Penrith Panthers vs Sydney Roosters - Round 24, 2026
The result
Roosters held on 12 to 6 over Panthers at CommBank Stadium, a one-score finish settled late when Daly Cherry-Evans crossed for his second in the 77th minute. Penrith's only reply had come through Moses Leota in the 67th, and they never got closer than 2 points after halftime.
How it unfolded
Roosters made more post contact metres, 628 to Penrith's 552, and got through more tackles as well, 413 to the Panthers' 391. Penrith led in raw metres, running for 1786 to the Roosters' 1661, but leaked 16 errors to Roosters' 13.
Against projection
Sam Walker went well past his projection of 50 with 61, and Reece Robson matched that kind of gap, scoring 51 against a projection of 46. Billy Smith could not get near his though, managing just 31 against a projection of 56, and Liam Henry fell short too, with 49 points against a projection of 54.
Price moves
Foketi's price jumped $58,000 after clearing a break even of just 1, and Izack Tago rose $21,000 having beaten his break even of 22 with a score of 46. On the other side, Blaize Talagi fell $37,000 after scoring 7 against a break even of 39, and Brian To'o dropped $34,000 having scored 25 against a break even of 61.
Ownership outcome
Nathan Cleary, a heavily owned name in most squads, returned 57 against a projection of 73. Naufahu Whyte, playing only 49 minutes, still scored 43 against a projection of 52 for a side that will draw far less ownership than Cleary's.
