Panthers too good
The Panthers beat the Sharks 26–6 at Carrington Park in front of 12,000 in Round 2. They led 18–0 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 3rd straight win. It ended the Sharks' 4-game winning run.
Thomas Jenkins scored 2 tries. Nathan Cleary (Panthers) was the standout with 92 fantasy points, 144 run metres and 1 try. The Panthers won the metres battle 1,649 to 1,380 and made fewer errors (11 to 13).
Our Final Tip had the Panthers at 64% (a Lean) and got it right.
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Game flow
Panthers · above
Sharks · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Panthers | Brian To'o | Try | 4–0 |
| 7' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 34' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 10–0 |
| 35' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 12–0 |
| 38' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Try | 16–0 |
| 39' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 18–0 |
| 43' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 22–0 |
| 45' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 24–0 |
| 57' | Sharks | Sione Katoa | Try | 24–4 |
| 58' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 24–6 |
| 73' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Penalty goal | 26–6 |
Team stats
Better on the day
PanthersSharks
52%
Possession
48%
82%
Completion rate
74%
1,649
Run metres
1,380
488
Post-contact metres
424
6
Line breaks
2
30
Tackle breaks
31
10
Offloads
9
765
Kick metres
597
89.0%
Effective tackle %
88.4%
31
Missed tackles
30
11
Errors
13
3
Penalties conceded
5
| PEN | CRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Hand in the Ruck | ||
| Other | ||
| Shoulder Charge | ||
| Total | 11 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 38-24
Edwards
Kennedy
206
Run metres
102
74
Kick return metres
54
1
Tackle breaks
3
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
PEN 132-65
Talagi, Cleary
Trindall, Hynes
1
Try assists
0
1
Line-break assists
0
734
Kick metres
535
1
Errors
1
Hookers
CRO 52-41
Kenny
Brailey
44
Tackles
41
18
Run metres
51
136
Passes
140
0
Errors
0
Middles
PEN 121-112
Leota, Smith, Yeo
Fonua-Blake, Hazelton, Colquhoun
240
Run metres
274
97
Post-contact metres
108
94
Tackles
93
4
Missed tackles
4
Back row
PEN 109-83
Papali'i, Garner
Nikora, Burns
199
Run metres
116
3
Tackle breaks
3
75
Tackles
75
6
Missed tackles
6
Outside backs
PEN 160-148
Jenkins, Alamoti, McLean, To'o
Katoa, Ramien, Iro, Stonestreet
570
Run metres
572
3
Line breaks
2
3
Tries
1
6
Errors
5
Best performers
PEN
Nathan Cleary
92
PEN
Isaiah Papali'i
62
CRO
Briton Nikora
60
PEN
Brian To'o
54
PEN
Isaah Yeo
54
CRO
Jesse Colquhoun
53
CRO
Blayke Brailey
52
PEN
Luke Garner
47
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 92 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Isaiah Papali'i | Panthers | 62 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Briton Nikora | Sharks | 60 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Brian To'o | Panthers | 54 | 174 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Isaah Yeo | Panthers | 54 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Jesse Colquhoun | Sharks | 53 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Blayke Brailey | Sharks | 52 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Luke Garner | Panthers | 47 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Head-to-head
2025 R1Panthers home
PEN
28
22
CRO
Panthers by 6
2024 R12Sharks home
PEN
42
0
CRO
Panthers by 42
2023 R22Panthers home
PEN
28
0
CRO
Panthers by 28
2022 R19Panthers home
PEN
20
10
CRO
Panthers by 10
2021 R14Sharks home
PEN
18
19
CRO
Sharks by 1
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 05:16:02 UTC