StephenP
ArnoldPanthers sink boot into gunshy Dogs
May 10th 2008 11:18
The Penrith Panthers have displayed a perfect defensive effort to completely overwhelm a demoralised Canterbury Bulldogs outfit 30-4 at ANZ Stadium tonight.
It was the young Panthers backline that paved the way for the dominant six tries to nil rout, with centre Brad Tighe and winger Michael Gordon cutting the mistake riddled Bulldogs to shreds.
The Bulldogs were rudderless without Kiwi Test representatives Sonny Bill Williams and Ben Roberts unable to back-up, and were unable to build any pressure thanks to a committed defensive effort from a sharp Panthers outfit.
An early Rhys Wesser break allowed the visitors to post first points; the Panthers fullback carving a hole in the Bulldogs central ruck defence before linking with zippy centre Tighe to complete a dazzling four-pointer.
With regular goal kicker Jarrod Sammut relegated to the Jim Beam Cup, it was up to the enthusiastic winger Gordon to convert successfully from the sideline to hand the visitors an early 6-0 advantage.
After the Bulldogs bombed a few chances of their own, Panthers utility Luke Lewis extended the visitors lead when he produced a sensational 30-metre run to score Penrith’s second four-pointer, with Gordon’s second conversion pushing the score out to 12-0 at half-time.
Some poor handling early in the second half was proving costly for the Bulldogs comeback chances, and when Penrith skipper Petero Civoniceva put forward partner Frank Pritchard over for a third converted try, it was good as game over for the misfiring Canterbury outfit.
And it was game over six minutes later when Gordon flashed down the sideline to score a typically scintillating try, with the flashy young flanker converting sensationally from the sideline to make it 24-0 on the hour mark.
A 70-meter intercept provided Tighe with his second try of the night, with Bulldogs winger Matt Utai bumping his way over in the dying minutes for a consolation try.
Canterbury now faces the daunting task of travelling to Skilled Park to take on the Gold Coast Titans next Friday night, while the Panthers will play host to the New Zealand Warriors next Sunday.
Penrith Panthers 30
Tries: Brad Tighe 2, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard, Michael Gordon
Goals: Michael Gordon 5
defeated
Canterbury Bulldogs 4
Tries: Matt Utai
Goals:
At ANZ Stadium
Referee – Jared Maxwell
It was the young Panthers backline that paved the way for the dominant six tries to nil rout, with centre Brad Tighe and winger Michael Gordon cutting the mistake riddled Bulldogs to shreds.
The Bulldogs were rudderless without Kiwi Test representatives Sonny Bill Williams and Ben Roberts unable to back-up, and were unable to build any pressure thanks to a committed defensive effort from a sharp Panthers outfit.
An early Rhys Wesser break allowed the visitors to post first points; the Panthers fullback carving a hole in the Bulldogs central ruck defence before linking with zippy centre Tighe to complete a dazzling four-pointer.
With regular goal kicker Jarrod Sammut relegated to the Jim Beam Cup, it was up to the enthusiastic winger Gordon to convert successfully from the sideline to hand the visitors an early 6-0 advantage.
After the Bulldogs bombed a few chances of their own, Panthers utility Luke Lewis extended the visitors lead when he produced a sensational 30-metre run to score Penrith’s second four-pointer, with Gordon’s second conversion pushing the score out to 12-0 at half-time.
Some poor handling early in the second half was proving costly for the Bulldogs comeback chances, and when Penrith skipper Petero Civoniceva put forward partner Frank Pritchard over for a third converted try, it was good as game over for the misfiring Canterbury outfit.
And it was game over six minutes later when Gordon flashed down the sideline to score a typically scintillating try, with the flashy young flanker converting sensationally from the sideline to make it 24-0 on the hour mark.
A 70-meter intercept provided Tighe with his second try of the night, with Bulldogs winger Matt Utai bumping his way over in the dying minutes for a consolation try.
Canterbury now faces the daunting task of travelling to Skilled Park to take on the Gold Coast Titans next Friday night, while the Panthers will play host to the New Zealand Warriors next Sunday.
Penrith Panthers 30
Tries: Brad Tighe 2, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard, Michael Gordon
Goals: Michael Gordon 5
defeated
Canterbury Bulldogs 4
Tries: Matt Utai
Goals:
At ANZ Stadium
Referee – Jared Maxwell
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