Panthers vs Eels

2022 - 5 - 6

Ivan Cleary

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Eels stun Panthers to win Battle of the West (NRL.COM)

Parramatta have ended the Panthers' 21-game winning streak at BlueBet Stadium with two late tries stunning the defending premiers 22-20 in the local derby.

The Eels will take on the Roosters in another blockbuster on Sunday afternoon. We were really happy with how aggressive we were in defence, it was just discipline that was letting them off the hook and they were excellent. He had the [knee] operation today and he was still hopeful he would be able to come but they said 'no way'. That was probably around lunch time and he was super confident in the boys, particularly with their leadership that they could get the job done. That game came down the 80th minute and the game against the Storm came down past the 80th minute. - Penrith scored a try before half-time to level the scores at 10-10. - Parramatta hit the lead through a Reed Mahoney penalty try.

Panthers' streak snapped as Brown switch 'instrumental' in NRL ... (Fox Sports)

Panthers' streak snapped as Brown switch 'instrumental' in NRL statement: 3 Big Hits.

“We’ve already seen him kick for a try and then he just came up with that, that’s hard to do at speed under fatigue… Nathan Brown 14. Dylan Brown 7. “He’s really tried to lift his sides with a couple of big shots in the first half. and he got the charge down to get them the field position.” Corey Parker believes Dylan Brown’s return to five-eighth was “instrumental” in the Eels’ win over the Panthers. “There’s been a lot of talk about his position and it just showed that the band was back together.” “You forget about the form last week against the Cowboys, they’ve turned up in a different mood.” “They were a completely different team (against the Cowboys). Today, they turned it up a notch.” “Their enthusiasm and willingness to get up off the line and work for each other has been outstanding,” he said. “The Eels have come to play,” he said at half time. Fox League analyst Michael Ennis said the Eels were “impressive,” and “looked for a square-up” after Penrith knocked them out of the finals last season.

The Late Mail: Panthers v Eels » League Unlimited (League Unlimited)

Parramatta are 1-17 with Greig as 18th player. Penrith Panthers. 1. Dylan Edwards 24. Brian To'o 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Taylan May ...

Dylan Brown 7. Nathan Brown 14. Kenny replaces Soni Luke on the interchange. Mitchell Moses 8. Moses Leota 9. 1. Dylan Edwards 24.

As it happened: Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The battle of the west headlines Friday Night Footy this week and the red-hot Panthers face an Eels side smarting from a heavy loss to the Cowboys last ...

It’s not like the match went down to the very last second! Keep an eye on smh.com.au for the match report from the great Adam Pengilly lobbing very soon. That’s it for the blog tonight, thanks for logging in.

Parramatta snap Penrith's NRL record home winning streak with ... (ABC News)

Penrith have lost their first home game in almost three years after Parramatta upset their western Sydney rivals.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad's return to the Canberra side was somewhat short-lived, taken from the field with a leg injury in the second half, while Josh Papali'i remained on the field after appearing to hurt his leg. From the next play Kikau was able to kick for Taylan May to score, with the powerful second-rower also putting his winger over with a deft ball early in the second half. And suddenly when Dylan Edwards let a Mitch Moses bomb bounce on the next set and Dylan Brown chased through to score, Parramatta led 22-14 and victory was in sight. Leading 14-10 with with 18 minutes to play and after dominating the second-half tug-of-war, the Panthers made an uncharacteristic mistake with James Fisher-Harris putting the ball down on halfway after a set restart. In doing so Parramatta became the first team to beat Penrith at the ground since Canberra in July 2019, a time when lockdown-inducing pandemics were a thing for Hollywood movies. With coach Ivan Cleary watching on from his hospital bed with an infected knee, the Panthers gave up a 14-10 lead with 15 minutes on Friday night to go to suffer their first loss of the season.

Eels end Penrith's undefeated season (Wide World of Sports)

South Sydney's decision to let Adam Reynolds leave has been labelled the 'worst' decision the club ever made.

After the pair jostled and competed for the loose ball, Croker after the play was unable to get back up on his feet, appearing to hold either the shoulder or elbow on his right side. The Canberra veteran was making a defensive effort to clear the ball from the in-goal with Canterbury's Matt Dufty threateing to score. Croker, who was playing in his first game since round 22 last year, was taken from the field late after pulling up sore following a try-saving effort.

NRL 2022 LIVE updates: Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels (WAtoday)

The battle of the west headlines Friday Night Footy this week and the red-hot Panthers face an Eels side smarting from a heavy loss to the Cowboys last ...

Eels outmuscle Panthers in huge win (Wide World of Sports)

One of the most impressive winning runs in NRL history has come to an end, as the Eels stunned the Panthers...

Penrith were back on even terms right on the bell after a brilliant grubber from Viliame Kikau to winger Taylan May, but it was the build up that was the talking point at the break. The game couldn't have started much worse for Parramatta - they lost their challenge within a few minutes of kick-off after a Hayze Perham error was reviewed, and things didn't get much better for the winger as he was steamrolled by Dylan Edwards for the opener shortly after. Penrith, impenetrable at home for nearly three calendar years and undefeated in the NRL in 2022, were stunned by a Parramatta side who fought fire with fire in the forwards, and did enough with ball in hand to come away with a 20-18 victory.

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