They made over a hundred more tackles than their opposition and were forced to make eleven drop outs but somehow the Brisbane Broncos found a way to win at AAMI Park against the Storm.

There is no denying now Brisbane are a hot favourite for the 2015 crown.

Nothing amazes me about it because I have my expectations of them and I know what they are capable of,” coach Wayne Bennett said.

We weren’t pretty in some of the things we did today with the football but we were magnificent in what we did in defence.”