The Panthers controlled proceedings from start to finish in the Indigenous Round opener to come away with a 15-4 victory over the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.
Dylan Edwards ran for 275 metres (27 runs) and made 12 tackle breaks while Nathan Cleary broke the club record for most field goals (15), made 208 metres and scored a try in the final game before State of Origin selection.
See the stats that mattered below:
TOP TACKLERS
- Isaah Yeo: 42
- Mitch Kenny: 38
- Zac Hosking: 37
- Scott Sorensen: 35
- Moses Leota: 27
- Lindsay Smith: 25
- Jarome Luai: 20
MOST METRES
- Dylan Edwards: 275m (27 runs)
- Brian To'o: 265m (21 runs)
- Sunia Turuva: 213m (20 runs)
- Nathan Cleary: 208m (27 runs)
- Isaah Yeo: 185m (21 runs)
- Stephen Crichton: 172m (16 runs)
- Tyrone Peachey: 162m (20 runs)
- Moses Leota: 135m (15 runs)
- Jarome Luai: 112m (18 runs)
- Scott Sorensen: 108m (12 runs)
POST CONTACT METRES
- Brian To'o: 85m
- Dylan Edwards: 74m
- Sunia Turuva: 66m
- Isaah Yeo: 60m
- Stephen Crichton: 56m
- Moses Leota: 46m
Cleary splits them
MOST TACKLE BREAKS
- Dylan Edwards: 12
- Stephen Crichton: 6
- Nathan Cleary: 6
- Sunia Turuva: 4
- Brian To'o: 4
- Zac Hosking: 4
- Liam Martin: 4
- Isaah Yeo: 3
MOST OFFLOADS
- Liam Martin: 4
- Nathan Cleary: 3
- Jarome Luai: 2
LINE BREAKS
- Nathan Cleary: 3
- Dylan Edwards: 1
- Sunia Turuva: 1
- Tyrone Peachey: 1
Cleary kicks record-breaking field goal
TRIES
- Sunia Turuva: 1
- Nathan Cleary: 1
TRY ASSISTS
- Jarome Luai: 1
CONVERSIONS
- Nathan Cleary: 3 from 3
ONE POINT FIELD GOALS
- Nathan Cleary: 1 from 1
| Stats | Panthers | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42$ |
| Completion Rate | 37/44 |
78% 32/41 |
| Run Metres | 2,248 | 1,518 |
| Post Contact Metres | 608 | 435 |
| Tackles | 336 | 435 |
| Tackle Breaks | 48 | 41 |
| Line Breaks | 6 | 1 |
| Kick Metres | 648 | 821 |
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