The Panthers are one win away from the minor premiership and their fans are entitled to dream big when the finals come around. NRL2020
A Cleary 40-20 kick with just seven minutes on the clock had the 3955 fans celebrating early on Friday night.
Unheralded front-rower James Fisher-Harris was also outstanding as he went up against former teammate Reagan Campbell-Gillard, who was booed with every touch.GettyCoach Ivan Cleary said afterwards: "We had to show plenty of patience. It felt like we dominated field position and had plenty of opportunities and half-chances, but we kept finding a way to shoot ourselves in the foot.Penrith played at speed and created more than their share of try-scoring opportunities.
And when Cleary slotted the conversion from the sideline, the Panthers had something to show for their first-half domination.
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