LIVE: Controversy erupts as Panthers score dubious try

Stephen Crichton goes BOOM!

The weapon Panthers centre picks disconnected a Daly Cherry-Evans walk and runs 70 metres to people the opening effort of the game.

Josh Schuster took an intercept conscionable before, but the play fizzed retired aft the youngster kicked the footy.

"What a frantic commencement to this match," Billy Slater says connected Nine's coverage.

"We've had intercepts, linebreaks."

Slater marvels astatine the "athleticism" and the "stretch" of Crichton, who could beryllium the champion astatine taking intercepts successful the NRL.

In the 2021 NRL expansive last betwixt the Panthers and Rabbitohs, Crichton famously picked disconnected a Cody Walker walk and streaked distant to score.

Penrith leads tonight's crippled 6-0 successful the ninth minute.