The three-time champion Brisbane Broncos have missed the NRLW finals for the first time in the five year history of the competition, going down to previously winless Parramatta 28-16 in the first of a trio of matches at the Central Coast Stadium.
Remarkably, it gave Parramatta a finals’ spot albeit temporarily until the Roosters and Gold Coast Titans match to immediately follow.
Parramatta needed a converted try to claim fourth place, and knock out the Broncos, and captain Simaima Taufa barged over the line with nine minutes remaining to give them that margin, and the win was confirmed by Kennedy Cherrington three minutes later.