Match Centre

Panthers almost put some cherry on the cake, keeping it alive before Corey Harawira-Nira toed it dead. FULLTIME! Panthers advance; season over for the Panthers.

The game has petered out. Panthers kicking themselves to week two.

PENALTY WARRIORS! One-try Fusitua run off the ball. Consolation?

A short kick-off finally works! Warriors have a chance to send some late palpitations into the Panthers defense.

Cleary gets in on the action, forces another dropout. I swear this isn't a repeat. Now the Warriors short dropout doesn't make the distance.

Been a professional performance from the Panthers since the Maloney field goal. They are finding the ground with their kicks, the forwards are rolling forward, and now, they have a penalty to kick it deep.

Solid take from DWZ from a tumbling Johnson kick. Warriors look out of gas currently.

BUNKER TIME! Swung it left, swung it right.. the Panthers might have scored another alright!

It's a trifecta of dropouts coming. Maloney kicked for Kikau again, Hiku stumbles but the ball tumbles over the deadball.

All Panthers now! Six more after an Issac Luke chargedown.

Hiku central to the action again. Maloney drills one in-goal, the centre-turned-fullback gobbles it but is forced to take the dropout.

Peta Hiku, the fill-in fullback, made a meal of that. He juggled it twice, fell backwards then was a sitting duck for the Panthers chase. Dropout.

There is a THIRD whistle for the Warriors. They are camped on the line now.

PENALTY WARRIORS! Adam Blair taken out off the ball. Warriors now right on the attack.

BANG! Two of the bantamweights have collided here. Issac Luke has just ripped into James Maloney, who was folded up. The half eventually got back to his feet, and somehow? Warriors have the penalty.

PENALTY PANTHERS! Early whistle for the home side, Tevaga just made a home on the tackled player there.

Here we go! 40 minutes for Warriors to save their season.

Hope everyone has caught their breath? The game is about to get back underway!

PENALTY PANTHERS! Disjointed set from the Warriors, Johnson got his only touch on last as the kick rebounds off Maumalo into Panther hands. Panthers send us to the break.

PENALTY WARRIORS! Hiku found space, gets the whistle. Warriors need to get a move on here.

That wind that blew across Sydney, Ken Maumalo exhaling after his drop from a towering bomb is saved by the Panthers chasers being offside. Warriors with a chance to end the half.

The game has disappointingly simmered down. Maloney has taken control of the kicking for Penrith, has turned around the Warriors whilst the visitors are trying to catch their breath.

He will have to succumb to that injury. RTS is being helped from the field, luckily for the Warriors, they had Beale on the bench. The utility can slot in anywhere.

Oh no! Warriors have imploded. That kick-off just flew over the touchline, Luke hammered that ball.

BUNKER TIME! Now the Panthers have points.. Cleary slides it through for Peachey.. checking onside and grounding.

THAT'S what they needed! Maloney kicks early in the count, turned RTS around then the superstar fullback couldn't keep the ball in. It isn't a 40/20.. but it's the closest to the real thing. Panthers ball.

There is danger signs for the Panthers here. Warriors making metres at will, their latest passage ended with an errant Adam Blair pass, but the Warriors have opened the shoulders.

PENALTY WARRIORS! There is a real edge to this contest. Panthers try to slow down the ruck, get pinged and the Warriors get an easy passage again.

Now the whistle goes the other way! Solomone Kata can't play the ball straight!

PENALTY WARRIORS! Gavet just launched himself into the defense there. The ball was reefed free, and the whistle goes.

BUNKER TIME! Issac Luke might have snuck through!

PENALTY WARRIORS! Frantic finals football! Johnson scooped up a loose Kikau offload, he only saw the try-line but Waqa Blake rounds him up. Warriors shunt it left as Maumalo is taken over the sideline. Luckily for the Warriors , all the Panthers were off.

Bright signs early for the Panthers. Kikau finding room down the left, almost sending Cleary away. The set finished on the right at RTS takes the kick well.

PENALTY PANTHERS! Paasi with dangerous contact at the legs of Maloney as he kicks. There is some slight afters, but nothing comes from it. Panthers with the first attack.

After the delay, Warriors complete their first set. DWZ with a superb take and return, the Panthers turn with the ball.

Some solid collison in the first few rucks. Now James Gavet was felled, he is receiving assistance after a big challenge from Regan Campbell-Gillard.

..maybe not. We didn't have the kicking tee! NOW we're underway! Paasi smashes into the line for the first hit up.

HERE WE GO! Finals football is go!

Warriors are onto the ANZ Stadium turf for the first time since 2011 in the finals. There is a healthy contingent for the team from New Zealand whilst the roar for the Panthers, is immense as they trot onto the turf read to receive the kick-off! We're almost set for kick-off!

Welcome to an overcast ANZ Stadium! We're onto the Elimination finals now, after that epic down in Melbourne last night! Two sides, that have had topsy-turvey seasons, both sat at the tip of the ladder at one point - now it is a fifth vs eighth clash! Both want to get to next week.. here we go!