Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat May 29, 2021
Round 12 - BlueBet Stadium, Penrith / Dharug - Crowd: 16110
80min

That's full time. Next week, Penrith are up against the Tigers at Leichhardt Oval, while the Bulldogs have a bye

80min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney's kick is waved away to the left

Panthers lead Panthers 30 - 4 Bulldogs
79min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Aaron Schoupp. Kick to come.

And the Dogs are on the board! Aaron Schoupp goes through the Panthers right side defence to score the Bulldogs first try against Penrith since 2019

Panthers lead Panthers 30 - 4 Bulldogs
79min

Brandon Wakeham's offload goes to ground and is knocked on by Penrith

79min

Moses Leota is sent to the bin for the high contact

78min

Jake Averillo makes a break and then gets a penalty for high contact

76min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Stephen Crichton.

Stephen Crichton misses left

Panthers lead Panthers 30 - 0 Bulldogs
74min

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

That's a contender for try of the season right there. Matt Burton took an intercept and looked like he'd get run down before linking up with Brian To'o. To'o found Burton back on the outside, before he linked up with Crichton who scored. My description doesn't do it justice, definitely try to watch a replay of that if you get the chance

Panthers lead Panthers 30 - 0 Bulldogs
72min

Charlie Staines knocks the ball on and it eventually goes over the sideline

71min

Challenge unsuccessful

71min

Viliame Kikau forces a knock on but the Dogs are challenging

70min

Penalty to the Dogs for an incorrect play the ball

69min

Penalty to Penrith for a grapple tackle

68min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary bends the ball back in through the posts.

Panthers lead Panthers 26 - 0 Bulldogs
68min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Matt Burton. Kick to come.

Nathan Cleary made a 1-on-1 strip and was able to offload. The Panthers swung it left straight away and Matt Burton scored the try

Panthers lead Panthers 24 - 0 Bulldogs
67min

Paul Momirovski wound up with it on the last and tried getting a flick away but it was dived on by the Bulldogs

65min

Nick Meaney makes a good catch. Looks like he's been moved to fullback

63min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary is successful with the kick

Panthers lead Panthers 20 - 0 Bulldogs
62min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Paul Momirovski. Kick to come.

The floodgates are starting to leak here as Paul Momirovski is able to collect Stephen Crichton's kick and score

Panthers lead Panthers 18 - 0 Bulldogs
61min

Penalty to Penrith

61min

Jake Averillo kicks out on the full

60min

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak makes another good catch

58min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary hits the upright from the sideline

Panthers lead Panthers 14 - 0 Bulldogs
57min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Charlie Staines. Kick to come.

Charlie Staines is on the end of an overlap and goes over for his second try untouched. Panthers make it a lead of more than 2 converted tries

Panthers lead Panthers 14 - 0 Bulldogs
56min

Penalty to the Panthers for an escort. They'll have a full set on the Dogs line

53min

Penalty to Penrith for a high shot

51min

No intent to strip, challenge unsuccessful

50min

Kikau knocks on in the ruck but Penrith are challenging

50min

The Dogs kick is shanked and Penrith have it 20 metres out from the Dogs line

49min

Nathan Cleary's kick is cut off by DWZ. If he hadn't made a play, Luai was in for all money

47min

Kikau is tackled short of the line on the last. Changeover

46min

Averillo's kick is returned to the 40 metre line by Stephen Crichton

44min

Penrith will instead get the penalty

42min

Challenge is successful, Matt Doorey pushed Luai off the ball in the leadup

42min

Penalty to the Dogs but the Panthers are challenging. The kick sat up in the breeze and Matt Doorey toed it along before Brian To'o dived on the ball

42min

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak returns it without attempting an offload this time

41min

Underway in the second half and Spencer Leniu will bring it back for Penrith

40min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary kicks the conversion

Panthers lead Panthers 10 - 0 Bulldogs
40min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Spencer Leniu. Kick to come.

Oh my. The Bulldogs have done all the hard work to remain only down by 4 and looked to be home for half time. It was a regulation take for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, who for some reason decided a miracle offload that was picked off by Spencer Leniu, who extends the Panthers' lead to 8

Panthers lead Panthers 8 - 0 Bulldogs
38min

Cotric makes a great take

37min

Matt Burton rises above to catch the short drop out

36min

The kick is taken dead AGAIN by Penrith, whose defence just isn't breaking

35min

Spencer Leniu knocks on in the tackle, inviting the Dogs back into it

34min

And the dream of points for the Dogs goes up in smoke as Aaron Schoupp knocks on

33min

Knock on by Penrith, another set for the Dogs

32min

Short drop out taken easily by the Dogs

32min

Ball is taken dead by Penrith, another repeat set. The Dogs looked a lot more threatening in those 6 tackles but are still yet to score

30min

Penalty to the Dogs as they come out of their own end

30min

Cleary puts up a bomb but Dallin Watene-Zelezniak makes a great catch

29min

Averillo again kicks into touch on the last

28min

Kikau is coming from the field after copping a stray elbow from Hopoate

28min

Knock on by the Panthers, who have looked just about as poor as they have all year so far today

27min

That was sarcasm. It is the furthest thing from a great rule as Penrith get a set restart

26min

Cleary's grubber is easily fielded by DWZ as the Dogs get a set restart coming out of their own end (they're definitely happy that it wasn't a penalty. Great rule!)

25min

Matt Doorey will return after passing his HIA

24min

Matt Burton drops the ball, letting the Dogs off the hook

24min

Charlie Staines makes a break but can't beat Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

23min

Averillo's kick is fielded on the full by Paul Momirovski and the Panthers will have a 7 tackle set

21min

Brian To'o knocks the Jake Averillo kick on. Dogs with another attacking opportunity

20min

Brad Deitz will not return today, he has suffered a hamstring injury

17min

Matt Doorey is off undergoing an HIA

16min

The short drop out is allowed to bounce and it is gathered by Brian To'o. Panthers survive

16min

Charlie Staines knocks Averillo's kick dead and it'll be another attacking set for Canterbury

15min

The short drop out is knocked on by Penrith as a little push and shove develops centrefield

14min

Jake Averillo's kick is taken dead by Stephen Crichton and the Dogs will get a repeat set

13min

Matt Doorey staying down here and Isaah Yeo is penalised and placed on report for high contact

13min

Bradley Deitz is off the field and the Dogs hold Brian To'o up over the line on the last. Changeover

12min

Bradley Deitz is down with an apparent leg injury

11min

Another penalty to Penrith for offside

10min

Penalty Penrith after Cleary was tackled off the ball

10min

Averillo kicks on the 4th and the wind carries it all the way over the dead ball line. 7 tackle set coming up for Penrith

7min

Panthers complete and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will play it on his own 20

6min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary hooks the conversion

Panthers lead Panthers 4 - 0 Bulldogs
5min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Charlie Staines. Kick to come.

Charlie Staines scores Penrith's first try of the afternoon on the end of a nice sweeping play to the right. He was paying $1.28 to score at anytime today and I daresay it won't be his last.

Panthers lead Panthers 4 - 0 Bulldogs
3min

Hetherington collects another Penrith player high. I think his stay on the field will be a short one as he's placed on report

2min

Penalty to Penrith after Jack Hetherington collected James Fisher-Harris high

2min

Set restart for PEN

2min

Jake Averillo's first kick goes into touch on the bounce

1min

Underway and Nick Cotric only just stops the ball bouncing into touch off the kickoff

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Super Saturday and first up today we are out at Penrith as the undefeated Panthers take on the bottom-of-the-table Bulldogs. The poor old Dogs are at the longest odds ever recorded to win this one, however they can take solace in the fact they got up in both lower grade matches beforehand. In late mail, the Panthers are 1-17 from the team named by Ivan Cleary earlier in the week, while Bradley Deitz will start for the Dogs, pushing Jackson Topine back to the bench. About 10 minutes away from kickoff now.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Matt Noyen

Touch Judges: Mark Bohan, Jon Stone

Video Referee: Alan Shortall

PENRITH PANTHERS (30)
Tries: Charlie Staines (2), Spencer Leniu, Paul Momirovski, Matt Burton, Stephen Crichton
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (3/5), Stephen Crichton (0/1)

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (4)
Tries: Aaron Schoupp
Conversions: Nick Meaney (0/1)