Penrith Panthers vs Canberra Raiders
The Raiders ended the 2012 season so strongly that many expected them to continue with that form in 2013, but the Canberra team did not deliver in this game.
Ivan Cleary had a positive start with the Panthers, and despite losing Luke Lewis and Michael Jennings over the off-season the Panthers attack looked promising. Luke Walsh converted all 5 of the Panthers tries and added a penalty on top to give the Penrtih team a convincing 32-10 win.
Both teams played ugly football but Canberra made too many handling errors and simple mistakes to ever be properly in the game. The Green Machine will need to spend more time on basic ball handling and completing sets before they will find their previous form.
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