The Titans finish their season with one of the toughest away trips in the competition, but will be to claim an upset against the Panthers to end a tough year on a high.
The Gold Coast side showed patches of the good things they can do against the Knights last round, but the game also highlighted their defensive frailties as well, letting in three tries in 10 minutes to put themselves well and truly on the back foot.
Penrith recorded a comfortable win on the scoreboard against the Rabbitohs in their last match, but they will be wanting to clean up areas of their game before they play finals after they lost back-to-back games before beating the Bunnies.
Injuries have hit the Titans particularly hard this season, but they will be hoping to at least have outside backs Keano Kini (cork) and Phillip Sami (niggles) back on deck for this game.
Nathan Cleary is not due back until the finals, but the Panthers could have Scott Sorensen (hamstring) and Jesse McLean (collarbone) return this week.
Match: Panthers v Titans
Round 27 -
home Team
Panthers
2nd Position
away Team
Titans
14th Position
Venue: Penrith Park, Penrith
Match broadcasters:
- WatchNRL
Stat Attack
- The Panthers have won nine of their past 10 games against the Titans.
- The Titans have not won at BlueBet Stadium since 2016.
- Panthers winger Sunia Turuva has scored eight tries in nine games at BlueBet Stadium this season.
- Titans winger Jojo Fifita has scored seven tries in his past four games.
- Panthers prop James Fisher-Harris will make his 200th NRL appearance.
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services,
