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Penrith Panthers
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Match Complete
Melbourne Storm
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| N. Cleary |  | 75 | ||
| N. Cleary |  | 70 | ||
| B. To'o |  | 69 | ||
| N. Cleary | | 56 | ||
| D. Edwards | | 55 | ||
| N. Cleary | | 54 | ||
| N. Cleary | | 53 | ||
| N. Cleary | | 29 | ||
| S. Turuva | | 27 | ||
| N. Cleary | | 22 | ||
| B. To'o | | 20 | ||
| N. Cleary | | 17 | ||
| 10 | | J. Olam | ||
| B. To'o | | 3 |
| 6 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 5 | Conversions | 0 | ||
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The preliminary finals kick off tonight when the Penrith Panthers take on the Melbourne Storm at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm (AEST).
We’re down to four teams and the stakes can’t be any bigger. For the winner tonight, a place in the grand final awaits. For weeks now, we have talked about a Panthers vs Broncos grand final. Can the Storm put a spanner in the works?
Penrith got the luxury of a week off following their 32-6 win over the Warriors in the first week of the finals. The Warriors were without Shaun Johnson but he would not have shored up the holes in the Warriors defence.
The Panthers are relentless. Their game is centred around a hard working back 3, a pinpoint kicking game and stingy defence. When they get field position, that’s when the halves and forward pack get the time to create attacking sets. Over time, oppositions simply break.
In team changes, Jarome Luai and Izack Tago both return from injury. They push Jack Cogger and Luke Garner to the bench. Tyrone Peachey is 18th man and Zac Hosking is named in the reserves.
The Storm weren’t convincing but got away with an 18-13 win over the Roosters at AAMI Park last Friday night. The Roosters looked home after a Sam Walker field goal. However, Cam Munster and Will Warbrick combined for some last minute magic to win.
When Craig Bellamy looks back on this season, he will be proud of his team, where they lost so much experience but still managed to figure at the pointy end of the season. For now though, he’s looking for a way to bring down the Panthers.
In a big in for the Storm, Jahrome Hughes has been named to make his return. Tyran Wishart moves to the bench and Bronson Garlick misses out on the 17.
I’ve got no doubt that the first 20 minutes of this is going to be a tough grinding affair. Both teams are willing to do the tough stuff early. However, Melbourne will need to improve a lot on last week’s performance to challenge the Panthers.
I just don’t think the Storm have that in them and the Panthers should get home comfortably in the end. Panthers by 12
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 7:50pm (AEST)
TV: Nine, Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Panthers $1.18 Storm $4.85 – odds via PlayUp
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Jack Cogger 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Luke Garner 18. Tyrone Peachey 19. Matt Eisenhuth 20. Zac Hosking 21. Luke Sommerton 22. Thomas Jenkins
Storm: 1. Nick Meaney 2. William Warbrick 3. Marion Seve 4. Justin Olam 5. Reimis Smith 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Christian Welch 11. Trent Loiero 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh King 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Tom Eisenhuth 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Tariq Sims 18. Grant Anderson 19. Bronson Garlick 20. Sualauvi Faalogo 21. Tepai Moeroa 22. Chris Lewis
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