Panthers run riot
The Panthers thrashed the Broncos 26–0 at Suncorp Stadium in front of 45,566 in Round 1. They led 18–0 at half-time and never looked back. It ended the Broncos' 4-game winning run.
Thomas Jenkins (Panthers) was the standout with 76 fantasy points, 202 run metres, 8 tackle breaks and 2 tries. The Panthers won the metres battle 1,832 to 1,244 and made fewer errors (14 to 19).
Our Final Tip had the Broncos at 61% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Broncos
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Panthers
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Game flow
Broncos · above
Panthers · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5' | Panthers | Casey McLean | Try | 0–4 |
| 19' | Panthers | Dylan Edwards | Try | 0–8 |
| 21' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–10 |
| 31' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Penalty goal | 0–12 |
| 39' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 0–16 |
| 39' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–18 |
| 59' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Penalty goal | 0–20 |
| 74' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 0–24 |
| 76' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–26 |
Team stats
Better on the day
BroncosPanthers
42%
Possession
58%
61%
Completion rate
73%
1,244
Run metres
1,832
428
Post-contact metres
557
1
Line breaks
2
20
Tackle breaks
37
6
Offloads
11
471
Kick metres
416
87.4%
Effective tackle %
89.9%
37
Missed tackles
20
19
Errors
14
8
Penalties conceded
2
| BRI | PEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Leg Pull | ||
| Marker Not Square | ||
| Total | 12 | 5 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 64-25
Walsh
Edwards
84
Run metres
260
2
Kick return metres
75
3
Tackle breaks
7
1
Line breaks
1
Halves
PEN 92-41
Mam, Reynolds
Talagi, Cleary
0
Try assists
2
0
Line-break assists
0
248
Kick metres
412
1
Errors
1
Hookers
PEN 25-18
Paix
Kenny
26
Tackles
30
0
Run metres
3
49
Passes
149
0
Errors
0
Middles
BRI 115-108
Jensen, Haas, Carrigan
Leota, Smith, Yeo
258
Run metres
395
87
Post-contact metres
138
95
Tackles
63
6
Missed tackles
5
Back row
PEN 76-72
Gosiewski, Riki
Sorensen, Garner
156
Run metres
206
1
Tackle breaks
5
68
Tackles
44
5
Missed tackles
2
Outside backs
BRI 93-68
Karapani, Staggs, Shibasaki, Mariner
Alamoti, Tago, McLean, To'o
469
Run metres
356
0
Line breaks
0
0
Tries
1
7
Errors
3
Best performers
PEN
Thomas Jenkins
76
PEN
Dylan Edwards
64
PEN
Nathan Cleary
57
BRI
Payne Haas
56
PEN
Isaiah Papali'i
54
PEN
Isaah Yeo
52
PEN
Luke Garner
50
BRI
Patrick Carrigan
47
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jenkins | Panthers | 76 | 202 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dylan Edwards | Panthers | 64 | 260 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 57 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Payne Haas | Broncos | 56 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Isaiah Papali'i | Panthers | 54 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Isaah Yeo | Panthers | 52 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Luke Garner | Panthers | 50 | 132 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Patrick Carrigan | Broncos | 47 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Head-to-head
2025 R9Panthers home
BRI
8
32
PEN
Panthers by 24
2024 R18Broncos home
BRI
6
14
PEN
Panthers by 8
2024 R3Panthers home
BRI
12
34
PEN
Panthers by 22
2023 GFPanthers home
BRI
24
26
PEN
Panthers by 2
2023 R12Broncos home
BRI
4
15
PEN
Panthers by 11
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Panthers · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:00 UTC