Deadly Penrith rugby league sharp-shooter Michael Gordon seems to have only one goal-kicking weakness.

He can't convert his own tries.

The prolific point-scoring winger made it 56 out 60 successful attempts for the year by landing six out of seven in Penrith's 40-10 rout of South Sydney at CUA Stadium on Saturday night.

He landed a couple of sensational sideline conversions of tries scored by winger Junior Tia Kilifi.

However, he missed his first attempt in the past four rounds and the only try he didn't convert was the one he scored himself.

Strangely, as Panthers coach Matthew Elliott pointed out, Gordon only seems to have problems with converting his own four-pointers.

"The kicks he misses is when he scores himself, so we're just trying to organise for him not to score," Elliott jokingly told reporters.

"He missed his fourth goal kick tonight for the season. It's insane isn't?

"It's just representative of the work he does with Daryl Halligan and it makes a difference. He's not a bad player either by the way, he's not just a goal kicker."

Gordon had scored 31 tries in 52 games before this season, but has logged just three in 13 games this year.

The only other try he has failed to convert this year apart from his own was one from fullback Jarrod Sammut and Gordon recalled hitting the post with that effort.

"I might have to hand the duties over to someone else if I score," Gordon told AAP.

He also praised legendary goal-kicking ace Halligan for helping him in that department.

"He (Halligan) has been excellent. He has been a good mentor," Gordon said.

Looking forward to next Friday's massive Western Sydney derby with Parramatta, Gordon thought establishing field position and completing sets and eliminating errors would be crucial factors.

The loss on Saturday eliminated Souths from finals contention and coach Jason Taylor lamented their mid-season form slump.

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