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STRUGGLING Newcastle needed to kick-start their season at Hunter Stadium against the Panthers.
Instead, they plummeted to a new low, slumping to their third straight defeat, leaving them anchored to the bottom of the premiership ladder.
Penrith, on the back of strong performances from the likes of fullback Matt Moylan, winger Josh Mansour, prop Sam McKendry and hooker James Segeyaro, clinched a 32-10 win.
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Matt Moylan makes a break. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
Had their execution been a little better, the margin could have been even greater.
The win keeps the Panthers in the top eight.
The Knights were undermanned but could find few excuses for one of their poorest performances of the season which saw them kept scoreless in the second half.
Jamie Soward celebrates a try. Picture: Peter Lorimer Source: News Corp Australia
Jamie Soward crosses for Penrith. Source: Getty Images
They also had replacement hooker Adam Clydsdale put on report for an alleged crusher tackle.
The first half featured one of the most remarkable tries of the season and Panthers prop Nigel Plum wiping himself out attempting a shoulder charge as Penrith took a 16-10 lead into the break.
The two sides traded early tries to wingers James McManus (Knights) and the David Simmons (Panthers) before Penrith broke the 4-4 deadlock midway through the half with an extraordinary Simmons try.
James McManus scores. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
Appearing to be chasing a lost cause with teammate Peter Wallace's grubber careering over the deadball line, fullback Matt Moylan flung himself from the in-goal and brilliantly dragged the ball back into play.
The Knights should have cleaned it up but centre Joey Leilua, who had gathered the ball, came up with a loose pass in the in-goal which Simmons was ruled to have grounded despite the attention of McManus.
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Akuila Uate tackled by Peter Wallace. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
Only minutes later, Plum was carted off the field in a neck brace after coming off second best in attempting to charge down a Mullen kick.
To make matters worse for the big prop, he was placed on report for a shoulder charge as the medicab was taking him from the field.
Nigel Plum leaves the field injured. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia
The Knights levelled it up at 10-10 when Dane Gagai crossed 13 minutes from the break but that scoreline lasted less than four minutes before Jamie Soward waltzed through some paper thin defence to score under the posts.
Two early second half tries saw the Panthers take control and extend the advantage to 26-10, before a try in the final minute to Segeyaro further inflated the scoreline.
PENRITH 32 (J Mansour M Moylan J Segeyaro D Simmons J Soward D Whare tries J Soward 4 goals) bt NEWCASTLE 10 (D Gagai J McManus tries K Gidley goal) at Hunter Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Brett Suttor. Crowd: 13,682.
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