Match Centre

Panthers with a short retsrt and get the ball back, but Tamou loses it in a 1-on-1 strip.

PENALTY EELS - RCG penalised for a high shot on Moses. Parra on the attack again and take the tap 10m from the Panthers line.

Moses kicks back in towards the posts. The ball bounces and DWZ puts his hand up to try and regather it, but instead he almost has an airswing and Moeroa grabs the ball but he loses control of it as he tries to plant the ball.

SCRUM EELS - Blake loses the ball thanks to a great hit by Alvaro.

Maloney just got squashed by Lane and Maloney loses the ball. Eels back on the attack.

SCRUM PANTHERS - They'll work the ball out of their own half now.

PENALTY EELS - they take the tap 10m from the Panthers line

SCRUM EELS - Moses with a nothing grubber, but Cleary has knocked it on, 5m from his own line.

SCRUM EELS - Dylan Brown with a big kick catches the Panthers napping. DWZ gets back and cleans up but is forced into touch just 5m from his own line.

SCRUM PANTHERS - Sivo knocks a Panthers pass down and it goes into touch.

SCRUM PANTHERS - Maloney kicked to the right corner and Sivo knocks on as he tries to take the catch.

Penrith playing razzle-dazzle footy

SCRUM PANTHERS - Moses grubbers and finds touch 10m from the Panthers line.

PENALTY PANTHERS - Yeo coughs the ball up after copping a high tackle to his chin from Jennings. Sivo cleaned up and dived over in the corner, but play has been called back for the high tackle.

Jennings runs back in field and loses the ball forward into RCG's hands, on the first tackle.

PENALTY EELS - 15m from the Panthers line and right in front of the posts. They take the tap.

An exchange of scone recipes has got everyone excited. Order has been restored.

SCRUM EELS - Cleary held up a pass for Blake, who crashed over the Eels line and looked to have scored, but it's been found that he knocked the ball on over the line.

PENALTY EELS - Panthers markers not square. Eels take the quick tap 30m from the Panthers line.

Gutherson gets the second half underway

Another grubber and Ferguson again saves the day. Eels drop out, but the siren sounds before the take the kick.

Maloney grubbers and Ferguson takes it dead before the Panthers can get to it. Eels drop out.

Maloney's kick is again too deep and Ferguson takes yet another easy catch.

SCRUM PANTHERS - Second tackle from the scrum and the Eels cough it up on the Panthers 40m line.

SCRUM EELS - Yeo knocks on right on halfway as he tries to get a quick play-the-ball.

Penrith with a short drop out, its allowed to bounce and Cleary falls on it.

Moses with a grubber for Lane, but DWZ beats him to the ball and bats it dead. Panthers drop out.

SCRUM EELS - First tackle after the scrum and the Panthers knock on again.

PENALTY EELS - High tackle by Penrith, 10m from the Panthers line

SCRUM EELS - Edwards cleans up a kick and then as he sets off to run the ball back he drops it cold, 15m from his own line.

PENALTY EELS - They find touch 10m shy of halfway.

SCRUM EELS - From the scrum, Mansour gets smashed and loses the ball.

SCRUM PANTHERS - Ferguson dives to score in the right corner, but his foot lands on the touchline before he grounds the ball.

SCRUM EELS - Mansour loses the ball in the tackle, 30m from the Panthers line.

PENALTY EELS - 6 again camped on the Panthers line

Drop out Penrith - Gutherson with a chip and chase, but Edwards got back and forced it in goal.

Play stopped. Nathan Brown is down clutching at his shoulder and in a world of pain. Looks like it could be a pectoral injury.

Panthers kicks is a bit too deep and Gutherson takes it comfortably in-goal. 7 tackle set for the Eels.

SCRUM EELS - Parra's drop out bounces awkwardly to DWZ and he knocks it on.

Maloney grubbers on the second tackle and Edwards doesn't get to the ball in time, but he gets the second best result, he forces an Eels dropout.

PENALTY PENRITH - Eels pinged for blocking the kick chasers. Penrith take the tap 20m from the Eels line.

Penrith constantly kicking to Ferguson and he is faultless so far.

PENALTY EELS - Panthers off their line too quickly. Eels take the tap, 10m from the Panthers line.

SCRUM EELS - Whare drops it cold deep in his own half.

Penrith with a poor kick close the Eels line, not contested by anyone and Ferguson takes it easily, 10m from his own line.

SCRUM PENRITH - Jennings gets space on the left side and tried to get an offload away around the corner, but it goes into touch.

Penrith gets us underway on a rainy Sunday arvo.