6 reasons to watch rugby league

6) The Drama

The Broncos and Cowboys played out an incredible game

The cinema rugby league creates is quite remarkable. Last year alone two crucial games either side of the world were decided in the last few seconds. Starting in Europe where Leeds Rhinos won the League Leaders Shield right at the death.

Leeds went on the lift the Super League Grand Final to complete a historic treble after also winning the Challenge Cup.

In Australia, an equally remarkable story unfolded in the Grand Final between Queensland rivals, the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys. The game was going to finish 16-12 to Brisbane yet on the last play North Queensland came up with some wonderful off the cuff football and scored in the corner when the clock hit 80 minutes.

Jonathan Thurston hit the post with the potentially winning conversion and it went to extra time. What happened in extra time? Ben Hunt dropped the ball from the kick off for Brisbane and Thurston ended up taking advantage and kicking a drop goal resulting in an incredible and memorable 17-16 win for North Queensland. Amazing.