Panthers fullback Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was instrumental in the victory over the Warriors, running 189 metres, making seven tackle breaks, a line break and providing a try assist.
See the stats that mattered in the Elimination Final victory over the Warriors below:
MOST TACKLES
James Fisher-Harris: 32
Sione Katoa: 31
Isaah Yeo: 29
Reagan Campbell-Gillard: 26
Trent Merrin: 20
Corey Harawira-Naera: 20 (0 missed tackles)
James Tamou: 20 (0 missed tackles)
MOST METRES
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 189m (20 runs)
Josh Mansour: 180m (21 runs)
Viliame Kikau: 131m (12 runs)
Christian Crichton: 106m (13 runs)
POST-CONTACT METRES
Josh Mansour: 70m
Viliame Kikau: 58m
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 44m
Christian Crichton: 38m
Moses Leota: 38m
MOST OFFLOADS
James Fisher-Harris: 2
Viliame Kikau: 2
Nathan Cleary: 1
James Tamou: 1
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 1
LINE BREAKS
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 1
Christian Crichton: 1
Tyrone Peachey: 1
TACKLE BREAKS
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 7
Tyrone Peachey: 4
Waqa Blake: 3
Nathan Cleary: 2
James Fisher-Harris: 2
Josh Mansour: 2
TRY ASSISTS
Isaah Yeo: 1
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 1
Tyrone Peachey: 1
Nathan Cleary: 1
TRIES
Tyrone Peachey: 2
James Maloney: 1
Christian Crichton: 1
CONVERSIONS
Nathan Cleary: 3 from 4
PENALTY GOALS
Nathan Cleary: 2 from 2
FIELD GOALS
James Maloney: 1 from 1
TEAM STATS
RUN METRES - Panthers: 1,441m | Warriors: 1,349m
POSSESSION - Panthers: 52% | Warriors: 48%
COMPLETED SETS - Panthers: 34/39 | Warriors: 27/34
COMPLETION RATE - Panthers: 87% | Warriors: 79%
TACKLE BREAKS - Panthers: 25 | Warriors: 36
TACKLES - Panthers: 286 | Warriors: 347