Match Centre

Penrith are through to their fourth consecutive Preliminary Final after dismantling the Warriors, who will live to fight another day...

Nathan Cleary comes up with a strip.

Dylan Edwards cleans up for Penrith.

Warriors penalty.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is pushed over the sideline.

The Warriors will get the ball back from the kick-off.

Freddy Lussick is into the game for a late cameo.

Josh Curran manages to narrowly get out of his in goal.

Penrith win the challenge with the Warriors deemed to have knocked on.

Six again for the Panthers. The referee rules a knock on, but Cleary is challenging.

Mitch Barnett is being assessed by the Warriors trainer.

Dylan Walker drops the ball and it's all over for the Warriors.

The Warriors have the ball back from the kick off.

The Warriors will retain their captain's challenge but the Panthers get a scrum 30 metres out from the try line.

Cleary tries a chip kick and gets a reward with the referee ruling an accidental offside against the Warriors.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniakn made a break down the sideline and found Egan in support to score.

Sunia Turuva takes the ball over the sideline after a mistimed pass from Crichton.

Penrith get a penalty on halfway.

Tyrone Peachey is on for the Panthers, relieving Mitch Kenny at hooker.

Brian To'o tackles Marcelo Montoya over the sideline - the Panthers are in complete control.

Warriors penalty.

Luke Garner is tackled five metres out from the line at the end of the set.

Te Maire Martin puts up a bomb for To'o; Luke Garner earns a penalty on the next tackle.

Play has resumed after the trainers assessed Egan.

Wayde Egan is down injured.

Wayne Egan fires a forward pass to Tohu Harris on the last tackle.

Isaah Yeo loses the ball for the Panthers.

Sunia Turuva is cut down a metre from the line.

The Warriors lose the ball in their first set after the break.

The second half is underway.

Penrith elect to take the two-points on offer.

Penrith penalty.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak knocks a pass intended for Turuva down; Panthers will have a scrum just inside the Warriors half.

Penrith penalty.

The Warriors survive - Liam Martin is cut down close to the try line.

Rocco Berry comes up with a try-saving tackle on Stephen Crichton.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad defuses a grubber from Turuva - but ends up dropping the ball!

Martin is cut down a metre from the try line.

Jackson Ford dives on a loose ball but ends up knocking on - this has been an implosion for the Warriors.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad cleans up as the Warriors survive an attacking raid on their line.

Jackson Ford has to clean up in goal - play will resume with a line drop out.

Nathan Cleary makes a break and is cut down 20 out from the line.

Great work from Penrith to shift the ball left - once again, errors are killing the Warriors.

Rocco Berry attempts an intercept but knocks on; the Panthers will pack a scrum close to halfway.

Tohu Harris puts a grubber in on the last.

Warriors penalty - Martin finds touch inside the Panthers half.

Play has stopped after Dallin Watene-Zelezniak copped a hit from Jack Cogger.

Penrith swoop on a loose ball and are on the attack straight away.

Mitchell Barnett makes a brilliant catch to gather in an attacking kick from Cleary.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad almost spills a kick but recovers to return the ball over his 30 metre line.

Te Maire Martin is tackled on the last with the try line in sight.

Warriors penalty.

Dylan Edwards splits the Warriors defence... the Panthers can't capitalise on a great opportunity.

Turuva returns a long kick up to his 20 metre line.

Jack Cogger elects to run on the last and is cut down short of the line.

No penalty; Penrith resume their attack close to the try line.

Stephen Crichton is down holding his neck.

Six again for the Panthers inside the Warriors half.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak uses the shade to his advantage as he catches a bomb from Jack Cogger.

No Try. Luke Garner is ruled to have been impeded by Adam Pompey in the lead up.

Dylan Walker is claiming a try; the bunker will check for an obstruction.

Isaah Yeo loses the ball and the Warriors are on the attack.

Moses Leota did a great job to deliver the final pass to his winger.

Montoya drops a bomb and the Panthers will have an attacking set 20 metres from the try line.

Penrith get a penalty coming out of their own end.

Marcelo Montoya returns the ball over his 30 metre line.

Dylan Edwards is driven back in the first play of the day.

We are underway!

Nathan Cleary leads the Panthers out to the sound of Hells Bells.

Tohu Harris leads the Warriors onto the field.

The first-placed team has won 8/11 qualifying finals since the revised finals system was implemented in 2012. Penrith (2014), Melbourne (2015) and Canberra (2019) are the only fourth-ranked teams to cause an upset over the past 11 years.

The Panthers and Warriors have met twice before in finals football with Penrith prevailing both times in the 2003 Preliminary Final and 2018 Elimination Final.

The Warriors lost six of their past seven matches at Penrith; their last win occurred at the venue in 2019.

Penrith have won their past seven matches against New Zealand going back to 2019.

Dylan Walker comes into the halves after Shaun Johnson was ruled out with injury earlier in the week. Freddy Lussick is the new man on the bench.

Luke Garner will replace Izack Tago in the centres in the only change from the team selected on Tuesday.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of the second qualifying final between the Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors from BlueBet Stadium.