Gun prop adds to Panthers' injury headaches

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The Panthers are sweating connected the fittingness of front-rowers James Fisher-Harris, Tevita Pangai Junior and Moses Leota arsenic they zero successful connected adjacent Sunday's NRL expansive last against the Rabbitohs.

Penrith were without Leota for their 10-6 preliminary last triumph implicit Melbourne yesterday, earlier Fisher-Harris and Pangai Jr joined the club's wounded database during the Panthers' lightning-quick and brutal expansive last qualifier clash with the Storm.

As Leota battles a calf wounded during the lead-up to the decider, Fisher-Harris and Pangai Jr are dealing with genu injuries.

Bench hooker Mitch Kenny is besides nether an wounded cloud, having suffered an ankle wounded during the Panthers' semi-final and missing the preliminary final.

Penrith co-captain Isaah Yeo was asked astir the camp's fittingness connected Nine's NRL Sunday Footy Show.

"They each did medicals this morning. We've had a fewer hobbling astir each week, truthful you benignant of hold until time to fig retired what's going on," Yeo said.

"To maine it looked similar a medial (for Pangai Jr), Moses different 1 and past 'Fish' not rather definite either.

"We've had injuries beauteous overmuch since Origin, to beryllium fair. We've dealt with it truly well.

"It's evidently been a small spot antithetic to past season. Last twelvemonth it seemed similar it was creaseless sailing close passim the year, whereas we've had to look a small spot much adversity with that benignant of worldly this year.

"Whatever happens we'll sanction 17 players that I'm definite are capable to bash the occupation connected the weekend."

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