It wasn’t until the second half that the Panthers got the better of a depleted Newcastle outfit in round 1, winning at home 30 – 8. Last week they travelled to Melbourne to take on the Storm and pushed the home-side to their very limit before ultimately going down by a solitary point 18 – 17.
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Despite having the better of the play early, the Panthers found themselves behind 8 – 0 after fifteen minutes but this didn’t damper the Panthers enthusiasm and their persistence was rewarded with a converted try to Kevin Naiqama in the 24th minute followed by a second to Naiqama in the 34th.
It was a real arm-wrestle under trying weather conditions in the second half with both teams trading blows on the scoreboard including a field goal apiece which had the game all locked up with less than two minutes to play.
For the second week in a row though, the Storm edged out their opponents by a solitary point, with Cooper Cronk kicking the winning field goal inside of the last minute of play.
It was a strong effort by the Panthers who had finished ahead of the Storm in most stats from the match.
Any loss hurts, particularly by a single point, but the Panthers will take a lot of good out of this game.
The Bulldogs are on the relatively quick back after having played Monday night but given they produced a strong win, 42 – 4 over a injury-hit Cronulla Sharks, they’ll be keen to keep the ball rolling as soon as possible.
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It was the Bulldogs first win of the season and a much improved effort on their first round loss to the Broncos.
Forwards Sam Kasiano and James Graham led from the front, recording all run metres of 173 and 200 respectively.
This gave the Bulldogs plenty of momentum and room to attack, running in seven tries including one to Trent Hodkinson who amassed a personal tally of 18 points for the game whilst Centre Chase Stanley continues to impress for his new club and recorded a double.
The Bulldogs got the better of the Panthers the only time they met last year, 34 – 14 but the came in round 25 and the Panthers may have already be thinking of the end of year trip.
The 2014 Panthers outfit is a newer model with several new recruits to the club making an immediate impact.
This will be a tight contest and the difference between the two in the betting markets is wider than expected.
The Bulldogs at that price or with the points start may be the value.
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| Penrith Panthers | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.60 |
| Canterbury Bulldogs | 2.45 | 2.42 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.45 | 2.35 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Teams:
Penrith Panthers:
1. Matt Moylan 2. Kevin Naiqama 3. Dean Whare 4. Jamal Idris 5. Josh Mansour 6. Jamie Soward 7. Peter Wallace 8. Nigel Plum 9. Kevin Kingston 10. Sam McKendry 11. Lewis Brown 12. Elijah Taylor 13. Adam Docker 14. James Segeyaro 15. Jeremy Latimore 16. Tyrone Peachey 17. Tim Grant
Canterbury Bulldogs:
1. Sam Perrett 2. Mitch Brown 3. Josh Morris 4. Chase Stanley 5. Corey Thompson 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Ennis 10. James Graham 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Tony Williams 13. Dale Finucane 14. Josh Jackson 15. Pat O’Hanlon 16. Tim Browne 17. David Klemmer 19. Moses Mbye
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