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Dylan Edwards knocks on & thats all she wrote. The Bulldogs have pulled off the upset

Lachlan Lewis grubbers it into touch winding down the clock

Knock on in the play the ball from James Fisher-Harris & that will seal it for the Dogs

Nick Meaney throws the ball dead upon cleaning up another kick from Maloney. The Panthers on their last chance here

Bulldogs forward pass ruled & the Panthers will get the scrum 25 out from their line

They hang on again as Liam Martin stormed into space again. Losing patience he forced the offload & the Dogs have possession

Another repeat set for the Panthers after Hoppa forces Maloney's grubber dead. They'll do well to hang on again here

Panthers on the attack as a Bulldog knocks the ball down with Maloney scheming for an opening

Panthers winning the late battle for field position though. They have it 40 from their line on tackle 1

Outstanding defence Bulldogs having to scramble a couple of times in that set & Will Hopoate defuses the kick on the last

Dogs forced to defend their line again after Reimis Smith spilt a Panthers bomb. A penalty & the Panthers have a chance to claw their way back into this

Jack Cogger tries to grubber but Cleary dives to stop the ball. He knocks on though

Josh Mansour races away but the ball was knocked down from a Penrith player. Bulldogs scrum 30 out from Panthers line

Penalty Bulldogs as Mitch Kenny holds DWZ down too long

Liam Martin dangerous all night nearly cross but the Dogs again show great desperation to get there & the ball comes free

Jeremy Marshall-King with a driving tackle chasing the kick of Cogger

James Maloney grubbers in-goal, but it bounces dead. Dogs with a quick restart from their 20

Dogs hang on again with Lachlan Lewis making another great tackle - this time on Brian To'o

The Dogs turn it over directly after points

Penalty Bulldogs with Dylan Edwards running around the back of Brent Naden

Panthers go within inches of scoring after regathering the ball from a bomb. Nathan Cleary looked liked scoring before opposite number Lachlan Lewis crunched him from behind

James Maloney with a good kick of his own & Dallin Watene-Zelezniak charges it back bouncing off the first defender

Good 1st set for the Dogs with Lachlan Lewis driving the ball into the corner & the Panthers forced to work it off their line

Were back underway & Danny Fualalo charges it back for the Bulldogs

Panthers finish the half in a flurry but the Dogs hang on as the halftime siren sounds. The visitors take a 2 point lead into the sheds, but the Dogs are putting up a fair fight against their more fancied opponents. The boys will have some oranges or whatever they have at halftime these days & we'll be back for all the action in the second 40. Stay tuned!

Penalty Bulldogs & they will get another chance inside Panthers half

Forward pass ruled as the refs continue on their weird tirade of line ball decisions

Penalty Bulldogs & they find touch 45 out for Panthers line

A good take by Meaney as Cleary sent it high to the corner on the last

Another repeat set as Mitch Kenny grubbers in-goal & Will Hopoate takes it dead

Nathan Cleary grubbers in-goal & Kerrod Holland is forced to bat it dead. Repeat set for Panthers coming up

NO TRY Maloney put a nice grubber behind the line & it was there for the taking, but instead of simply planting his hand on the ball, Naden tried to scoop it up & dropped it in the process

BUNKER possible Panthers try... Ref says no try..

Another penalty & they tap again

Bit of razzle dazzle by the Panthers who make good yards down the left & they get a penalty & are deep on the attack

Another penalty as James Tamou is done for an escort

Penalty Bulldogs as the Panthers are lying all over the ruck

Bulldogs will shoot for 2 in an attempt to level the scores. Never could figure out why teams out of finals contention ever go for goal??

Penalty Bulldogs as Penrith are offside.

Great play Dogs. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak burst down the right & offloaded for Will Hopoate but hes taken down on halfway

Penalty Panthers & that's 3 in a row for the visitors

Nathan Cleary grubbers behind the line but it was read well by Nick Meaney

Another penalty after Brian To'o broke through & was tackled just short of the line. Dogs held down too long

Penalty Panthers with the Dogs ruled offside trying to pressure on

Nathan Cleary goes high this team & DWZ returns it with interest against his former club

Lachlan Lewis kicks high following points but Dylan Edwards flew above the pack to defuse the bomb

Panthers turn it over & the Dogs get some good possession early

Both sides complete their opening sets as Mansour takes a bomb for the Panthers

Were underway at Bankwest Stadium & the Panthers get first use of the steeden