The full-time siren has gone. The Rabbitohs have won. The Rabbitohs are 80 minutes away from a grand final.
The Rabbitohs will win.
LUAI KNOCKS ON. LUAI KNOCKS ON.
Crichton is tackled 15 metres from his try line.
The Panthers have knocked on close to the Rabbitohs line.
Luai makes a bust and finds To'o 10 metres from the try line.
Kikau is belted by Jadyn Su'A and Tevita Tatola.
Penalty - the Panthers will get to start a set inside the Rabbitohs half.
Cleary puts a bomb up, but Johnston holds his nerve and gets possession.
Yeo makes a strong carry.
Taaffe throws a shocking pass on the last tackle.
Kikau breaks away but Matt Burton can't hold onto the final pass.
Crichton produces a phenomenal catch to defuse a kick from Alex Johnston.
Cleary chips for Charlie Staines, but The GOAT (Mark Nicholls) has the ball covered.
Cook runs on the last and almost produces a try in combination with Cody Walker.
Reynolds kicks ahead and traps Crichton in-goal with great support from Mark Nicholls.
Cleary bombs, Taaffe outleaps Crichton and gets a penalty.
Blake Taaffe overpowers a grubber and gifts the Panthers a seven tackle set.
The Rabbitohs have a huge opportunity to ice this game with a try of field goal.
Crichton throws an offload to Charlie Staines - but the Forbes Ferrari can't hold onto the pass.
Reynolds puts the visitors up by six.
Isaah Yeo is on report for a crusher tackle.
Rabbitohs penalty 40 metres out from the posts.
Charge down - six again for the Rabbitohs on halfway.
Crichton does well to stay in the field of play after a well-placed grubber from Reynolds.
Mitch Kenny is on report.
Rabbitohs penalty.
Cleary goes high, Burton catches the ball, but the Rabbitohs wrap up the man.
To'o is driven over the sideline by three committed South Sydney defenders.
Six again for the Panthers.
The Panthers win the challenge and will retain possession 20 metres from the Rabbitohs line.
The Panthers are challenging the call of knock on.
The Rabbitohs get the ball back from the short drop out.
Crichton puts a kick in and gets a line drop out.
Penrith are awarded a penalty after Cleary is tackled late by Keaon Koloamatangi.
Cameron Murray is back on the field.
Reynolds goes high and once again Crichton is up to the challenge.
Kurt Capewell makes an error.
Leniu makes a strong carry up to the 10 metre line.
Alex Johnston drops a long kick inside his own half - big opportunity for the Panthers in this set coming up.
Crichton fields a high ball.
Reynolds pushes the kick from the sideline.
Great work from Reynolds and Taaffe to set up that one.
Taaffe delivers the final pass to send Paulo over for a crucial try.
Reynolds kicks for line and the set starts 20 from the Panthers line.
South Sydney penalty.
Taaffe does well under another high ball.
Play back underway for the second half.
Cleary locks the scores up at 10-all to close out an absorbing half of football.
The Panthers throw some crazy passes inside their own half and manage to get a penalty in kicking range.
Momirvoski dives on a wayward pass from the Rabbitohs.
Staines kicks for the in-goal resulting in a line drop out. The call is subsequently overruled - Rabbitohs get a seven tackle set.
Blake Taaffe catches a bomb from Cleary and escapes a tackle from Pangai Jr.
Crichton fields a high ball from Reynolds.
Reynolds puts the Rabbitohs back in front.
Reynolds will kick to put the Rabbitohs back in front.
Rabbitohs penalty.
Paul Momirovski loses the ball, but Cody Walker knocks on while trying to score - play will resume with a line drop out.
Alex Johnston chips for himself, but the Rabbitohs appear to have bombed a try.
Benji Marshall is coming on in place of Cameron Murray.
Liam Martin drops the ball and releases the pressure on the Rabbitohs.
Matt Burton grubbers and traps Taaffe in-goal for a line drop out.
Isaac Yeo is away.
Jacob Host is on for the Rabbitohs.
Tevita Pangai Junior is on for the Panthers.
Cleary levels the scores.
Cleary will kick to level the scores at 8-all.
Penrith penalty.
Jadyn Su'A loses the ball just over halfway.
Reynolds puts the Rabbitohs back in front.
Gaga breaks a few tackles and finds his five-eighth in support to score.
Six again for the Rabbitohs.
Cleary kicks for field position; Fisher-Harris wraps Taaffe up on the Rabbitohs 20 metre line.
Crichton collects a high ball.
Taaffe takes another high ball from Cleary.
Thomas Burgess and Jai Arrow are on for Souths.
Campbell Graham gets a penalty coming out of his own end.
Reynolds collects a chip from Cleary.
Viliame Kikau is coming on for Matt Eisenhuth.
Tevita Tatola tries to crash over but drops the ball with the line in sight.
Crichton drops a bomb from Reynolds - the Rabbitohs will get a golden opportunity to score points.
Damien Cook steals the ball 30 metres out from his own line.
Taaffe holds his nerve under a high ball from Nathan Cleary.
Reynolds kicks long; Crichton is tackled 25 metres from his goal line.
Cook is cleared and play resumes.
Damien Cook is receiving attention from the Rabbitohs trainer.
Cleary is tackled on the last in front of the posts.
Crichton makes a strong run inside the Rabbitohs half.
Cleary adds the extras from next to the posts.
Cleary kicks for the in-goal and gets a result with Momirovski batting the ball back in which allows Crichton to pounce.
Cleary kicks long and gets a result with Taaffe spilling the ball.
Stephen Crichton and Paul Momirovski make a try saving tackle to deny Cody Walker a metre out from the goal line.
The Rabbitohs get a six again on halfway.
The captain gets the visitors on the board.
Adam Reynolds will kick to put the Rabbitohs on the board.
Cameron Murray loses the ball, but the referee blows a penalty for a strip.
Jason Paulo manages to stay in field despite the best efforts of the Panthers defence.
Six again for the Rabbitohs inside the Panthers half.
Luau kicks on the third tackle, Taaffe returns the ball over his 40 metre line.
Nathan Cleary leads the Panthers onto Queensland Country Bank Stadium - play is only moments away!
The Rabbitohs are on the field.
The Panthers and Rabbitohs previously faced off in the Preliminary Final last year; a late try to Dylan Edwards saw the Panthers progress through to the Grand Final with a 20-16 win.
The winner of this clash will progress straight through to the Preliminary Final, while the loser will face the winner of the Elimination Final between Parramatta and Newcastle next Saturday in Mackay.
The Rabbitohs will be as per program with Blake Taaffe to line up at fullback following a week of speculation.
The Panthers have been forced into two late changes with Dylan Edwards and Moses Leota unavailable through injury. Charlie Staines comes into the backline with Stephen Crichton shifting to fullback, while Matthew Eisenhuth will start in the front-row.
Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of the Second Qualifying Final between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: David Munro, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Alan Shortall
PENRITH PANTHERS (10)
Tries: Stephen Crichton
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (2/2)
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (16)
Tries: Cody Walker, Jaxson Paulo
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (3/3)