Through the Years As Penrith and Melbourne Prepare to Clash for the 36Th Time on Sunday Evening, the Rivalry Between the Two Clubs Is Set to Reach New Heights
GRAND FINAL HISTORY · PANTHERS v STORM Through the years As Penrith and Melbourne prepare to clash for the 36th time on Sunday evening, the rivalry between the two clubs is set to reach new heights. acing off for the first time back in 1998, the Storm have dominated the Panthers for more than two Fdecades with 26 wins - a success rate of 74 per cent - and scoring almost twice as many points (992 - 529) Set to meet for the first time in finals football at ANZ Stadium, here is everything you need to know about the rivalry between the two grand final combatants. FIVE ICONIC CLASHES in the second half, Smith finished the night with three try-assists, six goals and 33 tackles. ROUND 12, 2006 - STORM 17 V PANTHERS 16 In a match that marked the arrival of Cooper Cronk as a match- Storm 52 (Cronk 2, Koroibete 2, Proctor 2, Harris, Green, Fonua, Kennar tries. Smith winning playmaker, the two teams needed golden point to 6/10 goals) def Panthers 10 (Blake, Peachey tries. Soward 1/2 goals) determine a winner after scoring three tries apiece in regular time. ROUND 25, 2018 - STORM 16 V PANTHERS 22 Winning just two matches from 18 previous visits to Melbourne, the With Rhys Wesser, Cameron Smith and Steve Turner all failing to Panthers conjured a final round upset to spoil the Storm’s hopes of break the 16-all deadlock, Cronk stepped up in the 89th minute to claiming the minor premiership. land the first of 21 field goals over the course of his career.
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