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South Sydney Rabbitohs
22
Match Complete
Penrith Panthers
26
| 78 |  | L. Martin | ||
| 75 |  | S. Crichton | ||
| L. Mitchell |  | 70 | ||
| A. Johnston | | 69 | ||
| C. Graham | | 61 | ||
| 53 | | S. Crichton | ||
| 53 | | S. Leniu | ||
| 49 | | S. Crichton | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 38 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 36 | ||
| C. Walker | | 35 | ||
| 28 | | S. Crichton | ||
| 27 | | D. Edwards | ||
| A. Johnston | | 17 | ||
| 5 | | S. Crichton | ||
| 3 | | S. Crichton |
| 4 | Tries | 4 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 3 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 2 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The South Sydney Rabbitohs get a chance at a spot of revenge when they host the Penrith Panthers to kick off Round 23 of the NRL. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm (AEST).
The Rabbitohs are building nicely towards September. Buoyed by the return of superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell, they have won six of their last seven with the finals looming.
The top four is not beyond the realm of possibility as they sit in fifth, but they have to keep winning to get there. The Panthers are just treading water, shut out at home last week against the Storm, and they will be hoping for a better performance as they await the return of their star halves combination.
The Panthers should welcome the return of Dylan Edwards for this one. He was named in the custodian role on Tuesday. It pushes Charlie Staines to the bench in the only change to their side from last week.
Campbell Graham returns at centre for the Rabbitohs, pushing Jaxson Paulo to the wing and Izaac Thompson to the reserves. Lachlan Ilias returns at halfback. Daniel Suluka-Fifita returns to the starting side, with Hame Sele back to the bench.
The recent history between these two sides has been well-documented. The Panthers won in emphatic fashion when the two teams met earlier this year, 26-12 with Penrith at full strength. The Panthers obviously won the premiership over the Rabbitohs in the grand final last year, just three weeks after losing to them in a qualifying final.
The Panthers have won eight of their last 10 games against the Rabbitohs and haven’t lost to them at Accor Stadium since 2017.
Prediction
This game has far more riding on it for South Sydney. The top four beckons, and they are riding a good wave of form at the moment.
They will be highly motivated to make a statement against the team that denied them a premiership last year. Latrell Mitchell has been in irresistible form of late, and you get the feeling that is set to continue as we get to the pointy end.
The Panthers weren’t bad last week, but they look very limited in attack. Already missing Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai, the loss of both James Fisher-Harris and Dylan Edwards was telling.
They did a lot right, but couldn’t break down the Melbourne Storm wall. There will be more points on offer this week, and they get Edwards back for this one. They will want to have a focus on defence though, as they probably only have a few tries in them at best without their Origin halves.
It is hard not to tip South Sydney. They could actually do a number on Penrith if they are in the right mood. However, the Panthers are always stoic in defence and they will make the Rabbitohs earn their win.
Rabbitohs by 10.
Kick-off: 7:50pm (AEST)
Venue: Accor Stadium, Homebush
TV/Stream: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Sports
Odds: Rabbitohs $1.62, Panthers $2.30 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
South Sydney –
1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jai Arrow 13. Cameron Murray
Interchange: 14. Taane Milne 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Siliva Havili 17. Hame Sele
Penrith Panthers –
1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jaeman Salmon 7. Sean O’Sullivan 8. Moses Leota 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Matthew Eisenhuth 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo
Interchange: 14. Mitch Kenny 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Charlie Staines
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