Nathan Cleary has reigned supreme to turn out to be the youngest participant to attain 1,300 factors in premiership historical past in Penrith’s 15-4 win over a resilient Brisbane outfit within the opening match of the NRL’s Indigenous Spherical.
Key factors:
- The Panthers moved to provisional high spot on the ladder
- They scored two tries to 1
- The Broncos have now recorded consecutive defeats
The victory took the Panthers to the highest of the ladder as they proceed their pursuit of three consecutive premierships.
Panthers halfback Cleary managed the match and scored a vital second-half strive when he dummied and went himself at Lang Park in entrance of 33,343 spectators.
That strive took him to 1,300 factors.
Manly nice Graham Eadie reached the mark on the age of 25 years and 246 days in 1979, whereas Cleary is 25 years and 185 days.
Cleary completed the match with an 11-point haul, having additionally kicked two conversions, a penalty aim and a discipline aim.
The Broncos have been taking part in with out injured captain Adam Reynolds and it was their last-tackle performs that allow them down at instances regardless of substitute halfback Jock Madden having a stable match.
The Panthers at the moment are on 16 factors and equal with the Broncos and South Sydney, however with a superior for and in opposition to. The Rabbitohs have the prospect to take the outright lead on the ladder after they host Parramatta on Friday evening.
The Broncos now maintain an 8-4 win-loss report, with the outcome in opposition to the Panthers being their second straight defeat.
A weird second occurred within the 63rd minute with the Broncos trailing 14-4.
Bunker official Ashley Klein cleared contact by Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh on Penrith centre Tyrone Peachey earlier than what gave the impression to be a attempt to Kotoni Staggs from a bomb.
However on-field referee Adam Gee, who had dominated no strive on-field, then mentioned: “It would not look proper to me Ash.”
Klein checked out it once more and dominated Walsh had illegally contacted Peachey.
The Broncos’ scrambling defence was on music within the first half with Madden, Herbie Farnworth and Selwyn Cobbo making try-saving tackles.
The Panthers had three tries disallowed within the opening half. One was the results of a determined deal with by Broncos second rower Kurt Capewell on Moses Leota when he jolted the ball free whereas the Panthers prop was over the road.
The guests led 8-0 at half-time, with Panthers winger Sunia Turuva scoring the one strive of the primary time period.
Cobbo offered the Broncos with their solely factors of the match by way of a strive within the 58th minute.
Panthers centre Stephen Crichton did his probabilities of being retained by NSW for the State of Origin collection no hurt, whereas fullback Dylan Edwards have to be near a Blues debut after one other gorgeous efficiency.
Walsh was good at instances for the Broncos to maintain himself within the body for a Queensland debut.
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