Craig Bellamy’s men came out on top 8-0 in a torrid clash with the defending champions in Melbourne, while Cronulla rallied in Auckland to score a 16-12 comeback victory over the Warriors.
STORM 8 PANTHERS 0KEY POINTSBELLAMY THE BEST: How does he keep doing it in round one? It’s no fluke the Storm haven’t been beaten in the opening round for 22 years now, but it’s hard to imagine any of those wins giving Craig Bellamy more satisfaction than this one. If you simply looked at the numbers, there is no way they should have won. In fact, they lost almost every key metric: completion rates, run metres, line breaks, missed tackles, errors. But they can’t quantify heart.
The same two sides then played in the grand final and we know how that finished. Penrith find themselves in exactly the same position again in 2024, no World Club Challenge success and another first-up loss in the NRL. Maybe the most concerning thing was their chaotic attack, which looked nothing like the well-oiled machine of previous years. But it’s round one, and Ivan Cleary’s side will find its groove as the weeks go on.
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