Penrith Panthers v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

NRLRound 26

Full time

Penrith Panthers

24–10

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

Match events

Penrith PanthersCanterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

8Half time4

Team stats

51%Possession49%

93%40/43Completion Rate84%37/44

1695All Run Metres1485

4Line Breaks4

360Tackles Made373

5Errors8

7Penalties Conceded6

Tries: Panthers: Liam Martin 7', Liam Martin 43', Casey McLean 66' | Bulldogs: Matt Burton 24', Jacob Preston 59'
Conversions: Panthers: Nathan Cleary 8', Nathan Cleary 44', Nathan Cleary 67' (3/3) | Bulldogs: Stephen Crichton 61' (1/2)
Penalty goals: Panthers: Nathan Cleary 39', Nathan Cleary 54', Nathan Cleary 64' (3/3)
Most Tackles: Lindsay Smith (Panthers) 38 | Bailey Hayward (Bulldogs) 51
Most Run Metres: Dylan Edwards (Panthers) 262 | Connor Tracey (Bulldogs) 166
Most Line Breaks: Thomas Jenkins (Panthers) 1 | Matt Burton (Bulldogs) 1
Most Fantasy Points: Nathan Cleary (Panthers) 76 | Jacob Preston (Bulldogs) 80
Try scorers: Liam Martin (Panthers) 2, Casey McLean (Panthers) 1, Matt Burton (Bulldogs) 1, Jacob Preston (Bulldogs) 1

1st half

Kick off
TryLiam Martin
7'4–0
ConversionNathan Cleary
8'6–0
On reportIsaiah Papali'i placed
17'
24'6–4
TryMatt Burton
26'
On reportViliame Kikau placed

2nd half

40'
HIAMatt Burton HIA Cleared
TryLiam Martin
43'12–4
ConversionNathan Cleary
44'14–4
On reportScott Sorensen placed
50'
Penalty goalNathan Cleary
54'16–4

Scoring progression

Panthers aheadBulldogs ahead

Biggest lead: Panthers 14Bulldogs never led
Lead changes: 0
Final margin: Panthers by 14

Team stats

PanthersBulldogs

51%Possession %49%
93% (40/43)Completion rate84% (37/44)
1695All run metres1485
475Post contact metres487
4Line breaks4
31Tackle breaks24
942Kicking metres813
360

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
1Dylan EdwardsFullback	80	262	1	0	0	8	3	0	0	64	32	54	1	1	89	0	100	47	0	1	0
5Brian To'oWinger	80	202	8	0	0	5	0	0	0	43	21	77	0	0	21	0	100	24	0	1	0
2Thomas JenkinsWinger	80	180	8	1	1	6	2	0	0	57	24	54	0	0	58	21	73	27	0	0	0
4Casey McLeanCentre	80	136	15	4	1	2	0	1	4	41	17	34	0	1	0	8	79	21	0	0	0
11Isaiah Papali'i2nd Row	80	131	33	2	0	1	2	0	0	48	16	47	0	0	0	0	92	20	0	0	2
10Liam HenryProp	50	128	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	14	35	0	0	33	0	95	15	0	1	0
7Nathan ClearyHalfback	80	116	24	4	1	0	1	0	12	76	14	12	1	0	0	726	75	60	6/6	2	0
13Lindsay SmithLock	67	106	38	1	0	2	2	0	0	53	17	21	0	0	0	0	93	29	0	0	2
8Moses LeotaProp	51	100	26	0	0	2	2	0	0	54	15	24	0	1	12	0	96	18	0	0	0
3Izack TagoCentre	71	81	14	1	0	1	1	0	0	28	10	31	0	0	0	0	93	14	0	0	1
17Billy PhillipsInterchange	39	77	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	10	30	0	0	13	0	97	11	0	0	0
12Liam Martin2nd Row	80	54	35	3	1	2	2	2	8	72	6	9	0	0	0	0	88	6	0	0	0
6Jack ColeFive-Eighth	80	43	25	4	0	1	0	0	0	33	6	20	1	1	0	92	81	54	0	0	0
15Scott SorensenInterchange	33	35	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	6	12	0	0	0	0	95	7	0	0	1
16Luke GarnerInterchange	9	17	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	80	3	0	0	0
9Freddy LussickHooker	59	12	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	2	4	0	0	0	94	97	94	0	0	1
14Billy ScottInterchange	21	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	29	0	0	0
18Blaize TalagiReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Kalani Leuluai-GoingReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Highlights

0:16Matt Burton Trynrl.com0:15Liam Martin 2nd Trynrl.com0:15Jacob Preston Trynrl.com0:15Casey McLean Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Friday 28 August 2026
Started: 8:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Competition: NRL, Round 26

Form and ladder

Penrith PanthersCanterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

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Team lists

Penrith Panthers

1Dylan EdwardsFullback
2Thomas JenkinsWinger
3Izack TagoCentre
4Casey McLeanCentre
5Brian To'oWinger
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Updated 11 Nov, 3:00 am

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