Match Centre

FULLTIME! Penrith Panthers are your 2022 NRL Premiers.

Eels try something again from their own end. It goes over the sideline.

PENALTY EELS! Cleary held someone back.

PENALTY PANTHERS! To'o is in open space and is rocked by Gutherson. He hit him high.

Crowd is 82,415 tonight.

Nathan Cleary straight from the scrum! Checking the grounding.

PENALTY PANTHERS! RCG with high contact.

PENALTY EELS! nOPE. Fisher-Harris stood his ground. No penalty. Penrith 2/2 for challenges tonight.

Now Simonsson has done a shoulder injury. Hope he is okay.

Mahoney kicks from his own end. Simonsson is running away and Dylan Edwards with a Sattleresque tackle to take him into touch.

Eels get a set restart but Gutherson is caught on last. Turnover.

Tago is off to for a HIA. It looks like he has a broken nose.

PENALTY EELS! Lane caught high.Panthers challenge to say it wasn't. It was played at but goes backwards and it will be Panthers ball!

BUNKER going get involved! We're looking at obstruction. It is cleared. GREN LIGHTS.. TRY!

Been a steady start from both sides.

PENALTY PANTHERS! High tackle.

KICK-OFF! Back underway.

Eels are back on the field. Can they comeback or will this bea walkover for the Panthers..

HALFTIME! Wow! This has been a monstrous first half from the Panthers. They lead 18-0 and it could be much more.

The kick is directed into the pack and Luai goes above them and grabs it.

PENALTY EELS! High shot. Moses kicks quickly. Here we go.

Eels go short and get it back!

PENALTY PANTHERS! Obstruction.

PENALTY EELS! Some work on the ground. Luai is complaining about a possible knock on though. Can the Eels strike before half-time.

Panthers got six more for a played at then the six again bell goes. Panthers are just rolling forward and Brian To'o gets them a repeat set.

Gutherson tries to get the ball back and kicks it out on the full.

Panthers are purrfect thus far. Cleary streaks through from an inside ball then a grubber through gets them another set.

Panthers are getting the advantage now. They look crisp with the ball and threatened several times in the last set.

Dylan Brown tries an early kick for Mitch Moses and he got close before Brian To'o covers up.

Both sides have tried to run it on last to no reward. Eels also get a PENALTY.

First attacking raid goes the Panthers. A kick from Tago is taken well by Gutherson.

Both sides through their first set. Both kickers put on their backside. Vibrant start.

Clint Gutherson kicks it high into the sky and James Fisher-Harris gets the game going.

Here come the Eels! It is an electric entrance from the blue and gold from the majority Eels fans in attendance as they enter Stadium Australia. The bells toll next. Here come the defending champions, the Panthers who get a razz from the crowd although there are plenty of black flags raised for them! Here we go! Welcome to Country and anthem to follow and then it's game time.

Happy Grand Final day everyone! Firstly, congratulations to Penrith Panthers NSW Cup side and Newcastle Knights Women for their wins earlier today! Two fabulous and deserving winners! Now to the big dance! The Battle of the West! Panthers looking to go back-to-back and their neighbours down the great western highway Parramatta Eels aiming to end 36 years of heartbreak! This is gonna be a wonderful game between two sides that are ready to rip and tear! You have a few minutes to grab your food and drinks before kick-off.