Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers - Round 25, 2026
The result
Penrith led 22 to nil at halftime at AAMI Park and cruised home 22 to 14, with Melbourne never getting closer than eight points after the break. Brian To'o set the tone with the opening try in the third minute and added two more before the half was out.
How it unfolded
Melbourne had the ball more, with the Storm recording 58 percent of possession to the Panthers' 42 percent, yet it was Penrith who made the most of theirs. The Storm also got through more metres, running for 1702 to Penrith's 1433, with the extra ball doing little to change the outcome.
Against projection
Tyran Wishart scored 86 against a projection of just 52, and Cooper Clarke returned 54 off the bench against a projection of 33. At the other end Harry Grant managed only 29 against a projection of 51, while Isaiah Papali'i fell 21 short of his own projection with 34, and Moses Leota played just 35 minutes for 17 points.
Price moves
Izack Tago rose $23,000 after scoring 37 against a break even of just 11, and Lindsay Smith rose $21,000 with 59 against a break even of 35. On the other side, Dylan Edwards fell $32,000 after managing only 32 against a break even of 59, while Thomas Jenkins dropped $29,000 having scored 30 against a break even of 54.
Ownership outcome
Nathan Cleary, the most owned player in the match at 50.6 percent and captained by 31.6 percent, returned 59 with two try assists. Freddy Lussick, owned by just 4 percent, scored 31, while Liam Martin, held by 2.6 percent, added 30 in a game the higher-owned options did not dominate.
