Nathan clear sends brutal message to Melbourne storm as fans erupt over epic NRL display welcome to the Melbourne storm News Channel the place where you'll have exclusive access to everything involving the most feared team in Australian rugby here you'll stay on top of all the news results highlights and much more waste more time and join our community of passionate storm fans NRL fans were quickly reminded of why the Panthers are Premiership favorites Nathan clear has put the Melbourne storm on notice with a clinical display in his first game back alongside have partner Jerome Lui since round 10 the two-time dim medalist scored three tries and set up two more to lift penrith to a dominant 46 to1 win over St George ilora in a display that showcased the Panthers Premiership credentials clear's Clinic helped the visitors stay within four points of Melbourne at the top of the table and left the dragons out of the eight for at least another week and with the Panthers preferred have pairing purring again it was clear runaway leaders Melbourne have some serious competition for the 2024 NRL Premiership the Panthers are gearing up for a shot at a historic fourth straight Prem ship and while the conventional thought throughout the season was that penrith had to be the favorites to take it out again Melbourne have been the standout performers this year however even without cley the Panthers have been a constant in the NRL top four and with their star playmaker returning its clear they are the team to beat yet again on Sunday clear was at the center of everything good for the Panthers after kicking a golden point field goal on return from a hamstring injury against the Dolphins with Lui back by his side he and penrith looked a tear Above the Rest Jesse McLean got the Panthers on the board board before clear put Liam Martin through a hole close to the line for their second the halfback then showed his class and NRL IQ by fooling Dragons Defenders on the last tackle clear faked to kick and jined back to the short side putting Dane Lori through a gap on the right Edge before looming up on his inside to score minutes later he then dummied and stepped between Ben Hunt and Raymond falam Mariner to score his second and make it 22 to zero inside 30 minutes the Panthers number seven then completed his hat trick in the second half when he and L linked up and following the match NRL fans couldn't believe just how good clear looked in just a second game back from injury with many believing the Panthers are in pole position to win a historic fourth straight Grand Final what did you think of this news leave your opinion in the comments don't forget to subscribe to the channel we'll be back anytime with more news from Storm