The home side also have a nervous wait with the Match Review Committee after Tayson Fakaosi (49th minute) and Coby Thomas (63rd minute) were both placed on report. The Roosters lost hooker Thomas Deakin early in the game following a heavy collision with Panthers prop Eddie Blacker. But Paulo missed the conversion attempt to leave the Roosters trailing by two. Meyn The Roosters hit back in the 70th minute following a last-tackle penalty, when Meyn crossed after some good leadup work from his inside men, Holten and Taipari. Paulo's successful conversion had the home side trailing again by four with 22 minutes remaining.Ī Kurt Falls penalty goal in the 63rd minute, after Rooster Coby Thomas was put on report, gave the Panthers some breathing space at 24-18. He found Iongi, who continued the shift right for centre Sam Lane to score in the corner.Īnother Penrith error brought the Roosters back into the game when some quick hands enabled centre Tyrell Neiufi to score out wide. With Paulo’s conversion the home side trailed by four going into the main break.įrom the opening set of the second half Penrith’s Cole latched onto an inside ball to break the line, but despite an ankle tap from Paulo, was still able to offload to Kurt Falls. Some equally loose play from Penrith inside their own half, culminated with a show and go from Alan Holten close to the line, resulting in a try for the Roosters’ interchange hooker. In the 25th minute a wayward pass from the Roosters bounced into the hands of Panthers winger Jesse McLean, who streaked nearly 80 metres to score in the northwest corner and give the visitors a handy 10-point advantage. The home side opened their account through Riley Meyn after the back-rower chased through a Joseph Taipari kick, with Jaxson Paulo's conversion successful as the Roosters trailed by six after 24 minutes. The Roosters began mounting some pressure inside the Panthers’ 20 when a Hugo Savala kick rebounded off opposite number Jack Cole, allowing the Penrith five-eighth to regather and sprint 80 metres to score. To compound matters for the home side was the loss of hooker Thomas Deakin just minutes later, following a heavy collision with Blacker.
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