Full-time at Allianz and the Roosters are too good for the Panthers with a 20-12 win.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
Napa's turn this time to come up with an error. Panthers with one last chance.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
Dylan Napa comes up with a big hit on Segeyaro and forces the ball free. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
Short one from the Panthers and they get the ball back.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
Pearce trickles a kick into the in-goal and the Panthers can't get out. Goal-line dropout.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
Moylan goes to the air and the Roosters let the ball bounce but Peachey is offside. PENALTY Roosters.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
The Panthers go close over the far side but John's bat-on is ruled to have gone forward. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
PENALTY Panthers. JWH with a bit of work over the top on Idris and here come the visitors.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
Great set from the Roosters until Moa comes up with the error on tackle four. Panthers scrum on the 20.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
The Panthers shift the ball to the right before DWZ kicks back in-field. Unfortunately for them the kick goes dead. Roosters restart.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PENRITH PANTHERS
Conversion attempt by Matt Moylan successful.
Moylan adds the two.
Sydney Roosters 20-12
TRY PENRITH PANTHERS
Scored by James Segeyaro. Kick to come.
Segeyaro crosses under the sticks after some clever play around the middle of the ruck from John, Lewis Brown and Moylan.
Sydney Roosters 20-10
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Panthers try. Ref says yes.
Sydney Roosters 20-6
PENALTY Panthers. Roosters taking too long to clear the ruck.
Sydney Roosters 20-6
Maloney stabs a kick on tackle five and the Panthers again start their set on top of their own line.
Sydney Roosters 20-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney once again slots the extras.
Sydney Roosters 20-6
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.
Ferguson puts another nail in the Panthers coffin tonight. A shift to the right saw quick hands from Maloney who found Ferguson who dummied on the outside before slicing through to score out wide.
Sydney Roosters 18-6
Segeyaro knocks on from dummy half. Big chance for the Roosters to almost put the game beyond doubt here.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
RTS gets out of the in-goal, evading several Panthers defenders. Somehow he doesn't get a penalty despite being thrown on his back.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
Moylan is now put under immense pressure and he puts the ball down. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
Forward pass from Maloney. Panthers scrum.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
Knock-on from Jennings after he won the scramble for the ball. Panthers scrum.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
DWZ comes up with an impressive catch off the Maloney bomb. Panthers ball.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney again adds the extras.
Sydney Roosters 14-6
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.
Ferguson extends the Roosters lead! It all started with Taukeiaho and the visitors never recovered. Pearce's pass hit the ground but bounced into the arms of the centre who put a right foot step on Idris before crossing out wide.
Sydney Roosters 12-6
Campbell-Gillard comes up with an error as he hit the ground. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
Jamal comes up with a big hit on Ferguson which drives him 10m back before Pearce gets a hurried kick away.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
Wallace goes to the air for the first time this half, but Tupou takes the catch.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
James Maloney gets us back underway
Sydney Roosters 8-6
Both sides back out on the park, ready to go for the second stanza.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
Half-time at Allianz and the Roosters lead the Panthers 8-6.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PENRITH PANTHERS
Conversion attempt by Matt Moylan successful.
Moylan slots the conversion from the sideline to close the gap to two.
Sydney Roosters 8-6
TRY PENRITH PANTHERS
Scored by Jamal Idris. Kick to come.
Idris scores for the visitors in the corner. Wallace bombed towards Mansour who took the ball and despite looking like he was going to be bundled into touch offloaded to Jamal who dived over.
Sydney Roosters 8-4
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Panthers try. Ref says yes.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY Panthers. Maloney with hands in the ruck.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Wallace kicks towards Idris who out jumps SKD but knocks on. Roosters ball.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
No try. Penalty Panthers for a double-movement.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Roosters try. On-field ref says no, but who knows.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Maloney grubbers into the in-goal before he leads the chase and forces John in-goal. Panthers dropout.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY Roosters. Panthers caught offside.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Isaac Liu now comes up with an error for the home side before Mansour does likewise.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Somehow the Roosters get six more after losing their way and Maloney's kick is charged down by Peachey. Back on the attack the home side.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY Roosters. Wallace gets one back on Maloney by giving him a whack across the chops.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Penalty goal attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney puts the home side out by more than a converted try.
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY Roosters. Two men in the tackle and the ball has come free illegally.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Another Panthers error, this time from Cartwright near halfway. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Segeyaro is now taken from the field on the medicab. He'll need to get some minor surgery to look at a gash on the inside of his mouth.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
In back play Segeyaro is receiving treatment after copping an accidental knee from Pearce as he hoisted the ball skyward.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
PENALTY Panthers. Roosters again taking too long to get off the tackled player.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
The video referee has come up with a controversial decision which has taken one of the tries of the season off the Panthers. Roosters restart.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Panthers try. On-field ref says no.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
PENALTY Panthers. Maloney whacks Wallace across the chops.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Ferguson comes up with the error as he tried to find SKD who would have scored in the corner. Panthers scrum.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Ferguson slices through off the scrum, but SKD comes back on the inside. Roosters on the attack.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Taylor offloads into the arms of Segeyaro who puts the ball down. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
PENALTY Panthers. Chasers offside from the Maloney kick.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
JWH pops the pass on play one and McIlwrick drops it cold as a spud. Panthers scrum.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Pearce kicks on the last and Moylan gives the ball to Watene Zelezniak who tries to get out of the in-goal but can't. Panthers dropout.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Lewis Brown now comes up with the error to give possession straight back. Roosters scrum.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Maloney's pass is fractionally behind Jennings who comes up with the error. Panthers ball.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney adds the extras from out near the touchline to extend the lead.
Sydney Roosters 6-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Shaun Kenny-Dowall. Kick to come.
SKD comes up with first points of the night after a perfect Maloney cut-out pass. The five-eighth took the ball to the line and fired the ball out to his winger who crossed untouched.
Sydney Roosters 4-0
PENALTY Roosters. McKendry and Manu take too long to get off the tackled player. First attacking set for the home side coming up.
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Forward pass from Segeyaro to McKendry. Roosters scrum.
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Moa tries to put Maloney through a gap but he comes up with the error. Panthers on the attack.
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Panthers run the ball on the last and JWH comes across and crunches Isaac John. Changeover.
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The boys in the box have had a look and Moa is placed on report. PENALTY to the visitors.
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Problem here for Brent Kite. Possible crusher tackle the diagnosis.
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Maloney kicks early in the tackle count and the home side charge down field. Panthers with the ball 10m from their own line.
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Wallace goes to the air, but Tupou comes up with the catch.
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Mistake free from the home side and Pearce gets away a hurried kick.
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We're underway!
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And they're now joined by the home side, led out by Mitchell Pearce.
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Peter Wallace takes the Panthers out onto Allianz Stadium where they will defend the southern end in the first half. They're in their predominantly white alternate strip with the black shorts.
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In the Holden Cup the junior Panthers have proven too good with a 26-18 victory over the home side.
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Evening footy fans and welcome to Allianz Stadium for tonight's final game of round 3 of the Telstra Premiership. In team news the Panthers and the Roosters are both 1-17.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Matt Cecchin
Touch Judges: Rickey McFarlane, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Shayne Hayne, Luke Patten
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (20)
Tries: Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Blake Ferguson (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: James Maloney (3/3)
Penalty Goals: James Maloney (1/1)
PENRITH PANTHERS (12)
Tries: Jamal Idris, James Segeyaro
Field Goals:
Conversions: Matt Moylan (2/2)
Penalty Goals: