Full-Time: Penrith claim the minor premiership 26-22
Here come the voluntary tackles.
KICKOFF FAILS TO GO 10 - Latrell pushes it too much
He's missed it. Wide right - his first miss of the night.
Will it be the third time lucky for Liam Martin... He's a genius out of dummy half Apisai Koroisau. Great dummy and he finds Martin and the backrower crashes over.
Here we go!!!!!
Paulo loses it
We're at 22-22 here at Accor
PENALTY PANTHERS: Offside - Latrell never was onside.
Great bomb take from Brian To'o
Challenge unsuccessful
Penrith are challenging the ball going out
Mitchell lets that kick go over the sideline
MITCHELL NAILS IT!
Well, they punish the Panthers on that occasion. Walker gets a wonderful pass and Alex Johnston crashes over to score in the left corner.
Crichton knocks it down
PENALTY SOUTHS: Offside
Souths convert their set after points.
Mitchell fails to convert - 20-16
Was strong contact which gave the Rabbits the footy. Lovely set play saw Murray, Ilias and Mitchell link up to find Campbell Graham who slides over and gets it down in the corner.
Referee calls it a knock back. Souths fans don't like it but their whinging stops as Crichton knocks on.
Edwards takes the kick and Penrith work it away from their own end.
Kick goes out of play
Stephen Crichton converts - 20-12
The clever kick from Apisai Koroisau finds the grass. Arrow loses it and Spencer Leniu dives on it.
Adam Gee going up stairs with a NO TRY
Short 10 works... but Cook gets driven back into the in-goal. Take me now I have seen it all.
Latrell threw it back in play but Jaxson Paulo gets there in time.
Penrith going for goal and it's successful. 14-12 Penrith retake the lead.
PENALTY PENRITH: Failure to clear the ruck
Gee says played at and it's another set
Ilias taken on the last and they'll have to hand it over.
On the final tackle, Jaeman Salmon provides a lovely ball onto Liam Martin who gets it down, does he... Martin bombs a second tonight.
Nicholls and Sele doing an on-field assessment.
He can't catch a cold. Mitchell's pass was dropped by Paulo. He's had a horror last two minutes.
Paulo put it down... he had the line WIIIDE OPEN
We're underway for the second 40
Half-Time: Penrith and Souths are tied at 12-12 at the break.
Mitchell's kick at goal is successful - 12-12.
PENALTY SOUTHS - ruck infringement by Betty White... sorry Viliame Kikau
Mitchell converts - 12-10
That's a huge try on half-time. A lovely offload from Latrell Mitchell to Cody Walker. Walker throws the dummy to Edwards who falls for it and Walker scores.
Decision confirmed
Adam Gee going up stairs on a NO TRY - confirming a knock on from Liam Martin.
Decision confirmed.
Adam Gee says NO TRY and Jaxson Paulo wasn't confident.
Set restart Souths - ruck infringement.
Latrell Mitchell makes his first involvement on the game. Good kick and chase trapping Dylan Edwards in goal.
PENALTY SOUTHS: Sean O'Sullivan offside.
Set restart Souths - ruck infringement.
Yeo loses the ball.
Stephen Crichton converts - 12-4 Penrith
Well off the mistake from Latrell... Penrith go down the left and it's a lovely play from O'Sullivan and Dylan Edwards crashes over, will we have an inquiry... Yep we're looking at it. Smart decision from Ashley Klein in the bunker.
He tries to play it too quickly there Latrell Mitchell.
Kick from Ilias hits the corner post - rules game at home - it's a seven tackle set.
NO TRY - PENALTY PANTHERS
Adam Gee ruling NO TRY for offside.
PENALTY SOUTHS: Matt Eisenhuth holding down too long.
Mitchell's kick was no good - wide right.
Lovely left-hand edge there. Great play from Cody Walker shifts it to Isaiah Tass whose silky hands found Alex Johnston to cross.
GREAT TACKLE! Brian To'o with the great tackle on Johnston.
Viliame Kikau drops the bomb - was a poor kick from Sean O'Sullivan.
Sean O'Sullivan has nailed the 40/20
Penrith's defence is scrambling well. Rabbits throwing some serious attack at the Panthers, Jaxson Paulo takes him over the sideline.
Martin loses the ball.
Ilias looking for the 20/40 fails to find it - Jaxson Paulo kept it in play but Campbell Graham loses it.
Dynamic left hand edge of the Rabbits sends Alex Johnston away - tries to chip over the top of Edwards but fails to get it down.
Stephen Crichton's grubber caught in the slips by Alex Johnston.
Panthers complete their set after points.
PENALTY PANTHERS: Offside.
Crichton's kick at goal is successful - 6-0 Penrith.
ANOTHER INTERCEPT AGAINST SOUTHS for Stephen Crichton. The PTSD of Rabbits fans across the world are going off. Damien Cook's pass wasn't picked up by Walker and Stephen Crichton sprints away to score.
PENALTY SOUTHS: Inside 10m
Souths answer the task defensively and hold Penrith out.
Keaon Koloamatangi puts it down. Penrith in good ball territory already.
Off we go for Round 23 of the NRL season. Adam Gee in charge.
Welcome to Accor Stadium for this Round 23 match in the Telstra Premiership between home team South Sydney and the Penrith side. Both sides come into this match looking to improve their finals credentials. Souths made a big statement last week with a thumping win over Parramatta, while Penrith's attack flounded without most of their spine. South Sydney's side tonight sees Campbell Graham and Lachlan Ilias return from injury in an unchanged lineup. Penrith have some returning faces with Taylan May returning at the expense of Sunia Turuva. Mitch Kenny gets a rare start at the hands of Apisai Koroisau. J'maine Hopgood is on the bench replacing Scott Sorensen. Kickoff approaching from Homebush.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: David Munro, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (22)
Tries: Alex Johnston (2), Cody Walker, Campbell Graham
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (2/4)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (1/1)
PENRITH PANTHERS (26)
Tries: Stephen Crichton, Dylan Edwards, Spencer Leniu, Liam Martin
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Stephen Crichton (2/2)