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!
Kyle Flanagan with the quick conversion.
Angus Crichton crashes over for a late try!
Nathan Cleary ice cool and kicks the 1 point!
Jarome Luai takes on the line and is held up. Panthers ball on tackle 3.
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.
Luke Keary gets pinned on the last but manages to offload and Kyle Flanagan gets a decent kick away...close call.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves drops the ball cold! Panthers scrum on halfway.
Kyle Flanagan converts and the Roosters are back again!
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!
Penalty Roosters - Against Kurt Capewell for being inside the 10m. Roosters find the line just 30m out!
Joseph Manu knocks on a Luke Keary kick across field. Panthers scrum 10m out from their own line.
CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE - Roosters challenging an obstruction ruling on Boyd Cordner and the Roosters win the challenge!
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!
Kyle Flanagan converts and the Roosters have a beat.
James Tedesco drags his side back into the game. The Australian fullback takes the ball to the line and gets over the line.
Nathan Cleary nails the conversion from out wide!
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 get a gift 2 points after the Roosters were penalised for not being back the 10m. Cleary hits the post and Penrith regather!
Freddy Lussick knocks on a terrible offload from Daniel Tupou inside their own half. Scrum Panthers 15m out!
Moses Leota knocks on after a Cleary kick bounces in front of him with the tryline begging.
James Tedesco knocks on trying to get a quick play the ball on the last. Panthers scrum 35m from their own line.
We are underway in the Second Half! Moses Leota charges back into the defensive line.
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.
Nathan Cleary converts and the Panthers extend their lead.
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!
Luke Keary is a step behind Kyle Flanagan and he puts down the ball. Panthers scrum 34m from their own line.
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.
Nathan Cleary puts a superb kick in goal. Dropout Roosters.
Penalty Roosters - Against Moses Leota for being offside from a Nathan Cleary kick. Roosters find the line 25m from their own line.
Nathan Cleary converts and the Panthers are on fire.
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.
Nathan Cleary ties up the score. Panthers are back.
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.
Penalty Panthers - Against Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for a high shot on Liam Martin. Panthers find the line 30m out.
Nathan Cleary misses from out wide.
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!
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.
Brian To'o drops a sitter just 20m out from his own line and again the Roosters have been invited to strike.
Kyle Flanagan misses with a terrible kick.
Freddy Lussick crashes over from dummy half to score his first NRL try. Roosters are flying!
Penalty Roosters - Against Viliame Kikau for a lifting tackle and the Roosters march downfield.
Kyle Flanagan converts from the sideline.
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!
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.
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: