abbitohs cut Penrith’s lead to two at half-time after Walker sin-bin

Rookie winger Dayne Jennings deflecting a shot, crashing into a defender and then palming two more players away as he shot upfield from the right wing is a rare feature of the Souths, albeit in their own half. The Australian school star already looks like a huge talent.

Cody Walker is now back and the Rabbitohs have their first real scoring chance since his sin-binding. They get six again, then – almost at the end of the next set – they get another. The makeshift Penrith defensive line holds up reasonably well under extreme pressure, but eventually cracks – Souths passing the ball through their hands at the last tackle for Edward Kosi to cross from the left corner.

Latrell Siegwalt’s transformation initiative is expanding.

Panthers 12, Rabbitohs 4 in 26 minutes