Panthers too good
The Panthers beat the Raiders 30–18 at GIO Stadium in front of 18,018 in Round 10. They led 18–12 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 4th straight win.
Blaize Talagi scored 2 tries. Nathan Cleary (Panthers) was the standout with 95 fantasy points, 7 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Panthers won the metres battle 1,827 to 1,637 and made fewer errors (8 to 9).
Our Final Tip had the Panthers at 63% (a Lean) and got it right.
Raiders
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Panthers
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Game flow
Raiders · above
Panthers · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Panthers | Blaize Talagi | Try | 0–4 |
| 6' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 9' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Try | 4–6 |
| 10' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 6–6 |
| 17' | Panthers | Blaize Talagi | Try | 6–10 |
| 18' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 6–12 |
| 23' | Raiders | Sebastian Kris | Try | 10–12 |
| 24' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 12–12 |
| 32' | Panthers | Casey McLean | Try | 12–16 |
| 34' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 12–18 |
| 48' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 16–18 |
| 50' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 18–18 |
| 51' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Try | 18–22 |
| 53' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 18–24 |
| 57' | Panthers | Billy Phillips | Try | 18–28 |
| 59' | Panthers | Nathan Cleary | Conversion | 18–30 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RaidersPanthers
51%
Possession
49%
80%
Completion rate
82%
1,637
Run metres
1,827
592
Post-contact metres
586
4
Line breaks
6
33
Tackle breaks
34
10
Offloads
10
807
Kick metres
735
88.5%
Effective tackle %
89.0%
34
Missed tackles
33
9
Errors
8
0
Penalties conceded
6
| CAN | PEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Flop | ||
| Marker Not Square | ||
| Other | ||
| Scrum Infringement | ||
| Total | 4 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PEN 50-40
Weekes
Edwards
191
Run metres
257
61
Kick return metres
114
6
Tackle breaks
6
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
PEN 164-123
Strange, Sanders
Talagi, Cleary
2
Try assists
2
1
Line-break assists
2
719
Kick metres
582
1
Errors
1
Hookers
CAN 54-52
Starling
Lussick
43
Tackles
45
65
Run metres
58
80
Passes
116
1
Errors
1
Middles
CAN 150-116
Horsburgh, Tapine, Brailey
Leota, Smith, Yeo
294
Run metres
316
112
Post-contact metres
103
110
Tackles
86
5
Missed tackles
2
Back row
PEN 90-58
Young, Sasagi
Papali'i, Garner
186
Run metres
182
0
Tackle breaks
3
41
Tackles
64
8
Missed tackles
6
Outside backs
CAN 121-114
Tamale, Kris, Timoko, Stuart
Jenkins, Alamoti, McLean, To'o
525
Run metres
623
1
Line breaks
1
1
Tries
1
2
Errors
3
Best performers
PEN
Nathan Cleary
95
PEN
Blaize Talagi
69
CAN
Corey Horsburgh
68
CAN
Ethan Strange
66
PEN
Isaiah Papali'i
61
CAN
Joseph Tapine
60
CAN
Ethan Sanders
57
PEN
Liam Henry
54
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Cleary | Panthers | 95 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Blaize Talagi | Panthers | 69 | 71 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Corey Horsburgh | Raiders | 68 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Ethan Strange | Raiders | 66 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Isaiah Papali'i | Panthers | 61 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Joseph Tapine | Raiders | 60 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Ethan Sanders | Raiders | 57 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Liam Henry | Panthers | 54 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
Head-to-head
2025 R25Panthers home
CAN
20
16
PEN
Raiders by 4
2024 R25Raiders home
CAN
22
18
PEN
Raiders by 4
2023 R5Raiders home
CAN
12
53
PEN
Panthers by 41
2022 R21Raiders home
CAN
6
26
PEN
Panthers by 20
2022 R7Panthers home
CAN
6
36
PEN
Panthers by 30
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 05:17:15 UTC