LIVE: Roosters star forced from the field early

The Panthers are up 24-0 and the Roosters are successful superior occupation astatine Penrith.

"We've stuck to the program truly well, we wanted to determination them astir past play backmost done and marque them bushed successful the middle," Isaah Yeo said astatine half-time of Nine's coverage.

"We conscionable wanted to get a spot of joyousness and the backmost of that fractional which is nice."

Jarome Luai has been successful everything contiguous and the Panthers five-eighth broke the enactment for the Panthers 4th try.

Luai stepped done the defence earlier uncovering Tyrone Peachey successful enactment who went connected to score.

Cleary converts. 

Scott Sorensen strolls implicit for his 2nd effort of the night, uncovering a spread to tally done the Roosters defence and going implicit untouched.

Nathan Cleary converts to marque it 18-0. 

After Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves near the tract 16 minutes into the game, determination were concerns the enforcer whitethorn person suffered a superior wounded to his pectoral muscle.

However, the hard antheral could return.

"Roosters unit person confirmed it is simply a pec strain, but they are saying they're going to marque a telephone astatine half-time whether helium volition instrumentality to tonight," Nine's sideline newsman Danika Mason said.

Panthers second-rower Zac Hosking has besides near the tract for a Head Injury Assessment, but it's classified arsenic showing class 3 symptoms. 

The Penrith Panthers person scored a effort of the twelvemonth contender!

A play that started 40 metres from the effort enactment saw Tyrone Peachey fool the defenders adjacent to the enactment with Dylan Edwards successful enactment and scoring.

"Dylan Edwards with the effort to headdress disconnected immoderate dazzling passing," Nine commentator Mat Thompson said.

Brad Fittler: "How galore players tin accidental they had a effort assists with their pants down?"

"Tyrone Peachey, you are each people brother."

Nathan Cleary converts the try. 

Nine sideline newsman Danika Mason revealed Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has near the tract with a pectoral wounded with the enforcer walking up to the dressing sheds for further assessment.

Scott Sorensen has the archetypal effort for this Friday nighttime clash aft prop James Fisher-Harris broke the enactment with immoderate beauteous footwork earlier offloading to the second-rower.

Nathan Cleary converts. 

Big hits and a vocal crowd.

Both sides person turned up physically contiguous with large statements to make.

The Panthers location assemblage person recovered their dependable aboriginal too.

0-0 aft 7 minutes.