Stephen Crichton nails it from the sideline to finish us off.
The Panthers get one more at the death, the overlap has been very easy to exploit with the extra man and they do it again, with Staines the beneficiary this time.
Dominic Young knocks the short kickoff on
Stephen Crichton's sideline conversion attempt is unsuccessful
Taylan May has a hat-trick, as the Panthers find space by spreading it to the left. That should just about seal the result.
Penalty Panthers as Jirah Momoisea holds on for too long in the tackle
Enari Tuala makes a good catch under pressure
Jake Clifford's kick goes across the face to the left. Panther still lead by 2 scores
The Knights are remarkably still in this. Kurt Mann finds an open Tex Hoy from an offload, and Hoy gets a great cutout pass to his left on the run out to Enari Tuala. This could be a 6 point game with the conversion
Penalty Knights as Mitch Kenny is too slow to peel off the tackle
Jarome Luai knocks on, Knights hold them out
Hoy makes a mess of the Panthers kick, and they now have a fresh set from 10 metres out
Jake Clifford is unable to do so, remains a 12 point game
Off the back of a penalty, Bradman Best has too much room and goes right past Stephen Crichton to score for the Knights, who have a chance to make this just a 10 point margin with the conversion
Stephen Crichton is unable to convert his own try
Too easy for the Panthers, who are running away with it. They spread the ball right and Stephen Crichton has too much pace for Bradman Best in cover.
Jake Clifford kicks off out on the full, putting Penrith right back on the attack
Stephen Crichton is again successful from out wide
On-field call overturned, this time it's Taylan May putting in the grubber for Izack Tago, who was very much onside from the kick.
Going upstairs for a possible Panthers try, but the ref thinks there was a possible obstruction and offside from the kick-chase
Jake Clifford makes it a 6 point game again
Tex Hoy absolutely splits the Penrith defence from about 30 metres out and outruns Dylan Edwards on his way to the tryline. Knights aren't lying down here
Scott Sorensen puts it down in the set after points
Stephen Crichton continues his strong form with the boot
The Knights show a lack of urgency to get to the loose ball off Sean O'Sullivan's kick and Izack Tago is there to ground the ball in the in goal. Panthers strike first in the second half
Tago knocks on, giving the Knights a great opportunity
Tago knocks on, giving the Knights a great opportunity
Newy looked threatening but Gagai knocks on
Mann makes a line break and the Knights are only 12 metres out
Mann makes a line break and the Knights are only 12 metres out
Panthers have first use of the pill
Players back out on the field ahead of the second 40
Knights play with fire by allowing Luai's kick to bounce, but Gagai ends up with the ball and that'll be half time.
Crichton's kick is perfect from the sideline
The Panthers take almost immediate advantage of the extra number, they shift it left and find an easy overlap. Well summed up by Izack Tago, who beats the cover defence before putting in a perfect grubber on the run for Taylan May, who gets his second
Stephen Crichton levels the scores with the penalty goal
Mitchell Barnett has been sent from the field for a late, raised forearm to the head of Chris Smith. Deservedly so looking at it on replay, Barnett won't see the field for at least another 4 weeks you'd think. Penalty Panthers
No try confirmed, Tago lost possession over the line.
Going upstairs for a possible Panthers try, the ref thinks that Tago knocked it on before the line however
Set restart for PEN
Kikau's desperation flick pass on the last goes forward, Knights hang on
The Knights hold on for too long, Panthers get a penalty
Jacob Saifiti knocks on, letting the Panthers off the hook
Bunker rules no intent to strip, the challenge is unsuccessful
Stephen Crichton knocks on on play 1, giving the Knights a golden opportunity. Panthers are challenging however
Knights knock on on the last play and it's a changeover 10 metres out from the Panthers line. The injury bunker has stepped in and forced Kurt Mann off the field for an HIA
A chaotic last play sees a last ditch grubber from Edwards gathered in by Clune, who finds Enari Tuala, who is able to get the ball out of his own in goal area
Jacob Saifiti goes high on a Panthers player and gives away a relieving penalty. Saifiti goes on report
Clifford kicks on the 3rd and on the chase th Knights are able to get Penrith trapped down in their own end of the field.
Jake Clifford puts the Knights in front with his conversion
That did NOT take long. Off the scrum win, the Knights spread it right as Gagai is able to get on the outside of Izack Tago and set up Dominic Young for his sides first try of the day.
The Knights pick out Taylan May with their kick and they force the ball free on the chase. Newcastle with another golden opportunity
The bunker deems that there was insufficient evidence to determine if the ball hit Tyson Frizell's hand. It will remain a knock on, but the Knights keep their challenge
Tex Hoy made a half break and got the offload away to Frizell, who was through, but he couldn't hold onto it. Knights are challenging the call however
Knights get a penalty coming out of their own end
Stephen Crichton makes a good catch to relieve the pressure for his side
Knights get a penalty, Penrith were offside
Panthers look to the short side but Gagai makes a great play to intercept Kikau's pass, Knights in good field position
Clifford's kickoff is a good one, it finds the grass but luckily for Penrith it bounces right to Charlie Staines
Stephen Crichton's conversion attempt is unsuccessful
The Panthers get on the board first! In what was a relatively uninspiring attacking set, Luai chinks to his left on the last tackle, drawing in a couple of defenders, before putting in a well weighted grubber for Taylan May to pounce on.
Penalty Panthers, Mitch Barnett with the third crusher of this game so far
Knights now get a penalty out of their own end as it's the Panthers committing the crusher tackle
That didn't last long, Chris Smith puts it down on play 2
Panthers get the first penalty as Chris Randall is put on report for a crusher tackle on Staines. First attacking chance of the game
Underway and a bit of a mix up with the Knights from the kickoff as Clifford is forced to hand it off to Gagai for the opening run
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Super Saturday and to kick us off we have a top of the table clash as the Penrith Panthers take on the Newcastle Knights in Bathurst. The Panthers have two significant changes in the forward pack, with Liam Martin and James Fisher-Harris both ruled out, to be replaced by Chris Smith and Spencer Leniu respectively. For the Knights, Ponga was also a late-ish withdrawal, he is replaced at fullback by Tex Hoy, but other than that they are unchanged from team list Tuesday. Kickoff in roughly 3 minutes.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Alan Shortall
PENRITH PANTHERS (38)
Tries: Taylan May (3), Stephen Crichton, Izack Tago (2), Charlie Staines
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (4/7)
Penalty Goals: Stephen Crichton (1/1)
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (20)
Tries: Dominic Young, Tex Hoy, Bradman Best, Enari Tuala
Conversions: Jake Clifford (2/4)