Penrith Panthers vs Canterbury Bulldogs - Round 26, 2026
The result
Penrith beat Canterbury-Bankstown 24 to 10 at CommBank Stadium, leading 8 to 4 at halftime after Liam Martin opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Canterbury-Bankstown never got closer than six points after the break as Penrith pulled away.
How it unfolded
Penrith finished with a 93 percent completion rate to Canterbury-Bankstown's 84, and ran for 1678 metres to the Bulldogs' 1479. Canterbury-Bankstown hit back in the collisions, making 373 tackles to Penrith's 358 and 479 post contact metres to Penrith's 473.
Against projection
Lachlan Galvin ran well clear of his projection, scoring 70 against 50, while Matt Burton also beat his mark with 55 against 37. At the other end, Enari Tuala managed only 13 against a projection of 39, and Luke Garner's night was cut short at 9 minutes off the bench for 9 points against a 27 projection.
Price moves
Jacob Preston's 80 against a break even of 48 lifted his price $35,000, while Bailey Hayward rose $31,000 after scoring 54 against a break even of 23. Jacob Kiraz dropped $42,000 having returned only 22 against a break even of 59.
