Nathan Cleary returned in spectacular fashion to steer the Panthers to a golden-point victory over the Dolphins in front of a packed out BlueBet Stadium.
Daine Laurie also played a starring role at fullback, notching up an impressive 260 run metres (62 post contact), one four-pointer and a try assist.
Meanwhile Liam Henry topped the tackle count, making 50 tackles after starting the game in the second row.
See the stats that mattered below:
TOP TACKLERS
- Liam Henry: 50
- Mitch Kenny: 44
- Matt Eisenhuth: 43
- James Fisher-Harris: 42
- Scott Sorensen: 36
- Moses Leota: 33
- Lindsay Smith: 31
- Brad Schneider: 20 (0 missed)
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MOST METRES
- Daine Laurie: 260m (29 runs)
- Sunia Turuva: 220m (18 runs)
- James Fisher-Harris: 189m (19 runs)
- Izack Tago: 161m (13 runs)
- Casey McLean: 151m (15 runs)
- Nathan Cleary: 148m (20 runs)
- Moses Leota: 123m (11 runs)
- Scott Sorensen: 119m (14 runs)
POST CONTACT METRES
- Daine Laurie: 62m
- James Fisher-Harris: 57m
- Scott Sorensen: 42m
- Sunia Turuva: 42m
- Casey McLean: 49m
TACKLE BREAKS
- Daine Laurie: 9
- Sunia Turuva: 8
- Casey McLean: 6
- Nathan Cleary: 5
- Trent Toelau: 4
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MOST LINE BREAKS
- Sunia Turuva: 3
- Daine Laurie: 1
- Izack Tago: 1
- Paul Alamoti: 1
- Moses Leota: 1
TRIES
- Sunia Turuva: 1 (3rd minute)
- Paul Alamoti: 1 (19th minute)
- Moses Leota: 1 (59th minute)
- Daine Laurie: 1 (63rd minute)
TRY ASSISTS
- Nathan Cleary: 2
- Daine Laurie: 1
CONVERSIONS
- Nathan Cleary: 5 from 5
FIELD GOALS
- Nathan Cleary: 1 from 2
| Stats | Panthers | Dolphins |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Completion Rate | 76% 36/47 |
92% 37/40 |
| Tackles | 379 | 331 |
| Run Metres | 2,046 | 1,797 |
| Post Contact Metres | 529 | 564 |
| Tackle Breaks | 49 | 34 |
| Line Breaks | 7 | 7 |
| Kicking Metres | 530 | 729 |
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