NRL 2024 | Panthers v Sharks | Match Highlights

It's 80 minutes away to be precise. Dylan Edwards gets us underway. Taken by Kennedy and back comes Oregon for Fousey. If I had to say someone benefited, I'd say them two. Thanks Brad, enjoy it down there. Here's Kennedy, picked up, drag, gone! Over! Nathan Cleary. A bit of arching there. Agro! 21 away. Oh no! Scintillating footwork there. Is this a trip penalty? This will be a sin bin I think. He's on report. He just stuck a leg out. From behind the posts at the northern end of the core stadium. Cleary makes it 2-0. All in in a pretty good spot. He was in the zone here. 40-20. He's nailed this. He's absolutely crunched it! Edwards taps it back! Katoa running out! Teruba gets back in spectacular fashion! It's a penalty to the Cronulla. He was out of play then, was it Fisher-Harris? You're out of play. I caught you, Isaiah and Moses. They're being methodical, the Panthers, but they're also being very conservative. Cleary, third tackle, he's got the angle! He's got the 40-20! He's got it. And just when you think you've got them contained, the master breaks it open. They stop Tunga on the 10. And now Liotta changes direction. He wants to play this quickly. Penrith starting to apply a little pressure here as the rain tumbles strongly! Cleary feeds out! He's just sublime! The 40-20 and then the try assist. Luai's hurt! Jerome Luai, he hasn't moved. Talakai hits him after he passes the ball. That is as cheap as it gets. The officials don't take kindly to these late tackles. There's no sin there. It's a joke. 52 minutes in. I mean, they usually wait to the 60-minute mark to get both Liotta and Fisher-Harris back out there. Here's a chance, here's a chance. Oh, Teruba, does he go over? Yes! A good second effort from Talakai. He's calling defenders over to Cronulla's right. Here's Lugana. He runs at the outside shoulder of Sifu Talakai, takes him out of the play, denies him any opportunity to defend, which is an obstruction. We have a decision. And you can see Talakai instigates. Braley, spiral pass, Trindle out the back. Where's the ball finish? Let's watch out for the ball. Oh! That's too good! That is incredible. Yeah, he's been up there for a few minutes now. Cleary, Lindsay-Smith now. Backhanded ball. Lewight, dangerous this. Cleary now. He's going to kick over the top. He's going to find space. He's executed it brilliantly. Who else? Who else could it be? Cleary for top off. Mitch Kenny. Cleary thought about a kick, or at least gestured to Edwards. Again, he's through! Clear try saving effort, but the danger hasn't abated yet. Cleary inside. They go back to back. That is premiership stuff from the Panthers. For Kennedy. For Eros. Who's there? Nathan Cleary. He's hurt his shoulder. Nathan Cleary's holding the shoulder. Lewight with a dangerous delicate. The Sharks have seen enough. The Panthers progress. And NRL season 2024 is going to get the grand final it deserves. The first place Melbourne Storm against the second place Penrith Panthers in a fight for the title.