R25 Storm v Panthers - Game Day Thread

2026 Game Day Archive
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Melbourne Storm
Penrith Panthers
Telstra Premiership Round 25
AAMI Park
August 20 7:50 PM
Melbourne Storm
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 Telstra Premiership
Round 25
Penrith Panthers
AAMI Park
August 20 7:50 PM

Game Day Information
:rugby_football: Match Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers
:stadium: Venue AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC
:clock10: Time Thursday, 20 August 2026 7:50pm
:tickets: Tickets Tickets via Ticketek
:rugby_football: Other Matches NSWCUP Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers 21/8 4:45pm1
JFLEGG Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers 21/8 3:00pm1
WNSWP Illawarra Steelers v Penrith Panthers 22/8 3:00pm2
:sun_behind_rain_cloud: Weather
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:tv: Broadcast :tv: Channel 9 (Channel 90 HD / 91 SD) [LIVE]
:tv: Fox League (Channel 502) [LIVE]
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:radio: ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE]
:radio: MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]

(1) NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup to be played at Seabrook Reserve
(2) Women’s NSW Premiership to be played at Centenary Field, Albion Park

:rugby_football: Telstra Premiership | Full Time
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 Penrith Panthers 22 Tries Brian To’o (3), Liam Henry.
Goals Nathan Cleary (3/4)
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 Melbourne Storm 14 Tries Tyran Wishart, Jack Howarth, Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown.
Goals Nick Meaney (1/3)

Postgame Media

MATCH REPORT

PRESS CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

FULL MATCH REPLAY

PANTHER PRIDE PLAYERS RANKINGS

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Teams & Match Officials

Telstra Premiership

Melbourne Storm Penrih Panthers
TEAM
Sualauvi Faalogo 1 FB 1 Dylan Edwards
Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown 2 WG 2 Thomas Jenkins
Jack Howarth 3 CE 3 Izack Tago
Nick Meaney 4 WG 4 Casey McLean
Moses Leo 5 CE 5 Brian To’o
Cameron Munster 6 FE 6 Jack Cogger
:large_orange_diamond: Tyran Wishart 14 HB 7 Nathan Cleary ©
Stefano Utoikamanu 8 FW 8 Moses Leota
Harry Grant 9 HK 9 Freddy Lussick
Josh King 10 FW 10 Liam Henry
Shawn Blore 11 SR 11 Isaiah Papali’i
Oryn Keeley 12 SR 12 Liam Martin
Trent Loiero 13 LK 13 Lindsay Smith
INTERCHANGE
:large_orange_diamond: Trent Toelau 7 IN 14 Billy Scott
Alec MacDonald 15 IN 15 Scott Sorensen
Angus Hinchey 16 IN 16 Luron Patea
Cooper Clarke 17 IN 17 Billy Phillips
Joe Chan 18 IN 18 Jack Cole
:red_triangle_pointed_up: Jack Hetherington 21 IN 21 Luke Garner :red_triangle_pointed_up:
RESERVES
:red_triangle_pointed_down: Manaia Waitere 19 RS 19 Blaize Talagi :red_triangle_pointed_down:
Davvy Moale 20 RS 20 Jaxen Edgar
Hayden Watson 22 RS 22 Jesse McLean
COACH
Craig Bellamy HC HC Ivan Cleary

NSWRL Matches

Knock on Effect NSW Cup Jersey Flegg Cup NSWRL Womens Premiership
:rugby_football: Storm v Panthers :rugby_football: Storm v Panthers :rugby_football: Steelers v Panthers
:clock3: Friday 21/8 4:45pm :clock3: Friday 21/8 3:00pm :clock3: Saturday 22/8 3:00pm
:stadium: Seabrook Reserve :stadium: Seabrook Reserve :stadium: Centenary Field
TEAM TEAM TEAM
1. Jaxen Edgar 1. Darcy Feltham 1. Yasmine Baker
2. Nick Murphy 2. Zeik Selwood 2. Sam Hanrahan
3. Jesse Mclean 3. Hunter Bell 3. Jess Patea
4. Patrick Μοιμοι 4. Tua Patea 4. Nat Webb
5. Jirah Liddiard 5. Cameron Kanaan 5. Jacinta Tui
6. Keahn Skipps 6. Ellyjah Birve 6. Aaliyah Boland
7. Kurt Falls 7. Haami Loza 7. Claudia Bush
8. Josh Ruxtον 8. Talmage Brown 8. Olive Connolly
9. Lufusi Tapa’Atoutαι 9. Jett Swadling 9. Chloe Pallisier
10. Jakeb Vailalo 10. Lucas Rossi 10. Tiarna West
11. Zakauri Clarke 11. Ryan Goodsell 11. Malena Lavea
12. Kalani Leuluai-Going 12. Leo-Stipe Latu 12. Julie Tauafao
13. Tom Ale 13. Kye Raven 13. Kahu Cassidy ©
INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE INTERCHANGE
14. Jenson Tuaoi 14. Nathaniel Tolu 14. Matilda Vella
15. Hokafonu Lemoto 15. Camden Hopes 15. Harmony Covacich
16. Tobias Crosby 16. Josiah Vaha’Akolo-Fifita 16. Jayla Dicker
17. Cayne Nicholas 17. Jack Colley 17. Loreen Luamanuvae
RESERVES RESERVES RESERVES
18. Danny Johnstone 18. Darcy Eade
19. Lilianne Halangahu
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 Grant Atkins Daniel Luttringer Jonathan Nicholls Bailey Warren
Sideline Official Matt Noyen Jonathan Nicholls Matt Hicks Balunn Simon
Dillan Wells Nathan Loveday William Roache Carter Spowert-Lehman
Video Referee Wyatt Raymond - - -

Referee Success Rate

Referee Active Since 2026 Overall Pen. For Pen. Against Ratio
Grant Atkins 2011 (4/5) 80% (25/36) 57.69% 192 167.5 1.15
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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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Memo to Luron Patea and Panthers management : When you’re doing a media interview prior to the match, do not stand there chewing gum, particularly with your mouth open. Aren’t our players schooled in interacting with the media. He would benefit by watching the Edwards and Sorensen interviews.

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Memo2: Hold the ball tightly this week when you run. You’re a big body, I want to see you succeed.

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This game reeks of being one of those where a desperate team plays one of their best games of the season. Penrith needs to rekindle the kind of low-error football that has characterised most of the past 7 years. Limited penalties, limited guess-agains, no play-the-ball stuff-ups, no dumb passes and respect for possession would be a good start.

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Team Updated

Panthers Head Coach Ivan Cleary finalised his squad for tonight’s clash with the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.

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Talagi off the team sheet with Cole on.

So if he’s not injured, he’s now below Cole on the pecking order and Cole is someone we’ve let go :eyes:

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Cole was already on the bench, Talagi has been swapped out for Luke Garner who has passed his fitness to play.

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Professional first half. We have been in control for almost the whole first half.

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I see that the officials have used a tit for tat sin bin to try and even things up.

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Didn’t get any favours from the ref in the 2nd half.

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Not sure what game the bunker was watching, different to Ch9

Can someone please explain why the tackle on Moses was not a hip drop?

Or why the penalty was given to the storm for running directly into our players? I always expect it with the storm, but the level of milking was stupid

Or martin’s binning? Gee it’s a bad look when slowing things down frame by frame and losing context of what’s actually happening

Hopefully Coggs isn’t gone for too many weeks. Not the first time this year

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Obviously someone had words with the officials at half time.

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:mega: Submit your Panther Pride Player Ratings! Ratings poll for Round 25 open now here.

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I am guessing that Cogger will not be playing next week.

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Needs to learn that those rushing tackles should be at the ribs

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There appears to be an agenda against us, it stands to reason the NRL don’t want us winning AGAIN…boring…I mean, they change the rules to entice a different audience, they want to take the game global…bit difficult if 1 team keeps winning :thinking:

That is all I can put it down too, the contrast between last week and this week suggest there is absolutely no standard of refereeing that can be explained. Do we as a game have to play the personality with the whistle? Soooooo Frustrating

Don’t get me wrong, that Storm binning was not good either, no warning, just 3rd ‘infringement’ and off you go. The Rorters would have played with 9 players if last nights reffing was last week.

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14 against 13 we expect; 14 against 11 is ridiculous and still we won. What’s next? Maybe a 12 point start for the other team.

First game I’ve watched for a while as I have been overseas. Pretty good result. Need just 5 more wins this season.