There is no secret to Penrith's success any more, but there might not need to be for the Panthers to end South Sydney's season for the third year in a row.
When you looked at the NRL draw late last year and saw a Panthers v Storm match scheduled for a Thursday night deep in the season, you stamped it as an immediate blockbuster.
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“I just made a wrong decision and tackled him without the ball, and we didn’t have a captain’s challenge and overtime. “That pretty much summed it all up, but I thought I just left it all out on the field but that ]penalty] is on me.”
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Jarome Luai of the Māori All Stars passes the ball. Kidwell said Fisher-Harris could not be blamed and praised the Penrith middle forward and co-captain Joseph Tapine for leading the Māori pack in the absence of Melbourne Storm stars Jesse Bromwich and Nelson Asofa-Solomona. He said Fisher-Harris and Tapine had worked their butts off and I couldn t be more proud of them .