{"id":102303,"date":"2024-10-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/?p=102303"},"modified":"2024-10-10T08:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T21:21:45","slug":"the-dynasty-continues-penrith-breaks-melbourne-hearts-to-secure-fourth-straight-premiership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/sport\/the-dynasty-continues-penrith-breaks-melbourne-hearts-to-secure-fourth-straight-premiership\/","title":{"rendered":"The dynasty continues: Penrith breaks Melbourne hearts to secure fourth-straight premiership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY DOMINIC CRINITI\/SEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>THE Penrith Panthers have continued to rewrite history, winning a fourth-straight NRL premiership with a 14-6 win over the Melbourne Storm at Accor Stadium on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Penrith becomes the first team since the St George Dragons in 1966 to win more than four-straight premierships and now sits in equal sixth place for the most titles in NRL history with six.<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne looked to set the tone from the first exchange and without Nelson Asofa-Solomona the responsibility fell into the hands of Josh King and Tui Kamikamica, with both players impressing in the opening stages.<\/p>\n<p>The two best sides in the competition put on a rugby league clinic in the first 20 minutes, with neither side giving the other an edge, resulting in plenty of brutal collisions in the forward line.<\/p>\n<p>With both teams engaging in an armwrestle in the middle of the park it was an uncharacteristic Penrith mistake that led to the Storm&#8217;s first try.<\/p>\n<p>The Storm skipper, Harry Grant, with little room to move burrowed his way over the line from close range to open the scoring in the 2024 decider.<\/p>\n<p>A disappointed Penrith side didn&#8217;t take long to answer as Sunia Turuva was the beneficiary of an overlap on the left side of Melbourne&#8217;s defence, as he slid over for Penrith&#8217;s first try of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Penrith began to take control of the game as the first half came to a close, winning the battle of the forwards and gaining crucial ground going forward.<\/p>\n<p>After knocking on the door several times, the Panthers cracked the opposing defence one more time as Nathan Cleary put Liam Martin through to the try line moments before halftime.<\/p>\n<p>With Cleary going one from two with his conversions, the Panthers led 10-6 going into the break.<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne came out with a point to prove in the second half but Penrith continued to match their intensity from onset.<\/p>\n<p>On the back of a strong start, the Storm came within inches of retaking the lead as Jack Howarth found his way over but was agonisingly held up by Dylan Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Penrith was dealt a massive blow with just 20 minutes remaining as Brian To&#8217;o seemingly succumbed to a hamstring injury, forcing the reigning premier into a backline shuffle.<\/p>\n<p>The backline switchup proved to be a blessing in disguise for Penrith, as Paul Alamoti, the man who replaced To&#8217;o on the wing, secured the Panthers&#8217; third try with a sensational finish.<\/p>\n<p>With the game hanging in the balance, play was halted after allegations of a bite on Paul Alamoti from Cameron Munster, for which the referee placed the Storm playmaker on report.<\/p>\n<p>Penrith wasn&#8217;t troubled in the final stages and hung on for a 14-6 win, securing a fourth-straight premiership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY DOMINIC CRINITI\/SEN THE Penrith Panthers have continued to rewrite history, winning a fourth-straight NRL premiership with a 14-6 win over the Melbourne Storm at Accor Stadium on Sunday night. 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