Long-range Broncos try seals Brisbane thriller

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Kotoni Staggs raced 100 metres to seal a Broncos triumph successful the inaugural Brisbane derby connected Friday nighttime — and what followed was a screaming connection for the Dolphins.

"Our f---ing home!" said the weapon Broncos centre arsenic helium pointed with aggression to the Suncorp Stadium turf.

The Brisbane fans successful the sell-out assemblage were successful raptures aft the long-range Staggs four-pointer successful the dying minutes clinched an 18-12 triumph for the Broncos, who had been hopeless to unafraid a connection triumph implicit their caller cross-city rivals.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow had pounced connected an Anthony Milford grubber to bargain the pb for the Dolphins successful the 63rd minute, earlier a runaway Kurt Capewell effort and an Adam Reynolds conversion regained the pb for the Broncos with 8 minutes remaining.

Trailing 14-12, the Dolphins pushed for a come-from-behind triumph arsenic they raided Brisbane's effort line, but Milford grubbered, Staggs swooped and the talented Bronco took disconnected down the field, winning the crippled for his side.

The New South Wales State of Origin limb besides racked up 237 tally metres and was a daunting unit successful defence.

Broncos manager Kevin Walters spoke highly of Staggs successful his post-match property conference.

"He's been truly bully for america successful the opening period now. He's had a bully period of footy," Walters said.

"He's a prime player, a people player, surely he's a rep player.

"He's getting himself into that mode, into that portion wherever he's performing consistently each week.

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"We haven't seen a batch of him successful attack. His defence has been good, but ... helium scored a mates of tries past week and different 1 tonight.

"You conscionable announcement his beingness retired there, peculiarly the carnal broadside of the game, which helium thrives in."

Tensions boil implicit successful Dolphins-Broncos derby

The Dolphins produced different show built connected their formidable guardant battalion and tenacity, adjacent successful the lack of the suspended Felise Kaufusi.

Tom Gilbert sparked a first-half melee erstwhile helium towered implicit Reynolds and roughed up the halfback, letting him cognize astir a butchered pass.

The Dolphins took the crippled to the decease contempt losing their hooker successful the 26th infinitesimal and their halfback successful the 61st minute.

Kodi Nikorima departed the tract with a bloodied caput aft colliding with Gilbert, portion O'Sullivan's nighttime ended successful a sling aft helium suffered a pectoral injury.

The Dolphins volition pursuit their 4th triumph from 5 games erstwhile they conscionable the Dragons successful Wollongong adjacent Saturday night, portion the Broncos volition purpose to widen their undefeated commencement to the play successful a clash with Wests Tigers astatine Suncorp Stadium connected the aforesaid evening.

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