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FULL TIME - A huge win for the Panthers, who take down the Warriors 28-18.

The Warriors have the ball back off the short dropout.

Brad Schneider's short-range kicking game has been excellent and he forces another dropout.

Penrith will go for two.

Jackson Ford makes a tackle after Brad Schneider dropped it and is penalised.

Brad Schneider puts down the ball on the last tackle.

The Warriors are offside on the kick-off. Penalty.

The Warriors are offside on the kick-off. Penalty.

Luke Metcalf, meanwhile, definitely doesn't look 100 per cent. He isn't running the ball at all.

Luke Metcalf to the air and Adam Pompey bats it back to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck who drops it.

Big set here if the Panthers can turn the Warriors away and go back to suffocating them out of the game.

Warriors with it on haflway.

A high tackle from Scott Sorensen on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad sees the Panthers give away a penalty.

Thomas Jenkins saves a try by sticking out his hand and has the intercept. Huge play!

The Warriors go the air on the last and Paul Alamoti spills a tough bomb into the hands of Izack Tago. Penalty. Big set coming up.

A spectacular bounce for Liam Henry who has it back for Penrith.

A great read and kick return from Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad sets the Warriors up for an attacking kick and Blaize Talagi comes down with it to save the day. Dropout incoming though.

Daine Laurie with the kick on the last and the Warriors spill out. Six again 10 out.

For what it's worth, Luke Metcalf is staying on but playing through an issue with his upper leg.

Scott Sorensen with a big tackle as Wayde Egan dummied and threatened to go through. Penrith didn't do much in that set after the Alamoti run because Brad Schneider threw a poor pass that halted momentum.

A great set in response from Penrith in defence. Excellent line speed and intensity. Paul Alamoti with a big kick return then and Panthers on their 30.

But now the pressure is right back on the Panthers as Matt Eisenhuth loses the ball. Warriors get it right back 20 out.

Another six again and the Panthers could be in trouble but Leka Halasima puts the ball down straight away and pressure is relieved.

A six again late in the count. Warriors with a full set 30 out.

Brad Schneider with a mis-kick on the last as well. Blaize Talagi puts in a second kick but it goes dead.

A shank from Luke Metcalf on the last and the Panthers have it on halfway.

Warriors get it back off the short dropout.

Goal line dropout coming for the Panthers.

The Panthers ALMOST score on their first set! Paul Alamoti comes down with the bomb on the last and then puts through the second kick. Luke Garner is chasing but Roger Tuivasa-Sheck flicks it dead it seems.

Back for the second half!

About to get back underway in New Zealand. No DWZ in the second half for the Warriors.

A very high-quality first half and the Panthers lead it 8-6.

Te Maire Martin is on to replace Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, meanwhile, has been helped off the field.

Now the Panthers are suddenly on the attack again as they spread it on the shortside and the Panthers are 30 out. Big chance.

I'll tell you, if the Warriors hadn't turned up for this game expecting a walkover against this undermanned Panthers side we'd have a very different scoreline. Credit to the Warriors, they've been excellent.

Luron Patea looking really good, running hard and offloading late.

A great set from the Panthers until the very last play as Brad Schneider puts down a poor pass.

An absolutely HUGE defensive set from Penrith there and they survive.

Tom Jenkins ruled to have dropped the ball. Penrith challenge. Inconclusive so they retain their challenge but Warriors have a full set 10 out.

A tough pass under pressure and Scott Sorensen puts it down on the Warriors' 20.

And now Penrith earn a penalty. What a huge turn of events.

The short dropout looks no chance initially but continues to bounce and Penrith get it back!

Thomas Jenkins with a big tackle on Chanel Harris-Tavita to deny him and then the Panthers are able to just bat the ball dead on the last. Dropout coming.

Isaiah Papali'i and Moses Leota both off. A big chance for the Warriors. Those two have been great for Penrith.

A bad error from Penrith as Blaize Talagi sends the last-tackle kick out on the full.

Again, where was this kind of defenseive desperation from Penrith against Newcastle?

Daine Laurie what a pair of plays! First, the tiny Penrith fullback SOMEHOW stops a charging Jacob Laban and then he is there to dive on a Luke Metcalf kick on the last.

Marata Niukore ruled out after failing his H.I.A.

Jackson Ford has it off the short restart and the Warriors then earn a penalty.

A brilliant kick from Brad Schneider forces a dropout on the last.

First knock on that bomb from the Warriors. Panthers ball.

That is two huge try-saving tackles from Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.

Brad Schneider goes to the air on the last and the ball is batted back to Moses Leota who is somehow held up.

What just happened there? Brad Schneider goes RIGHT THROUGH and finds Daine Laurie and Penrith is 10 out!

As was the case earlier in the game, the Warriors are starting to churn the metres through the middle again. Inside the Penrith 40 on the last and trap Paul Alamoti inside his own 10.

A brilliant kick return from RTS, including some trademark steps, and he then earns a penalty and the Warriors are right on the attack with a chance to hit straight back.

They pass the test with flying colours. A great defensive set from Penrith and now the Warriors give away a cheap penalty.

So, the Panthers have showed a lot of energy and intent in attack. It has to carry over to defence too.

Casey McLean is penalised for causing a brief melee.

Penrith has made a great start to this game but have also had all the good ball so they need to be careful to not get frustrated by the lack of points and let it leak into their defence.

Nice shape on this play from the Panthers but the Warriors defend it well and force an error from Casey McLean.

Panthers tap, 20 out.

The Warriors are penalised for not attempting a genuine tackle on Blaize Talagi as he kicked the ball.

Marata Niukore coming from the field for a H.I.A.

Andrew Voss makes a very valid point in commentary. Luke Metcalf was called offside on that Scott Sorensen run but didn't get involved and so he was cleared. But the Warriors were defending their line, so Metcalf being offside impacted Penrith's decision-making in attack and stopped them from going out the back and instead playing it short to Sorensen, so not sure how that can't be six-again.

The Panthers have well and truly showed up in this game but the Warriors have been just as committed and not caught up by it.

Just denied! A quick play-the-ball from Isaiah Papali'i and the Panthers quickly pass it to Scott Sorensen and he looks to have been held up by a brilliant tackle from Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.

Six again Panthers. 20 out.

The Panthers look much better than they did without their Origin stars against the Knights. Far more energy and intent.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad again is just in the field of play on the last but again is trapped deep near his own line. Another great set from Penrith.

Luke Metcalf with a clearing kick on the last and a nice return from Daine Laurie takes Penrith up towards the 40.

A lovely kick on the end of the set from Brad Schneider but Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad reads it well and is able to get out of his in-goal area. Penrith need to have good discipline here. A chance to regain the field position advantage.

Six again Penrith! They are 30 out. A huge swing.

The Warriors put it down as they spread it right but concerning signs for Penrith. They are giving up too many metres through the middle and the Warriors' big and fast outside backs are proving an issue.

The Warriors outside backs are picking up big metres through the middle and now a six-again for the home side.

Still a great kick to set up the Warriors in strong field position. They start their next set on their own 40.

JUST! A big run from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck sets up Luke Metcalf for a shot at 40/20 and it looks GOOD but somehow Daine Laurie has batted it back and kept the ball in the field of play and Thomas Jenkins is there to save the day. Panthers ball.

A really great set in response from Penrith traps the Warriors deep in their own territory. Both packs look pumped for the occasion.

A solid first set from the Warriors ends with Daine Laurie taking the kick on his own 10-metre mark.

Former teammates James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota collide on the first tackle of the game. Great stuff!

Warriors with first use of it as we get underway!

Both teams are out now at Go Media Stadium. Kick-off is imminent.