Stat Attack: Panthers v Knights

The Panthers took another step towards finals football by dismantling the Knights 48-12 in Newcastle on Friday.

Brian To'o was at his brilliant best as he led the way in run metres, post-contact metres, tackle breaks and line breaks, in addition to scoring a try.

Isaiah Papali'i slotted into the no. 13 jersey seamlessly, posting big numbers in both attack and defence, while left-edge trio Tom Jenkins, Casey McLean and Blaize Talagi shone once again.

TACKLES

• Liam Henry: 39
• Liam Martin: 33
• Mitch Kenny: 31
• Lindsay Smith: 29
• Luke Garner: 26
• Isaiah Papali'i: 23
• Izack Tago: 22
• Matt Eisenhuth: 22
• Moses Leota: 20

RUN METRES

• Brian To'o: 243m (17 runs)
• Dylan Edwards: 232m (25 runs)
• Tom Jenkins: 231m (19 runs)
• Blaize Talagi: 172m (17 runs)
• Isaiah Papali'i: 152m (18 runs)
• Casey McLean: 164m (21 runs)
• Liam Martin: 136m (13 runs)

POST-CONTACT METRES

• Brian To'o: 74m
• Tom Jenkins: 70m
• Dylan Edwards: 67m
• Casey McLean: 57m
• Isaiah Papali'i: 58m
• Blaize Talagi: 55m

TACKLE BREAKS

• Brian To'o: 6
• Izack Tago: 5
• Dylan Edwards: 3
• Lindsay Smith: 3
• Luke Garner: 3
• Liam Martin: 3
• Isaiah Papali'i: 3
• Liam Henry: 3

LINE BREAKS

• Brian To'o: 3
• Tom Jenkins: 1
• Izack Tago: 1
• Casey McLean: 1
• Luke Garner: 1
• Liam Martin: 1
• Isaiah Papali'i: 1

TRIES

• Casey McLean: 2 (43', 66')
• Luke Garner: 1 (2')
• Lindsay Smith: 1 (5')
• Liam Henry: 1 (25')
• Brian To'o: 1 (37')
• Tom Jenkins: 1 (39')
• Isaiah Papali'i: 1 (62')
• Izack Tago: 1 (72')

TRY ASSISTS

• Blaize Talagi: 2
• Izack Tago: 1
• Nathan Cleary: 1
• Moses Leota: 1
• Mitch Kenny: 1
• Scott Sorensen: 1

GOALS

• Nathan Cleary: 6/9