The Panthers produced a five-star performance to outclass the top of the table Sharks in a seven try demolition on Saturday night.
Dylan Edwards (250 run metres and 48 post contact metres) and Jarome Luai (124 run metres and 9 tackle breaks) made their final case to NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire ahead of Origin selection.
Meanwhile Jack Cole (23 tackles, 2 try assists, 1 try) and Liam Henry (131m, 29 tackles, 1 try) both capped off great individual performances with their first try in the NRL.
See the stats that mattered below:
TOP TACKLERS
- Mitch Kenny: 40
- Lindsay Smith: 34 (0 missed)
- Scott Sorensen: 31
- Liam Henry: 29 (0 missed)
- Isaah Yeo: 28
- James Fisher-Harris: 26
- Jack Cole: 23 (0 missed)
- Paul Alamoti: 20
MOST METRES
- Dylan Edwards: 250m (24 runs)
- Sunia Turuva: 211m (22 runs)
- Isaah Yeo: 195m (25 runs)
- Izack Tago: 151m (16 runs)
- Brian To'o: 149m (17 runs)
- Liam Henry: 131m (18 runs)
- James Fisher-Harris: 131m (18 runs)
- Jarome Luai: 124m (17 runs)
- Moses Leota: 116m (14 runs)
- Lindsay Smith: 105m (14 runs)
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POST CONTACT METRES
- Sunia Turuva: 64m
- Isaah Yeo: 57m
- Izack Tago: 52m
- Dylan Edwards: 48
- Brian To'o: 46m
- Lindsay Smith: 43m
TACKLE BREAKS
- Jarome Luai: 9
- Dylan Edwards: 7
- Sunia Turuva: 7
- Brian To'o: 6
- Paul Alamoti: 4
- James Fisher-Harris: 4
- Isaah Yeo: 4
- Liam Henry: 4
LINE BREAKS
- Dylan Edwards: 2
- Jarome Luai: 2
- Paul Alamoti: 1
- James Fisher-Harris: 1
TRIES
- James Fisher-Harris: 1
- Jarome Luai: 1
- Paul Alamoti: 1
- Dylan Edwards: 1
- Jack Cole: 1
- Liam Henry: 1
- Scott Sorensen: 1
Cole gets first NRL try
TRY ASSISTS
- Jack Cole: 2
- Mitch Kenny: 2
- Jarome Luai: 1
CONVERSIONS
- Dylan Edwards: 7 from 8
Stats | Panthers | Sharks |
---|---|---|
Possession | 61% | 39% |
Completion Rate | 87% 42/48 |
70% 24/34 |
Tackles | 308 | 402 |
Run Metres | 2,003m | 1,021m |
Post Contact Metres | 566m | 309m |
Tackle Breaks | 54 | 27 |
Line Breaks | 6 | 0 |
Kicking Metres | 707m | 753m |
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