Storm vs Panthers

2022 - 5 - 15

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He looked a despondent figure as he made his way from the field, perhaps knowing that his season may be done. Souths have this match well and truly wrapped up, with a 32-6 lead midway through the second half. Souths will join the Sea Eagles on five wins, but the Rabbitohs' points differential will see them leap ahead of Manly. The only problem for the Rabbitohs was what appears to be a serious shoulder injury for Jacob Host in the opening minutes of play. The Warriors have finally troubled the scorers right on the stroke of half time, but Souths are well and truly in charge of this match at the break, with a 26-6 lead. Fox League reports that Host's shoulder popped out during a tackle, and medical staff weren't able to get it back into place until he was in the dressing room. Jack Gosiewski 19. Jack Bird 12. Jack de Belin 13. The Dragons have a plethora of changes, with Tyrell Sloan set to play his first match in seven weeks, recalled at fullback after Moses Mbye was moved to hooker to replace the injured Andrew McCullough. Sam McIntyre 21. Sam Lisone 16.

'Dangerous' Panther explodes after quiet month as 'lone soldier ... (Fox Sports)

'Dangerous' Panther explodes after quiet month as 'lone soldier' shines for Storm.

Grant instead was turned into a tackling bag as the Panthers went on with the job in relentless fashion in the second half. “What a night he’s had from the outset,” Marshall said in the second half. And the Panthers and NSW State of Origin five-eighth was only just getting started, finishing the game with two try-assists, a linebreak assist and a try in an electric display. Munster came up big with and without the ball in hand in the opening half, first stripping the ball in a one-on-one tackle on Izack Tago before setting up Nick Meaney for Melbourne’s first try. Munster was also making an impact in defence, coming up with a desperate try-saving effort on Stephen Crichton in the later stages of the first half. The Panthers went on to score the next three tries of the night though, strangling the Storm out of the contest.

'Under-12s team': Storm's record capitulation (NEWS.com.au)

The Melbourne Storm have been humbled by the Penrith Panthers in Brisbane, with the reigning premiers cruising to a record-breaking 32-6 victory on Saturday ...

“It was a great opportunity for all of us to improve on last week. It is freaky some of the things he can do. That was a good comedown for us tonight and we got what we deserved,” Storm coach Craig Bellamy told reporters in the post-match press conference. Moses Leota, Isaah Yeo and the Panthers forwards as a unit dominated. When you’re doing that against Penrith they’re going to make you pay … when Penrith’s got 60 per cent of the ball they’re going to put a lot of points on you, and they did tonight. One piece of flying Fijian wizardry by Kikau lit up the stadium.

Panthers bounce back to overpower Storm (NRL.COM)

The Panthers bounced back from their first loss of the season to down a brave but undermanned Storm outfit 32-6 at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

I thought Nathan controlled the game, particularly in the second half. We had a couple of guys out but the guys that come in, you expect them to do a job. "It wasn't a normal week and could've been a distraction if we wanted it to be. Ivan was missing and really wanted to fly up. I thought they were really good. "It didn't get any better from the start to be honest.

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

Penrith are 1-17 with Jennings as 18th player. Melbourne Storm. 15. Tyran Wishart 1. Nick Meaney 3. Marion Seve 4. Justin Olam 5. Xavier Coates 6.

Kenny Bromwich 13. Jesse Bromwich 9. Kamikamica is new on the bench and Jayden Nikorima 18th player. Changes aplenty of Melbourne with Dean Ieremia and Jahrome Hughes out of the side. Mitch Kenny 15. Liam Martin 13.

OAK Plus Gallery: Panthers v Storm (Penrith Panthers)

See the best snaps as the Panthers recorded their biggest win over Melbourne in terrible conditions at Suncorp Stadium.

Penrith Panthers make it look easy against an injury-hit Storm in a ... (ABC News)

Stephen Crichton jumps on a pack of Penrith Panthers in the rain against the Melbourne Storm. Is it possible the Panthers are getting better? (Getty: Chris Hyde).

There's nowhere within 20 minutes of the sideline that you're not under threat of being lobbed into touch. And he did his level best. There is a certain rhythm to NRL games, even when very good rugby league teams are involved. The Panthers almost always win that battle. There's no spot too far away from the tryline that they can't drag you back into the in-goal. The risk is you make a mistake, give the ball back to the Panthers and they maul you, but those are the stakes when you play against the best. There is not a moment, on either side of the ball, that you truly know what is going to happen. Every tackle is a battle between the player with the ball trying to land on their belly and spring up as quickly as possible, and a defence trying to land them on their back and keep them there for as long as possible. If you want to make metres on them, you have to catch the defence back-tracking and that likely means take the risk of trying to play the ball before your body is really ready. Injuries to any of them, or God forbid two of them, and suddenly the Storm are looking a little thin. It may sound like an exaggeration to suggest one or two injuries can have that sort of impact on a team like the Storm, but there was a clear ripple effect. Hughes would have been a natural candidate to fill in at the back, but his injury put paid to that idea, as well as the idea of moving Cameron Munster back there, because the Storm needed at least one experienced head in the halves.

'That was under-12s standard', laments Storm star after Panthers ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Craig Bellamy agreed with Cameron Munster that the Melbourne side was 'strangled' by an impressive Panthers outfit.

"We haven't been in the trenches like tonight. "It was probably a game we needed. "We were poor. "Someone said last week that the last three or four weeks were not great preparation for this game against Penrith and he's probably right - but you're not going to get 20 in front and not play to the style you want to play to. Bellamy said his side was "strangled" by the Panthers and they never looked like finding their groove even when Nick Meaney crossed for their sole try of the evening in the 17th minute. I don't care who we had out tonight, we still had a good enough team to give the Panthers a shake," he told the Nine Network.

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