Panthers respond to Latrell jab ahead big clash

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Penrith players person brushed disconnected Latrell Mitchell's comments up of their clash with Souths connected Thursday, aft the Rabbitohs prima said the premiers were starting to amusement "a fewer cracks successful the windscreen".

As the Panthers defended five-eighth Jarome Luai's on-field stoush with Jaeman Salmon, the remainder of the contention has begun asking questions astir the premiers' rubric defence aft a nonaccomplishment to St Helens successful the World Club Challenge, past the opening-round decision to Brisbane, followed by the fiery Luai and Salmon clash that was caught connected unrecorded TV.

Mitchell told Nine News this week:"I deliberation there's a fewer cracks successful the windscreen, truthful I deliberation we tin exploit them and spell from there."

The No.1 was named to commencement astatine fullback, contempt hurting his near genu against Cronulla. Blake Taafe volition regenerate Mitchell successful the starting squad if Souths opt to springiness Mitchell a remainder with the abbreviated turnaround this week.

When asked astir Mitchell's jab, Penrith's Liam Martin, Mitchell's Kangaroos World Cup teammate, told The Sydney Morning Herald: "I deliberation that's conscionable a spot of Latrell cheek, that's him, nary of america person addressed [the comments] and we don't bargain into outer noise.

"We're evidently disappointed with our performance, but we've reviewed it and identified what we request to amended on."

In narration to Luai's stroke up astatine Salmon, Martin said: "Jarome gives maine those benignant of sprays each grooming session," Martin said.

"There's thing successful that, we've built that civilization wherever we clasp each different accountable, and it would person been worse had helium glazed implicit it.

"Jarome is made a spot of a scapegoat sometimes. But it doesn't faze him, truthful that's good."

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