Penrith have been dealt a double blow ahead of Thursday night's clash with Manly after five-eighth Jarome Luai and hooker Mitch Kenny were ruled out of the side on Wednesday. The Panthers confirmed that Kenny dropped out of the squad after failing to complete captain’s run, while Luai has been ruled out by the medical staff due to illness. Subsequently, the Panthers have been given an exemption from the NRL to add NSW Cup hooker Luke Sommerton to the squad to potentially make his NRL debut in the Round 24 clash. Earlier this week, Titans hooker Sam Verrills has played his last game for 2023, while the Knights will be without injured representative star Bradman Best in Round 24. Despite playing the full 80 minutes of last week's win over the Dolphins, Best pulled up lame with an adductor issue and hasn't been named. However, prop Jacob Saifiti doesn't look set to miss any time after failing to finish the match with a hamstring injury, while twin brother Daniel Saifiti is a chance of returning from a quad complaint this week too. Source: NRL.Com