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  • You can’t stop it: Moses says hip-drops bound to happen | Scott Sorensen says this teammate must …

    You can’t stop it: Moses says hip-drops bound to happen | Scott Sorensen says this teammate must …

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    You can't stop it: Moses says hip-drops bound to happen

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    Mitch Moses has doubled down on Parramatta coach Jason Ryles' warning that the speed of the NRL will lead to more players being injured by hip-drop tackles from tired defenders.

    Days after the Eels lost a second player to a long-term injury from the illegal tackle, Moses maintained the speed of the game was to blame for the situation.

    Scott Sorensen says this teammate must be picked for Origin

    Premiership-winning Panthers forward Scott Sorensen is demanding Laurie Daley select unsung teammate and dummy half Mitch Kenny in the NSW Blues team this year.

    The extraordinary call comes just days after 28-year-old Kenny was suspended for this Friday’s blockbuster against Melbourne following a hip-drop tackle on Eels fullback Isaiah Iongi last weekend.

    Speaking with the Weekender prior to the Good Friday clash at CommBank Stadium, the experienced backrower said the Panthers are going to miss Kenny dearly against the Storm.

    “To be honest, I’m actually really glad you asked about him,” Sorensen began.

    “I feel like Mitch doesn’t get the praise that he deserves. He has been an absolute warrior for our side for so long. The way he is leading our team at training, the way he is leading our team on the park – he’s taken his game to the next level.”

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    Kenny accepts early plea

    Penrith Panthers hooker Mitch Kenny has accepted an early guilty plea after being charged by the NRL Match Review Committee following Saturday night’s Round 4 clash against the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium.

    Kenny was hit with a grade two dangerous contact charge for an incident involving Eels fullback Isaiah Iongi in the second half of the match.

    By taking the early plea, Kenny will serve a one-match suspension, ruling him out of this week's game against the Melbourne Storm.

    Penrith Panthers players and staff respect and honour the traditional custodians of the land and pay our respects to their elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.

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  • Moses Itauma’s sensational rise continues with Jermaine Franklin KO | Moses Itauma inflicts first…

    Moses Itauma’s sensational rise continues with Jermaine Franklin KO | Moses Itauma inflicts first…

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    Moses Itauma's sensational rise continues with Jermaine Franklin KO

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    MANCHESTER, England — The rise of Moses Itauma continued on Saturday with another sensational knockout, this time in Round Five over American Jermaine Franklin Jr. in Manchester.

    Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) started fast and let his hands go, as he so often does, from the get-go, proving far too quick for Franklin who was boxed in the corner for much of the opening three minutes.

    But, the American was tough, taking his fair share of shots but staying on his feet in the opening two rounds and even fired back at Itauma, clipping him a couple of times.

    Moses Itauma inflicts first knockout defeat on Jermaine Franklin

    Moses Itauma made another emphatic statement as the British heavyweight prospect became the first fighter to stop Jermaine Franklin.

    Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte were both taken the distance in points wins in Franklin’s two previous visits to the UK but the durable American was brutally taken out midway through the fifth round by Itauma in Manchester.

    Having knocked his opponent down in the third, Itauma closed the show in spectacular fashion a couple of rounds later, following up a punishing left uppercut with a right hand that sent Franklin crashing to the canvas face first.

    The referee, Steve Gray, immediately waved off the contest as Itauma bowed to the sold-out Co-op Live Arena crowd after moving to 14-0, which will only amplify calls for the 21-year-old to fight for a world title next.

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    Who next for Moses Itauma?

    That an article is being published detailing which opponent might follow for Moses Itauma, mere hours before he fights Jermaine Franklin, exhibits the weight of expectation on the young heavyweight's shoulders.

    Everyone, and we mean everyone, in the sport of boxing expects 21-year-old Itauma, 13-0 (11 KOs), to get past Franklin and then go on to conquer the division.

    However, though a showdown with world champion Oleksandr Usyk is beyond interesting, it would also represent a leap in class of gargantuan proportions. Even a shot at WBO beltholder, Fabio Wardley, should be considered wildly risky at this stage of Itauma's development.

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