2016 Wk 1 Elim Final - Panthers 28-12 Bulldogs @ Allianz Stadium

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2016 - Finals Wk 1
Penrith Panthers v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park (TICKETS)
Sunday 11 September 2016

Gates Open 11am / U20s (WST v PAR) 11:10am / U20s (PEN v CRO) 1:30pm / NRL 4:10pm

1. Matt Moylan 2. Josh Mansour 3. Waqa Blake 4. Tyrone Peachey 5. Dallin Watene Zelezniak 6. Bryce Cartwright 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Leilani Latu 9. Peter Wallace 10. Suaia Matagi 11. Isaah Yeo 12. James Fisher-Harris 13. Trent Merrin
Interchange: 14. Sitaleki Akauola 15. Jeremy Latimore 16. Chris Grevsmuhl 17. Zak Hardaker 20. Moses Leota

1. Brett Morris 2. Tyrone Phillips 3. Josh Morris 4. Kerrod Holland 5. Curtis Rona 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Moses Mbye 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Lichaa 10. James Graham 11. Josh Jackson 12. Greg Eastwood 13. David Klemmer
Interchange: 14. Sam Kasiano 15. Tim Browne 16. Tony Williams 17. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 19. Danny Fualalo

Referees: Jared Maxwell, Chris James
Sideline Officials: Nick Beashel, Russell Turner
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea, Jason Robinson

Both the Bulldogs and Panthers have been eliminated from the Intrust Super Premiership (NSWRL)

Head to Head
Overall 98 - Panthers 38 Bulldogs 57 Drawn 3
At Allianz 1 - Bulldogs 1 Panthers 0
Last 5 - Panthers 3 Bulldogs 2
Finals 3 - Panthers 1 Bulldogs 2

Last Meeting
2016 Round 2 - Bulldogs 18 Panthers 16 at Pepper Stadium

Biggest winning margins
2008 - Panthers 52 Bulldogs 16 at Pepper Stadium (36 points)
1980 - Bulldogs 40 Panthers 14 at Pepper Stadium (26 points)
2001 - Bulldogs 40 Panthers 14 at Spotless Stadium (26 points)
2004 - Bulldogs 46 Panthers 20 at ANZ Stadium (26 points)​

 

[dogz08]

we'll play exciting football and win..

 

[forby]

Exciting football and the Bulldogs are incompatible!

 

[PenrithPanther45]

Nervous being $1.50 favourites. No Hoppa and Perrett is a big bonus, don't know if we will get stage fright though. But, if we stick to what has worked for the past month this should be a win. Penrith 22-16

 

[TheFrog]

Dogs without Hopoate and Perrett.

Bombs away!

 

[Rabbits20]

Cmon PENRITH, beat the grubs.

You'll probably have the refs against you guys too.

 

[The_Shield]

Expect the Panthers to win this but would not be surprised at all if the Bulldogs get up

 

[Snappy]

Yeh on form Panthers should do it easy, but Dogs players experienced in finals so anything could happen

 

[ACTPanthers]

I think the inexperience will show in the Panthers with this one, but, they have sooooo much talent - I still think Panthers will get up by 2 - Should be a cracker.

 

[Vic Mackey]

i think penrith will win and i dont think it will be close at all. panthers by 22

 

[Clifferd]

Will the battle hardened finals experience of the Bulldogs show up?

Or will the Bulldogs of the last 5 weeks come out to play

I'll go pennies by 7

 

[kia ora storm]

Penrith by 16..easy win.

 

[Sime_11]

Penrith to hopefully dish payback for Round 2 this year and the prelim in 2014.

Dogs wont play shit though, they got all their shit games out of their system over the last month or so

 

[Valheru]

The bulldogs will be re-watching their 2014 run hoping to draw inspiration from that and convincing themselves that it will happen again.

I think there is very little chance of that happening but the winner will fancy their chances in week 2, especially if it is against the sharks. I can't see either getting the chocolates against Storm/Cowboys in week 3 though.

Panthers by 16.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Mormon boy f**king his teammates hard right now. Serves them right for signing him up to such a stupid deal.

Panthers by 16. Every rugby league fan will be cheering them on... because they actually play some footy unlike the boring Dogs.

 

[Dogs Of War]

This will be a walk in the park

For Penrith...

 

[mxlegend99]

Panthers have form.but next to no finals experience. Bulldogs have a history of steppung up for finals games and I could see the winner of this making it through to week 3 of finals.

 

[OzDragon]

Do us all a favour, Panthers.

 

[Doomednow]

Sneaky dogs have been tanking. They'll turn it on this game. Hope we're ready.

 

[matrightyeh]

thinking the dogs to turn up and just win this