The four-point loss wasnât an embarrassment but given the visitors played with just 14 men for the final 15 minutes after Andrew Ready punched Hugh Sinclair in the head in a post-ruck scuffle, the match was there to be won.
Poor ball handling, ill-discipline at precisely the wrong time and two brilliant moments from Force lock Tim Anstee were the difference in a match which will surely see Penneyâs time in the hot seat cut short.
âI donât know. Youâll answer that for us,â Penney said post match when asked if the performance showed he should still be coach.