The Canberra Raiders were unable to break the Penrith Panthers winning streak, going down 26-12 in a fierce battle at Campbelltown Stadium.

It was all the Raiders in the opening seven minutes, dominating possession against a tough Penrith defensive side.

A 40/20 from Jack Wighton gave the Raiders a chance to start building the momentum early.



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With a minute remaining in the first half and Canberra barely clinging to survival, Brent Naden charged onto a precision spiral ball from Tyrone May and spectacularly dove through the air grounding the football somewhere between a forlorn Jordan Rapana and the corner post. Nathan Cleary's ensuing sideline conversion gave Penrith a 24-0 lead at the break after the competition's benchmark side had produced a near perfect half of football. As a contest, it looked over. Yet Ricky Stuart's men refused to throw in the towel against a team which can do no wrong at the moment, and they held the Panthers tryless in the second stanza as Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad's bagged a double to reduce the losing margin. But the early scoreboard damage simply proved too significant.

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Penrith lead the Raiders 26-12 in their blockbuster clash at Panthers Stadium. The Panthers weathered a barrage from the Raiders early before Viliame Kikau barged over from close range to give the home side the advantage.

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Penrith lead the Raiders 12-0 in their blockbuster clash at Panthers Stadium. The Panthers weathered a barrage from the Raiders early before Viliame Kikau barged over from close range to give the home side the advantage.

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A red-hot Penrith side led by Nathan Cleary is looking to solidify its place on top of the NRL ladder when it takes on Canberra at Panthers Stadium. FOLLOW LIVE>>

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