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After a slow start, the Penrith Panthers have run out 23-22 winners in a thriller at Pepper Stadium. The Panthers defence looked at all at sea early in the match, which is nor surprising given the number of late positional changes they were forced to make.
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A try right on half-time kept them in touch with the Broncos and they lifted in the second half with a strong finish. They kept the Bronocs scoreless in the 2nd half.
The fairytale was 20 year-old debutante Te Maire Martin, who scored a try to level the scores with 12 minutes to go, and then calmly slotted a field goal with 4 minutes to go o break the deadlock.
Try scorers for the Panthers were Peta Hiku, Bryce Cartwright, Jeremy Lattimore, Te Maire Martin. Jamie Soward kicked 3 goals and Te Maire Martin a field goal.
Try scorers for the Broncos were Anthony Milford (2), Darius Boyd, Ben Hunt. Corey Parker kicked 2 goals and Jordan Kahu 1.
Final score
Penrith Panthers 23
Brisbane Broncos 22
The winless Penrith Panthers host the undefeated Brisbane Broncos at Pepper Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm (AEDT).
Penrith are desperate for a breakthrough win this week, after a heartbreaking, last-minute 18-16 loss to Canterbury ruined their 50th-anniversary celebrations.
The Panthers led all the way in that match before Bulldogs halfback Moses Mbye levelled the scores with his second try, right on full-time. Rookie centre Kerrod Holland calmly slotted the conversion after the siren to break the deadlock.
This week will be the first time new Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has coached against his former club. He knows the games of a lot of the Broncos well, having coached many of them in the Under 20s prior to his four years as first-grade coach.
‘Hook’ has made one forced injury change, and three key positional changes to the Panthers line-up. Will Smith comes in at fullback for the injured Dean Whare, and last week’s hooker Tyrone Peachey moves to five-eighth in place of Jamie Soward. Soward moves to halfback in place of Peter Wallace, who takes Peachey’s place at hooker.
It’s musical chairs with the Penrith playmakers this week as Griffin searches for his best combination.
The Broncos are coming off a 25-10 home victory against the Warriors, which followed their 17-4 away win against Parramatta in Round 1. Winger Corey Oates is their only casualty, and is facing at least month on the sidelines with a shoulder injury. He’s been replaced by Greg Eden.
The two teams only met once in 2015, in Round 9 at Suncorp Stadium. The Broncos won that dour struggle 8-5, a very low and unusual scoreline in modern rugby league, with Oates scoring a last-minute try to get Brisbane home.
Prediction
The Broncos will be too strong in another close one.
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