Paul Momirovski gets the green lights in the bunker despite it looking like it was a clear obstruction
FULL TIME - The Panthers dominate the contest to take an impressive 32-12 victory
Walker converts his own try
PENALTY PANTHERS: Lindsay Collins takes out Jaeman Salmon and then the Roosters gain an advantage so the obstruction penaltycomes
Kikau ON REPORT for a tackle that was pretty legal on every view
"IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE SCG' Originally only going on report for the contact on Fisher-Harris; Jared Waerea-Hargreaves gives Gerard Sutton a expletive laden spray and gets sent for 10
Nathan Cleary adds the extra two points for the 8 point try after JWH hit JFH high in the lead up
Nathan Cleary converts from in front
JFH off the back off a good ball from Mitch Kenny goes over as he gets collected high
SET RESTART - Slow ruck and referee Sutton isn't having any of it
Joseph Suaalii gets driven towards touch, somehow keeps it in but Kikau dives on it and Panthers on the attack
Sam Walker converts from close range
TRY CONFIRMED - Roosters keep the ball alive and Tedesco gets over
Tedesco goes over but there is some question marks over whether he held the ball - Referee gives it but will just get confirmed
Nathan Cleary converts from near enough to infront
So yeah that was a try to Crichton; Got a bit carried away forgetting to put it in as one
SHUT THE GATE, THE CRITTAH HAS BOLTED; Plucking the ball out of mid-air and Stephen Crichton is off and away to race 95m and the Panthers turn defence into attack
REPEAT SET - The Roosters force a repeat set and the Panthers defence is under test again although as 60m dropout helps the Men In Pink
Liam Martin loses the ball in a tackle and the Roosters get some good field position
Well in a day and age that tackles on kickers are penalised; Butcher gets away with one with the perfect technique
Everybody is human and Dylan Edwards a victim of the greasy conditions as Cleary put Tago into space and then his kick down low is fumbled in the conditions
SECOND HALF IS GO! The Panthers lead 18-0 in the early stages of the half
HALF TIME at the SCG - The Panthers lead 18-0 over the Sydney Roosters;
Nathan Cleary converts from close range
API KOROISAU THE THIEF - The Panthers look set for the field goal and Cleary was waiting for it; The Roosters defence waiting for the FG rush up and the Sydney Heads open up for Api to go over
Another repeat set for the Panthers as they keep the ball alive and Jarome Luai's kick forces Sam Walker to be tackled ingoal
Egan Butcher loses the ball in a strong tackle and the Roosters give up another attacking chance
Odd last tackle kick from the Roosters who had a rare opportunity for an attacking kick but Walker takes the wrong option
Cleary puts the hook on the conversion, it looks iffy off the boot but hooks back into convert
LUAI HAS A DOUBLE - The Panthers turning on the class and showing why they won the 2021 Premiership and sit on top of the ladder; Shifting left and drawing defence in to score
Nathan Cleary converts it from close range
ISAAH YEO - The man who leads the Dally M table gets something out of nothing as he gets to the line and finds it to Scott Sorensen who goes through and then finds Luai who scores
SIX MORE - Tedesco loses the ball in the catch and the Panthers on the attack again
NO TRY - First stoppage as Izack Tago goes over but is ruled held up by both the referee and bunker; No celebrations from the Panthers centre the give away
PENALTY PANTHERS: JWH with his customary high tackle penalty
IN TOUCH - Joey Manu is absolutely driven back to Bondi by three Panthers players including Kikau and Luai
Rare error from Koroisau at dummy half with a forward pass
PENALTY PANTHERS: It's the Panthers time for a penalty as Gerard Sutton penalises the Roosters for being inside the 10; Big focus on the 10 in the first 21 minutes
Great tackle from Taylan May under pressure despite the Roosters claiming an escort and had a case
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Another piggyback out of their own end from the whistle of Gerard Sutton as he rules the Panthers offside
Liam Martin in a good position as he tries to run onto the ball loses it in greasy conditions
REPEAT SET - Jarome Luai kicks in behind again into space and James Tedesco has no option but to succumb to the chasers tackles
REPEAT SET - Cleary kicks into vacant space but James Tedesco is there to clean it up but Viliame Kikau comes in like a freight train and tackles him ingoal
Angus Crichton knocks a last tackle pass down from Nathan Cleary and the Panthers going onto the attack now
Not the greatest kick from Jarome Luai which undoes the pressure a little for the Roosters
The Panthers kick towards Kikau but the big man can't get a jump on it as the Panthers start to restrict the metres for the Roosters
James Tedesco looked as if he was trapped ingoal but referee says he's just out; Panthers dominating after a few strong sets from the Roosters
Drew Hutchison kicks into the corner and there's no real threat for Dylan Edwards who lets it run into touch
BRILLIANT DEFENCE - Joseph Suaalii thinks that he's going into score with the Panthers defence initially caught infield but some top notch defence for the Panthers shuts it down
Repeat set for the Roosters as Taylan May is tackled ingoal
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Panthers defence is strong but was up too quickly for Gerard Sutton's liking
Both sides coming up against strong defence in their opening sets
GAME ON! Defending premiers kick things off as Gerard Sutton calls time on
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, David Munro
Video Referee: Chris Butler
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (12)
Tries: James Tedesco, Paul Momirovski
Conversions: Sam Walker (2/2)
PENRITH PANTHERS (32)
Tries: Jarome Luai (2), Apisai Koroisau, Stephen Crichton, James Fisher-Harris
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (1/1)