Full Time
80:00
4:10pm Sun August 5, 2018
Round 21 - BlueBet Stadium, Penrith / Dharug - Crowd: 12915
80min

Canberra try the short kickoff and it doesn't stick. Penalty Penrith. Game, set, match.

80min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary adds the extras and Penrith hit 40 in one of the more entertaining games of season 2018. With very little time left, Penrith will finish winners by nine points.

Panthers lead Panthers 40 - 31 Raiders
79min

Try: Panthers
Scored by James Maloney. Kick to come.

Maloney crashes over under the sticks and the Penrith Panthers will finish this one with the two competition points!

Panthers lead Panthers 38 - 31 Raiders
78min

Time off with Josh Mansour down after copping an accidental stray arm from Jordan Rapana. Huge moment here with Penrith picking up a penalty with just under three minutes remaining.

78min

A nothing set from Canberra on the attack. Penrith come away with it.

74min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary nails this one for a three point lead! Will Penrith go on with it now!?!

Panthers lead Panthers 34 - 31 Raiders
73min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Josh Mansour. Kick to come.

Mansour dummies down the left side and Canberra crumble! ANOTHER amazing comeback!

Panthers lead Panthers 32 - 31 Raiders
72min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary misses and it's 3 points the difference.

Raiders lead Panthers 28 - 31 Raiders
71min

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

DWZ is in! A pearler of a ball from Tyrone Peachey and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is over n the corner! GRANDSTAND FINISH INCOMING!

Raiders lead Panthers 28 - 31 Raiders
68min

Field Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Too early? Williams makes the buffer 7 points.

Raiders lead Panthers 24 - 31 Raiders
67min

Time off after a head clash between Josh Papali'i & Viliame Kikau. Now THAT is a collision.

65min

The frenetic pace of this one has cooled a bit for now and Canberra have it mid-field. They pick up a penalty one play off a scrum, and tap & go.

63min

Canberra have saved a certain try with Sezer grabbing an intercept just as Penrith looked certain to level things up! Relief for the Green Machine

60min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary adds the extras and the margin shrinks to six points!

Raiders lead Panthers 24 - 30 Raiders
59min

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

Canberra not great with the ball and Penrith have possession, and Peachey goes right to score a solid try. Game back on?

Raiders lead Panthers 22 - 30 Raiders
58min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Sam Williams.

Williams misses for the first time this afternoon.

Raiders lead Panthers 18 - 30 Raiders
57min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

Joey Leilua benefits - again - from some Rapana brilliance and trots along the touchline to score Canberra's fifth try.

Raiders lead Panthers 18 - 30 Raiders
53min

Canberra make a break then lose the ball in a good position at the end of the set. No luck and Penrith get it back in their own danger zone.

51min

Penrith with repeated penalties on the Canberra line. Huge moments in the context of this game right now.

49min

Cleary with a pearler of a kick mid-set and Penrith go on the attack!

48min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary adds the extras to the Whare try.

Raiders lead Panthers 18 - 26 Raiders
47min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Dean Whare. Kick to come.

Whare wrongfoots Cotric off a nice outside ball which sends him into a gap, one on one with the fullback and bang, that's exactly what Penrith need.

Raiders lead Panthers 16 - 26 Raiders
44min

A few errors early in this half, neither side holding the ball well after the break.

42min

Canberra go down the left side and they look like they're about to score and ... oh no it's a forward pass!

41min

Underway for the second forty. Canberra first use.

40min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Williams with a superb conversion and it's 14 points the lead for Canberra at halftime.

Raiders lead Panthers 12 - 26 Raiders
40min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.

Rapana has taken the ball from a Penrith loose carry in a tackle, skirted to the right flank, then stayed *just* in the field of play... and run 90 metres to score!

Raiders lead Panthers 12 - 24 Raiders
40min

Off to the Bunker for a possible Raiders try to Rapana. He's run 90 metres. Checking knock on and touchline.

39min

Time off with Rapana's jersey shredded in a tackle! His replacement jumper is now on and we resume. A couple of plays later and we have some push and shove happening, and Penrith get a penalty.

36min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Suddenly the visitors are ahead by eight as we push toward the break!

Raiders lead Panthers 12 - 20 Raiders
34min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

PERFECT KICK! It finds Rapana from Sezer's boot... and then as he's tackled he offloads cleverly to Leilua and it's a try!

Raiders lead Panthers 12 - 18 Raiders
28min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Williams converts for a two-point lead for the visitors.

Raiders lead Panthers 12 - 14 Raiders
27min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Elliot Whitehead. Kick to come.

Whitehead goes over from a good, simple short ball and slams it down despite the attention of three Penrith defenders.

Tied up at Panthers 12 - 12 Raiders
26min

Peachey drops a huge kick right in front of his own posts, handing Canberra a big attacking set.

24min

Penrith look to be in through Whare, but the flick pass in from Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was forward. Canberra scrum 10m out from their own line.

21min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts and it's a four-point lead after the quarter-mark of the match.

Panthers lead Panthers 12 - 8 Raiders
20min

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

The pressure tolls for Canberra and Peachey slices through the gap to grab Penrith's second!

Panthers lead Panthers 10 - 8 Raiders
19min

Penrith survive and find themselves with the footy up the other end, and Canberra concede another penalty. Great chance for the hosts inside the Raiders' 20m.

17min

A solid set on the back of a penalty sees the Raiders steam up-field and they force a repeat set on the last with a clever kick, Peachey forced to bat it dead.

14min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Canberra choose to slow things down, Williams takes the penalty goal attempt and fires it into the southern hill with no issues.

Raiders lead Panthers 6 - 8 Raiders
12min

The Peach can't hold the ball after Cleary provides him an offload... then proceeds to deliberately falcon himself after the error.

11min

Penrith pick up a handy penalty and march up-field.

8min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Sam Williams.

Sam Williams converts the try to level the scores.

Tied up at Panthers 6 - 6 Raiders
7min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.

Tap for a penalty... Leilua takes advantage, catches Penrith unawares and gets it down!

Panthers lead Panthers 6 - 4 Raiders
6min

Canberra settling into this one now after a horrid start. They're on the attack deep in Penrith territory.

4min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts with no trouble.

Panthers lead Panthers 6 - 0 Raiders
3min

Try: Panthers
Scored by James Tamou. Kick to come.

Tamou reaches out beside the posts and BOOM! Great start by Panthers.

Panthers lead Panthers 4 - 0 Raiders
2min

Huge break from Penrith early, courtesy of Kikau... OH BOY! Cotric has dragged down Blake and then stole it... nope. Penalty Penrith. Great early chance for the hosts.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Matt Cecchin, Phil Henderson

Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Peter Gough

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Galea

PENRITH PANTHERS (40)
Tries: James Tamou, Tyrone Peachey (2), Dean Whare, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Josh Mansour, James Maloney
Field Goals:
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (6/7)
Penalty Goals:

CANBERRA RAIDERS (31)
Tries: Joseph Leilua (3), Elliot Whitehead, Jordan Rapana
Field Goals: Sam Williams (1/1)
Conversions: Sam Williams (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Sam Williams (1/1)