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Moylan field goal snatches Panthers win

Ian McCullough
14th July, 2014
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Ian McCullough
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Matt Moylan’s last-gasp field goal sealed a 35-34 win for Penrith over Brisbane in a thrilling NRL clash at Sportingbet Stadium on Monday night.

Corey Oates’ try from close range with less than two minutes remaining followed by a Corey Parker conversion locked up the game at 34-all, with the momentum firmly behind the visitors.

However, prop Josh McGuire then dropped the resulting kick-off and handed the ball straight back to the home side.

After the second tackle of the set, Moylan calmly bisected the posts from 30 metres out to win the game.

The victory moves the Panthers up to second spot on the ladder but came at a cost with Josh Mansour (ankle) and Tyrone Peachey (pectoral) leaving the field injured in the first half.

Ivan Cleary’s side looked to have wrapped up the game when they raced into a 34-18 lead midway through the second half with tries from Dean Whare, Kevin Naiqama and Lewis Brown but the Broncos started their fightback when Jack Reed and Daniel Vidot crossed the line.

The Panthers earlier raced into an early lead following a horror start by the Broncos.

Two straight penalties against the visitors handed Penrith excellent field position and Elijah Taylor scored from close range after Jamal Idris batted a Soward kick into his hands.

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Parker then booted the kick-off out on the full to hand the ball straight back to the Panthers on halfway and Soward’s pass found Moylan who sidestepped his way over the line.

However, the Broncos struck back well with unanswered tries scored by Dale Copley, Justin Hodges and Jake Granville with Parker adding the extras for all three.

But on the stroke of halftime Kevin Naiqama finished off a wonderful move started by a Moylan break with Soward then producing a magnificent no-look flick pass for the winger to score.

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