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How the Panthers rated in the NRL Grand Final.
1. Dylan Edwards: The other member of the Panthers spine who performed really well. Put in all night. Huge. A star. 8.5/10
2. Sunia Turuva: Had very little opportunity. Had big kick return metres with a few great runs but missed a fair few tackles. 5.5/10
3. Izack Tago: Twice failed to pass to To’o when he probably would have scored. Missed a few crucial tackles that resulted in tries. Not a good night at all. Except for the bit where he got a premiership ring… 3.5/10
4. Stephen Crichton: Had his moments early without being great but then scored a superb try with plenty to do to get the Panthers right back into it and was superb from that point on. 8/10
5. Brian To’o: A mixed night. Toiled hard with good metres, did nothing wrong, outside missing four tackles. 6/10
6. Jarome Luai: Not a great game at all. Went off injured in the 52nd minute and the Panthers best play happened afterwards. 4/10
7. Nathan Cleary: He was having a shocker. He was. Then, when all looked gone, he personally dragged his side back from 16 points down in the greatest performance I’ve ever seen in a grand final. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. 10/10
Nathan Cleary poses with the Provan-Summons Trophy after winning the 2023 NRL Grand Final match at Accor Stadium on October 01, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
8. Moses Leota: Massive metres, huge tackles, a try. Epic effort. 8.5/10
9. Mitch Kenny: Scored the first try and provided good service all night. Strong in defence. 7/10
10. James Fisher-Harris: 13 runs for 153 metres was huge. But five missed tackles wasn’t his usual high standard. 6.5/10
11. Scott Sorensen: Another with uncharacteristically high missed tackles with six misses. Toiled hard on either side of an HIA. 6/10
12. Liam Martin: A real workhorse with 37 tackles and plenty of dirty runs when his side needed them most. 7/10
13. Isaah Yeo: An HIA interrupted his night keeping him to 134 metres gained and 30 tackles. A superb player. 7.5/10
Penrith celebrated their third straight NRL title. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
14. Jack Cogger: Only got 29 minutes on the field but toiled hard and looked sharp. 5/10
15. Lindsay Smith: The lad tried hard but really struggled in defence, missing a few crucial tackles that nearly cost his side dearly. He’ll have to console himself with a premiership ring. 4/10
16. Spencer Leniu: Just 22 minutes for the Roosters bound Spencer. An honest effort. 5/10
17. Luke Garner: Another with limited game time who acquitted himself well in attack and defence without starring. 5/10