R23 Warriors v Panthers - Game Day Thread

Game Day
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New Zealand Warriors
Penrith Panthers
Telstra Premiership Round 23
Go Media Stadium
August 7 6:00 PM
New Zealand Warriors
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 Telstra Premiership
Round 23
Penrith Panthers
Go Media Stadium
August 7 6:00 PM

Game Day Information
:rugby_football: Match New Zealand Warriors v Penrith Panthers
:stadium: Venue Go Media Stadium, Auckland NZ
:clock10: Time Friday, 7 August 2026 6:00pm
:tickets: Tickets Tickets via Ticketmaster
:rugby_football: Other Matches NSWCUP New Zealand Warriors v Penrith Panthers 7/8 3:15pm
JFLEGG New Zealand Warriors v Penrith Panthers 8/8 10:00am1
WNSWP Mounties v Penrith Panthers 8/8 1:00pm2
:sun_behind_rain_cloud: Weather
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:tv: Broadcast :tv: Fox League (Channel 502) [LIVE]
:kayo: Kayo Sports [LIVE]
:desktop_computer: NRL Live Pass [LIVE]
:radio: ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE]
:radio: MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]
:radio: SEN Sydney 1170AM [LIVE]

(1) Jersey Flegg Cup to be played at Trusts Stadium
(2) Women’s NSW Premiership to be played at Aubrey Keech Reserve

:rugby_football: Telstra Premiership | Full Time
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 Penrith Panthers 12 Tries Nathan Cleary, Jaxen Edgar.
Goals Nathan Cleary (2/2)
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 New Zealand Warriors 28 Tries Luke Metcalf (2), Erin Clark, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.
Goals Luke Metcalf (4/5)

:rugby_football: Knock On Effect NSW Cup | Full Time
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 Penrith Panthers 24 Tries Jesse McLean (2), Vea Tapa’atoutai (2).
Goals Zakauri Clarke (4/4), Kurt Falls (0/1), Blaize Talagi (0/1)
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 Canberra Raiders 36 Tries Jye Linnane (2), Makaia Tafua (2), Luke Laulilii, Joseph Ratcliffe.
Goals Jett Cleary (6/7)

Postgame Media

MATCH REPORT

PRESS CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

FULL MATCH REPLAY

+ Coming Soon

PANTHER PRIDE PLAYERS RANKINGS

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Teams & Match Officials

Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
TEAM
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 1 FB 1 Jaxen Edgar
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2 WG 2 Thomas Jenkins
Ali Leiatauа 3 CE 3 Paul Alamoti
Leka Halasima 4 WG 4 Izack Tago
Alofiana Khan-Pereira 5 CE 5 Brian To’o
Chanel Harris-Tavita 6 FE 19 Blaize Talagi :red_triangle_pointed_up:
Luke Metcalf 18 HB 7 Nathan Cleary ©
© James Fisher-Harris 8 FW 8 Moses Leota
Wayde Egan 9 HK 9 Freddy Lussick
Mitchell Barnett 10 FW 10 Lindsay Smith
Kurt Capewell 11 SR 11 Isaiah Papali’i
Jacob Laban 12 SR 12 Liam Martin
Erin Clark 13 LK 13 Isaah Yeo ©
INTERCHANGE
Sam Healey 14 IN 14 Billy Scott
Tanner Stowers-Smith 15 IN 15 Scott Sorensen
Morgan Gannon 16 IN 16 Liam Henry
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava 17 IN 17 Billy Phillips
Taine Tuaupiki 20 IN 18 Jack Cole
Adam Pompey 23 IN 20 Jesse McLean :red_triangle_pointed_up:
RESERVES
Riley Price 21 RS 21 Luron Patea
:red_triangle_pointed_down: Makaia Tafua 22 RS 22 Kalani Leuluai-Going :red_triangle_pointed_down:
:red_triangle_pointed_down: Te Maire Martin 6 RS 6 Jack Cogger :red_triangle_pointed_down:
COACH
Andrew Webster HC HC Ivan Cleary

NSWRL Matches

Knock on Effect NSW Cup Jersey Flegg Cup NSW Womens Premiership
:rugby_football: Warriors v Panthers :rugby_football: Warriors v Panthers :rugby_football: Mounties v Panthers
:clock3: Friday 7/8 3:15pm :clock3: Saturday 8/8 10:00am :clock3: Saturday 8/8 1:00pm
:stadium: Go Media Stadium :stadium: Trusts Stadium :stadium: Aubrey Keech Reserve
TEAM TEAM TEAM
1. Keahn Skipps 1. Darcy Feltham 1. Aaliyah Boland
2. Nick Murphy 2. Harry Wald 2. Sam Hanrahan
3. Jesse Mclean 3. Zeik Selwood 3. Jessica Patea
4. Tua Patea 4. Hunter Bell 4. Natalia Webb
5. Jirah Liddiard 5. Cameron Kaanan 5. Jacinta Tui
6. Haami Loza 6. Blake Pasfield 6. Jade Elford
7. Kurt Falls 7. Ellyjah Birve 7. Claudia Bush
8. Jakeb Vailalo 8. Lucas Rossi 8. Olive Connolly
9. Lufusi Tapa’Atoutai 9. Jett Swadling 9. Chloe Pallisier
10. Luron Patea 10. Judah Galuvao 10. Tiarna West
11. Zakauri Clarke 11. Ryan Goodsell 11. Abbie Grant
12. Delahia Wigmore 12. Leo-Stipe Latu 12. Julie Tauafao
13. Kalani Leuluai-Going 13. Kye Raven 13. Kahu Cassidy ©
INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE
14. Jenson Tuaoi 14. Nathaniel Tolu 14. Matilda Vella
15. Hokafonu Lemoto 15. Talmage Brown 15. Harmony Covacich
16. Tobias Crosby 16. Camden Hopes 16. Jayla Dicker
17. Buster Hindmarsh 17. Jack Colley 17. Jae Patu
RESERVES RESERVES RESERVES
18. Judah Galuvao 18. Kaea Cribb 18. Darcy Eade
19. Josiah Vahaakolo-Fifita 19. Loreen Luamanuvae
COACH COACH COACH
HC Matt Eisenhuth HC Scott Thompson 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 Gerard Sutton Paki Parkinson Eisley Brown Benjamin Raymond
Sideline Officials Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Jack Feavers Epiha Muru-Kete Oscar Mayer
Matt Noyen Eisley Brown Keven Ah Ken Logan Nielsen
Video Referee Ashley Klein - - -

Referee Success Rate

Referee Active Since 2026 Overall Pen. For Pen. Against Ratio
Gerard Sutton 2009 (3/1) 75.0% (39/63) 61.90% 252 263.5 0.96
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:mega: Teams and Match Officials have been updated.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP

OPPOSITION TEAM

KNOCK ON EFFECT NSW CUP

JERSEY FLEGG CUP

NSW WOMENS PREMIERSHIP

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Cogger did not travel to Auckland pending imminent birth of his child.
Talagi comes back in to starting side.

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Just saw that Cogger was out and was wondering what happened. Thanks for the update - I do hope Blaze watched how Cogger played and has learnt

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I hope that’s not the last of Coggs at 5/8

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Updated Team List

Panthers Head Coach Ivan Cleary has revised his squad for Friday night’s clash with the Warriors at Go Media Stadium.

Jack Cogger has been ruled out as he did not travel with the team to New Zealand due to the impending birth of his child.

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Cole to start at 5/8, Talagi on the bench. I’m assuming it’s based on Cole’s defence being better than Talagi’s. Good move, imho.

Should be a tough game, hope we can get a win.

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Doesn’t seemed to have helped.

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To be fair it hasn’t been through Cole or the left edge

This looks dismal, we are getting absolutely monstered. The Wahs are up to it.

Yeo might be gone

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Looked great for 5-10 minutes. :eyes:

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Outmuscled, outenthused, and outplayed

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NRL Telstra Premiership 2026 Draw
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The Warriors are giving us plenty to think about. A few interesting calls haven’t helped. Let’s hope the Yeo injury isn’t too bad.

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We were out-enthused early & apart from about 10 minutes late, were never in the game.

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