One final kick. Cleary nails his eighth of the game. FULLTIME.
Icing on the cake. Cleary kicks for himself and gets it back to score.
DCE has a kick from the left. Kicks it.
Tom Turbo gets probably the easiest try of his career. The Panthers defenders take each other out challenging for the kick and Tom was there.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Strip but Panthers have remembered the challenge system and thought why not. UNSUCCESSFUL.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Flop.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Todd Smith getting some whistle practice.
Tom Turbo almost gets walked to Panthers Leagues.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Tipping tackle.
The Panthers refuse to die tonight. They keep it alive on last and somehow force a dropout.
We have a delay for a streaker who must've had Panthers to keep them to nil. Anyways we're back underway.
DCE has kicking duties with Garrick off for concussion. Kicks it.
DCE kicks through and Saab touches down.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES1 Holding down.
Croker tries to punch through another kick and it goes dead. Seven tackle set incoming.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Offside.
Cleary converts.
Panthers piling on the points! A no look pass from Crichton gave To'o the space, he charges towards the line then slips it to Edwards for four.
RED LIGHTS. NO TRY! Yep. Double movement. PENALTY! PANTHERS!
VIDEO REFEREE! Bullemor couldn't help himself. He was tackled then stretched out.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! High tackle from Kenny.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Strip.
Hosking spills it.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Not clearing the ruck.
Turbo tries to do it himself and loses it.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! High tackle.
Tommy Turbo tries to get Saab one-on-one with his defender and he is cut down, sent over the sideline.
Sea Eagles get a repeat set. Cooper Johns kicks through and Tago is captured. Dropout.
Things haven't got better. DCE kicks it out on the full.
KICK-OFF! Back underway.
We're back after that sensational forty minutes from the Panthers. Sea Eagles are already on the field and the Panthers just trot out ready for more.
Parker spills the bomb but there is cover there. HALFTIME.
Cleary salutes again.
This time the Panthers go through the front door. Short pass to Sorensen who smashes over.
Karl Lawton makes a tackle coming off the line and looks to have hurt himself. Trainer signals immediately for a change. Meanwhile Panthers are breaking through at will.
Two more for Cleary.
A first half hat-trick for Dylan Edwards. He trailed the ball like any good fullback and strolls over for the third.
Keppie has it stripped by Leniu. Nothing going right for the Sea Eagles. They also hear the dreaded six again whistle.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Offside.
Another mid range kick for Cleary. Another two points.
That was simple. Edwards stepped out of a tackle and has a saloon passage to the line.
Rueben Garrick thinking he is in the A-League with that volley. He smashed it back towards the Panthers then the Sea Eagles concede another penalty.
Panthers point to the posts. Cleary will pot the potential points. Pushed through.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Offside.
Saab looked like he was under the bomb but spills it.
Cleary steps up to convert again. He swings it over.
Wow! That was a fabulous pass and it caught the Sea Eagles napping. Stephen Crichton gets into dummy half and fires one out wide to Brian To'o who does the rest.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Interference in the ruck.
Everything coming up Penrith atm. A high kikc is well taken by Parker who is drilled in goal by Crichton. Dropout.
PENALTY PANTHERS! Parker offside from the kick.
That might be the thing to get the Sea Eagles going! Lachlan Croker punches a kick low and kicks a 40/20.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Wonderful tackle from Turuva to grass him then the tackle over the top from Edwards helped it go over the sideline.
VIDEO REFEREE! Sea Eagles spread it right right away and Saab dives for the line. He looks to have gone out though. Checking the grounding.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Offside.
Cleary poked his nose through the line but spills it offloading.
Mid range kick for Cleary. He studies, then slides it just inside the posts.
That has been coming! Eagles defence has been putrid thus far. A short pass sends Dylan Edwards over on the right.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Leg Pull.
That is one way to introduce yourself to the game. Panthers spread it left and break it open. Tago kicks ahead but DCE is there to recover.
KICK-OFF! Here we go! Panthers with first use.
It looks standing room only at Penrith tonight. The Sea Eagles head out first to a chorus of boos quickly followed by the Panthers. They get a rousing applause from the locals and look ready to go!
Happy Saturday to all! We have two fantastic games for you to enjoy in this midway point of the long weekend. Reigning Premiers Penrith take on Manly who come off a draw last week. It shapes up to be a fascinating contest so grab your snack, drinks and other things and enjoy!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Matt Noyen
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
PENRITH PANTHERS (44)
Tries: Dylan Edwards (4), Nathan Cleary, Brian To'o, Scott Sorensen
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (7/7)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (1/1)
MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (12)
Tries: Jason Saab, Tom Trbojevic
Conversions: Daly Cherry-Evans (2/2)