Newcastle Knights v Penrith Panthers - final score
Full Time: Newcastle Knights 12, Penrith Panthers 44. NRL round 8, 2026.
Knights
Panthers
12
44
Full Time
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, NSW
Worm
Timeline
- 77' Nathan Cleary Conversion · 2 points 12 - 44
- 76' Izack Tago Try · 4 points 12 - 42
- 68' Brian To'o Try · 4 points 12 - 38
- 64' Brian To'o Try · 4 points 12 - 34
- 54' Sandon Smith Conversion · 2 points 12 - 30
- 52' Dylan Brown Try · 4 points 10 - 30
- 49' Nathan Cleary Conversion · 2 points 6 - 30
- 48' Freddy Lussick Try · 4 points 6 - 28
- 37' Sandon Smith Conversion · 2 points 6 - 24
- 36' Phoenix Crossland Try · 4 points 4 - 24
- 30' Nathan Cleary Conversion · 2 points 0 - 24
- 29' Nathan Cleary Try · 4 points 0 - 22
- 21' Nathan Cleary Conversion · 2 points 0 - 18
- 20' Dylan Edwards Try · 4 points 0 - 16
- 17' Nathan Cleary Conversion · 2 points 0 - 12
- 15' Dylan Edwards Try · 4 points 0 - 10
- 13' Nathan Cleary Conversion · 2 points 0 - 6
- 12' Dylan Edwards Try · 4 points 0 - 4
Breakdown
| Team | First Half | Second Half |
|---|---|---|
| Knights | 6 | 6 |
| Panthers | 24 | 20 |
Match info
- Competition
- NRL Round 8, 2026
- Kick-off
- on Sunday 26 April 2026
- Venue
- McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, NSW
- Status
- Final
Ground and conditions
- Ground
- McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, NSW
- Crowd
- 23,986
- Conditions
- clear skies, 23°C
- Wind
- 5 km/h east-southeast
- Humidity
- 51%
- main_referee
- Gerard Sutton
- 1st_assistant
- Phil Henderson
- 2nd_assistant
- Jon Stone
Lineups
Knights
Starting side
- 1Fletcher Sharpe
- 2Dominic Young
- 3Dane Gagai
- 4Fletcher Hunt
- 5James Schiller
- 6Sandon Smith
- 7Dylan Brown
- 8Jacob Saifiti
- 9Phoenix Crossland
- 11Francis Manuleleua
- 12Jermaine McEwen
- 13Mat Croker
- 15Pasami Saulo
Interchange
- 10Trey Mooney
- 14Harrison Graham
- 16Cody Hopwood
- 17Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana
- 18Asu Kepaoa
- 19Kyle McCarthy
Panthers
Starting side
- 1Dylan Edwards
- 2Thomas Jenkins
- 3Paul Alamoti
- 4Casey McLean
- 5Brian To'o
- 6Blaize Talagi
- 7Nathan Cleary
- 8Moses Leota
- 9Freddy Lussick
- 10Lindsay Smith
- 11Isaiah Papali'i
- 12Luke Garner
- 13Isaah Yeo
Interchange
- 14Jack Cogger
- 15Scott Sorensen
- 16Kalani Going
- 17Billy Phillips
- 18Izack Tago
- 19Jack Cole
Team
Knights
Panthers
- 2 Tries 8
- 2 Goals 6
- 3 Line breaks 8
- 377 Tackles 287
Player
Knights
| Player | Tries | Goals | Tackles | Line breaks | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandon Smith | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Dylan Brown | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 4 |
| Phoenix Crossland | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 |
| Fletcher Sharpe | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Young | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Gagai | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Hunt | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| James Schiller | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Saifiti | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Manuleleua | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine McEwen | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Croker | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasami Saulo | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Mooney | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Graham | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Hopwood | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers
| Player | Tries | Goals | Tackles | Line breaks | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Cleary | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Dylan Edwards | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| Brian To'o | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Freddy Lussick | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| Izack Tago | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Thomas Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Alamoti | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey McLean | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaize Talagi | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Moses Leota | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Lindsay Smith | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Papali'i | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Garner | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaah Yeo | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cogger | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sorensen | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Phillips | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Both sides this season
Match questions
What is the score in Knights v Panthers?
Full Time: Newcastle Knights 12, Penrith Panthers 44.
Who scored in Knights v Panthers?
Every try, conversion, penalty goal and field goal is on the Scoring tab, most recent first, with the score after each one.
Where is Knights v Panthers played?
The match is played at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, NSW.