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Panther learns fate for high shot, another Eels star shown the door, Ryles strikes back at Penrith

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Panthers hooker Mitch Kenny has been slapped with a one-match suspension by the NRL match assessment committee for his high hit on Storm winger Grant Anderson, in an additional blow for the three-time defending champions out of a turbulent Thursday evening.

Already reeling from Nathan Cleary’s shoulder harm which noticed the Penrith champion depart the discipline devastated and in ache late of their thrilling 24-22 loss that every one however ensures Melbourne the minor premiership, Kenny was dealt a grade two cost for the high contact on Anderson in the last ten minutes of the match.

He can settle for a one-match sanction, or danger two by difficult the verdict at the NRL Judiciary.

A lot to Storm followers’ displeasure, Kenny was solely positioned on report for the hit at the time, whereas Nelson Asofa-Solomona was sin-binned for his personal high shot on Panthers winger Daine Laurie, the place a lot of the pressure behind the incident was acquired by Storm teammate Cameron Munster.

Each Munster and Laurie handed head harm assessments and completed the sport, with Asofa-Solomona escaping with an $1800 wonderful for a Grade 1 careless high deal with offence.

Veteran prop set to go as Ryles’ Parra clean-out continues

Former Check ahead Reagan Campbell-Gillard seems to be set to be the first huge identify to hit the street in new coach Jason Ryles’ clean-out at Parramatta.

The veteran prop has been advised he’s free to depart regardless of having another yr left on his contract.

North Queensland are reportedly at the prepared so as to add RCG onto their roster subsequent season though the golf equipment could have to barter a deal over whether or not the Cowboys pay the full $750,000 remaining on the contract on account of their very own tight wage cap scenario.

Reagan Campbell-Gillard

(Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Photographs)

The Cowboys have launched Valentine Holmes to signal with the Dragons and also will have Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (Dolphins), Chad Townsend (Roosters) and veteran hooker Jake Granville off the books subsequent yr however they’ve a number of younger stars they’ve upgraded to maintain at the membership.

Fijian worldwide Maika Sivo and former Origin ahead Ryan Matterson have additionally been advised they’re free to depart the Eels early whereas winger Bailey Simonsson has been re-signed for three extra years as a part of Ryles’ early roster overhaul.

The previous Storm assistant coach is trying to strike back at Penrith after the premiers poached the membership’s hottest younger expertise in Blaize Talagi.

Parra are in the market for Panthers rising star Isaiah Iongi, who broke into first grade this yr and is taken into account an NRL fullback of the future.

He performed in Spherical 22 win over Newcastle when Dylan Edwards and Daine Laurie had been sidelined with harm however his path to the No.1 jersey could be a lot simpler at Parramatta with questions over whether or not captain Clint Gutherson will keep in the position long run.

Solely two gamers in Parramatta’s roster are locked in past the finish of this season, in the type of Mitch Moses and Junior Paulo.

Others together with five-eighth Dylan Brown have contracts for longer, however have choices of their favour that they need to decider whether or not to take up.

Storm set to relaxation and rotate

Craig Bellamy has confirmed he plans to relaxation Melbourne gamers throughout the closing three rounds, in a transfer that might have critical implications on the NRL’s high eight.

The Storm’s 24-22 win over Penrith on Thursday evening pushed Melbourne in direction of the minor premiership, and crucially secured a house last with a top-two end.

Melbourne have the Dolphins subsequent Saturday night at AAMI Park, earlier than away journeys to North Queensland and Brisbane.

All three of the Queensland groups nonetheless have various last hopes, and have to win remaining matches to push for a spot in the high eight.

The away matches to the Cowboys and Broncos loom as the almost certainly for the Storm to relaxation gamers.

The membership has a five-day turnaround between the house sport in opposition to the Dolphins and the Cowboys conflict, placing a pressure on gamers earlier than the finals.

For individuals who do match up in opposition to the Cowboys, the Storm will fly them house from Townsville on a chartered flight, earlier than they face the Broncos in Brisbane the following Thursday.

“We have some players we would like to rest,” Bellamy stated.

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“Part of that will be in their opinions. Whether we go for one game or over three games, I am not quite sure what we’re going to do. 

“But we will certainly look at doing that.”

Bellamy stated he would communicate to every of the particular person gamers earlier than making a choice on how they’d be managed forward of the finals.

“We just need to see what we think as coaches and see what the players’ think their best preparation is,” Bellamy stated.

“Typically you possibly can relaxation them and lose a little bit of momentum as effectively. We now have executed each over the years and there are some execs and cons.

“Typically it may be you give them per week off coaching they usually are available for captain’s run.

“Those guys who really want to play will play, because it will play with them mentally if we don’t.”

Thursday evening’s win over Penrith was simply the Storm’s largest assertion of this yr, regardless of having sat first on the ladder since spherical 15.

PENRITH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 15: Nelson Asofa-Solomona of the Storm is tackled by the Panthers defence during the round 24 NRL match between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm at BlueBet Stadium, on August 15, 2024, in Penrith, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Nelson Asofa-Solomona is tackled. (Photograph by Brendon Thorne/Getty Photographs)

The Storm do have some issues out of it, with Nelson Asofa-Solomona sin-binned for a shoulder cost and Grant Anderson struggling a head knock late.

Cameron Munster additionally appeared at danger of being dominated out by concussion, with Bellamy admitting he feared the five-eighth’s evening was over when he lay on the floor for a number of seconds.

Munster in the end handed his HIA, and was in a position to return.

However regardless, the largest take away of all from the Storm was proof they’ll beat Penrith late in the season, on an evening the place the three-time defending premiers misplaced Nathan Cleary to a shoulder harm.

“We just wanted to see where we were at,” Bellamy stated. 

To play them right here, it’s a tricky job. There have been some powerful durations in the sport, however we appeared to come back by them fairly effectively.”

with AAP

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