LIVE NRL Saturday LIVE: Blues rocked by yet another injury as Liam Martin judged category one concussion; Panthers 'tearing up' lacklustre Roosters outfit By Damien McCartney Lachlan Harper 9:25pm Jun 10, 2023
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is starting to fire up for the Roosters, and it's not pretty.
Moments after the Chooks enforcer was involved in the tackle that saw Liam Martin sent for a HIA with blood dripping down his forehead, Moses Leota was headed up the tunnel in a similar condition. This one wasn't quite so pretty though.
JWH isn't done either. A few minutes later, he does something to Spencer Leniu and the small Panther is fired up!
There's a water bottle thrown and some push me, shove you, but Leniu is clearly incensed.
In the end, the pair of them are both — separately — sent to the sin bin, and we play on.
Who else but James Tedesco to pull the Roosters out of a rut.
Having had virtually no chances all night, the Blues fullback was thrown a bullet pass from Luke Keary, and he dances through the Panthers defence to score.
Keary nails the kick and, the come back has been sparked. Maybe.
Following that Yeo try, the Panthers have since scored two more through Brian To'o and Izack Tago, and they're offering little to no resistance.
"They're tearing up the Roosters with ease. I've not seen a Roosters side concede a try like that for a very long time," Michael Ennis said in commentary for Fox Sports. "Confidence must be very low."
After a warm winter's day in Sydney, the only thing dropping quicker than the mercury is the dew.
It's greasy, and goes some way to explaining the handling errors in the first half.
Although in the opening set of the second half, Matt Lodge has made his third error of the night and given the Panthers their first set in decent position.