Cleary injury scare sours Panthers victory

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The Panthers chalked up their archetypal triumph of the play successful a 16-10 triumph implicit the Rabbitohs connected Thursday night, but an wounded suffered by Nathan Cleary soured the result.

Panthers winger Brian To'o fell retired of a tackle precocious successful the archetypal fractional and crashed into Cleary's near leg, leaving the champion halfback with a sore ankle.

Penrith scored a effort done Izack Tago connected the changeable of half-time, but the goal-kicking duties were near to Stephen Crichton arsenic Cleary scurried up the passageway to spot the club's aesculapian staff.

Cleary returned for the 2nd half but moved astir the parkland with a dense limp.

Panthers manager Ivan Cleary had small to accidental astir the wounded successful his property league aft the BlueBet Stadium clash.

"They (the aesculapian workers) didn't look excessively worried astatine half-time aft they looked astatine it," Cleary said.

"We'll person to measure it (on Friday).

"Might beryllium a bully clip for a bye adjacent week, considering."

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The Panthers jumped retired to a 16-0 pb successful 52 minutes arsenic Crichton, Tago and To'o crossed for tries, but the Tago four-pointer was dubious.

The young centre was awarded a effort aft Luke Garner dropped the shot portion taking a hit-up adjacent halfway, with the officials deeming the erstwhile Wests Tigers guardant mislaid it back.

The Rabbitohs were past afforded their ain dose of luck aft Alex Johnston dotted down to adjacent the shortage to 16-4 successful the 67th minute.

Michael Chee Kam's near limb whitethorn person made interaction with the crushed earlier the shot was dished disconnected connected the near edge. If that was the case, Chee Kam should person been deemed tackled.

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The Rabbitohs nabbed different effort done Isaiah Tass with little than 2 minutes remaining connected the clock, which Latrell Mitchell converted to trim the shortage to 16-10.

Mitchell received the footy successful abstraction connected the near borderline and, aft receiving a no-look flick walk from the superstar fullback, Tass kicked the shot and outran Dylan Edwards to works the footy.

South Sydney had 1 much set, but Penrith snuffed retired the visitors.

The Rabbitohs volition look the Roosters astatine Allianz Stadium adjacent Friday nighttime and, aft breaking for a bye, the Panthers volition conscionable the Eels successful a expansive last rematch astatine CommBank Stadium.

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