A succession of “significant injuries” keeps thwarting Penrith coach Ivan Cleary‘s plans to rest players in the lead-up to the finals and he was coy on what sort of team he may send out in the final round of the regular season.
Premiership players Izack Tago, Mitch Kenny and Scott Sorensen will all miss Thursday night’s home game against Parramatta, but Brian To’o returns as Cleary remains adamant his side will be at full strength by finals time.
Kenny and Sorensen also missed last week’s massive win over the Gold Coast, while Tago is missing a sixth consecutive game with a knee injury just two weeks before the finals campaign begins.
Cleary famously rested almost the entire Penrith starting side for their last game before finals last season before his side’s grand final triumph and has previously given players games off during Penrith’s past three seasons that have…