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Lewis all set to face Cowboys
Ian McCullough AAP Fri, Jul 29, 2011 - 1:08 PM
Penrith caretaker coach Steve Georgallis is confident Luke Lewis will be fit to take on North Queensland in Saturday's NRL clash at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
The NSW utility missed the Panthers' clash with Manly last week due to a shoulder injury but travelled with the squad to Townsville on Friday morning.
"Unless something happens at training tonight when we arrive in Townsville, then he will be in the team," Georgallis said.
"He has had a fitness test and he will have another one when we get up there. It is a really important game for us and he doesn't want to miss it."
The Panthers sit just outside the finals spots in ninth place on the ladder but have won three of their past four encounters at the home of the Cowboys.
Georgallis admits his side face a tough proposition against Neil Henry's side with in-form fullback Lachlan Coote out with an ankle injury and Burns sidelined with a broken hand.
"It's definitely going to be very hard to win without those two players. Travis Burns is probably the heart and soul of the team defensively and has been coming into his own recently," he said.
"Lachlan was coming into some great form and we're going to miss him out of the back, but David Simmons is playing some great football and can make sure we don't miss much at fullback."
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Ian McCullough AAP Fri, Jul 29, 2011 - 1:08 PM
Penrith caretaker coach Steve Georgallis is confident Luke Lewis will be fit to take on North Queensland in Saturday's NRL clash at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
The NSW utility missed the Panthers' clash with Manly last week due to a shoulder injury but travelled with the squad to Townsville on Friday morning.
"Unless something happens at training tonight when we arrive in Townsville, then he will be in the team," Georgallis said.
"He has had a fitness test and he will have another one when we get up there. It is a really important game for us and he doesn't want to miss it."
The Panthers sit just outside the finals spots in ninth place on the ladder but have won three of their past four encounters at the home of the Cowboys.
Georgallis admits his side face a tough proposition against Neil Henry's side with in-form fullback Lachlan Coote out with an ankle injury and Burns sidelined with a broken hand.
"It's definitely going to be very hard to win without those two players. Travis Burns is probably the heart and soul of the team defensively and has been coming into his own recently," he said.
"Lachlan was coming into some great form and we're going to miss him out of the back, but David Simmons is playing some great football and can make sure we don't miss much at fullback."
