Raiders out of chances after losing to Panthers 22-26
Penrith have consolidated their top-eight spot and ended Canberra’s finals hopes with a 26-22 win in an entertaining game at GIO Stadium.
The Panthers led 20-10 at halftime, but had to withstand a second half rally by Canberra before scoring late to retake the lead and clinch the two points.
Penrith opened the scoring in the 3rd minute of the match when they made Canberra pay for an error in their opening set. The Panthers spun the ball wide before centre Waqa Blake stepped inside and exploited some lazy inside defence from the Raiders to score easily.
Canberra hit back in the 15th minute when fullback Jack Wighton threw an overhead cut-out ball for winger Nick Cotric to score out wide.
In the 24th minute, Waqa Blake made a 50-metre break for the Panthers before turning the ball back inside for halfback Nathan Cleary to score. In doing so, Cleary became the youngest ever player to reach 200 points in an NRL season.
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Topic: Raiders out of chances after losing to Panthers 22-26
