Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Fri October 2, 2020
Finals Week 1 - BlueBet Stadium, Penrith / Dharug - Crowd: 7209
80min

It is Fulltime! What a game! Penrith have held on a late Roosters fightback to win 29-28 in an absolute thriller at Panthers Stadium! Stay tuned for the 3,2,1's and Match Report @LeagueUnlimited!

78min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Kyle Flanagan with the quick conversion.

Panthers lead Panthers 29 - 28 Roosters
77min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Angus Crichton. Kick to come.

Angus Crichton crashes over for a late try!

Panthers lead Panthers 29 - 26 Roosters
77min

Field Goal: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary ice cool and kicks the 1 point!

Panthers lead Panthers 29 - 22 Roosters
76min

Jarome Luai takes on the line and is held up. Panthers ball on tackle 3.

75min

Penalty Panthers - Against Angus Crichton for a knee in the play the ball. Cleary elects to kick for touch and Panthers on the attack 30m out.

74min

Luke Keary gets pinned on the last but manages to offload and Kyle Flanagan gets a decent kick away...close call.

72min

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves drops the ball cold! Panthers scrum on halfway.

65min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Kyle Flanagan converts and the Roosters are back again!

Panthers lead Panthers 28 - 22 Roosters
64min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

Luke Keary puts the ball up in the air on the last. Brian To'o knocks the ball back and Josh Morris races through to ground the ball!

Panthers lead Panthers 28 - 20 Roosters
63min

Penalty Roosters - Against Kurt Capewell for being inside the 10m. Roosters find the line just 30m out!

62min

Joseph Manu knocks on a Luke Keary kick across field. Panthers scrum 10m out from their own line.

59min

CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE - Roosters challenging an obstruction ruling on Boyd Cordner and the Roosters win the challenge!

56min

Luke Keary kicks for Daniel Tupou on the last close to the line and Brian To'o takes the ball and is dragged into touch by Josh Morris. Roosters on the attack!

55min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Kyle Flanagan converts and the Roosters have a beat.

Panthers lead Panthers 28 - 16 Roosters
54min

Try: Roosters
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

James Tedesco drags his side back into the game. The Australian fullback takes the ball to the line and gets over the line.

Panthers lead Panthers 28 - 14 Roosters
51min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary nails the conversion from out wide!

Panthers lead Panthers 28 - 10 Roosters
49min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Stephen Crichton. Kick to come.

Nathan Cleary kicks for Jarome Luai who bats the ball back back for Tyrone May who finds Stephen Crichton and he crashes over to score!

Panthers lead Panthers 26 - 10 Roosters
48min

Penalty Goal: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Panthers get a gift 2 points after the Roosters were penalised for not being back the 10m. Cleary hits the post and Penrith regather!

Panthers lead Panthers 22 - 10 Roosters
46min

Freddy Lussick knocks on a terrible offload from Daniel Tupou inside their own half. Scrum Panthers 15m out!

45min

Moses Leota knocks on after a Cleary kick bounces in front of him with the tryline begging.

41min

James Tedesco knocks on trying to get a quick play the ball on the last. Panthers scrum 35m from their own line.

40min

We are underway in the Second Half! Moses Leota charges back into the defensive line.

40min

It is Halftime! After trailing 10-0 after 10 minutes the Minor Premiers have scored four unanswered tries to lead 22-10 at the break.

38min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary converts and the Panthers extend their lead.

Panthers lead Panthers 22 - 10 Roosters
37min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Nathan Cleary. Kick to come.

Jarome Luai skips across field and shows the ball back inside to Stephen Crichton who breaks through the line and then finds Nathan Cleary in support who scores a hat-trick in the first half!

Panthers lead Panthers 20 - 10 Roosters
36min

Luke Keary is a step behind Kyle Flanagan and he puts down the ball. Panthers scrum 34m from their own line.

34min

Dylan Edwards tries to thread the needle with a kick close to the line but Boyd Cordner collects and the Roosters are off the hook.

33min

Nathan Cleary puts a superb kick in goal. Dropout Roosters.

30min

Penalty Roosters - Against Moses Leota for being offside from a Nathan Cleary kick. Roosters find the line 25m from their own line.

28min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary converts and the Panthers are on fire.

Panthers lead Panthers 16 - 10 Roosters
27min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Nathan Cleary. Kick to come.

Jarome Luai gets the ball on the last and grubbers towards the posts. Nathan Cleary flies through to slide over for the Panthers and they hit the lead after trailing 10 nil after 10 minutes.

Panthers lead Panthers 14 - 10 Roosters
24min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary ties up the score. Panthers are back.

Tied up at Panthers 10 - 10 Roosters
22min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Nathan Cleary. Kick to come.

Liam Martin produces a sloppy offload which is scooped up by Dylan Edwards who then hits Nathan Cleary with a short ball and he crashes over under the posts.

Roosters lead Panthers 8 - 10 Roosters
21min

Penalty Panthers - Against Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for a high shot on Liam Martin. Panthers find the line 30m out.

17min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary misses from out wide.

Roosters lead Panthers 4 - 10 Roosters
15min

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

Jarome Luai gets some early ball to Viliame Kikau who attracts 3 defencders. Kikau then throws a deft pass for Josh Mansour who divers over in the corner to score!

Roosters lead Panthers 4 - 10 Roosters
13min

Brett Morris collects the ball wide on the right hand side, Stephen Crichton and Jarome Luai combine to drive him into touch. Panthers scrum 10m from their own line.

12min

Brian To'o drops a sitter just 20m out from his own line and again the Roosters have been invited to strike.

10min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Kyle Flanagan.

Kyle Flanagan misses with a terrible kick.

Roosters lead Panthers 0 - 10 Roosters
9min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Freddy Lussick. Kick to come.

Freddy Lussick crashes over from dummy half to score his first NRL try. Roosters are flying!

Roosters lead Panthers 0 - 10 Roosters
8min

Penalty Roosters - Against Viliame Kikau for a lifting tackle and the Roosters march downfield.

7min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Kyle Flanagan converts from the sideline.

Roosters lead Panthers 0 - 6 Roosters
5min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

The Roosters make the Panthers pay for the costly penalty. Luke Keary takes on the Panthers defence down the short side and Josh Morris crashes over to score!

Roosters lead Panthers 0 - 4 Roosters
4min

Penalty Roosters - Josh Morris collects a kick from Nathan Cleary on his own tryline and Dylan Edwards drags him back in goal. Roosters find the line 22m from their own line.

2min

Kyle Flanagan gets a towering bomb away on the last but Dylan Edwards takes it comfortably and is tackled 15m from his own line.

We are underway @Panthers Stadium! The Roosters let the ball bounce and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves collects the ball to take the first hit up.

Welcome to the NRL Finals Series for 2020! Our first game this weekend is a sell out at Panthers Stadium, with the Minor Premiers Penrith hosting the defending premiers the Sydney Roosters. Penrith are 1-17 Sydney have a few late changes with Sonny-Bill Williams and Lachlan Lam dropping off the bench, with Nat Butcher and Mitch Aubusson coming into the side in jerseys 18 & 19 respectively. Make no mistake, the winner here takes a big step to the Grand Final, the East vs the West in the first semi final of 2020. Stay tuned for all the action @LeagueUnlimited!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton

Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Todd Smith

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy

PENRITH PANTHERS (29)
Tries: Josh Mansour, Nathan Cleary (3), Stephen Crichton
Field Goals: Nathan Cleary (1/1)
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (0/1)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (28)
Tries: Josh Morris (2), Freddy Lussick, James Tedesco, Angus Crichton
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (4/5)
Penalty Goals: