Panthers run riot
The Panthers thrashed the Knights 44–12 at McDonald Jones Stadium in front of 23,986 in Round 8. They led 24–6 at half-time and never looked back.
Dylan Edwards scored 3 tries and Brian To'o scored 2 tries. Dylan Brown (Knights) was the standout in a losing side with 96 fantasy points, 201 run metres, 5 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Panthers won the metres battle 2,216 to 1,350 and made fewer errors (12 to 15).
Our Final Tip had the Panthers at 64% (a Lean) and got it right.
Knights
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Panthers
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Game flow
Knights · above
Panthers · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12' | Panthers | Dylan Edwards | Try | 0–4 |
| 13' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 15' | Panthers | Dylan Edwards | Try | 0–10 |
| 17' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–12 |
| 20' | Panthers | Dylan Edwards | Try | 0–16 |
| 21' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–18 |
| 29' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Try | 0–22 |
| 30' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–24 |
| 36' | Knights | Phoenix Crossland | Try | 4–24 |
| 37' | Knights | Sandon Smith | Conversion | 6–24 |
| 48' | Panthers | Freddy Lussick | Try | 6–28 |
| 49' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 6–30 |
| 52' | Knights | Dylan Brown | Try | 10–30 |
| 54' | Knights | Sandon Smith | Conversion | 12–30 |
| 64' | Panthers | Brian To'o | Try | 12–34 |
| 68' | Panthers | Brian To'o | Try | 12–38 |
| 76' | Panthers | Izack Tago | Try | 12–42 |
| 77' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 12–44 |
Team stats
Better on the day
KnightsPanthers
44%
Possession
56%
65%
Completion rate
77%
1,350
Run metres
2,216
360
Post-contact metres
603
3
Line breaks
10
32
Tackle breaks
58
12
Offloads
13
641
Kick metres
536
83.3%
Effective tackle %
84.8%
58
Missed tackles
32
15
Errors
12
1
Penalties conceded
2
| NEW | PEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Total | 4 | 4 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 92-19
Sharpe
Edwards
144
Run metres
292
69
Kick return metres
68
2
Tackle breaks
7
0
Line breaks
2
Halves
NEW 132-130
Smith, Brown
Talagi, Cleary
0
Try assists
0
0
Line-break assists
1
555
Kick metres
473
1
Errors
2
Hookers
NEW 57-33
Crossland
Lussick
46
Tackles
21
21
Run metres
20
66
Passes
106
0
Errors
0
Middles
PEN 149-101
Saifiti, Mooney, Croker
Leota, Smith, Yeo
227
Run metres
365
58
Post-contact metres
112
104
Tackles
84
17
Missed tackles
5
Back row
PEN 73-68
Manuleleua, McEwen
Papali'i, Garner
149
Run metres
236
0
Tackle breaks
4
59
Tackles
58
10
Missed tackles
7
Outside backs
PEN 237-80
Young, Gagai, Hunt, Schiller
Jenkins, Alamoti, McLean, To'o
334
Run metres
746
0
Line breaks
5
0
Tries
2
7
Errors
2
Best performers
NEW
Dylan Brown
96
PEN
Dylan Edwards
92
PEN
Nathan Cleary
85
PEN
Brian To'o
81
PEN
Paul Alamoti
75
PEN
Isaah Yeo
65
PEN
Moses Leota
60
NEW
Phoenix Crossland
57
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Brown | Knights | 96 | 201 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Dylan Edwards | Panthers | 92 | 292 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 85 | 161 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Brian To'o | Panthers | 81 | 227 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Alamoti | Panthers | 75 | 213 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Isaah Yeo | Panthers | 65 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Moses Leota | Panthers | 60 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Phoenix Crossland | Knights | 57 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
Head-to-head
2025 R23Knights home
NEW
12
48
PEN
Panthers by 36
2025 R12Panthers home
NEW
25
6
PEN
Knights by 19
2024 R22Panthers home
NEW
14
22
PEN
Panthers by 8
2024 R15Knights home
NEW
18
26
PEN
Panthers by 8
2023 R17Panthers home
NEW
12
20
PEN
Panthers by 8
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 05:16:31 UTC