Stat Attack: Panthers v Bulldogs

The Panthers flexed their big-game muscles to defeat the Bulldogs 8-6 in an epic battle at CommBank Stadium on Thursday.

An enormous defensive effort was led by Mitch Kenny (64 tackles) and Isaah Yeo (51 tackles), who both played the full 80 minutes of a gruelling contest.

Dylan Edwards put in an immense shift, dragging the Panthers upfield with 303 run metres from 27 carries.

TACKLES

• Mitch Kenny: 64
• Isaah Yeo: 51
• Lindsay Smith: 40
• Liam Martin: 40
• Luke Garner: 39
• Blaize Talagi: 31
• Nathan Cleary: 30
• Moses Leota: 29
• Liam Henry: 27

RUN METRES

• Dylan Edwards: 303m (27 runs)
• Brian To'o: 190m (27 runs)
• Casey McLean: 133m (15 runs)
• Izack Tago: 124m (17 runs)
• Blaize Talagi: 114m (14 runs)
• Isaiah Papali'i: 113m (14 runs)
• Liam Henry: 104m (13 runs)
• Tom Jenkins: 104m (13 runs)

POST-CONTACT METRES

• Brian To'o: 81m
• Dylan Edwards: 70m
• Casey McLean: 56m
• Luke Garner: 42m
• Isaiah Papali'i: 42m
• Izack Tago: 41m

TACKLE BREAKS

• Brian To'o: 8
• Dylan Edwards: 6
• Casey McLean: 4
• Blaize Talagi: 2
• Lindsay Smith: 2
• Liam Henry: 2
• Izack Tago: 2

LINE BREAKS

• Nathan Cleary: 1
• Izack Tago: 1
• Dylan Edwards: 1

TRIES

• Nathan Cleary: 1 (53')

CONVERSIONS

• Dylan Edwards: 2/3