Cleary maintains his perfect night with the boot and that'll do us for super Saturday round 13.
They're taking the kick at goal to try and make it a 16 point win
Penalty Panthers with around 30 seconds to go
Terrible kick by John Bateman on the 3rd sees Penrith come up with possession and a bit of a scuffle ensue
Challenge unsuccessful
Penalty Raiders for a hand on the ball, Penrith are challenging it though
The ball bounces right off Liam Martin and Canberra hang on
Jordan Rapana puts the ball down close to his own line
Panthers debutant Daine Laurie is about to come on for his first taste of NRL football
A fairly average set from Canberra ends with a hail mary to Papalii on the last and then an error. It's be a deadset miracle if the Raiders could get home from here
James Tamou puts it down on play 1!
Jack Wighton tries a chip in behind, Croker toes it ahead but Josh Mansour gets there first
Superb kick from Cleary under pressure, he put boot to ball on the 30 and the Raiders are playing it 10 metres out from their own line
Josh Papalii is back out there for the Raiders
Kick off is allowed to bounce and Ryan Sutton pins the ears back to just get out of the in goal
Croker splits the black dot in two
It's a try, and the second one of the night for CNK! He took on the line and used a combo of strength, determination and the slippery grass to slide over the line. Game not over yet
Going upstairs, but the on field ref has no try
Penalty to the Raiders after Brent Naden illegally strips the ball
6 more tackles for the Raiders
Penalty Raiders for a high shot
Set restart for CBR
Scrap that, challenge successful. Ruled the Panthers second defender in was an illegal one and contributed unfairly to Rapana going over. Penalty CBR
Challenge unsuccessful, PEN ball
CBR are challenging this, they're of the view Jordan Rapana got the ball back infield before going over the sideline
Jordan Rapana took off down the left touchline but Nathan Cleary was there in cover defence and took him into touch
Liam Martin puts the ball down after having 3 or 4 juggles
George Williams goes right through the Penrith defence but it's ruled that Corey Harawira-Naera took Viliame Kikau out in the leadup. Penalty Penrith
Penalty to the Raiders for a Penrith obstruction
Nathan Cleary extends the lead beyond 3 converted tries. A real uphill battle for Canberra here
Panthers will take the two here
Penalty to the Panthers for the Raiders being offside
Tackle count restarts as Josh Mansour is held up over the line
Jarrod Croker takes the ball dead. Repeat set coming up for PEN
Williams' kick is allowed to bounce but Aekins still takes possession cleanly
Jordan Rapana makes amends for his earlier effort and takes this bomb cleanly
George Williams drills a kick into touch and gives the players a breather
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad wrapped up 13 out from his own line
Jarrod Croker narrows the gap to 18
Going upstairs and it appears against all the odds that Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has got to the line!
Try confirmed! Nicoll-Klokstad carried 4 Panthers players to the line and somehow got the ball down! The locals don't like it but the Raiders are finally on the board!
Caleb Aekins drops the ball in the tackle on the kick return. CBR with their first opportunity of the half
Just as the Raiders were looking threatening, Siliva Havili just drops it cold while trying to pass
Jack Wighton knocks the ball out of Apisai Koroisau's hand and streaks away to play it on the Panthers 40 metre line
Penrith try a shortside scrum play but the Raiders are up to it in defence
Cleary kicks from the Raiders side of halfway and Rapana drops it cold
Moses Leota makes the opening hit up and his side gets a set restart straight away
Players are back out on the field ahead of the second 40
Nathan Cleary nails it from the sideline
Try confirmed. Brent Naden was on the end of some slick backline movement and executed the putdown to perfection. Big second half coming up for the Raiders if they want to come close to this juggernaut
Going upstairs but looks like Naden has scored
Repeat set for PEN
Raiders will do well to hold Penrith out here
Six more for PEN after CBR played at the ball
In an event that comes as absolutely no surprise, Nathan Cleary nails the kick
Try confirmed. Jarome Luai put in a perfect grubber and Stephen Crichton beat Cotric to the ball to ground it for his 12th try this year
Going upstairs but it looks like Stephen Crichton has scored for Penrith
John Bateman with a try-saving effort on Stephen Crichton
Set restart for PEN
Mansour gets held up
Repeat set coming up for Penrith
Panthers advance upfield against the run of play, Stephen Crichton plays it 40 out from the CBR line
Zane Tetevano absolutely levels Curtis Scott in a big hit
Jack Wighton'r grubber is played at with the feet by Cleary and Kikau dives on the ball. Panthers survive
No try confirmed, the Panthers defence is truly something to behold this year
Going upstairs again for CBR but it's been ruled on the field that Josh Papalii has been held up
Siliva Havili with a good kick on the 4th and the Raiders trap Josh Mansour 4 metres out of his own line. 2 tackles later and Stephen Crichton puts it down
Cleary's kick is near perfect and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad only just gets it back into the field of play. Canberra under a lot of pressure here
No try, but not for the reason that was first thought, with Rapana taking possession of the ball in an offside position. Penalty Panthers
Going upstairs for the Raiders but Sutton has ruled no try
James Fisher-Harris makes a rare Panthers mistake while on the attack
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad again leaves the bomb behind without even making an effort. The ball looked to be sitting up for Stephen Crichton but Cotric came out of nowhere and knocked it dead
John Bateman hands possession right back to Penrith
Set restart for CBR
Brent Naden makes a mess of the play the ball and you get the feeling the Raiders have to take advantage of this opportunity
James Tamou runs it back from the kickoff
Nathan Cleary converts once again
Apisai Koroisau feigns to go one way out of dummy half and then goes the other and puts Liam Martin over untouched.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad this time puts the bomb down and the Panthers have 6 more tackles on the Panthers line
Caleb Aekins easily takes care of Jack Wighton's bomb
Nathan Cleary slots his first conversion attempt
Viliame Kikau makes a trademark run off the back fence and the Raiders had no chance! Panthers score the opening try of the match
The Panthers muscle up in defence and drag Jarrod Croker over the sideline
Viliame Kikau puts the ball down and the Panthers decline to challenge
Penrith hang on! Nathan Cleary is able to just make it out of the in goal and about a tackle later the Panthers receive a penalty
Set restart for CBR
Another line dropout, George Williams put in a well weighted grubber and Josh Mansour was caught in goal
VERY ugly tackle from Brent Naden, he coat-hangered Jarrod Croker and the Raiders receive a penalty
Jarome Luai is caught in goal and the Raiders will get a repeat set. Penrith yet to touch the ball
Jack Wighton gets the Raiders on the front foot early with a 40/20
Cleary gets us underway and Dunamis Lui takes the opening run of the night
Players are out on the field now, kickoff imminent
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of the match of the round and we're at Panthers stadium to see if Penrith can continue their outstanding run of form against the in-form Raiders. The Panthers have made one late change, with Daine Laurie coming into the side to make his debut in place of Malakai Watene-Zelezniak. His inclusion sees Tyrone May start in the centres and Naden push back to the wing. The Raiders are 1-17. Kick-off in about 10 or 15 minutes
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Todd Smith
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie
PENRITH PANTHERS (28)
Tries: Viliame Kikau, Liam Martin, Stephen Crichton, Brent Naden
Field Goals:
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (2/2)
CANBERRA RAIDERS (12)
Tries: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (2/2)
Penalty Goals: