Panthers run riot
The Panthers thrashed the Roosters 40–4 at Allianz Stadium in front of 22,128 in Round 3. They led 24–4 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 4th straight win.
Dylan Edwards scored 2 tries. Thomas Jenkins (Panthers) was the standout with 80 fantasy points, 189 run metres, 5 tackle breaks and 4 tries. The Panthers won the metres battle 1,880 to 1,716 and made fewer errors (10 to 16).
Our Final Tip had the Panthers at 53% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Roosters
WLWWL
Panthers
WWWLL
Game flow
Roosters · above
Panthers · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Roosters | Robert Toia | Try | 4–0 |
| 15' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 4–4 |
| 19' | Panthers | Brian To'o | Try | 4–8 |
| 21' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 4–10 |
| 22' | Panthers | Dylan Edwards | Try | 4–14 |
| 23' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 4–16 |
| 27' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 4–20 |
| 28' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 4–22 |
| 34' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Penalty goal | 4–24 |
| 44' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 4–28 |
| 64' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 4–32 |
| 66' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 4–34 |
| 70' | Panthers | Dylan Edwards | Try | 4–38 |
| 72' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 4–40 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RoostersPanthers
49%
Possession
51%
67%
Completion rate
88%
1,716
Run metres
1,880
563
Post-contact metres
497
4
Line breaks
8
44
Tackle breaks
31
19
Offloads
9
394
Kick metres
679
89.7%
Effective tackle %
82.7%
31
Missed tackles
44
16
Errors
10
7
Penalties conceded
3
| SYD | PEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| 2nd Effort | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Flop | ||
| Holding Down | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Total | 10 | 10 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 65-55
Tedesco
Edwards
178
Run metres
167
76
Kick return metres
19
6
Tackle breaks
2
1
Line breaks
2
Halves
PEN 110-70
Cherry-Evans, Walker
Talagi, Cleary
0
Try assists
1
0
Line-break assists
0
340
Kick metres
658
3
Errors
1
Hookers
SYD 49-34
Robson
Kenny
43
Tackles
36
53
Run metres
10
80
Passes
128
0
Errors
0
Middles
PEN 155-108
Whyte, Collins, Butcher
Leota, Smith, Yeo
270
Run metres
332
110
Post-contact metres
104
63
Tackles
92
0
Missed tackles
6
Back row
SYD 98-90
Crichton, Wong
Papali'i, Martin
237
Run metres
267
6
Tackle breaks
4
71
Tackles
50
6
Missed tackles
7
Outside backs
PEN 174-133
Tupou, Pauga, Toia, Nawaqanitawase
Jenkins, Alamoti, McLean, To'o
587
Run metres
624
3
Line breaks
5
1
Tries
5
6
Errors
6
Best performers
PEN
Thomas Jenkins
80
PEN
Dylan Edwards
65
PEN
Isaah Yeo
65
PEN
Nathan Cleary
60
SYD
Robert Toia
58
SYD
James Tedesco
55
SYD
Siua Wong
55
SYD
Naufahu Whyte
50
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jenkins | Panthers | 80 | 189 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Dylan Edwards | Panthers | 65 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaah Yeo | Panthers | 65 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 60 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Robert Toia | Roosters | 58 | 167 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| James Tedesco | Roosters | 55 | 178 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Siua Wong | Roosters | 55 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Naufahu Whyte | Roosters | 50 | 140 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Head-to-head
2025 R7Roosters home
SYD
12
40
PEN
Panthers by 28
2025 R2Panthers home
SYD
38
32
PEN
Roosters by 6
2024 R4Roosters home
SYD
16
22
PEN
Panthers by 6
2023 R15Roosters home
SYD
6
30
PEN
Panthers by 24
2023 R11Panthers home
SYD
4
48
PEN
Panthers by 44
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 05:16:04 UTC