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Six minutes later, Luai dribbled a grubber kick in behind Penrith’s defensive line and centre Starford To’a won the race to ground it in-goal.
Tigers playmaker Jarome Luai on the attack against Penrith.Credit: Getty Images
Centre Adam Doueihi converted to make it 6-all.
The Tigers grabbed the lead in the 26th minute when they created an overlap on the right edge and winger Sunia Turuva scored against his former club.
Just when it appeared the Tigers would head to the half-time break with a 10-6 lead, Penrith equalised when Jenkins made it a double by crashing over out wide.
Cleary’s conversion attempt rebounded off the upright, leaving the scoreboard reading 10-all.
Thomas Jenkins scored two first-half tries for Penrith.Credit: Getty Images
Luai earned two huge cheers early in the second half for one-one-on tackles on Cleary, before the contentious hit on Talagi that cost the Tigers two points.
When Jenkins scored in the 64th minute, the Panthers appeared to be in control with all the momentum, but the Tigers responded five minutes later when Luai shifted the ball to their left flank, and winger Jeral Skelton flashed over.
That set up a thrilling final 10 minutes, with Penrith clinging to a four-point advantage.
The Tigers came within inches of scoring in the 75th minute, when utility Jack Bird caught a Luai bomb and offloaded to fullback Jahream Bula, who appeared certain to score before he was dragged down.
Penrith, the reigning four-time champions, have now posted back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Michael Chammas and Andrew “Joey” Johns dissect the upcoming NRL round, plus the latest footy news, results and analysis. Sign up for the Sin Bin newsletter.
Six minutes later, Luai dribbled a grubber kick in behind Penrith’s defensive line and centre Starford To’a won the race to ground it in-goal.
Tigers playmaker Jarome Luai on the attack against Penrith.Credit: Getty Images
Centre Adam Doueihi converted to make it 6-all.
The Tigers grabbed the lead in the 26th minute when they created an overlap on the right edge and winger Sunia Turuva scored against his former club.
Just when it appeared the Tigers would head to the half-time break with a 10-6 lead, Penrith equalised when Jenkins made it a double by crashing over out wide.
Cleary’s conversion attempt rebounded off the upright, leaving the scoreboard reading 10-all.
Thomas Jenkins scored two first-half tries for Penrith.Credit: Getty Images
Luai earned two huge cheers early in the second half for one-one-on tackles on Cleary, before the contentious hit on Talagi that cost the Tigers two points.
When Jenkins scored in the 64th minute, the Panthers appeared to be in control with all the momentum, but the Tigers responded five minutes later when Luai shifted the ball to their left flank, and winger Jeral Skelton flashed over.
That set up a thrilling final 10 minutes, with Penrith clinging to a four-point advantage.
The Tigers came within inches of scoring in the 75th minute, when utility Jack Bird caught a Luai bomb and offloaded to fullback Jahream Bula, who appeared certain to score before he was dragged down.
Penrith, the reigning four-time champions, have now posted back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Michael Chammas and Andrew “Joey” Johns dissect the upcoming NRL round, plus the latest footy news, results and analysis. Sign up for the Sin Bin newsletter.
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