Panthers beat Parramatta 20-2 to clinch NRL home final, Bulldogs lose to Manly Sea Eagles
ABCPenrith is guaranteed a home qualifying final for the first time in a decade after taking its winning streak to 13 matches with a 20-2 victory over Parramatta at Panthers Stadium. Key points: The Panthers only need one win from their next two matches to clinch the minor premiership The loss could leave the Eels fourth on the ladder at the end of the round if the Roosters beat the Knights on Saturday Manly came from behind to beat the Bulldogs 32-20 and snap a six-match losing streak Jarome Luai again starred at five-eighth with a try and an assist to help the Panthers dispatch the only team to have beaten them this year. Up against heavyweights South Sydney and Penrith in the closing two rounds, the Bulldogs' seventh straight defeat leaves Steve Georgallis's battlers with forlorn hopes of hauling themselves out of the cellar. Facing a Manly outfit riding their own six-match losing streak, Canterbury led 10-0 on the half-hour mark courtesy of an early Matt Doorey try, Nick Meaney's conversion and two penalty goals.