Penrith Panthers 30–10 Sydney Roosters — Qualifying Final, 2024 NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 2024 · BlueBet Stadium, Penrith, NSW · Attendance: 21,483
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2024 NRL finals series: Penrith Panthers 30–10 Sydney Roosters, at BlueBet Stadium, Penrith, NSW on 13 Sep 2024.
Scoring timeline
| 5′ | Penrith Panthers — try, To'o · Cleary missed |
| 10′ | Penrith Panthers — try, Tago · Cleary kicked |
| 17′ | Penrith Panthers — try, Luai · Cleary kicked |
| 22′ | Penrith Panthers — try, Garner · Cleary kicked |
| 42′ | Sydney Roosters — try, Sua'ali'i · Sua'ali'i missed |
| 46′ | Sydney Roosters — try, Tedesco · Sua'ali'i kicked |
| 70′ | Penrith Panthers — try, Garner · Cleary kicked |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: To'o 5'; Tago 10'; Luai 17'; Garner (2) 22', 70' Goals: Cleary (5/6) 12', 19', 23', 34' pen, 71' |
| Sydney Roosters | Tries: Sua'ali'i 42'; Tedesco 46' Goals: Sua'ali'i (1/2) 48' |
Team sheets
| Penrith Panthers | Sydney Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Edwards | Fullback | James Tedesco | 1 |
| 2 | Sunia Turuva | Wing | Daniel Tupou | 2 |
| 3 | Izack Tago | Centre | Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Alamoti | Centre | Joseph Manu | 4 |
| 5 | Brian To'o | Wing | Dominic Young | 5 |
| 6 | Jarome Luai | Five-eighth | Luke Keary | 6 |
| 7 | Nathan Cleary | Halfback | Sandon Smith | 7 |
| 8 | Moses Leota | Prop | Spencer Leniu | 8 |
| 9 | Mitch Kenny | Hooker | Connor Watson | 9 |
| 10 | James Fisher-Harris | Prop | Lindsay Collins | 10 |
| 11 | Liam Martin | Second Row | Angus Crichton | 11 |
| 12 | Luke Garner | Second Row | Sitili Tupouniua | 12 |
| 13 | Isaah Yeo | Lock | Nat Butcher | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Lindsay Smith | Zach Dockar-Clay | 14 | |
| 15 | Liam Henry | Naufahu Whyte | 15 | |
| 16 | Matthew Eisenhuth | Siua Wong | 16 | |
| 17 | Brad Schneider | Terrell May | 17 | |
| Ivan Cleary | Coach | Trent Robinson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ashley Klein |
Match report
Penrith raced to a 22-0 lead inside 23 minutes, with Brian To'o, Izack Tago, Jarome Luai and a Luke Garner double punishing a Roosters side that struggled to contain the Panthers' attack in Nathan Cleary's first game back from injury. Cleary added a penalty goal in the 34th minute to push the margin further before halftime, with Penrith leading 24-0 at the break. The Roosters rallied briefly after halftime, with Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i (42') and James Tedesco (46') scoring within minutes of each other to close to 24-10, but Penrith's control of possession shut down any real comeback hope. Luke Garner's second try in the 70th minute sealed a comprehensive 30-10 win, sending Penrith straight into a preliminary final.