The Roosters and Panthers meet on Saturday night after hard-fought wins last week.
MATCHDAY NEWS
MATCHDAY SCHEDULE
Sydney Roosters Vs Penrith Panthers
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Date: Saturday, June 10, 7:35pm
MATCHDAY TEAM NEWS
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Corey Allan 4. Billy Smith 5. Junior Pauga 6. Joseph Manu 7. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Turpin 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Egan Butcher 12. Nat Butcher 13. Sitili Tupouniua 14. Sandon Smith 15. Nathan Brown 16. Angus Crichton 17. Matthew Lodge 18. Drew Hutchison 19. Zach Dockar-Clay 20. Jaxson Paulo 21. Fletcher Baker 22. Naufahu Whyte
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Jack Cogger 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Zac Hosking 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Liam Martin 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Tyrone Peachey 19. Luke Garner 20. Thomas Jenkins 21. Matt Eisenhuth 22. Soni Luke
Referee: Adam Gee
Embed from Getty ImagesMATCHDAY PREVIEW
The Panthers will be without star halfback, Nathan Cleary for at least the next six weeks after he suffered a hamstring injury last week. Jack Cogger gets first crack to replace him, with Jaeman Salmon joining the bench. For the Roosters, Joseph Suaalii received a three-game suspension for Dangerous Contact, with Corey Allan shifting to the centres and Daniel Tupou returning from injury on the wing.
The Panthers remain on top of the NRL ladder, but didn’t have it easy in a tough win over the last-placed Dragons. The Roosters fought back after letting in two early tries against the Bulldogs, with Luke Cleary slotting a late field goal to seal a 25-24 victory, which puts them just outside the top eight.
It was only four weeks ago that the Panthers demolished the Roosters at Penrith, but with no Cleary, and Tedesco playing one of his best games of the season last week, Roosters will be confident of causing an upset at home.
With Tedesco’s spot as NSW fullback under heavy scrutiny, all eyes will be on his matchup with the in-form fullback of the competition in Dylan Edwards, who many believe should replace him in the side. A dominant performance from the Panthers fullback will only create more questions ahead of Game Two at Suncorp Stadium.
LAST TEN MATCHES
Panthers 8, Roosters 2
MATCHDAY PREDICTION
Panthers by 4 points.
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