R18 Panthers v Rabbitohs - Game Day Thread

SteveTidball · June 28, 2026, 10:00pm

SOU

PEN

Penrith Panthers

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Telstra Premiership Round 18

Commbank Stadium

July 3 8:00 PM

Penrith Panthers

Telstra Premiership
Round 18

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Commbank Stadium

July 3 8:00 PM

Game Day Information


Match	Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Venue	Commbank Stadium, Parramatta NSW
Time	Friday, 3 July 2026 8:00pm
Tickets	Tickets via Ticketmaster
Other Matches	NSWCUP Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs 4/7 1:00pm¹ JFLEGG Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs 3/7 5:45pm WNSWP Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs 4/7 11:00am¹
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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 & NSW Womens Premiership to be played at Parker Street Reserve}

Telstra Premiership | Full Time


panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	Penrith Panthers	36	Tries Thomas Jenkins (3), Dylan Edwards, Liam Henry, Billy Phillips. Goals Paul Alamoti (6/6)
rabbitohs-badge.svg100×100 3.86 KB	South Sydney Rabbitohs	14	Tries Edward Kosi, Dayne Jennings, Latrell Siegwalt. Goals Latrell Siegwalt (1/3)

Knock On Effect NSW Cup | Full Time


panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	Penrith Panthers	34	Tries Jaxen Edgar (2), Jakeb Vailalo (2), Sione Fonua, Patrick Moimoi. Goals Zakauri Clarke (5/6)
rabbitohs-badge.svg100×100 3.86 KB	South Sydney Rabbitohs	32	Tries Taj Alvarez (3), Harrison Rooke (2), Yasin Kuscu, Elijah Keung. Goals Bayleigh Bentley-Hape (4/6)

Jersey Flegg Cup | Full Time


panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	Penrith Panthers	24	Tries Leo-Stipe Latu, Thomas Goodfield , Nathanial Tolu, Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea. Goals Kye Raven (1/1), Danny Johnstone (1/1), Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea (2/2)
rabbitohs-badge.svg100×100 3.86 KB	South Sydney Rabbitohs	42	Tries Jordi Mazzone (3), Jayden Sullivan, Moala Graham-Taufa, Bayleigh Bentley-Hape. Goals Matthew Humphries (7/8)

NSW Womens Premiership | Full Time


panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	Penrith Panthers	38	Tries Jessica Patea (2), Samantha Hanrahan (2), Tiarna West, Julie Notise, Claudia Bush. Goals Claudia Bush (5/7)
rabbitohs-badge.svg100×100 3.86 KB	South Sydney Rabbitohs	6	Tries Claudia Nielsen. Goals Kiara McGregor (1/1)

Postgame Media

MATCH REPORT

PRESS CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

FULL MATCH REPLAY

PANTHER PRIDE PLAYERS RANKINGS

SteveTidball · June 28, 2026, 10:00pm

Teams & Match Officials

Telstra Premiership

Penrih Panthers				South Sydney Rabbitohs
		TEAM
© Dylan Edwards	1	FB	1	Jye Gray
Thomas Jenkins	2	WG	2	Dayne Jennings
Izack Tago	3	CE	3	Latrell Siegwalt
Paul Alamoti	4	WG	4	Jack Wighton
Brian To’o	5	CE	5	Edward Kosi
Blaize Talagi	6	FE	6	Cody Walker ©
Jack Cogger	7	HB	7	Ashton Ward
Moses Leota	8	FW	8	Tevita Tatola
Freddy Lussick	9	HK	9	Brandon Smith
Liam Henry	10	FW	10	Keaon Koloamatangi
Scott Sorensen	11	SR	11	David Fifita
Billy Phillips	16	SR	12	Tallis Duncan
Lindsay Smith	13	LK	13	Lachlan Hubner
		INTERCHANGE
Billy Scott	14	IN	14	Jamie Humphreys
Kalani Leuluai-Going	15	IN	15	Euan Aitken
Luron Patea	17	IN	16	Liam Le Blanc
Jack Cole	18	IN	17	John Radel
Sione Fonua	19	IN	18	Matthew Dufty
Zakauri Clarke	20	IN	19	Jayden Sullivan
		RESERVES
Jaxen Edgar	21	RS	20	Moala Graham-Taufa
~~Tom Ale~~	23	RS	21	Peter Mamouzelos
~~Luke Garner~~	12	RS	22	Thomas Fletcher
		COACH
Ivan Cleary	HC		HC	Wayne Bennett

NSWRL Matches

Knock on Effect NSW Cup	Jersey Flegg Cup	NSWRL Womens Premiership
Panthers v Rabbitohs	Panthers v Rabbitohs	Panthers v Rabbitohs
Saturday 4/7 1:00pm	Friday 3/7 5:25pm	Saturday 4/7 11:00am
Parker Street Reserve	Commbank Stadium	Parker Street Reserve
TEAM	TEAM	TEAM
1. Jaxen Edgar	1. Darcy Feltham	1. Yasmine Baker
2. Jesse Mclean	2. Harry Wald	2. Sam Hanrahan
3. Patrick Μοιμοι	3. Thomas Goodfield	3. Jess Patea
4. Sione Fonua	4. Hunter Bell	4. Nat Webb
5. Jirah Liddiard	5. Ranui Kapua	5. Brooke Wilkins
6. Jack Cole	6. Tua Patea ©	6. Jade Elford
7. Kurt Falls	7. Ellyjah Birve	7. Claudia Bush
8. Tom Ale	8. Lucas Rossi	8. Olive Connolly
9. Lufusi Tapa’Atoutai	9. Ryan Goodsell	9. Chloe Pallisier
10. Tobias Crosby	10. Judah Galuvao	10. Tiarna West
11. Zakauri Clarke	11. Buster Hindmarsh	11. Abbie Grant
12. Delahia Wigmore	12. Leo-Stipe Latu	12. Julie Tauafao
13. Jakeb Vailalo	13. Kye Raven	13. Kahu Cassidy ©
INTERCHANGE	INTERCHANGE	INTERCHANGE
14. Jenson Tuaoi	14. Nathaniel Tolu	14. Aaliyah Boland
15. Nick Murphy	15. Isaiah Scanlon	15. Harmony Covacich
16. Hokafonu Lemoto	16. Talmage Brown	16. Loreen Luamanuvae
17. Cayne Nicholas	17. Danny Johnstone	17. Jae Patu
RESERVES	RESERVES	RESERVES
18. Keahn Skipps	18. Zeik Selwood	18. Jayla Dicker
	19. Camden Hopes
	20. Jett Swadling
COACH	COACH	COACH
HC Matt Eisenhuth	HC Scott Thompson	HC Karen Stuart

^{Promoted/Relegated | Positional Change}

Match Officials

	Telstra Premiership	K.O.E NSW Cup	Jersey Flegg Cup
Referee	Adam Gee	TBA	TBA
Sideline Official	Dave Munro	TBA	TBA
	Matt Noylen	TBA	TBA
Video Referee	Chris Butler	-	-

Referee Success Rate

Referee	Active Since	2026	Overall	Pen. For	Pen. Against	Ratio
Adam Gee	2011	(2/2) 100%	(29/41) 70.73%	210.5	198.5	1.06

SteveTidball · June 30, 2026, 7:03am

Teams and Match Officials have been updated.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP

OPPOSITION TEAM

KNOCK ON EFFECT NSW CUP

JERSEY FLEGG CUP

NSW WOMENS PREMIERSHIP

SteveTidball · July 3, 2026, 4:28am

NRL Updated Team List

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has updated his squad for tomorrow’s top-four blockbuster against the Rabbitohs at CommBank Stadium.

Bryan · July 3, 2026, 8:50am

It’s Jack Cole’s 23rd birthday today. He’s starting at centre instead of Tago. Hope he has a blinder!!

Mutley · July 3, 2026, 10:51am

We have looked good in patches. Edwards & Henry have been our best.

SouthernHillFan · July 3, 2026, 11:03am

Cole at 5/8 is working very well, Blaixe in the centres not so much.

Edwards having a blinder.

It’s going to be be a close one

Mutley · July 3, 2026, 12:02pm

Much better second half, with good contributions across the park.

Gogatee · July 3, 2026, 12:10pm

Well, I don’t know what the answer is to 5/8.

But shifting Cole to 5/8 whilst Blaize is in the side and no Cleary might be telling

Felt clunky and not fluid at times.

Do we have another gun fullback coming up? Edwards looks like he’d slot in well at 5/8

Mutley · July 3, 2026, 12:20pm

We originally recruited Edwards as a half, he had to move due to the Cleary/Luai combination as a junior. In attack he often plays as an extra playmaker anyway.

HillsPanther · July 3, 2026, 12:27pm

Best part of the game was the last 10 minutes when all the souffs supporters went home.

HillsPanther · July 3, 2026, 1:09pm

The Blues could do with a player like Dylan.

SteveTidball · July 3, 2026, 1:17pm

Submit your Panther Pride Player Ratings! Ratings poll for Round 18 open now here.

Gogatee · July 3, 2026, 2:43pm

On further thought, Edwards needs to stay FB. Brings so much extra with his free roaming.

But Cole or Blaize? Hmm. Cole has had his chances in the past.

In Ivan we trust

Letsgochamp · July 3, 2026, 9:57pm

Why arent Jenkins and Edwards in the Blues team…what more do they need to do.

SouthernHillFan · July 3, 2026, 11:03pm

Well that end the State of Origin disruption period, and we got a glimpse into the future.

Some player observations;

Edwards - a perfect captains knock, once again in some of the best form of his career, and makes Daley look like a fool for picking Teddy ahead of him.

Milky - say no more, he has become an absolute freak with his defence, running and leaping. How he is not playing for NSW is beyond me. The form winger in the competition by a country mile.

Alamotti - becoming a beast of an elite centre. Taking his game to the next level

Blaze - interesting choice to switch him to centre, looked lost especially in defence. Not sure he should be in our starting 13 next game, maybe a spell in Cup would do him good.

Cole - brought his strong defence to the game and asks a question of selection in the future. I belive he should get first crack at 5:8 next game or two, so we can work out the best combination heading into the finals. His running game reminds me of Cleary’s, possibly a better kicking game than Cogger

Cogger - generally a good game, strong in defence and organisation, let down by his lack of depth when kicking. Not sure he makes our 19 man team in the finals.

Leota - a strong performance yet again, as we have come to expect. Hope after he shops around the club matches his highest number and makes him a Panther for life.

Lussick - Another good solid performance

Henry - Wow,what a performance. We will miss him next year for sure, will be Perths best player

Sorro - I hate to say this, but his best days are behind him. Prop rotation is only the current way he makes our fully fit squad. He may be eclipsed by others by the end of the year.

Smith - if worse comes to worse and we loose Yeo, we have an able replacement in Smith. I feel the more time he spends at lock , the better he will become. Played 80 minutes and never looked fatigued, huge motor and huge skill, learnt when to pass and when to run a bit better in this game

Phillips - a great game from an emerging talent, the more he plays the better he is coming, looks like a real emerging star of the future

Scott - got the longest minutes so far in first grade and looks the goods, probably the most complete and developed hooker who has come up through the ranks since Kenny. He should only improve more with more game time. Looks an able replacement next year for Lussick

Going and Patea - did the job required but not really knocking on the door for a first grade squad spot when everyone fully fit

Tago - he doesn’t make our starting side and no sure he offers more than Garner or others on the bench. Seems way down on form and confidence

SteveTidball · July 4, 2026, 4:43am

Knock On Effect NSW Cup | Full Time


	Penrith Panthers	34	Tries Jaxen Edgar (2), Jakeb Vailalo (2), Sione Fonua, Patrick Moimoi. Goals Zakauri Clarke (5/6)
	South Sydney Rabbitohs	32	Tries Taj Alvarez (3), Harrison Rooke (2), Yasin Kuscu, Elijah Keung. Goals Bayleigh Bentley-Hape (4/6)

Jersey Flegg Cup | Full Time


	Penrith Panthers	24	Tries Leo-Stipe Latu, Thomas Goodfield , Nathanial Tolu, Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea. Goals Kye Raven (1/1), Danny Johnstone (1/1), Tuaomaliemavaitoelau Patea (2/2)
	South Sydney Rabbitohs	42	Tries Jordi Mazzone (3), Jayden Sullivan, Moala Graham-Taufa, Bayleigh Bentley-Hape. Goals Matthew Humphries (7/8)

NSW Womens Premiership | Full Time


	Penrith Panthers	38	Tries Jessica Patea (2), Samantha Hanrahan (2), Tiarna West, Julie Notise, Claudia Bush. Goals Claudia Bush (5/7)
	South Sydney Rabbitohs	6	Tries Claudia Nielsen. Goals Kiara McGregor (1/1)

Gogatee · July 5, 2026, 2:58am

Pretty good summary there SHF. Not much else to add!

The halves move leaves me perplexed. What is obvious is we don’t have a solid replacement for Cleary should he move on. Cole v Talagi, not sure why I’m wondering this, but I don’t know. I feel like Cole is a more solid, reliable option, but Talagi more x-factor. But that then gives me flashbacks of Tyrone Peachy and his rocks and diamonds performances.

There was articles recently about Cole being shopped around with super league, so would suggest he’s not in the long term plans. But then why slot him in to 5/8 over Blaize?

Yeo v Smith: as an individual not noticing a huge chasm when Yeo isn’t there. Much like Kenny v Lussick. Smith is on contract for a bit, so hopefully continues improving and will be a solid replacement.

Edwards: no words. How do we stop his aging and tie him up forever. His game has improved so much.

SteveTidball · July 5, 2026, 4:50am

Telstra Premiership

	Pos	Team	P	Pts	W	L	B	F	A	PD
panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	1	Panthers	16	30	13	3	2	503	223	280
warriors-badge.svg100×100 18.2 KB	2	Warriors	15	26	10	5	3	438	270	168
roosters-badge.svg100×100 21.8 KB	3	Roosters	15	26	10	5	3	384	324	60

Knock On Effect NSW Cup

	Pos	Team	P	Pts	W	D	L	B	F	A	D
panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	1	Panthers	15	31	12	1	2	3	462	326	136
badge-2.svg100×100 4.99 KB	2	Knights	15	28	11	0	4	3	477	372	105
bears-badge.svg100×100 70.7 KB	3	Bears	14	24	9	0	5	3	397	307	90

Jersey Flegg Cup

	Pos	Team	P	Pts	W	D	L	B	F	A	D
dragons-badge.svg100×100 34.5 KB	1	Dragons	14	31	11	1	2	4	440	278	162
panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	2	Panthers	14	29	10	1	3	4	381	346	35
badge.svg150×150 9.3 KB	3	Bulldogs	14	28	10	0	4	4	404	276	128

NSW Womens Premership

	Pos	Team	P	Pts	W	D	L	B	F	A	D
badge-2.svg100×100 4.99 KB	1	Knights	4	8	4	0	0	0	114	36	78

rabbitohs-badge.svg100×100 3.86 KB	4	Rabbitohs	4	6	3	0	1	0	106	70	36
panthers-anniversary-badge-shield__full-colour-11.svg150×150 231 KB	5	Panthers	4	6	3	0	1	0	86	56	30
eels-badge.svg100×100 8.14 KB	6	Eels	4	6	3	0	1	0	90	60	30

^Legend
^{P Played}	^{B Byes}
^{Pts Points}	^{F Points For}
^{W Win}	^{A Points Against}
^{D Draw}	^{PD Points Difference}
^{L Loss}