The Panthers returned to their punishing best in a comprehensive 30-10 victory over the Roosters at BlueBet Stadium.
Lindsay Smith made a team high 51 tackles while Isaah Yeo was instrumental in setting the platform both in attack and defence, running over 200m (73 post contact) and making 42 tackles through the middle of the field.
Nathan Cleary returned for the first time since Round 24 and set up two four-pointers while our back three combined for 666 running metres (Dylan Edwards with a game high 281m).
See the stats that mattered below:
TOP TACKLERS
- Lindsay Smith: 51
- Mitch Kenny: 45
- Isaah Yeo: 42
- Liam Martin: 32
- Liam Henry: 32
- Luke Garner: 26
- James Fisher-Harris: 21
MOST METRES
- Dylan Edwards: 281m (22 runs)
- Brian To'o: 213m (18 runs)
- Isaah Yeo: 203m (25 runs)
- Sunia Turuva: 172m (18 runs)
- Izack Tago: 162m (18 runs)
- Luke Garner: 124m (13 runs)
- James Fisher-Harris: 121m (15 runs)
- Paul Alamoti: 116m (12 runs)
- Moses Leota: 115m (12 runs)
- Jarome Luai: 108m (13 runs)
- Nathan Cleary: 107m (14 runs)
- Liam Martin: 106m (13 runs)
POST CONTACT METRES
- Brian To'o: 80m
- Isaah Yeo: 73m
- Sunia Turuva: 67m
- Dylan Edwards: 62m
- Izack Tago: 50m
- Luke Garner: 50m
- James Fisher-Harris: 46m
- Moses Leota: 44m
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MOST TACKLE BREAKS
- Brian To'o: 6
- Paul Alamoti: 5
- Luke Garner: 5
- Jarome Luai: 4
- Nathan Cleary: 4
- Dylan Edwards: 4
LINE BREAKS
- Dylan Edwards: 1
- Brian To'o: 1
- Jarome Luai: 1
- Luke Garner: 1
TRIES
- Brian To'o: 1 (5th minute)
- Izack Tago: 1 (10th minute)
- Jarome Luai: 1 (17th minute)
- Luke Garner: 2 (22nd and 70th minute)
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TRY ASSISTS
- Nathan Cleary: 2
- Izack Tago: 1
- Mitch Kenny: 1
CONVERSIONS
- Nathan Cleary: 5 from 6
Stats | Panthers | Roosters |
---|---|---|
Possession | 54% | 46% |
Completion Rate | 88% 38/43 |
81% 31/38 |
Tackles | 360 | 403 |
Run Metres | 2,029 | 1,423 |
Post Contact Metres | 641 | 555 |
Tackle Breaks | 36 | 37 |
Line Breaks | 4 | 2 |
Kicking Metres | 660 | 704 |
Press Conference: Qualifying Final