Live: To'o crosses for first-half hat-trick as Penrith runs riot in Melbourne

The Penrith Panthers are trying to bounce back from back-to-back losses as they take on the Melbourne Storm in Ivan Cleary's milestone 500th game as a coach.Thu 20 Aug 2026 at 6:59pmThu 20 Aug 2026 at 6:59pmLive: Storm vs Panthers at AAMI ParkThu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:40pmThu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:40pmLATE MAIL: New halfback for the Storm(NRL.com)Former Panther Trent Toelau was initial named as Jahrome Hughes's halfback replacement, but instead Tyran Wishart is elevated off the bench.Thu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:29pmThu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:29pmWho saw this coming?(Getty)Before the season, not many people would have expected a round 25 clash between the Storm and Panthers to be a clash between the team running 11th and a team coming off back-to-back losses.This should be a battle between two of the league's heavyweights, but the Storm have been well off the pace all season, and the past two weeks Penrith has been beaten by their biggest rivals this season, the Warriors and Roosters.Regardless, there is so much class taking the field tonight, I wouldn't be surprised if we got a classic match.Thu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:14pmThu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:14pm'A legendary figure': Billy Smith diesLegendary halfback and hall of fame player Billy Smith has died at the age of 84.The playmaker in four premierships with the Dragons in the 1960s, Smith captained his country amid 44 Tests for the Kangaroos.Smith was named in the St George Team of the Century in 2022 courtesy of 234 matches for the Dragons."Billy was a legendary figure," NRL boss Peter V'landys said."He was tough but he was skilful, a necessary combination in the era he played in."Norm Provan called him the best halfback he had seen. That says everything about how good Billy Smith was as a player."Thu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:03pmThu 20 Aug 2026 at 7:03pmWelcome to round 25Hello and good evening.It's time for the start of round 25 as the Melbourne Storm host the Penrith Panthers.The Panthers are coming off rare back-to-back losses, while the Storm are rested off the bye.What will we see tonight as Penrith tries to celebrate Ivan Cleary's 500th game as an NRL coach.