Panthers vs Warriors

Their left edge was fire tonight with Kikau leading the charge with his dangerous running game a real threat, while he also showed that he passing game is just ...

Warriors coach Stacey Jones had to shuffle his deck, with Wayde Egan, Euan Aitken and Jack Murchie unavailable through injury and Lussick, Dunamis Lui and ...

Against most predictions, the Warriors began well, going toe to toe with the defending premiers. The Warriors pain was quickly exacerbated. But the Warriors showed some starch, with Katoa running off a lovely Harris pass to score, after Walsh had created an opening, and stemmed the tide for a while. The early stages of the second period continued the pattern, with tries to Stephen Crichton and Viliame Kikau, to set up a daunting final 25 minutes. The Warriors attack wasn't particularly smooth but there were further chances, with Watene-Zelezniak going close from a Johnson bomb and Walsh close to snaring his own grubber. Penrith were slightly off early – with four handling errors in the first quarter – but the visitors were full of aggression and energy, with some strong defending.

Penrith have thrashed the Warriors 46-12 in their second last game of the NRL regular season but an injury to Api Koroisau soured the big win.

"I rolled on it a little bit but I wasn't going very fast so there wasn't much pressure there. "The Penrith Panthers' second minor premiership in three years is a massive achievement and testament to the professionalism of everyone at the club," Abdo said. Penrith prop Spencer Leniu left the field with a shoulder complaint in the second half but the Panthers didn't want for intensity through the middle. Coach Ivan Cleary previously refused to confirm whether Jarome Luai would be rested for round 25 but in his first game back from a four-week injury lay-off, the five-eighth proved he won't need another week to be ready for finals action. The 29-year-old is likely to be rested for the Panthers' last game of the regular season along with a handful of other stars but says he is no chance to miss the finals series. Koroisau played on after rolling his left ankle midway through the first half of Friday night's game at BlueBet Stadium but spent most of the second half on the bench, with Mitch Kenny called on as his replacement.

Star dazzles in reminder of what Panthers will miss; shining light in Warriors mess: 3 Big Hits.

“His work rate is phenomenal, he has had to play with the No.10 on his back after the departure of Matt Lodge, but he is almost playing like a front rower and five-eighth at the same time.” The Panthers will be hoping to get through their clash with the Warriors unscathed as they prepare for finals. On the stroke of halftime, the Panthers worked “in a phonebox” to cross with only seconds on the clock. “He hasn’t had a lot of help has he, Tohu Harris, the one thing he can do is keep his head high,” Ennis said. “Absolutely, he is such a wonderful player, we have seen his ball-playing ability tonight, he is doing it all for the Warriors the poor bugger,” Ennis said. Despite going down to the Panthers in a 34-point rout, Warriors gun Tohu Harris delivered a near-perfect display. “Alarming one is the Panthers have only missed one tackle, 25 from the Warriors,” Tallis said. “Koroisau coming from the field, it takes a little bit of time to adjust,” Ennis said. The Warriors finished the contest with a staggering 42 missed tackles, while the Panthers recorded only seven, and the New Zealand side’s defensive issues were laid bare. The Panthers were then awarded a penalty try with seconds on the clock after Reece Walsh used his leg to stop Isaah Yeo from scoring. But from then on, the Panthers went to work, starting with a “brilliant” no-look Kikau pass to find young gun Taylan May. The Panthers have overcome an early scare to dominate the Warriors with a 46-12 victory at BlueBet Stadium – breaking a longstanding record.

Round 24 of the NRL Premiership continues tonight when the Penrith Panthers host the New Zealand Warriors at BlueBet Stadium in Penrith. Join The Roar for…

Jack Murchie has been left out with Josh Curran moving into the second row. They simply ran into a team that just needed a win much more than the Warriors. The Warriors certainly weren’t alone in copping a beating last weekend. In some big ins for the Panthers, Luai returns from injury and James Fisher-Harris is also back from suspension. With Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai, we have seen other senior players bolstering their roles. Dylan Edwards has been magnificent and he is clearly one of the most underrated fullbacks running around. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6:00pm AEST. 0 That was definitely the case last round with a 48-4 loss to the Cowboys. S. Euan Aitken is out for personal reasons, with Dunamis Lui and Ben Murdoch-Masila the new faces on the bench. Crichton

James Fisher-Harris returned from suspension with a vengeance running for 181 metres (20 runs), 53 post contact metres and making 35 tackles (0 missed) to ...

- Taylan May: 1 - Viliame Kikau: 1 Ten players ran over 100 metres with Brian To’o and Taylan May both scoring doubles.

Penrith have continued the NRL's recent spate of blowouts, defeating the Warriors 46-12 as an ankle injury to influential hooker Api Koroisau marred the win ...

"I rolled on it a little bit but I wasn't going very fast so there wasn't much pressure there. Penrith prop Spencer Leniu left the field with a shoulder complaint in the second half but the Panthers didn't want for intensity through the middle. The 29-year-old is likely to be rested for the Panthers' last game of the regular season along with a handful of other stars but says he is no chance to miss the finals series.