NRL News Rd 8 Stats Breakdown: Panthers v Bulldogs

They played once this year already and the Canterbury Bulldogs overcame the Penrith Panthers. 

With very different fortunes since then, anything is possible in the late clash tonight.

Penrith Panthers v Canterbury Bulldogs Stats Breakdown

The Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs have played each other 103 times; the Panthers have won 41 games, the Bulldogs have won 58 games and there have been four draws.

The Penrith Panthers have won three of the last four games between the two sides.

Penrith have also won seven of the last ten games played between the two sides at Penrith Stadium.

Biggest Wins

The Penrith Panthers biggest win over the Canterbury Bulldogs was a 52-16 success in round 23, 2008.

The Canterbury Bulldogs biggest win over the Penrith Panthers was a 40-14 victory in round 18, 2001.

Players sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Royce Simmons (PEN) (sin-binned) in round 8, 1981.
2. Warren Fenton (CBY) (sent-off) in round 19, 1981.
3. Steve Robinson (PEN) (sin-binned) in round 16, 1983.
4. Brad Waugh (PEN) & Peter Kelly (CBY) (both sin-binned) in round 25, 1985.
5. Terry Lamb & Darren McCarthy (both CBY & both sin-binned) in round 8, 1988.
6. Luke Patten (CBY) (sin-binned) in round 13, 2002.
7. Rhys Wesser (PEN) (sin-binned) in round 16, 2003.
8. Rhys Wesser (PEN) (sin-binned) in the 2004 NRL preliminary final.
9. Craig Stapleton (PEN) (sin-binned) in round 1, 2006.

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Berne Lowther (CBY) scored four tries in round 14, 1974.
2. Luke Rooney (PEN) scored four tries in round 23, 2008.
3. Garry Dowling (CBY) scored three tries in round
4. Matthew Callinan (CBY) scored three tries in round 4, 1986.
5. Greg Alexander (PEN) scored three tries in round 10, 1989.
6. Ryan Girdler (PEN) scored three tries in round 17, 1997.
7. Luke Patten (CBY) scored three tries in round 12, 2004.
8. Hazem El Masri (CBY) scored three tries in the 2004 NRL preliminary final.
9. Paul Franze (PEN) scored three tries in round 25, 2005.

Players to have played for both sides in this clash

1. Wayne Peckham (PEN: 1967-1969 & CBY: 1970-1972)
2. Phil Gould (PEN: 1976-1979 & CBY: 1983-1985)
3. Tas Batieri (PEN: 1978, 1980-1981, 1985 & CBY: 1982-1983)
4. Daryl Brohman (PEN: 1979-1983, 1986-1987 & CBY: 1984-1985)
5. Kevin Pobjie (PEN: 1980-1983 & CBY: 1984)
6. Neil Baker (CBY: 1981-1983 & PEN: 1988-1989)
7. Peter Tunks (CBY: 1984-1989 & PEN: 1990)
8. David Burnes (CBY: 1984 & PEN: 1985-1986)
9. Mark Robinson (PEN: 1985, 1987 & CBY: 1990-1991)
10. Paul Dunn (CBY: 1986-1990 & PEN: 1991-1992)
11. Brandon Lee (PEN: 1984-1987, 1991 & CBY: 1988-1990)
12. Peter Kelly (CBY: 1984-1987 & PEN: 1988-1990)
13. Darren Currie (PEN: 1986-1988 & CBY: 1989)
14. Glen Nissen (PEN: 1986-1987, 1992 & CBY: 1988-1991)
15. Paul Akkary (PEN: 1986-1988 & CBY: 1989)
16. Chris Mortimer (CBY: 1978-1987 & PEN: 1988-1990)
17. Darren Brown (CBY: 1991 & PEN: 1994-1998)
18. Troy Cassell (CBY: 1991-1992 & PEN: 1993-1994)
19. Greg Barwick (CBY: 1988-1989 & PEN: 1990-1991)
20. Luke Goodwin (PEN: 1992 & CBY: 1993-1994)
21. Jason Williams (CBY: 1992-1995 & PEN: 1996-1998)
22. Jason Lidden (PEN: 1994-1995 & CBY: 1996)
23. Brett Howland (CBY: 2001 & PEN: 2003-2005)
24. Frank Pritchard (PEN: 2003-2010 & CBY: 2011-2015)
25. Luke Young (PEN: 2002 & CBY: 2005)
26. Chris Armit (CBY: 2005-2011 & PEN: 2012)
27. Andrew Emelio (CBY: 2006-2008 & PEN: 2009)
28. Nick Youngquest (PEN: 2006-2007 & CBY: 2008)
29. Joel Romelo (PEN: 2009 & CBY: 2010-2013)
30. Yileen Gordon (CBY: 2009-2010 & PEN: 2011)
31. Steve Turner (PEN: 2002-2003 & CBY: 2010-2013)
32. Tim Browne (CBY: 2010, 2013-2016 & PEN: 2017)

Head coaching records

Bob Hagan (CBY) – 4/4 at 100%.
Barry Harris (PEN) – 2/2 at 100%.
Steve Georgallis (PEN) – 1/1 at 100%.
Dean Pay (CBY) – 1/1 at 100%.
Warren Ryan (CBY) – 7/8 at 87.5%.
Royce Simmons (PEN) – 4/6 at 66.7% (1 draw).
Matthew Elliott (PEN) – 4/6 at 66.7%.
Kevin Ryan (CBY) – 5/8 at 62.5%.
Anthony Griffin (PEN) – 3/5 at 60%.
Malcolm Clift (CBY) – 6/10 at 60%.
Steve Folkes (CBY) – 7/12 at 58.3% (1 draw)
Ivan Cleary (PEN) – 4/7 at 57.1%.
Chris Anderson (CBY) – 6/12 at 50%.
Len Stacker (PEN) – 3/6 at 50%.
Mike Stephenson (PEN) – 1/2 at 50%.
Ron Willey (PEN) – 1/2 at 50%.
Phil Gould (CBY) – 1/2 at 50%.
John Lang (PEN) – 4/10 at 40%.
Phil Gould (PEN) – 3/7 at 49.2%.
Ted Glossop (PEN) – 6/13 at 46.2% (2 draws).
Des Hasler (CBY) – 5/11 at 45.5%.
Kevin Moore (CBY) – 2/5 at 40%.
Bob Boland (PEN) – 3/10 at 30%.
Leo Trevena (PEN) – 1/4 at 25%.
John Peard (PEN) – 1/4 at 25%.
Tim Sheens (PEN) – 1/8 at 12.5%.
Jack Clare (PEN) – 0/2 at 0%.
Don Parish (PEN) – 0/4 at 0% (2 draws).

Most prolific point-scorers in this clash

1. Hazem El Masri (CBY) – 12 tries & 67 goals (182 pts)
2. Ryan Girdler (PEN) – 10 tries, 46 goals & 1 field goal (131 pts)
3. Michael Gordon (PEN) – 5 tries & 37 goals (94 pts)
4. Terry Lamb (CBY) – 9 tries, 26 goals & 2 field goals (90 pts)
5. Daryl Halligan (CBY) – 2 tries & 35 goals (78 pts)
6. Steve Gearin (CBY) – 2 tries & 31 goals (68 pts)
7. Greg Alexander (PEN) – 5 tries, 18 goals & 1 field goal (57 pts)
8. Kevin Dann (PEN) – 5 tries & 12 goals (39 pts)*
9. Chris Anderson (CBY) – 12 tries (39 pts)*
10. Henry Tatana (CBY) – 2 tries & 15 goals (36 pts)*
11. Preston Campbell (PEN) – 3 tries & 12 goals (36 pts)
12. Trent Hodkinson (CBY) – 3 tries & 12 goals (36 pts)
13. Peter Inskip (CBY) – 14 goals & 2 field goals (32 pts)*
14. Luke Patten (CBY) – 8 tries (32 pts)
15. Andrew Farrar (CBY) – 3 tries & 8 goals (28 pts)
16. Rhys Wesser (PEN) – 7 tries (28 pts)
17. Trent Waterhouse (PEN) – 7 tries (28 pts)

Disclaimer: As usual, the above players are the most prolific point-scorers across all games played between these two sides. 

Also, players with an asterisk next to their points total played during times when tries were three points and/or field goals were two points.

Finally, as always, any further stats you want to see or any changes that need to be made, let us know.