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FULL TIME! Panthers 22 Storm 24

PENALTY Panthers: Klien calls Munsters tackle high and Panthers look to have a crack

unsuccessful and its Panthers to perform some magic if possible

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE Storm: We go up to ask the question

ERROR Storm: Josh King fumbles close to the line, SCRUM for Panthers from their 10m

PENALTY Storm: Izack Tago takes out Ryan Papenhuyzen and the Strom get a chance to wind down the clock on the Panthers line

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE Storm: Melbourne ask the question of an escort against their attack

Melbourne force a line drop out

PENALTY Storm: Jack Howarth seems to cop a shoulder and Melbourne is sitting pretty at the end of the game, fresh set from halfway

Play is stopped as multiple head clashes come from a tackle

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Alec MacDonald OFF- Nelson Asofa-Solomona

PENALTY Storm: A late tackle by James Fisher-Harris on Jahrome Hughes gives them a prime chance to go ahead by 2 points

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Trent Loiero OFF- Grant Anderson, Anderson off with a HIA

Strom will attack from halfway and aty start looking for the filed goal

PENALTY Storm: Klien has called time as we check Mitch Kennys' contact on Grant Anderson

Melbourne hold out the Panthers attack to work it out for their line

ERROR Storm: Shawn Blore coughs up the ball, Panthers from Storm 40m

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Cameron Munster OFF- Alec MacDonald

The Panthers fans are stunned as Cleary comes off

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Mitch Kenny OFF- Trent Toelau

Time is off as Nathan Cleary seems injured after a tackle

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Daine Laurie OFF- Jack Cole

we are back to 13 a side as Nelson Asofa-Solomona runs back on to the jeers of the local crowd

ERROR Panthers: Josh King forces the error as Trent Toelau takes it up and gets hit

The ref says Jahrome Hughes plays at the ball at the end of the set an Panthers go again in the Storms red zone

Tyran Wishart comes on and shows he is worth his weigh in gold, carving them up on the first receiver as he dummies past their defence and sprints to the line

Strom get the ball and push for the line!

Its getting fiery between the teams as the Strom force a drop out to keep up the presssure

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- James Fisher-Harris OFF- Liam Henry

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Moses Leota OFF- Matt Eisenhuth

Grant is held up but still has set to finish

Storm shows plenty of heart taking it to the Panthers line via Tyran Wishart and Harry Grant

SIX AGAIN Storm: Storm get a chance to even it up with only 12 men

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Alec MacDonald OFF- Cameron Munster, Munster off for a HIA

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Jack Cole OFF- Daine Laurie, Lauire is off for a HIA

It was only a matter of time till the Panthers make the most of the lost player and Casey McLean goes over in the corner

Klien and the BUNKER see it as a swinging arm into the back of Daine Lauries head and Melbourne have 12 men

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has put a high shot on Cameron Munster in a strange turn of events

Its a hot potato with the ball as play finally gets settled with the Storm working it out from their quarter

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Trent Toelau OFF- Mitch Kenny

PENALTY Panthers: As Daine Laurie secures the ball Grant Anderson hits him high and they get easy yards working it out from their 40m

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Tyran Wishart OFF- Tui Kamikamica

Penrith turn it right around with a nice counter down their left, after a break from Isaah Yeo, Casey McLean puts a grubber in for Dylan Edwards

Melbourne put on the pressure but the Panthers force the changeover with no danger coming from Melbournes' kickers

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Nelson Asofa-Solomona OFF- Alec MacDonald, a HIA sees MacDonald off early

ERROR Panthers: Mitch Kenny fumbles in the play the ball for another uncompleted set from the Panthers, Storm SCRUM from their 30m

PENALTY Panthers: Harry Grant comes high to give the Panthers the first advantage in the games as they attack just over the halfway

TIME ON! Klien blows time on as Melbourne work the ball out of their half

HALF TIME! Panthers 12 Storm 16

PENALTY Panthers: An offside play and Cleary will go for 2

A disaster by Melbourne as they make a mess of the restart, giving the Panthers a chance

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE Panthers: Klien thinks its a 20/40 but Penrith says no

Melbournes' attack and perseverance seem to pay off as a great kick from Cameron Munster finds a leaping William Warbrick who taps it to Eliesa Katoa for his second try

SIX AGAIN Storm: Its back to back advantages for the Strom on Panthers line

SIX AGAIN Storm: Melbourne gets an advantage, in the Panthers quarter

A dangerous time in the game, who will break the deadlock?

The Panthers attack comes unstuck as Casey McLean knocks on, Melbourne SCRUM from their 10m

PENALTY Panthers: Just as the game was settling in this part of the half Harry Grant is done for crowding and panthers attack in Storms half

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Matt Eisenhuth OFF- James Fisher-Harris

INTERCHANGE Panthers: ON- Liam Henry OFF- Moses Leota

Ryan Papenhuyzen loses the ball in the tackle and the Panthers get a chance to fight their way off the line

The last kick is fumbled by Daine Laurie and Melbourne have a chance to hit back just on Penriths 10m

A swing of possession and two tries have got the Panthers running with their tails up!

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Alec MacDonald OFF- Josh King

Melbourne is found lacking as Casey McLean makes a break, in the broken play a kick in goal is left to go and Izack Tago speeds in to take the points

In what would normally be an easy kick, Clearys kick hits the post and goes dead

Panthers finally find a way through via their forwards working together, as Isaah Yeo charges into a gap to find Lindsay Smith ready to accept the ball and get the points

ERROR Storm: William Warbrick knocks on playing the ball and its a PAnthers SCRUM on the Storm 35m and a clear chance to score

The Panthers attack again shows some nerves as Nathan Cleary sends a ball into the ground and it's a turnover for Melbourne to get out of gaol again, SCRUM for Storm on their 20m

INTERCHANGE Storm: ON- Tui Kamikamica OFF- Nelson Asofa-Solomona

SIX AGAIN Panthers: More chances as they attack in the Storms quarter

Daine Laurie breath some air into attack as he runs 40m

A great final play by the Strom sees William Warbrick contest for the ball and he taps it back to Eliesa Katoa for a Strom four pointer

PENALTY Storm: A dropped ball from Nelson Asofa-Solomona is ruled a shoder charge from Nathan Cleary. Strom ball from their 40m

Balls going everywhere as we come back for a Melbourne SCRUM from accidental offside, action from the Storms 10m

Touched by Storm, Panthers get the ballback on Storm 20m

The Panthers pressure comes up with a line dropout

PENALTY Panthers: Its back to back as Penrith start a fresh set from Storms 30m

PENALTY Panthers: Penrith get a breack as Nelson Asofa-Solomona puts a 2nd effort in the tackle

A change over and Panthers are under pressure again to work it from their line

HUGE break as Jahrome Hughes runs 40 meters to get to the Panthers line

Panthers jam in too quickly from the attacking scrum and it's an easy numbers game as Grant Anderson goes over

It looks like the Storm have hit early, but it could be an obstruction as we wait for confirmation

ERROR Panthers: There's nerves out there, as Daine Laurie makes an early error in the play of the ball, Strom SCRuM on the Panthers 20m

Storm makes a mess of the attack and William Warbrick gets shown the line as the Panthers work out of their quarter

PENALTY Storm: Late in the count and Trent Loiero gets clipped high by Issah Yeo, Storm run in from Panthers 30m

KICK OFF! Ashley Klien blows time on as the Panthers get the first use of the ball.

The Panthers fans' prayers have been answered with Dylan Edwards and James Fisher-Harris back in the starting side. Daine Laurie moves to the wing, with Sunia Turuva dropping to the 18th man. Liam Henry drops to the bench with Luron Patea out of the squad.

The Storm will go into the clash with the same team selected on Tuesday, 1-17.

Thursday night footy doesn’t get much better than this; Penrith Panthers host the Melbourne Storm as a top-of-the-table clash heralds round 24