The final 40 minutes begins as Souths kick things off, and Penrith are quickly on the attack via an Edward Kosi error. Rabbitohs bench forward Liam Le Blanc produces a crunching ball-and-all tackle on Lindsay Smith, picking up the Penrith lock and dumping him on his back. But the Panthers continue their attack anyway, Dylan Edwards forcing a dropout with a smart grubber into the in-goal.
The next set ends with Jack Cogger bombing towards Tom Jenkins’ wing, but Souths rookie Dayne Jennings soars high to bring it down. He’s having a great game.
But another Souths error, this time from Jack Wighton, turns possession over to Penrith again. They bomb towards Jenkins and Jennings once more, the referee rules Jennings has knocked on – but Souths successfully use a captain’s challenge as the bunker spots Jennings caught the ball in his in-goal. The Rabbitohs get a 20-metre tap instead.
Panthers 12, Rabbitohs 10 with 34 minutes left
Rookie Rabbitohs winger Dayne Jennings.Getty Images