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The Panthers’ hopes of snaring a top-four finish all but ended in dramatic fashion against the Raiders in golden point on Friday night.
But coach Ivan Cleary remained upbeat about his team’s chances for the season despite a second straight golden point defeat.
“It is what it is,” Cleary said. “It’s not what you want, but it’s what you get, so there’s plenty of lessons again
“And these types of things, it’s obviously very disappointing when you put so much effort in for that, but we just have got to take the lessons and get on with life.
“I think the lessons are pretty obvious, as I said a little bit similar to last week, not quite the same.”
The Panthers welcomed back co-captain Isaah Yeo against the Raiders in Mudgee when he came off the bench after recovering from a shoulder injury.
In other news, the Bulldogs are expected to be without forward Harry Hayes, who picked up an injury in the loss to Melbourne on Friday night.