NRL 2025 As It Happened: Nathan Cleary Leads From Front as Panthers Down Bulldogs in Thriller
- The Penrith Panthers defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 8-6 on Thursday night at CommBank Stadium in a closely contested NRL match.
- Penrith trailed 6-2 at halftime and experienced an early setback when Bulldogs front-rower Daniel Suluka-Fifita had to leave the field due to a head injury.
- Nathan Cleary scored the game's only try in the second half by charging down a Matt Burton kick and secured the win despite his groin issue preventing goal kicking.
- ABC commentator Andrew Moore called it a match people would discuss for decades, and Dylan Edwards noted it was 'about as close to finals as you get in the regular season.'
- The Panthers extended their winning streak to four, signaling a strong title defense and potential rise from last month's ladder position near the bottom.
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NRL 2025 As it happened: Nathan Cleary leads from front as Panthers down Bulldogs in thriller
The NSW halfback stood tallest in the best contest of the season as Penrith and Canterbury traded blows like their seasons were on the line.
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