Canberra Raiders NRL News

Critics blaming sinu controversy for Manly's loss, defense issues and sluggishness evident.

Fox League

It's a bit rich for anyone to start blaming Manly's embarrassing loss to Melbourne on the Daly Cherry-Evans contract controversy.

But if we are fair dinkum no one looked slower or more lethargic than the veteran forward who got left for dead in defence for the first two tries.

Especially when we all saw the concerning defensive lapses from Jake Trbojevic in the
48-24 belting at Brookie.

Yes, the Sea Eagles looked slow and lethargic against the competition favourites.

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NRL crackdown with eight sin bins, Mitchell's return, and Broncos' evolution highlight Round 5.

Fox League

The NRL high shot crackdown saw eight sin bins in Round 5, but Latrell Mitchell's return for the Rabbitohs and Reece Walsh's Broncos evolution ensured there was still plenty of good footy.

The NRL promised a crackdown and seven players were sin binned for high shots throughout a rollercoaster round that left several coaches seething.

Read on for the biggest talking points to come out of Round 5.

CRACKDOWN CREATES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

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Panthers in danger of missing finals in 2025, lose four straight games, sitting in 15th spot.

Wide World of Sports

Forget five premierships in a row for a moment. Could the Panthers do the unthinkable and miss the finals in 2025?

The four-time premiers have now lost four straight games and find themselves sitting in 15th spot after five rounds.

Amazingly, the champs haven't won since beating the Sharks in a hard-fought tussle in Vegas what seems an age ago.

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