Despite two sin-bins and a 16-6 deficit, the Panthers overcame adversity to pip New Zealand Warriors in golden point 19-18, with a James Maloney field goal sealing the win at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday.
James Fisher-Harris led the charge against the Warriors making 58 tackles and no missed tackles. With ball-in-hand Josh Mansour ran for 226 metres and 71 post-contact metres.
See all the stats that mattered below.
MOST TACKLES
James Fisher-Harris: 58 (0 missed tackles)
Liam Martin: 54
James Tamou: 44
Mitch Kenny: 35
Isaah Yeo: 32
Reagan Campbell-Gillard: 31
Viliame Kikau: 24
Wayde Egan: 23
Brent Naden: 20
MOST METRES
Josh Mansour: 226m (23 runs)
Viliame Kikau: 211m (19 runs)
Dylan Edwards: 176m (22 runs)
Brian To’o: 142m (17 runs)
James Maloney: 136m (17 runs)
James Tamou: 123m (13 runs)
Brent Naden: 121m (5 runs)
Isaah Yeo: 117m (13 runs)
James Fisher-Harris: 113 m (17 runs)
OAK Plus Post Game: Brent Naden
POST-CONTACT METRES
Viliame Kikau: 73m
Josh Mansour: 71m
Brian To’o: 38m
James Maloney: 35m
Dylan Edwards: 33m
James Tamou: 31m
MOST OFFLOADS
Josh Mansour: 4
Isaah Yeo: 3
Liam Martin: 3
Dean Whare: 3
Viliame Kikau: 2
James Tamou: 2
Reagan Campbell-Gillard: 2
Match Highlights: Panthers v Warriors
LINE BREAKS
Viliame Kikau: 1
James Tamou: 1
Brent Naden: 1
TACKLE BREAKS
Viliame Kikau: 7
Josh Mansour: 6
Brent Naden: 5
Brian To’o: 4
Dylan Edwards: 4
James Maloney: 3
James Tamou: 2
Jarome Luai: 2
Isaah Yeo: 1
Liam Martin: 1
TRY ASSISTS
James Maloney: 2
TRIES
Brent Naden: 2
James Tamou: 1
CONVERSIONS
James Maloney: 3 from 3
FIELD GOALS
James Maloney: 1 from 1
TEAM STATS
RUN METRES - Panthers: 1,784m | Warriors: 1,826m
POSSESSION - Panthers: 50% | Warriors: 50%
COMPLETED SETS - Panthers: 31/38 | Warriors: 38/44
COMPLETION RATE - Panthers: 82% | Warriors: 86%
TACKLE BREAKS - Panthers: 35 | Warriors: 54
TACKLES: Panthers - 411 | Warriors: 364
