The North Sydney Bears were bested in their qualifying final, but will have a second bite of the cherry when they face the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs this Saturday.
Bears Bested in Qualifying Final
The North Sydney Bears were unable to claim a victory in the first week of finals against the Penrith Panthers, defeated 22-14 at St Marys Leagues Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Norths got on the board early against their opponents with Siua Wong scoring from 20 metres out to give his side the lead, however, their opponents ran in three unanswered tries with a ten-point deficit at the break.
Not to be deterred, the red and black hit back to start the second half through five-eighth Kieran Hayman, who stepped through to narrow the gap to six points with just over half an hour remaining.
Match: Panthers v Bears
Finals Week 1 -
home Team
Panthers
2nd Position
away Team
Bears
3rd Position
Venue: St Marys Leagues Stadium, Sydney
Ten minutes later their opponents got on the board to extend their lead to two converted tries, and while Adam Keighran touched down with 20 remaining, the Bears were unfortunately unable to complete their comeback.
The North Sydney Bears will now face the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, while the Sydney Roosters will play for a spot in the 2022 Jersey Flegg Cup Grand Final when they clash with the Newcastle Knights.
Both matches will be at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Kogarah this Saturday.
North Sydney Bears 14 (Siua Wong, Kieran Hayman, Adam Keighran tries; Adam Keighran goal) def by Penrith Panthers 22
