The Cowboys held on to outlast the Panthers in a low-scoring 16-6 fixture that left Ivan Cleary questioning his late resolution to omit his Origin stars, whereas Todd Payten had loads of cheer about.
Regardless of two sin-bins to North Queensland, leaving them with 12 males for 20 minutes within the contest, Scott Drinkwater led his facet to a vital competitors victory.
Scott Drinkwater. (Picture by Brett Hemmings/Getty Photos)
Drinkwater and younger gun Jaxon Purdue have been binned within the thirteenth and 32rd minute respectively, however the Panthers didn’t consolidate and pile factors.
Kyle Feldt was stable for the Cowboys, with the skilled winger scoring the opening attempt to pulling off huge defensive performs to shut out Penrith.
“The issues that Kyle Feldt does on the footy subject are extraordinary, whether or not in defence or assault. He got here up with some huge performs,” Fox League commentator Greg Alexander mentioned.
Of the Panthers’ NSW quintet, solely Isaah Yeo backed up for his or her second loss in as many video games when match Origin gamers have been rested or unavailable this season.
All-conquering Penrith have historically flaunted their depth throughout the Origin window, dropping solely as soon as within the mid-year consultant window throughout their final two premiership seasons.
However execution points price the Panthers in moist residence situations on Sunday, as they did towards St George Illawarra earlier than Origin I.
The Cowboys have been made to cope with the absence of all six of their Origin gamers, two sin-binnings and a flood of Penrith possession that bordered on biblical within the first half.
However when 18-year-old Jaxon Purdue slid over halfway by means of the second half, the Cowboys have been on their strategy to a fourth consecutive away win and first victory in Penrith since 2016.
Penrith had 39 tackles within the crimson zone and eight penalties earlier than half-time, however just one attempt to present for it, as alternative halves Jack Cole and Brad Schneider struggled to generate factors.
The Cowboys had no such points to start the sport, clicking into gear after Paul Alamoti sprayed the opening kick-off out on the complete.
Kyle Feldt grabbed a looping cut-out cross from fellow veteran Chad Townsend and burst by means of Alamoti, shifted to the wing, for first factors after 9 minutes.
Attacking broad continued to work for the Cowboys, who made it 12-0 by means of Braidon Burns shortly after dropping Scott Drinkwater to the sin-bin following repeated set restarts.
At one level late within the second half, the Panthers loved 11 of 12 units in a row and it took Schneider skipping previous a tiring Drinkwater to attain their solely attempt of the night time.
It got here simply after Purdue went to the sin-bin for tripping Daine Laurie, an act that’s prone to land him on the match assessment committee’s cost sheet.
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Stand-in fullback Laurie regarded likeliest for the Panthers with 228 run metres and James Fisher-Harris pitched in a tenacious 67-minute effort.
However the Panthers have been left to rue lacking probabilities within the first half when alternatives dried up within the second.
In a hot-and-cold season, the Cowboys’ win ensures they’ll end the weekend inside the highest eight.
The Panthers have the bye forward of Origin III however could relaxation their consultant contingent once more earlier than the spherical 20 conflict towards the Dolphins.
The Panthers rookie halves combo of Jack Cole and Brad Schneider failed to supply a spark for the three-peat premiers, as a scarcity of sophistication was evident.
Braidon Burns and Jaxon Purdue scored the opposite two tries for the Cowboys, getting a significant win with Maroons Valentine Holmes, Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden out of the combination.
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