Penrith steamroll South Sydney to book NRL grand final date with Parramatta

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Penrith steamroll South Sydney to book NRL grand final date with Parramatta
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In a drama-charged preliminary final, the Panthers trailed 12-0 until four minutes before half-time but led 18-12 soon after the break

Win came despite being denied three times by the bunker

Leniu’s fitness will now likely be a concern ahead of the grand final after he was sent for a second head injury assessment. He had to be pulled away from Milne as the Rabbitoh left the field.Penrith will also sweat on the availability of Viliame Kikau, who was put on a report for a shoulder charge on Campbell Graham. Jarome Luai was also penalised for a late high shot on Graham.

But after three years of dominance and never needing to overturn a deficit of more than 10 points, they were made to work hard for this win. After a quick Kikau play-the-ball allowed Api Koroisau to dart over from dummy-half in the 37th minute, To’o picked up a dropped ball from Graham and raced 80 metres to score on the siren,

Cleary also scored a late four-pointer of his own as Penrith ran away with it, while his kicking again terrorised South Sydney’s wingers.

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