Canberra's upset win against Penrith tips title race on its head

Canberra’s upset win against Penrith tips title race on its head

GIO Stadium result shakes things up, Penrith may drop to fourth after Canberra's surprise win.

The Sydney Morning Herald

GIO Stadium: Well, this suddenly makes things interesting.

Penrith are a chance of dropping to as low as fourth on the ladder by the end of the round after Canberra stunned the premiers 22-18 on Saturday afternoon. The Green Machine kept their own slim finals hopes alive.

Canberra's Josh Papalii and Kaeo Weekes combine to pull down Penrith forward Liam Martin.Credit: Getty Images

Penrith looked in cruise control until Xavier Savage scored a 90m intercept try with seven minutes remaining. Matt Timoko snatched a Jarome Luai pass out of the air, sprinted 50m, then offloaded to his winger to do the rest.

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