Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun June 12, 2022
Round 14 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 21332
80min

That'll be full time and as expected it's a resounding win for Penrith.

79min

Knights get a penalty with 40 seconds to go

79min

Challenge unsuccessful, Knights scrum feed

79min

Panthers challenging the decision of a lost ball

78min

James Fisher-Harris is held up over the line

75min

Knights knock it on in the set after points

74min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Jake Clifford.

Jake Clifford converts the try

Panthers lead Knights 6 - 42 Panthers
74min

Try: Knights
Scored by Edrick Lee. Kick to come.

The Knights scoop up Kikau's kick and Gagai is tackled just shy of halfway. They then spread it left and find an open Edrick Lee, who sprints away to score a consolation try for the Knights

Panthers lead Knights 4 - 42 Panthers
72min

The Knights go over for a try but it is called back for obstruction. Penalty Panthers

70min

Set restart for NEW

70min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Brian To'o.

Cleary finally misses a conversion

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 42 Panthers
69min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Brian To'o. Kick to come.

It's way too easy for the Panthers. The Knights make a mistake coming out of their own end and the Panthers find an overlap to the right about 3 tackles later, with To'o getting a double

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 42 Panthers
66min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary makes it a 38 point scoreline

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 38 Panthers
65min

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

Stephen Crichton puts on a right foot step and goes right past the Tuala and Mann to score his first of the evening

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 36 Panthers
63min

Knights do well to make a trysaving cover tackle on To'o

59min

David Klemmer throws a miracle offload which is picked up by the Panthers

58min

Panthers again knock on towards the end of their attacking set

54min

Panthers get a penalty after Cleary is taken out after putting up a bomb

52min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts yet again

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 32 Panthers
50min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Izack Tago. Kick to come.

Just putting the try from Tago into the system

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 30 Panthers
50min

The Panthers have finally gone in for a try in the second half, with Kikau putting in a kick that Kurt Mann made an absolute meal of at the back and Izack Tago was the beneficiary

45min

Liam Martin makes the first mistake for the Panthers of the game, playing the ball incorrectly

44min

Panthers get a penalty after Chris Randall knocks the ball away from Edwards

41min

Back underway and it's a shallow kickoff, with the Knights catching it just beyond the 20

40min

Penalty Goal: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary makes no mistake with the kick

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 26 Panthers
39min

Panthers get a pnealty with 20 seconds to go within kicking range, looks like they'll take the gift two points

38min

Set restart for NEW

37min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary maintains his perfect conversion record so far

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 24 Panthers
36min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Brian To'o. Kick to come.

The Panthers take advantage yet again, this time going right and scoring through Brian To'o

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 22 Panthers
35min

The Knights' pass goes to ground and it is picked up by Penrith, who go through the hands before eventually Tago is caught with it on the 20 metre line

34min

Viliame Kikau is driven back into the in goal area, Knights will get a repeat set

32min

Jarome Luai collects Clune high and the Knights get a penalty as a result

29min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary again converts from the sideline

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 18 Panthers
27min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Taylan May. Kick to come.

The Panthers go in again, this time it's Taylan May who is the recipient of a late offload from Izack Tago. This scoreline is going to get real ugly

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 16 Panthers
26min

Nathan Cleary kicks a 40/20 with the wind behind him. Panthers should extend their lead here

25min

Ben Cummins allows play to continue after Klemmer is taken out off the ball by Kikau. Panthers survive

24min

The ball is knocked down by the Panthers and the Knights will have a fresh set

23min

Dominic Young makes a couple of tackle breaks to put his side back on the attack

22min

Nathan Cleary makes a good catch to relieve the pressure on the Panthers

21min

Knights get a penalty

21min

Cleary's kick is knocked on by the Panthers, 20 metre tap for Newy coming up

20min

Challenge is unsuccessful, Panther scrum feed

20min

Chris Randall knocks on right after getting a set restart, the Knights are challenging though

18min

Kikau's kick is cleaned up by Dom Young

16min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts from out wide

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 12 Panthers
14min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Viliame Kikau. Kick to come.

It's too easy for the Panthers. After To'o comes up short on the right, they spread it left and Kikau ends up with the ball in space, running about 10 metres and beating a few Knights defenders on his way to the line. Ponga is injured in backplay

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 10 Panthers
13min

Panthers get a penalty 20 metres away from the line, they will tap and go

10min

Edrick Lee does well to take Cleary's bomb. The Panthers dictating terms early so far

7min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts his own try

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 6 Panthers
5min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Nathan Cleary. Kick to come.

The Panthers score easily on their first trip to the red zone. Luai gets away from Gagai who shot up out of the line before getting an inside ball to Nathan Cleary, who dives over for the first try of the match

Panthers lead Knights 0 - 4 Panthers
4min

Both sides going set for set before Edwards passes inside for Crichton, who makes about 40 metres on tackle 1

1min

Underway and James Fisher-Harris takes the first hit up of the match

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Sunday's match of the day between Newcastle and Penrith at McDonald Jones Stadium. The Knights are 1-17 from the side named by O'Brien on Tuesday, with Ponga and Gagai both backing up from origin, while for the Panthers Isaah Yeo is the only late withdrawal, replaced at lock by Matt Eisenhuth with Spencer Leniu added to the bench. Kickoff not too far away now

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Liam Kennedy

Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (6)
Tries: Edrick Lee
Conversions: Jake Clifford (1/1)

PENRITH PANTHERS (42)
Tries: Nathan Cleary, Viliame Kikau, Taylan May, Brian To'o (2), Izack Tago, Stephen Crichton
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (6/6), Brian To'o (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (1/1)