BlueBet Stadium will play host to Saturday’s
Round 19 NRL game between Penrith Panthers and
Cronulla Sharks. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with Penrith Panthers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Penrith Panthers vs.
Cronulla Sharks
game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday July 23, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Where: BlueBet Stadium
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Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sharks Preview
A huge top-four showdown headlines the Saturday schedule as streaking Cronulla Sharks get an opportunity to prove their premiership credentials against the 16-1 Penrith Panthers.
The Sharks endured a patchy couple of months but have now pieced together five straight wins. They shocked the Storm 28-6 in Round 17 despite the absence of their linchpin Nicho Hynes, before outlasting an Origin-depleted Cowboys 26-12 last Friday.
Jesse Ramien has emerged as a huge X-factor in the run home for the third-placed Sharks with five tries in his past two games. NSW rep Siosifa Talakai returns in the centres with Connor Tracey moving to the wing, with Sione Katoa receiving a devastating season-ending injury diagnosis. Briton Nikora is back from suspension.
Ivan Cleary’s second-stringers did the job again last weekend, coming away with a gutsy 18-16 win over the Tigers with their Origin contingent resting. The Panthers’ seven Blues all return for this blockbuster.
The defending premiers boast the best attack (29.4 points per game) and defence (11.3) in the NRL by a decent margin and are now just $2 to go back-to-back.
The Panthers have won four of its last five against the Sharks, including the last two at Penrith by a combined 86 points to 12. Count on this one being much closer, though – the Panthers will have to dig deep to ward of a Sharks side far less burdened by the rep schedule and may struggle cover this big line.
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Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sharks Teams
Panthers team: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Taylan May 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Mitch Kenny 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Matt Eisenhuth 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Charlie Staines 19. Spencer Leniu 20. Chris Smith 21. Sunia Turuva 22. Sean O’Sullivan
Sharks team: 1. Will Kennedy 2. Connor Tracey 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Royce Hunt 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Dale Finucane 14. Teig Wilton 15. Cameron McInnes 16. Braden Hamlin-Uele 17. Andrew Fifita 18. Braydon Trindall 19. Aiden Tolman 20. Kade Dykes 21. Jesse Colquhoun 22. Matt Ikuvalu
