Sunday has three NRL matches with the first game for Round 13 being between Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers with the opening kick to commence at 3:00pm local time. The game is to be played at Centrebet Stadium with the favourite for the match being Penrith Panthers. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers.

WHERE AND WHEN: Centrebet Stadium, Sunday 9th June, 3:00pm

Opening odds comparison:

Penrith Panthers	1.36	1.30	1.22	1.30	1.36	1.29
Wests Tigers	3.15	3.65	4.35	3.65	3.15	3.45

Preview:
The Panthers take on the Tigers in the first Sunday match of Round 13, kicking off at Centrebet Stadium at 3.00pm. The Panthers are on fire at the moment, having won their last three matches and climbing the ladder to eighth position. In contrast, the Tigers have had a very bad couple of months, having lost seven matches in a row before a narrow victory against the Cowboys last week. While the Tigers will be hoping to build on the momentum from last week, the Panthers will go into this encounter as favourites.

Teams:

Penrith Panthers:
Matt Moylan, Travis Robinson, Lewis Brown, Dean Whare, David Simmons, Isaac John, Luke Walsh, Nigel Plum, Kevin Kingston (c), Tim Grant, Sika Manu, Matt Robinson, Adam Docker. Interchange: James Segeyaro, Mose Masoe, James Roberts, Clint Newton

Wests Tigers:
Sean Meaney, David Nofoaluma, Joel Reddy, Tim Simona, Marika Koroibete, Benji Marshall, Curtis Sironen, Aaron Woods, Robbie Farah (capt), Adam Blair, Eddy Pettybourne, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Braith Anasta. Interchange: Suaso Sue, Jack Buchanan, Ava Seumanufagai, Jarred Farlow, Masada Iosefa (one to be omitted)

Penrith reflect on lack of NRL respect

A three-game winning streak hasn’t yet earned Penrith the respect of the NRL, according to captain Kevin Kingston.

The Panthers’ past month has featured a stunning upset of defending premiers Melbourne, a record-breaking 56-point demolition of the Warriors and a shutout of St George Illawarra.

As a result, they’re starting to make some noise in the competition, rumbling into the NRL top eight – but because the Panthers are able to fly under the radar out west, they believe the respect is yet to come.

“I don’t think we’re getting any recognition yet,” Kingston told AAP on Monday.

“It’s kind of good because we’re flying under the radar.

“If we keep going the way we’re going, the next couple of weeks we will get that recognition.

“It is time to sit back and see what you’ve done a bit.

“But also we need to keep the foot on the throttle and keep growing that confidence and belief we’ve got at the moment.

“I think getting a bit of respect for the club and what we do is a good thing.

“We just want to make sure winning is not a sometimes thing, it’s a regular thing.”

Centre Lewis Brown has been among the Panthers best in recent weeks, scoring a double in the Warriors’ rout.

He felt the bye had come at the wrong time for Penrith, potentially disrupting their good form, but backed up his skipper’s sentiment that they weren’t being given due recognition just yet.

However he wants to make sure that when people do sit up and take notice of their squad, that they don’t drop off.

“When people start standing up and realising that we are playing good footy and talking about us, it’s important that we keep improving and we stick to those standards,” Brown told AAP.

“It’s no good having that month of good footy where we won all those games and coming out after the bye and going back to old habits.

“I believe we’ve created something new here and the boys have really bought into the gameplan and the structures of the last month.”

Brown spent the bye week ironing out niggling injuries and refreshing the mind – but also found time to reflect on his team’s impressive form.

“It’s given us time to soak it up a bit more,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Panthers say they aren’t interested in adding under-pressure St George Illawarra five-eighth Jamie Soward to their roster this year.

Soward, who will join the Panthers on a four-year deal from next season, has been given time off by Dragons coach Steve Price to clear his head.

Price’s decision has been interpreted as an indication Soward’s immediate future at the joint-venture club could be in jeopardy.

“I gave him a couple of days off just to clear his head,” Price told reporters on Monday.

“I had a discussion with Jamie and we’ll just wait for a couple of days.”