Panthers edge it late
The Panthers edged the Sea Eagles 18–16 at CommBank Stadium in front of 14,960 in Round 9. They led 12–6 at half-time and held on. It was their 3rd straight win. It ended the Sea Eagles' 4-game winning run.
Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles) was the standout in a losing side with 85 fantasy points, 180 run metres and 4 tackle breaks. The Panthers won the metres battle 1,813 to 1,355.
Our Final Tip had the Panthers at 71% (a Banker) and got it right.
Panthers
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Sea Eagles
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Game flow
Panthers · above
Sea Eagles · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Sea Eagles | Clayton Faulalo | Try | 0–4 |
| 5' | Sea Eagles | Reuben Garrick | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 10' | Panthers | Blaize Talagi | Try | 4–6 |
| 11' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 6–6 |
| 37' | Panthers | Brian To'o | Try | 10–6 |
| 38' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 12–6 |
| 44' | Sea Eagles | Ethan Bullemor | Try | 12–10 |
| 46' | Sea Eagles | Reuben Garrick | Conversion | 12–12 |
| 52' | Sea Eagles | Lehi Hopoate | Try | 12–16 |
| 60' | Panthers | Izack Tago | Try | 16–16 |
| 62' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 18–16 |
Team stats
Better on the day
PanthersSea Eagles
55%
Possession
45%
76%
Completion rate
81%
1,813
Run metres
1,355
547
Post-contact metres
528
5
Line breaks
4
38
Tackle breaks
14
9
Offloads
7
540
Kick metres
821
93.4%
Effective tackle %
87.1%
14
Missed tackles
38
14
Errors
12
3
Penalties conceded
3
| PEN | MAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Scrum Infringement | ||
| Total | 4 | 7 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 54-24
Edwards
Koula
244
Run metres
121
80
Kick return metres
32
10
Tackle breaks
0
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
PEN 136-36
Talagi, Cleary
Brooks
1
Try assists
0
2
Line-break assists
0
515
Kick metres
610
1
Errors
1
Hookers
PEN 35-12
Lussick
Wakeham
37
Tackles
20
36
Run metres
7
115
Passes
51
1
Errors
0
Middles
PEN 144-76
Leota, Smith, Yeo
Paseka, Hetherington, Trbojevic
287
Run metres
157
114
Post-contact metres
62
99
Tackles
66
0
Missed tackles
4
Back row
MAN 112-66
Papali'i, Garner
Olakau'atu, Trbojevic
150
Run metres
288
2
Tackle breaks
5
56
Tackles
70
3
Missed tackles
3
Outside backs
PEN 130-110
Jenkins, Alamoti, McLean, To'o
Saab, Faulalo, Garrick, Hopoate
648
Run metres
361
3
Line breaks
3
1
Tries
2
8
Errors
3
Best performers
MAN
Haumole Olakau'atu
85
PEN
Nathan Cleary
82
PEN
Isaah Yeo
71
PEN
Dylan Edwards
54
PEN
Blaize Talagi
54
PEN
Brian To'o
52
MAN
Siosiua Taukeiaho
46
PEN
Lindsay Smith
43
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haumole Olakau'atu | Sea Eagles | 85 | 180 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 82 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Isaah Yeo | Panthers | 71 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Dylan Edwards | Panthers | 54 | 244 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blaize Talagi | Panthers | 54 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Brian To'o | Panthers | 52 | 197 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Siosiua Taukeiaho | Sea Eagles | 46 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Lindsay Smith | Panthers | 43 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Head-to-head
2025 R8Panthers home
PEN
10
26
MAN
Sea Eagles by 16
2024 R14Panthers home
PEN
32
22
MAN
Panthers by 10
2024 R5Sea Eagles home
PEN
18
32
MAN
Sea Eagles by 14
2023 R24Sea Eagles home
PEN
24
12
MAN
Panthers by 12
2023 R6Panthers home
PEN
44
12
MAN
Panthers by 32
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 05:16:53 UTC