The Panthers ventured into enemy territory on Thursday evening, and despite not walking away with victory put up a valiant defensive performance at CommBank Stadium.
Panther No. 615 Zac Hosking made his NRL debut for the club and made 54 tackles (0 missed) and 109 running metres while James Fisher-Harris, Mitch Kenny and Isaah Yeo all made 50 or more tackles.
See the key stats from the Battle of the West below.
MOST TACKLES
- James Fisher-Harris: 57
- Mitch Kenny: 56
- Zac Hosking: 54 (0 missed)
- Isaah Yeo: 50 (0 missed)
- Moses Leota: 37
- Spencer Leniu: 26 (0 missed)
- Stephen Crichton: 25
- Nathan Cleary: 23
- Luke Garner: 23
- Scott Sorensen 21 (0 missed)
- Jaeman Salmon: 21 (0 missed)
MOST METRES
- Sunia Turuva: 319m (27 runs)
- Dylan Edwards: 313m (30 runs)
- Brian To'o: 240m (23 runs)
- Izack Tago: 198m (19 runs)
- Isaah Yeo: 152m (17runs)
- Nathan Cleary: 131m (14 runs)
- Zac Hosking: 109m (12 runs)
POST CONTACT METRES
- Brian To'o: 82m
- Izack Tago: 61m
- Dylan Edwards: 57m
- Sunia Turuva: 54m
- Isaah Yeo: 47m
- Spencer Leniu: 38m
Edwards doing what he does best
TACKLE BREAKS
- Dylan Edwards: 10
- Brian To'o: 4
- Sunia Turuva: 3
OFFLOADS
- Brian To'o: 2
- Jarome Luai: 2
- Isaah Yeo: 2
TRIES
- Dylan Edwards: 1
- Zac Hosking: 1
GOALS
- Nathan Cleary: 3 from 3
TWO POINT FIELD GOAL
- Nathan Cleary: 1 from 1
Cleary's magical two point field goal
| Stats | Panthers | Eels |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Completion Rate | 85% 35/41 |
95% 41/43 |
| Run Metres | 2,096 | 2,121 |
| Post Contact Metres | 548 | 626 |
| Tackles | 441 | 361 |
| Tackle Breaks | 32 | 12 |
| Line Breaks | 2 | 1 |
| Kicking Metres | 752 | 1,100 |
