LIVE: Ugly trip lands Cowboys rookie in hot water

A cross-field kick lands in the hands of a soaring Laurie, but fails to plant it down.

Penrith receive a penalty for Clifford’s mid-air tackle, but it saved his side a try and they manage to hold out the Panthers again despite a lengthy slate of field position.

“It’s not a dangerous tackle whatsoever, that’s not what the rule was meant for,” Phil Gould said on Nine.

“It’s been great defence, but the attack has been a little bit one-dimensional.”