Penrith Panthers vs Wests Tigers - Round 27, 2026
The result
Penrith were far too good at CommBank Stadium, running out winners 38 to 10, and Wests Tigers never got the margin under 16 points after the break. Brian To'o opened the scoring in the 7th minute and Penrith led 26 to 0 at halftime, long before the contest had any shape left to find.
How it unfolded
Penrith made 11 line breaks to the Wests Tigers' 6 and backed it up with 14 offloads to the Wests Tigers' 6. Wests Tigers made more tackles, 370 to Penrith's 321, but also missed more, 52 to Penrith's 36.
Against projection
Casey McLean scored 96 against a projection of 31, and Sione Fainu added 47 against a projection of 28. Nathan Cleary fell 22 short of his projected 75 with 53, while Jarome Luai managed just 7 against a projected 29 after being pulled at 41 minutes.
Price moves
Solomone Saukuru's break even sat at 17 and he returned 48, lifting his price $35,000, while Alex Seyfarth went for 50 against a break even of just 22 and rose $30,000. Liam Martin added $23,000 after clearing his break even of 34 with 62.
Ownership outcome
Isaiah Papali'i, a name in plenty of squads, returned 65 against a projection of 49. Thomas Jenkins, who scored 71 against a projection of 50 with two tries, offered a point of difference for coaches looking beyond the obvious picks.
