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The Penrith Panthers have come back from 20 points down to defeat the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval.
REPORT: LATE COMEBACK SECURE PANTHERS WIN
Final score:
Manly Sea Eagles 24
Penrith Panthers 31
The Manly Sea Eagles have a tough task ahead of them when they host the Penrith Panthers at Brookvale Oval. Join The Roar from 4pm (AEST) for live coverage.
Manly have been decimated by injury with Daly Cherry-Evans, Jamie Lyon and Brenton Lawrence all injured in last week’s 30-18 loss to the Raiders.
It was a night to forget for Silvertails fans as the green machine dominated for most of the game in the nation’s capital.
The loss of Cherry-Evans puts the home side in a precarious position with very little starpower in the halves.
Dylan Walker and Apisai Koroisau will pull on the No.6 and 7 jerseys respectively and will be tasked with the big job of steering the maroon and white.
Trent Barrett will require the pair to really step up against a strong Penrith Panthers side with the pair having shown signs of brilliance throughout the year.
Like the Sea Eagles, Penrith will also be undermanned in the halves with Jamie Soward dropped to the Intrust Super Premiership in a controversial move by coach Anthony Griffin.
Griffin has also dumped James Segeyaro to reserve grade with Nathan Cleary to join Bryce Cartwright in the halves.
The result may not have gone their way last week but the mountain men’s 24-6 loss to the Storm with Cleary adjusting to first grade football on debut.
The son of former coach Ivan will play a pivotal role for the Panthers and will be the focus of their attack.
The 18-year old will need to work with skipper Matt Moylan to provide some spark in attack and will also need to take the playmaking reigns on his own allowing Bryce Cartwright to play as an extra forward at standoff.
It will be a huge task for the rookie in just his second NRL game but one in which the former Australian Schoolboy will certainly be able to handle.
25 meetings have come between the two clubs since 1998. Of those encounters Manly have won 13 matches to Penrith’s twelve.
They met twice last year with the Panthers victorious on both occasions with 22-12 and 11-10 wins in rounds six and ten respectively.
Prediction
Penrith will be too good and defeat the Sea Eagles at Fortress Brookie.
Panthers by 10.
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