Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat March 23, 2019
Round 2 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 19451
78min

SCRUM PANTHERS - Knights with a forward pass inside their own half.

77min

Maloney with a short flat ball to Whare close to the tryline, but Whare can't hang onto it.

75min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Gavet drops the ball on the first tackle

74min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Kalyn Ponga.

Ponga converts

Panthers lead Knights 14 - 16 Panthers
74min

Copy and paste getting a workout here PENALTY KNIGHTS - They'll take the tap 10m from the Panthers line. Panthers penalised 3 times in the space of almost a minute.

74min

Ctrl+C, Ctr+V PENALTY KNIGHTS - They'll take the tap 10m from the Panthers line.

73min

Try: Knights
Scored by Mitchell Barnett. Kick to come.

Barnstorming Barnett! He started his run off the back fence and bashed and crashed his way through the defence to score by the posts

Panthers lead Knights 12 - 16 Panthers
73min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - They'll take the tap 10m from the Panthers line.

72min

Whare with a panicked kick at the end of a set and it goes dead in goal.

70min

First play off the scrum and they spread the ball to the left wing and Lee gets over the line, but Maloney has miraculously managed to strip the ball out just centimetres before Lee scored a try.

69min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - They'll have a set 10m from the Panthers line

65min

SCRUM PANTHERS - Maloney with his third big hit of the day! Crunches Watson on his kick return and the balls comes free, 20m from the Knights line.

62min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Maloney throws a hospital ball to Tamou and it hits the grass.

62min

Another Knights dropped ball in the own half.

60min

Fitzgibbon knocks on an offloaded ball by Ramien which has likely cost the Knights a try.

55min

Cleary grubbers and Blake knocks on as he tries to plant the ball down for a try.

50min

A near 40/20 for Maloney. Watson magically keeps the ball in play and hurries back to force the ball dead before the Panthers arrive. Drop out Newcastle.

48min

A near try - Pearce grubbers through and Ponga has an air swing trying to ground the ball for a try. Drop out Penrith, as Cleary took the ball dead in goal.

46min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Hetherington knocks on in the first tackle after the restart.

46min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts from near in front.

Panthers lead Knights 8 - 16 Panthers
45min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Isaah Yeo. Kick to come.

Yeo with a good run off a nothing inside ball from Maloney, meets the defence 7 metres from the Knights line, but Yeo just kept pushing before twisting and reach out to score next to the uprights.

Panthers lead Knights 8 - 14 Panthers
43min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Maloney with a bomb and Ponga was ruled to have taken out Edwards chasing through.

40min

Back underway!

40min

Penalty Goal: Knights
Attempted by Kalyn Ponga.

Ponga's kick was a long way from the mark. Let's all go have a steak at halftime.

Panthers lead Knights 8 - 10 Panthers
40min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Penrith held down too long in the tackle. Knights to have a shot at a penalty goal after the siren has sounded, 35m out and right in front.

40min

JFH spills his lollies in the first run off the scrum

39min

SCRUM PANTHERS - From the scrum, Ramien knocks on.

38min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Edwards drops the ball on halfway

37min

SCRUM PANTHERS - Pearce gets a good long kick away and finds touch 10m from the Panthers line.

34min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts the try

Panthers lead Knights 8 - 10 Panthers
33min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Frank Winterstein. Kick to come.

Amazing try! Cleary grubbered and it looked to be going dead for all money, but it popped up nicely, Watene-Zelezniak leapt up and batted the ball back into the field of play for Winterstein to plant the loose ball for a try.

Tied up at Knights 8 - 8 Panthers
32min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights defence offside. Penrith with a full set 15m from the Knights line.

32min

Maloney kicks to the corner and Lee knocks on in-goal. Knights drop out.

31min

Pearce kicks long and the ball goes dead in goal. Panthers with a 20m restart and 7 tackles.

29min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Kalyn Ponga.

Ponga from the left sideline, slots the conversion.

Knights lead Knights 8 - 4 Panthers
27min

Try: Knights
Scored by Edrick Lee. Kick to come.

Ponga with a lovely cut-out pass puts the ball on Lee's chest and he scores in the corner.

Knights lead Knights 6 - 4 Panthers
26min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Panthers with a knock-on at dummy half inside their own half.

25min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Whare throws a quick pass to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, who was in open space, but the pass went forward.

24min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Pearce performs a 1 on 1 strip on Maloney after the tackle was completed.

22min

SCRUM KNIGHTS - Panthers drop the ball, 30m from their own line. Knights on the attack.

19min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary pushes his conversion attempt across the goal face.

Panthers lead Knights 2 - 4 Panthers
19min

Try: Panthers
Scored by James Fisher-Harris. Kick to come.

Maloney feints to kick, passes to CLeary, who runs right and dumps it back behind him to JFH who ran hard and straight back in towards the posts to storm over for a good try.

Panthers lead Knights 2 - 4 Panthers
17min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Knights pinged for a flop.

16min

Drop out Newcastle, after a Maloney cross kick is run dead.

14min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Cleary advances the panthers 10m shy of halfway.

13min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Maloney with another high tackle, this time on Glasby, who has to come off for an HIA. Knights 10m from the Panthers line.

11min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - High tackle by Maloney.

9min

Penalty Goal: Knights
Kicked by Kalyn Ponga.

Ponga kicks a penalty goal

Knights lead Knights 2 - 0 Panthers
8min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Pearce grubbers and Sele again with a dumb penalty, bumps Ponga over as he was chasing the grubber.

5min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - Sele gives away a dumb penalty after Maloney's grubber goes dead. Sele tackled and held onto Ponga, denying him a chance to take a quick tap. Knights find touch 10m shy of halfway.

4min

Watson receives the ball on the last on the left side, steps back infield and ran through a big gap to score. But the video ref has called it back as Tamou was deemed to have been impeded by Fitzgibbon.

2min

PENALTY KNIGHTS - A loose carry by Leota and Ponga cleans up. Yeo cops an accidental elbow onto his head and is coming off for an HIA. Knights held Ponga down too long. They find touch 30m from the Panthers line.

Knights get us underway. Conditions look spiffing for footy

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Dave Munro, Chris Sutton

Touch Judges: Nick Morel, Rickey McFarlane

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Beau Scott

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (14)
Tries: Edrick Lee, Mitchell Barnett
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kalyn Ponga (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Kalyn Ponga (1/2)

PENRITH PANTHERS (16)
Tries: James Fisher-Harris, Frank Winterstein, Isaah Yeo
Field Goals:
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (2/3)
Penalty Goals: