Full Time
80:00
6:00pm Fri May 11, 2018
Round 10 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 14801
80min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights kick chase were in front of the kicker. That will end the game.

78min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Brock Lamb.

Lamb quickly slots the goal.

Panthers lead Knights 18 - 29 Panthers
77min

Try: Knights
Scored by Nathan Ross. Kick to come.

Ross with a good try off the back of an unbelievable offload by Barnett to Sio, who then found Ross backing up.

Panthers lead Knights 16 - 29 Panthers
76min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Panthers offside in defence.

76min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Maloney finds touch deep inside the Knights half.

74min

Penalty Goal: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney, with one eye open, bangs over another goal.

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 29 Panthers
73min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights with a poor play the ball. Panthers opt for another 2 pointer.

71min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney converts the try

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 27 Panthers
70min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Corey Harawira-Naera. Kick to come.

Maloney with a nice kick and Harawira-Naera follows through, takes an easy take and scores

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 25 Panthers
69min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights getting sloppy now, inviting Penrith into their half yet again.

66min

Penalty Goal: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney kicks the penalty goal. He copped a head clash and has one eye swelling up and is nearly closed.

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 21 Panthers
65min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Panthers looking tired and are choosing to have a shot at goal so as to get a breather.

63min

PENALTY PANTHERS - They'll move into the Knights half with this kick.

62min

Knights starting to panic in attack now and making some silly mistakes.

57min

Field Goal: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney just decides to kick a field goal.

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 19 Panthers
57min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Sio adds the extras.

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 18 Panthers
56min

SCRUM PANTHERS - Saifiti spills the ball cold.

55min

Try: Knights
Scored by Kalyn Ponga. Kick to come.

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.

Panthers lead Knights 10 - 18 Panthers
54min

DROP OUT PANTHERS - Knights force another repeat set. Penrith haven't seen the ball for a long time.

52min

DROP OUT PANTHERS - The Panthers right side defence ran up fast, so Lamb grubbered behind them and DWZ has to force the ball dead.

51min

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.

50min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Panthers giving out penalties like they're candy at Halloween

48min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Newcastle gets another crack at the Penrith line.

47min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - DWZ knock on at half time.

47min

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.

45min

DROP OUT PANTHERS - A great grubber by Lamb forces a drop out

43min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Katoa knocks on at dummy half.

40min

Panthers get the second half underway

40min

Knights survive a spirited Panthers attacking raid late in the half.

38min

DROP OUT KNIGHTS - Katoa with a nice kick which forces the Sio to knock it dead

36min

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.

35min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Penrith will start their set on halfway.

33min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney slots the goal.

Panthers lead Knights 6 - 18 Panthers
32min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

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.

Panthers lead Knights 6 - 16 Panthers
30min

Safiti has his try disallowed as it was founf that Watson prevented Phillips from effecting a tackle at marker.

29min

Fitzgibbon makes a break and finds Watson, who is brought down 15m from the Panthers line

28min

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

25min

Griffin puts in a grubber that can not find its way through the Panthers defensive line.

24min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Whare pinged for rushing up offside. Knights now with a full set inside the Panthers 15m

23min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Newcastle will waltz into the Panthers half.

20min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Brock Lamb.

Lamb adds the extras

Panthers lead Knights 6 - 12 Panthers
19min

Try: Knights
Scored by Connor Watson. Kick to come.

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.

Panthers lead Knights 4 - 12 Panthers
19min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - first tackle off the scrum and the Panthers hold down in the tackle for too long.

18min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Wallace throws a forward pass to Peachey 40m from the Panthers line.

17min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney adds 2 more

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 12 Panthers
15min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Tyrone Peachey. Kick to come.

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.

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 10 Panthers
14min

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.

12min

DROP OUT KNIGHTS - Maloney with a nice grubber into the Knights in-goal. Lamb knocks on as he cleans up.

11min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights defence have panicked and rushed up too quickly to shut down the Panthers left side attack.

10min

Lamb's kick is taken comfortable by Phillips in his own in-goal. Panthers with a 7 tackle set now.

9min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Merrin again penalised, this time holding down too long in the tackle.

8min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Merrin with a sloppy play the ball.

7min

Lamb's bomb is allowed to bounce. The Knights chasers get to it first but knock it on and Penrith clean up.

5min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by James Maloney.

Maloney slots the conversion.

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 6 Panthers
4min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Reagan Campbell-Gillard. Kick to come.

The big prop forward runs between two defenders and stretches to dunk the ball over the tryline.

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 4 Panthers
3min

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)