R1 Broncos v Panthers - Game Day Thread

SteveTidball · November 17, 2025, 3:49am

PEN

BRI

Brisbane Broncos

Penrith Panthers

Telstra Premiership Round 1

Suncorp Stadium

March 6 8:00 PM

Brisbane Broncos

Telstra Premiership
Round 1

Penrith Panthers

Suncorp Stadium

March 6 8:00 PM

Game Day Information


Match	Brisbane Broncos v Penrith Panthers
Venue	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane QLD
Time	Friday, 6 March 2026 8:00pm AEDST
Tickets	Tickets via Ticketek
Other Matches	NSWCUP Penrith Panthers v North Sydney Bears 7/3 2:00pm¹ JFLEGG Penrith Panthers v Kaiviti Silktails 7/3 12:00pm¹
Weather	Loading weather…
Broadcast	Channel 9 (Channel 90 HD / 91 SD) [LIVE] Fox League (Channel 502) [LIVE] Kayo Sports [LIVE] NRL Live Pass [LIVE] ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE] 2GB Sydney 873AM [LIVE]

^{(1) NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup to be played at St Marys Leagues Stadium}

Telstra Premiership | Full Time


	Penrith Panthers	26	Tries Thomas Jenkins (2), Casey McLean, Dylan Edwards. Goals Nathan Cleary (5/6)
	Brisbane Broncos	0	Tries Goals

Knock On Effect NSW Cup| Full Time


	Penrith Panthers	20	Tries Harry Armstrong, Zakauri Clarke, Toby Crosby, Jack Cole. Goals Zakauri Clarke (2/4)
	North Sydney Bears	16	Tries Ammaron Gudgeon, Tuipulotu Katoa, Tom Steadman. Goals Kieran Hayman (2/3)

Jersey Flegg Cup | Full Time


	Penrith Panthers	22	Tries Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea, Cameron Kanaan, Hokafonu Lemoto, Haami Loza. Goals Kye Raven (2/3), Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea (1/1)
/50px100×100 16.1 KB	Kaiviti Silktails	12	Tries Joeli Railala, Fia Colati. Goals Iowani Mainalovo (2/2)

Postgame Media

MATCH REPORT

PRESS CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

FULL MATCH REPLAY

PANTHER PRIDE PLAYERS RATINGS

SteveTidball · November 17, 2025, 3:54am

Teams & Match Officials

Telstra Premiership

Brisbane Broncos				Penrith Panthers
		TEAM
Reece Walsh	1	FB	1	Dylan Edwards
Josiah Karapani	2	WG	2	Paul Alamoti
Kotoni Staggs	3	CE	3	Izack Tago
Gehamat Shibasaki	4	WG	4	Casey McLean
Deine Mariner	5	CE	5	Brian To’o
Ezra Mam	6	FE	6	Blaize Talagi
© Adam Reynolds	7	HB	7	Nathan Cleary ©
Corey Jensen	8	FW	8	Moses Leota
Cory Paix	9	HK	9	Mitch Kenny
Payne Haas	10	FW	10	Lindsay Smith
Jack Gosiewski	11	SR	11	Scott Sorensen
Jordan Riki	12	SR	12	Luke Garner
Patrick Carrigan	13	LK	13	Isaah Yeo
		INTERCHANGE
Ben Hunt	14	IN	14	Jack Cogger
Xavier Willison	15	IN	16	Isaiah Papali’i
Ben Talty	16	IN	17	Kalani Leuluai-Going
Aublix Tawha	17	IN	18	Thomas Jenkins
Grant Anderson	18	IN	19	Freddy Lussick
Jesse Arthars	19	IN	20	Billy Phillips
		RESERVES
Blake Mozer	20	RS	21	Jack Cole
Jaiyden Hunt	21	RS	22	~~Sione Fonua~~
Thomas Duffy	22	RS	15	~~Luron Patea~~
		COACH
Michael Maguire	HC		HC	Ivan Cleary

NSWRL Matches

Knock on Effect NSW Cup	Jersey Flegg Cup
Panthers v Bears	Panthers v Silktails
Saturday 7/3 2:00pm	Saturday 7/3 12:00pm
St Marys Leagues Stadium	St Marys Leagues Stadium
TEAM	TEAM
1. Jaxen Edgar	1. Blake Pasfield
2. Jesse Mclean	2. Harry Wald
3. Nick Murphy	3. Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea
4. Patrick Moimoi	4. Joshua Debritt
5. Jirah Liddiard	5. Cameron Kanaan
6. Keahn Skipps	6. Harrison Bull
7. Kurt Falls	7. Haami Loza
8. Toby Crosby	8. Hokafonu Lemoto
9. Billy Scott	9. Jenson Tuaoi ©
10. Tom Ale	10. Isaiah Scanlan
11. Zakauri Clarke	11. Tyson Sangalang
12. Harry Armstrong	12. Josiah Vaha’Akolo-Fifita
13. Delahia Wigmore	13. Kye Raven
INTERCHANGE	INTERCHANGE
14. Lufusi Tapa’Atoutai	14. Isaiah Cochrane
15. Josh Ruxton	15. Judah Galuvao
16. Jakeb Vailalo	16. Jack Ewer
17. Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea	17. Semisi Faasisila
RESERVES	RESERVES
	18. Ryan Goodsell
COACH	COACH
HC TBA	HCScott Thompson

^{Promoted/Relegated | Positional Change}

Match Officials

	Telstra Premiership	K.O.E NSW Cup	Jersey Flegg Cup
Referee	Adam Gee	Dillian Wells	Micheal Ford
Sideline Official	Phil Henderson	Micheal Ford	Isaac El-Hassen
	Jarrod Cole	John Woods	John Woods
Video Referee	Ashley Klein	-	-

Referee Success Rate

Referee	Active Since	2026	Overall	Pen. For	Pen. Against	Ratio
Adam Gee	2011	(-/-) -%	(27/39) 69.23%	201.5	190.5	1.06

HillsPanther · March 3, 2026, 5:28am

I would have played Jenkins on the wing, moved Alamoti to Centre and Tago onto the bench. But then I haven’t coached 4 premierships in a row.

mrwalker · March 3, 2026, 5:39am

Strong squad, with Martin & Henry being the only ‘first-liners’ missing.

Will be interesting to see how the 6 man bench works, and again, further along when the missing 2 are available. It will be a challenge for all coaches to get ‘benchies’ game time during the season.

Bring it on!!!

SteveTidball · March 3, 2026, 7:47am

Teams and Match Officials have been updated.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP

OPPOSITION TEAM

KNOCK ON EFFECT NSW CUP

JERSEY FLEGG CUP

Kevin · March 3, 2026, 8:29pm

What a game to start the season, I haven’t been this excited / nervous for years - I hope we absolutely blow them off the park and send a message to the comp - BRING IT ON !!!

SteveTidball · March 5, 2026, 10:59pm

Updated Team List

Billy Philips come onto the bench for Luron Patea, and Sione Fonua drops off the extended bench.

Jack Cole is the 20th Man tonight.

SouthernHillFan · March 6, 2026, 7:37am

Tago to bench, Milky to start. Be interesting to see if Milky or Alamotti play centre

HillsPanther · March 6, 2026, 7:41am

Who could have called that? I think it was me.

Mutley · March 6, 2026, 9:50am

Good first half. We have dominated possession & field position.

SouthernHillFan · March 6, 2026, 10:03am

Thought Edwards was the standout, Milky should have no fear of loosing his spot.

that last try assist from Blaze showed how far he has come, and how much he learns from Nathan.

Needless to say we hav to keep it up - we have seen Brisbane blitz us after halftime before

HillsPanther · March 6, 2026, 10:45am

Starting Jenkins would look to be a master-stroke.

Mutley · March 6, 2026, 10:55am

Good performance all around. Particularly impressed in keeping the Broncos scoreless.

Get ready for a big year Panther fans!!!

dufeyz · March 6, 2026, 11:00am

Attack was a bit shit, but defence clearly has been the focus in the pre season. It’s hard to know if it’s completely the broncos being off, or if it was the pressure put on them by the defence. The answer is probably a little of both, but keeping the premiers to 0 is always going to be a good result.

SteveTidball · March 6, 2026, 12:00pm

Submit your Panther Pride Player Ratings! Ratings poll for Round 1 open now here.

Mutley · March 6, 2026, 12:02pm

Mutley · March 7, 2026, 3:09am

SteveTidball · March 7, 2026, 3:37am

No it sure what’s going on with Izack Tago.

Ivan was a bit cryptic when asked about his demotion to the bench. He said in the post game presser “Izack’s preparation had been compromised a bit by reasons that aren’t his fault.”

He is currently playing in NSW Cup against the Bears today.

Not sure what to make of all of it.

mrwalker · March 7, 2026, 5:12am

One of the nights we all live for as Panther fans. The boys were on a mission & they came, they saw & they conquered.
Dylan had his best game for a long time & the contrast between him & his opposite number was stark. This pattern was repeated pretty well across the park.
The hot humid conditions made it hard for both teams to have ball control, but our intensity just magnified that for the broncs. In the first 10’, the broncos made very little ground in their sets - I saw numbers like 24m, 32m & 36m - which gave them no field position. It was classic strangulation ala ‘20-24’.
To win, and to keep them to 0, is a great kickoff for the season

mrwalker · March 7, 2026, 6:16am

Yes Steve, not sure what to make of this. Ivan normally doesn’t say anything that he deems not necessary & when he says something is usually very clear with his words.
He is very different to that dropkick Trent Robinson, who just talks in riddles, so a bit odd i must say.
Hope everything is OK with Izack