Panthers run riot
The Panthers thrashed the Eels 48–20 at CommBank Stadium in front of 22,813 in Round 4. They led 30–4 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 5th straight win.
Thomas Jenkins (Panthers) was the standout with 75 fantasy points, 197 run metres, 4 tackle breaks and 2 tries. The Panthers won the metres battle 1,736 to 1,503 and made fewer errors (7 to 12).
Our Final Tip had the Panthers at 73% (a Banker) and got it right.
Panthers
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Eels
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Game flow
Panthers · above
Eels · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5' | Panthers | Isaah Yeo | Try | 4–0 |
| 6' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 10' | Panthers | Isaiah Papali'i | Try | 10–0 |
| 11' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 12–0 |
| 12' | Panthers | Blaize Talagi | Try | 16–0 |
| 14' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 18–0 |
| 21' | Eels | Josh Addo-Carr | Try | 18–4 |
| 25' | Panthers | Lindsay Smith | Try | 22–4 |
| 26' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 24–4 |
| 27' | Panthers | Casey McLean | Try | 28–4 |
| 28' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 30–4 |
| 46' | Eels | Bailey Simonsson | Try | 30–8 |
| 54' | Panthers | Paul Alamoti | Try | 34–8 |
| 56' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 36–8 |
| 57' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 40–8 |
| 59' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 42–8 |
| 69' | Eels | Dylan Walker | Try | 42–12 |
| 69' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 42–14 |
| 73' | Eels | Sean Russell | Try | 42–18 |
| 74' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 42–20 |
| 77' | Panthers | Thomas Jenkins | Try | 46–20 |
| 77' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 48–20 |
Team stats
Better on the day
PanthersEels
50%
Possession
50%
82%
Completion rate
73%
1,736
Run metres
1,503
596
Post-contact metres
527
5
Line breaks
4
39
Tackle breaks
30
9
Offloads
8
458
Kick metres
398
85.8%
Effective tackle %
86.8%
30
Missed tackles
39
7
Errors
12
6
Penalties conceded
5
| PEN | PAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Slow Peel | ||
| 2nd Effort | ||
| Hip Drop | ||
| Holding Back | ||
| Scrum Infringement | ||
| Total | 11 | 7 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 22-21
Edwards
Iongi
162
Run metres
75
21
Kick return metres
10
3
Tackle breaks
6
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
PEN 102-54
Talagi, Cleary
Pezet, Moses
4
Try assists
1
1
Line-break assists
0
458
Kick metres
359
2
Errors
2
Hookers
PAR 22-19
Kenny
Smith
19
Tackles
22
3
Run metres
0
104
Passes
38
0
Errors
0
Middles
PEN 131-104
Leota, Smith, Yeo
Williams, Paulo, Walker
319
Run metres
297
115
Post-contact metres
104
65
Tackles
84
4
Missed tackles
7
Back row
PAR 107-79
Papali'i, Martin
Tuilagi, Kautoga
249
Run metres
193
7
Tackle breaks
4
58
Tackles
82
11
Missed tackles
4
Outside backs
Jenkins, Alamoti, McLean, To'o
Simonsson, Kelly, Russell, Addo-Carr
565
Run metres
599
3
Line breaks
3
4
Tries
3
1
Errors
3
Best performers
PEN
Thomas Jenkins
75
PEN
Nathan Cleary
75
PEN
Casey McLean
71
PAR
Brian Kelly
60
PAR
Kitione Kautoga
60
PEN
Isaiah Papali'i
59
PEN
Isaah Yeo
53
PAR
Kelma Tuilagi
47
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jenkins | Panthers | 75 | 197 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 75 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Casey McLean | Panthers | 71 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Brian Kelly | Eels | 60 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Kitione Kautoga | Eels | 60 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Isaiah Papali'i | Panthers | 59 | 129 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Isaah Yeo | Panthers | 53 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Kelma Tuilagi | Eels | 47 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Head-to-head
2025 R19Eels home
PEN
32
10
PAR
Panthers by 22
2025 R13Panthers home
PEN
18
10
PAR
Panthers by 8
2024 R23Eels home
PEN
36
34
PAR
Panthers by 2
2024 R2Panthers home
PEN
26
18
PAR
Panthers by 8
2023 R26Panthers home
PEN
18
32
PAR
Eels by 14
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 05:16:06 UTC