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Cowboys offloading like their lives depend on it, but the Penrith scramble is good. They push it wide to Feldt but he can't reproduce his 2015 decider heroics and is pushed into touch before he can get it down.

For some reason we have a captains challenge from the Cowboys. It's unsuccessful. Penrith ball, but they lose it on the first tackle and the visitors have one more chance to post points.

To'o goes over in the corner but it's not a try and the Cowboys come away with it.

Panthers defence is elite. Cowboys just can't get through.

Jason Taumalolo crashes over... but is held up.

Cowboys with a solid chance to post their first points of 2021 here.

No try. Penrith resume with the ball.

Off to the Bunker. James Fisher-Harris claiming a try from a crash ball close to the line. Cecchin says held up no try. Doesn't look like he's got it down.

Charlie Staines goes fanging down the right flank after quick hands to him... but Hamiso Tabuai Fidow had other ideas and forces the error!

Cowboys go close but the last tackle options... they aren't great.

We back. Cowboys will rate themselves a chance here after restricting the Grand Finalists to just 8 points before the break. Penrith have first use though, running to the northern end of the Mulgoa Road venue.

Errors aplenty in the shadows of halftime. Penrith hold on to their 8-point lead as the siren sounds.

Penrith mess it all up but the Cowboys then make an error to give the hosts another decent chance before the break!

Penrith hammering the Cowboys line but they run the numbers to the right too quickly this time and they have to cut inside and are tackled.

Paul Momirovski goes over out to the right edge and claims a try, but on review the Bunker says no, as he had lost control of the ball attempting to ground it.

Penrith clearly dominating this contest but unable to strike any killer blows since the opening try. Cowboys defending reasonably well but poor with ball in hand.

Cowboys' promising attack falters with a forward pass close to the line.

Cleary tries a 40/20 but it doesn't turn left to find touch and instead trickles over the dead ball line.

Cowboys defend it out. Penrith then concede a penalty two tackles into the return set and finally there's some relief for the visitors.

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL. Penrith play the ball on tackle 3.

Two minutes after the last challenge we're up for another one. CAPTAINS CHALLENGE. Koroisau looks to have dropped it at dummy half. Reviewing...

Kikau is pinged for a bad play-the-ball, CAPTAINS CHALLENGE - he's claiming Robson interfered. After a few replays the Bunker backs Kikau. Panthers penalty.

Tabuai-Fidow is pinged for a dangerous tackle above the horizontal. Penrith surge up the park with a penalty.

Penrith with multiple repeat sets and Jarome Luai is causing all sorts of headaches for the Cowboys edge defence - but so far the visitors have been up to the task.

Solid metres from the Panthers early, and they force a line dropout!

Kickoff, and the Cowboys have it first running to the northern end of Panthers Stadium.

Both sides are out on the park there now, Penrith in their 1991 heritage jersey, celebrating 30 years since that maiden title. They're 1-17, North Queensland have opted for Reuben Cotter over Lachlan Burr on the bench.

We're at the foot of the mountains for the feature match on Super Saturday. It's Grand Finalists Penrith against Todd Payten's new charges, the Cowboys.