Today's tussle in Townsville never threatened to reach such levels of drama, with the Warriors' sparkling attack ensuring they controlled the match from start to finish.
Brisbane were barely able to escape their own half as the Warriors took a well-deserved 14-point lead to the break, completing sets and kicking well to build pressure before running rampant through the left side of their attack to grab four tries in the opening 40 minutes.
Right from the moment Paul Ulberg converted Brad Abbey's astute grubber in the corner, the Warriors threatened almost every time they saw a glimpse of the Brisbane goalline.
The halftime break did little to diminish their dominance, with an impressively up-tempo attack causing the Broncos defence to visibly tire and leave gaping holes for the Warriors to exploit. Brisbane were being forced to make almost twice as many tackles, and it showed as Semisi Tyrell danced through the defence to notch a hat-trick.
But as unstoppable as the Warriors' attack appeared for much the match, their own defence would have been equally pleasing for coach Kelvin Wright. It may sound improbable given the final score but, at times in the second spell, the Broncos did threaten to repeat the miracle resurgence they mounted in last year's final.
But the Warriors scrambled well and muscled up when needed, making some crucial tackles to stamp out any attempted fightback before it really began.
That resistance left Erin Clark, Paul Tuli and Abbey to add late gloss to the scoreline and left the Warriors one step closer to a fourth championship.
Junior Warriors 45 (P. Ulberg, S. Tyrell 3, J. Tevaga, E. Clark, P. Tuli, B. Abbey tries; A. Hingano 6 cons, B. Abbey dg)
Junior Broncos 10 (J. Arrow, J. Drew tries; J. Tuttle con)
HT: 20-6
