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THE FACTS
When is Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers on and what time does it start? Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers will take place on Friday 30th June, 2023 – 11:00 (UK)
Where is Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers taking place? Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers will take place at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia
Where can I get tickets for Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches
What channel is Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here
Where can I stream Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL
THE TEAM NEWS
MELBOURNE STORM
Starting 13: Meaney, Warbrick, Smith, Olam, Coates, Munster, Hughes, Sims, H. Grant, Welch, Loiero, Asofa-Solomona, King – Interchanges: Garlick, MacDonald, Kamikamica, Bradley – Reserves: Wishart, Eisenhuth, Lewis, Faalogo, Pezet
Unavailable: Dean Ieremia (Injured), Ryan Papenhuyzen (Injured), Eliesa Katoa (Injured), Marion Seve (Injured), Aaron Pene (Injured)
PENRITH PANTHERS
Starting 13: Edwards, Turuva, Tago, Crichton, To’o, Luai, Cogger, Leota, Kenny, Fisher-Harris, Sorensen, Martin, Yeo – Interchanges: Luke, L. Smith, Leniu, Salmon – Reserves: Hosking, Eisenhuth, Garner, Peachey, Jenkins
Unavailable: Taylan May (Injured), Nathan Cleary (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
This should be a humdinger of a contest as two of the top three do battle. Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers are both locked on 24 points apiece and the pair will each fancy their chances of winning. They have each won five of the past 10 encounters between the two so there is little to split them and the same can be said based on how they have both performed of late. The two teams are strong defensively so expect a low-scoring game which produces no more than 42.5 points and the winning margin is likely to be 1-12 points either way, although the Storm are the slight preference.