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What a difference a week makes. The Panthers were awful against the Dragons but 8 days later they find form and attitude and completely outclass the Tigers away from home.
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Final score
Wests Tigers 2
Penrith Panthers 36
The Penrith Panthers have had a turbulent week off the field and face a tough match-up against the in-form Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 4pm AEDT.
Life after Robbie Farah began well for the Tigers last week, securing a comfortable win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ stadium. Confidence is high at Concord and Jason Taylor’s men will fancy their chances of making it two straight wins to start the season.
Despite starting the season as premiership favourites, the Panthers suffered a humbling defeat to the St George Illawarra Dragons in the opening round. Throw in recent off-field controversy involving Bryce Cartwright and its fair to say that Penrith have had their fair share of distractions heading into a vital round 2 match-up.
Cartwright is dealing with allegations concerning an abortion payout and is likely to sit out today’s contest to perhaps properly deal with such a complex issue. It is the last thing the Panthers needed after such a poor effort against the Dragons last week.
As good as the Dragons were, Penrith’s attitude completely juxtaposed the strong form they showed at the back end of 2016 when they made the semi-finals only to lose to Canberra in a tough contest.
A repeat showing today against the Tigers and Penrith will find themselves 0-2 with a very negative points differential. The Tigers with momentum are a team to be feared and they can pile on points as quickly as any team in the NRL on their day.
NSW Origin fullback James Tedesco was superb last week against South Sydney, and if he can remain injury free, the Tigers will be every chance of making the finals, let alone beating the Panthers this afternoon.
Prediction
The Tigers are great value and possess the confidence required to secure their second straight win of the season. The Panthers at their best would probably have the Tigers covered but it may take a few rounds for Penrith to kickstart their campaign based on recent events.
Tigers by 10
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