in their twentieth year of competition . Due to its dramatic ending , the match has been regarded as one of the greatest grand finals in rugby league history , drawing comparisons with the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final and the 1997 ARL Grand Final . Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston , who kicked the winning field goal for his team , was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player on the ground . Pre-match entertainment was headlined by Australian rock band Cold Chisel . </P>
<P> The 2015 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership - deciding game of the 2015 NRL season and was played on Sunday 4 October at Sydney 's ANZ Stadium between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys . North Queensland won the match 17 -- 16 in golden point extra time , claiming their first premiership title in their twentieth year of competition . Due to its dramatic ending , the match has been regarded as one of the greatest grand finals in rugby league history , drawing comparisons with the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final and the 1997 ARL Grand Final . Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston , who kicked the winning field goal for his team , was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player on the ground . Pre-match entertainment was headlined by Australian rock band Cold Chisel . </P>
who won the nrl grand final in 2015
who won the nrl grand final in 2015
North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys