SCRUM PANTHERS - 35m from the Eels line
Eels get a fresh set while still inside their own half and then on the next tackle they throw a forward pass.
Luai then drops a pass cold 15m from the Eels line
SCRUM PANTHERS
Harper unmarked drops the ball cold, 25m from the Eels line.
Cleary kicks for the sideline and finds touch 3m from the Eels line
A reverse trick pass from Gutherson to Moses, but Moses drops it and then yells at humans because 'reasons'.
SCRUM EELS - Tago over-runs the pass and drops it on the halfway
A pushed pass close to the line by the Eels is intercepted by To'o who then has to work to stay in the field of play.
Another Set restart for the Eels on the next tackle.
Set Restart Eels 5m from the Panthers line
SCRUM EELS - They get a full set 10m from the Panthers line
SCRUM EELS - Challenge failed. Tago knocked on before Cleary got involved.
AN Eels dropped pass (backwards) is ruled to have been fumbled forwards by Cleary. Cleary challenges the call.
PENALTY PANTHERS - High shot. Penrith find touch 12m inside the Eels half
SCRUM PANTHERS - Another brilliant short ball from Brown puits Lane into a gap, but Lane's pass to his support was forward.
Martin spills the ball just on the Eels side of halfway
PENALTY PANTHERS - Bunker confirms that Luai was tackled as he was trying to catch the ball.
Bunker going to see if Luai was taken out illegally while he was trying to field a kick into the Panthers ingoal.
PENALTY EELS - a second effort in the tackle. Eels find touch 8m from halfway
Cleary from wide on the right side, hits the upright again
On the next play, Penrith spread the ball right and Tago steps inside his defender to score a soft try.
Penrith with a fresh set 5m from the Eels line after Russell fails to field a bomb.
Cleary adds the extras
Yeo in the middle with nothing happening, kicks across the field perfectly for Turuva who leaps and catches it cleanly, then falls over the line to score.
Tualagi destroys himself as he buries Martin with a brilliant tackle.
Harper almost takes an intercept, but the Panthers clean up and they get a full set starting on halfway
A Panicked series of passes ends with a bad pass to To'o which he can't collect.
Eels short drop out and Panthers get it and go straight on the attack
Luai puts in a grubber and forces a drop out.
Cartwright gets to the line but can't get himself across it to score.
Smith almost sent Yeo through a gap to score but the defence hung on. On the next play Luai with a little kick and Henry fumbled the ball when attempting to score.
Penrith get the rest of the match started - trying to create a new cliche here, work with me...
Guthersone converts from in front
Dylan Brown in the middle and close to the line with another gorgeous short ball to Hopgood who stands in the tackle and then stretches out as he falls to score near the posts.
Set restart Eels 20m from the Panthers line
To'o lands short of the line and then he loses the ball agonisingly short of the line.
To'o goes over in the corner but it's going up to the bunker.
Inconclusive. So Eels keep their challenge but a scrum will set and Panthers get the feed, 20m from the Eels line
Eels turn the ball over deep in their own half. Eels challenging the decision.
SCRUM EELS - 30m from their own line
Martin makes a break down the right side and then passes poorly outside to Tago who drops the ball.
Lane very nearly bags his second try but is held up over the line
PENALTY PANTHERS - Cleary finds touch 7m shy of halfway
Cleary from the sideline hits the upright.
The ball goes out to Turuva seemingly too early, who then falls over which coincidentally allowed him to duck under Gutherson's cover tackle attempt, he got back to his feet and dived over and scored in the corner.
Gutherson from in front adds the extras
Brown dummies long and drops a stunning short ball to Shaun Lane, who gets through the tiny gap, evades a cover tackle and strolls 20 metres to score under the sticks
PENALTY EELS - Moses with a half break but play has been stopped as Klein runs back to address a trip attempt by Luai.
Panthers settling into a rhythm now, penning the Eels deep into their own half
Cleary converts
Benji Leota from 300 kms away, storms onto a good ball on the inside, steps two defenders clean and then accelerates between two others to score a gorgeous try
Cleary levels the scores with the conversion.
Cleary grubbers into the Eels ingoal, no one is home and Edwards cleans up and scores to the right of the posts
Tago makes a break down the right wing, links with Martin on the wing, who turns it back inside to Tago who passes inside to Turuva but it was a poor pass and Turuva had to dive to catch it.
Cleary with a low kick but Campbell-Gillard catches it cleanly 5m from his own line
PENALTY PANTHERS - Markers not square. Clkeary finds touch 30m from the Eels line
SCRUM EELS - Cleary goes right and Tago can't catch the pass - 10m from the Eels line
Set Restart Panthers 10m from the Eels line
Eels with a soft turnover after the restart and now the Panthers are on the attack
Moses from just to left of the posts adds the extras
Lussick at dummy half, picks the ball up and then dives over to score a try that was very soft
Set Restart Eels 10m from the Panthers line
PENALTY EELS - High tackle by Luai on a falling Simonsson. Moses finds touch 10m inside the Panthers half
Eels kick off
Paulo doing a Kurt Gidley tonight, captaining from the armchair. The Panthers bringing out their Wests Tigers stars for this one.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
PENRITH PANTHERS (26)
Tries: Dylan Edwards, Moses Leota, Sunia Turuva (2), Izack Tago
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (3/5)
PARRAMATTA EELS (18)
Tries: Joey Lussick, Shaun Lane, J'maine Hopgood
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (1/1), Clinton Gutherson (2/2)