[2025] R27 Dragons v Panthers - Game Day Thread

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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP Round 27
WIN Stadium
September 6 3:00pm
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Round 27
Penrith Panthers

WIN Stadium
September 6 3:00pm

Game Day Information
:rugby_football: Match St. George Illawarra Dragons v Penrith Panthers
:stadium: Venue WIN Stadium
:clock10: Time Saturday September 6, 3:00pm
:tickets: Tickets Tickets via Ticketek
:rugby_football: Other Matches JFLEGG EF Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels 6/9 4:00pm1
WNSWP Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights 6/9 11:00am2
:sun_behind_rain_cloud: Weather :cloud_with_rain: Light Rain 19ºC (:cloud_with_rain: Chance of Rain: 35% / :wind_face: Wind: S 21km/h)
:tv: Broadcast :tv: Fox League (Channel 502) [LIVE]
:desktop_computer: NRL Live Pass [LIVE]
:kayo: Kayo Sports [LIVE]
:radio: ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE]
:radio: 2GB Sydney 873AM [LIVE]
:radio: MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]

(1) Jersey Flegg Elimination Final to be played at Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah NSW
(2) NSW Women’s Premiership to be played at Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub, Rooty Hill NSW

:rugby_football: Telstra Premiership | Full Time
/50px Penrith Panthers 40 Tries Paul Alamoti (2), Thomas Jenkins, Casey McLean, Nathan Cleary, Isaiah Papali’i, Lindsay Smith.
Goals Nathan Cleary (6/7)
/50px St George Illawarra Dragons 20 Tries Kyle Flanagan, Corey Allan, Tyrell Sloan, Jaydn Su’A.
Goals Kyle Flanagan (2/4)

:rugby_football: Jersey Flegg EF| Full Time
/50px Penrith Panthers 32 Tries Nick Murphy (2), Jirah Liddiard (2), Jaxen Edgar, Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea.
Goals Jirah Liddiard (2/5), Kye Raven (2/2)
/50px Parramatta Eels 12 Tries Javahn Stevenson-Hala, Matthew Hunter
Goals Josh Lynn (2/2)

:rugby_football: Harvey Norman NSW Womens Premiership | Full Time
/50px Penrith Panthers 12 Tries Loreen Luamanuvae (2), Jacinta Tui.
Goals Claudia Bush (0/3)
/50px Newcastle Knights 16 Tries Tyla Brown (2), Ava Glassie, Carissa Reid.
Goals Sophie Buller (0/4)

MATCH REPORT

PRESS CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

FULL MATCH REPLAY

PANTHER PRIDE MOTM VOTING

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Teams & Match Officials

Telstra Premiership

St George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
TEAM
© Clinton Gutherson 1 FB 1 Dylan Edwards
Christian Tuipulotu 2 WG 2 Thomas Jenkins
Hayden Buchanan 3 CE 3 Izack Tago
Mathew Feagai 4 WG 4 Casey McLean
Tyrell Sloan 5 CE 5 Paul Alamoti
Lyhkan King-Togia 6 FE 6 Blaize Talagi
Kyle Flanagan 7 HB 7 Nathan Cleary ©
Emre Guler 8 FW 8 Moses Leota
Damien Cook 9 HK 9 Mitch Kenny
David Klemmer 10 FW 10 Lindsay Smith
Jacob Halangahu 11 SR 11 Scott Sorensen
Jaydn Sư’A 12 SR 12 Luke Garner
Jack De Belin 13 LK 13 Isaah Yeo ©
INTERCHANGE
Jacob Liddle 14 IN 14 Brad Schneider
Luciano Leilua 15 IN 15 Liam Henry
Hame Sele 16 IN 16 Isaiah Papali"i
Loko Pasifiki Tonga 17 IN 17 Matthew Eisenhuth
RESERVES
Ben Murdoch-Masila 18 RS 18 Daine Laurie
Corey Allan 19 RS 19 Mavrik Geyer
:red_triangle_pointed_down: Lachlan Ilias 20 RS 20 Riley Price :red_triangle_pointed_down:
:red_triangle_pointed_down: Michael Molo 21 RS 21 Luron Patea :red_triangle_pointed_down:
:red_triangle_pointed_down: Blake Lawrie 22 RS 22 Jaxen Edgar :red_triangle_pointed_down:
COACH
Shane Flanagan HC HC Ivan Cleary

NSWRL Matches

Jersey Flegg Cup EF NSW Womens Premiership
:rugby_football: Panthers v Eels :rugby_football: Panthers v Knights
:clock3: Saturday 6/9 4:00pm :clock3: Saturday 6/9 12:00pm
:stadium: Jubilee Stadium :stadium: Blacktown Sports Hub
TEAM
1. Jaxen Edgar 1. Brooke Wilkins
2. Jirah Liddiard 2. Chelsea Blankenstein
3. Sialetili Faeamanu 3. Jacinta Tui
4. Tua Patea 4. Natalia Webb
5. Nick Murphy 5. Dejah Tuliau
6. Zack Lamont 6. Claudia Bush
7. Tylor Bunting 7. Jade Elford
8. Jakeb Vailalo 8. Loreen Luamanuvae
9. Jenson Tuaoi 9. Chloe Pallisier
10. Josh Ruxton 10. Oriana Epati
11. Del Wigmore 11. Abbie Grant
12. Siotame Hansen 12. Harmony Covacich
13. Isaiah Scanlon 13. Kahu Cassidy ©
INTERCHANGE
14. Kye Raven 14. Matilda Vella
15. Judah Galuvao 15. Naomi De Bruine
16. Hokafonu Lemoto 16. Kina Hanisi
17. Bayden Moran 17. Jae Patu
RESERVES
18. Jack Attard 21. Ruthie Aunei-Mose
19. Poutoa Hotere-Papalii 22. Tehillah Rose Vaeluaga
20. Compton Purcell 23. Georgia Edwards
21. Tyson Sangalang 24. Julie Tauafao
COACH
HC Jono Rolfe HC Karen Stuart

:small_red_triangle::small_red_triangle_down: Promoted/Relegated | :small_orange_diamond: Positional Change

Match Officials

Telstra Premiership K.O.E NSW Cup Jersey Flegg Cup NSW Womens Premiership
Referee Peter Gough TBA TBA TBA
Sideline Official Chris Sutton TBA TBA TBA
Kieren Irons TBA TBA TBA
Video Referee Grant Atkins - - -

Referee Success Rate

Referee Active Since 2024 Overall Pen. For Pen. Against Ratio
Peter Gough 2016 (3/4) 75.0% (13/19) 68.42% 101.5 106 0.96
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:mega: Teams and Match Officials have been updated.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP

OPPOSITION TEAM

JERSEY FLEGG CUP FINALS

HARVEY NORMAN NSWRL WOMENS PREMIERSHIP

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Thanks, Steve, but the Opposition team is the Dragons, not the Bulldogs.

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With the win to the Broncos it has brought our opponents in week 1 of the finals down to Warriors or Sharks.

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I think we will most likely be playing Warriors next week. I’m hoping it is the Sunday game, due to a function I’ve got next Saturday.

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I think if the Rabbitohs manage to beat the Roosters tonight the Panthers will rest a fair amount of the squad, we won’t be able to finish any lower or higher than 7th.

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Updated NRL Team List

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has updated his squad for Saturday’s Round 27 clash against St George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium.

The Panthers will wear the 2025 Away Jersey for the match.

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This did not age well :grin:

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Roosters take the win and move to 7th.

The equation is simple now…

Panthers Win: Play The Warriors in Auckland
Panthers Lose: Play the Sharks in Cronulla

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I disagree… I did stress “IF”… it was a big IF.

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Based on this, I am in 2 minds on whether it is better for them to win or lose. :thinking:

But they need to go into the finals with momentum.

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We can beat either team so it doesn’t really matter….just come through Dragons game with no injuries or suspensions.

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It’s comes down to travel. Playing the Warriors meaning they will be mostly on the road all week to prepare to play the Warriors.

Playing the Sharks we get to train the whole week at the academy and travel on game day.

Considering what happened to Melbourne on Thursday (looking at losing 3 players for the rest of the season), the temptation to rest a lot of players this afternoon will be tempting.

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Looking at the bench for today, I am guessing that the plan is to get Nathan and Dylan off before the end of the game.

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Solid first half. Today should be more about fine tuning for the finals than winning or hitting a certain score. I’d imagine one of our goals would have been to keep a clean sheet, unfortunately an unlucky bounce stopped that. Part of a Ivan’s half time message should be to keep them to 6.

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I thought we were going to make a statement tonight but gee wiz, I think we are in trouble for the finals.

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Not as polished as I would have liked to have seen. Hopefully that will get the cobwebs out ahead of next week.

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Another second gear game. Important to avoid injuries and judiciary. Anything more than just getting the win is wasted effort.

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How do we keep Alamoti in the finals team?

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