PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights kick chase were in front of the kicker. That will end the game.
Lamb quickly slots the goal.
Ross with a good try off the back of an unbelievable offload by Barnett to Sio, who then found Ross backing up.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Panthers offside in defence.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Maloney finds touch deep inside the Knights half.
Maloney, with one eye open, bangs over another goal.
PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights with a poor play the ball. Panthers opt for another 2 pointer.
Maloney converts the try
Maloney with a nice kick and Harawira-Naera follows through, takes an easy take and scores
PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights getting sloppy now, inviting Penrith into their half yet again.
Maloney kicks the penalty goal. He copped a head clash and has one eye swelling up and is nearly closed.
PENALTY PANTHERS - Panthers looking tired and are choosing to have a shot at goal so as to get a breather.
PENALTY PANTHERS - They'll move into the Knights half with this kick.
Knights starting to panic in attack now and making some silly mistakes.
Maloney just decides to kick a field goal.
Sio adds the extras.
SCRUM PANTHERS - Saifiti spills the ball cold.
Lamb with a step off the left foot from a standing start and then hits a small gap before passing to Ponga who runs away to score.
DROP OUT PANTHERS - Knights force another repeat set. Penrith haven't seen the ball for a long time.
DROP OUT PANTHERS - The Panthers right side defence ran up fast, so Lamb grubbered behind them and DWZ has to force the ball dead.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Penrith with an illegal strip and pinged again. Penrith have to decide who the captain is so that they can receive an official warning.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Panthers giving out penalties like they're candy at Halloween
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Newcastle gets another crack at the Penrith line.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - DWZ knock on at half time.
Ross drops a pass with a scattered defensive line in front of him. DWZ cleans up and heads upfield before losing the ball in the tackle.
DROP OUT PANTHERS - A great grubber by Lamb forces a drop out
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Katoa knocks on at dummy half.
Panthers get the second half underway
Knights survive a spirited Panthers attacking raid late in the half.
DROP OUT KNIGHTS - Katoa with a nice kick which forces the Sio to knock it dead
DWZ cleans up a poor pass from Maloney and puts in a lovely grubber, which Lamb cleans up and the gets into the field of play before getting tackled.
PENALTY PANTHERS - Penrith will start their set on halfway.
Maloney slots the goal.
Fitzgibbon gets a great ball to Watson, who makes a break and throws a woeful pass inside to Ponga, but it goes behind him. Peachey cleaned up and ran downfield before linking with Watene-Zelezniak who scores a good try.
Safiti has his try disallowed as it was founf that Watson prevented Phillips from effecting a tackle at marker.
Fitzgibbon makes a break and finds Watson, who is brought down 15m from the Panthers line
Wallace chases through his own grubber and very nearly scores a try but it beats him over the dead ball line. 7 Tackle set for the Knights
Griffin puts in a grubber that can not find its way through the Panthers defensive line.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Whare pinged for rushing up offside. Knights now with a full set inside the Panthers 15m
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Newcastle will waltz into the Panthers half.
Lamb adds the extras
Ponga commits a defender before passing to Barnett. Barnett gets tackled and just before he hits the ground, he gets a great ball to Watson who stepped back inside to score.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - first tackle off the scrum and the Panthers hold down in the tackle for too long.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Wallace throws a forward pass to Peachey 40m from the Panthers line.
Maloney adds 2 more
Peachey with a step off his right as he receives the pass at first receiver and then makes a beeline for the tryline and barges over.
PENALTY PANTHERS - King gives away a silly penalty, trying to slow play down, late in the Panthers set and right on his own line. Panthers take the tap.
DROP OUT KNIGHTS - Maloney with a nice grubber into the Knights in-goal. Lamb knocks on as he cleans up.
PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights defence have panicked and rushed up too quickly to shut down the Panthers left side attack.
Lamb's kick is taken comfortable by Phillips in his own in-goal. Panthers with a 7 tackle set now.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Merrin again penalised, this time holding down too long in the tackle.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Merrin with a sloppy play the ball.
Lamb's bomb is allowed to bounce. The Knights chasers get to it first but knock it on and Penrith clean up.
Maloney slots the conversion.
The big prop forward runs between two defenders and stretches to dunk the ball over the tryline.
Maloney's bomb bounces off Ponga's chest and the Panthers come up with it and another set inside the Knights 30m
Ponga gets us underway
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gavin Reynolds, Alan Shortall
Touch Judges: Nick Morel, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referee: Luke Patten, Ben Cummins
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (18)
Tries: Connor Watson, Kalyn Ponga, Nathan Ross
Field Goals:
Conversions: Ken Sio (1/1), Brock Lamb (2/2)
Penalty Goals:
PENRITH PANTHERS (29)
Tries: Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Tyrone Peachey, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Corey Harawira-Naera
Field Goals: James Maloney (1/1)
Conversions: James Maloney (4/4)
Penalty Goals: James Maloney (2/2)