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PANTHERS1 Matt Moylan (c)
2 Josh Mansour
3 Waqa Blake
4 Peta Hiku
5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
6 Te Maire Martin
7 Jamie Soward
8 Sam McKendry
9 Peter Wallace
10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard
11 Bryce Cartwright
12 Isaah Yeo
13 Trent Merrin
14 Tyrone Peachey
15 Leilani Latu
16 Suaia Matagi
17 James Fisher-Harris
COWBOYS1 Lachlan Coote
2 Kyle Feldt
3 Justin O’Neill
4 Javid Bowen
5 Antonio Winterstein
6 Michael Morgan
7 Johnathan Thurston (c)
8 Matthew Scott (c)
9 Jake Granville
10 James Tamou
11 Gavin Cooper
12 Ethan Lowe
13 Jason Taumalolo
14 Rory Kostjasyn
15 John Asiata
16 Scott Bolton
17 Ben Hannant
Panthers v Cowboys
THE BIGGEST TEST
Penrith face an enormous test this Saturday night when Johnathan Thurston and his premiership-winning Cowboys ride into Pepper Stadium.
While the Panthers have already faced some tough
opponents this season in the shape of premiership contenders Canterbury, Brisbane and Parramatta, there is no team in better form at the moment than JT’s Cowboys.
Importantly, however, the Panthers are playing really tough, gritty football at the moment and will provide the Cowboys with a test of their own.
They’re refusing to give up, and while that has unfortunately resulted in a couple of heartbreaking finishes, it’s also landed two against-the-odds victories.
Every Panthers fan should be proud of how the side came back from the dead to beat Parramatta last Sunday – with the last play of the game no less.
The win was on the back of Matt Moylan’s return, with the young skipper adding the attacking flair and safety under the high ball that had been lacking over the first month of the competition.
It’s impossible to say the Panthers’ form has been up and down. In fact, it has been largely consistent. The next step is starting to dominate the middle part of matches so a game-winning lead is set up and secured long before the full-time siren. That will come with time, and experience.
There’s a few things Penrith need to work on heading into Saturday’s clash with the defending premiers.
While the side’s last tackle options were slightly better last weekend with Moylan in the team, they too often garner little result, especially when it’s a bomb to the left winger.
It was worse against the Dragons but
even against Parramatta it threatened to be the Panthers’ downfall.
Defence also needs to be tightened up – the Panthers miss more tackles than any other side in the competition and an attacking powerhouse like the Cowboys could really expose that on Saturday night.
Personally I think Elijah Taylor being in the side and playing big minutes would go some way to fixing that but it’s quite clear there’s other issues at play there.
On the positive side of the fence, Moylan will be much better for the run last week-end while Josh Mansour is unquestionably Penrith’s best player at the moment – he is just eating up the metres and scoring tries to boot.
When you come up against teams like the Cowboys, it’s easy to be intimidated. But when you go through each position one by one, you start to realise that the Panthers can indeed match what the defending premiers have to offer.
While Thurston and Michael Morgan may be more dominant in the halves than
Te Maire Martin and Jamie Soward, the Panthers can match the Cowboys’ back-line, forward pack and bench.
The Cowboys have been in impressive form but the confidence the Panthers would have gained from last Sunday’s win would be enormous.
Some think this will be a blowout but I have a feeling Panthers fans are in for another ride on their edge of their seat.
Tip: Panthers by 2
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» There’s not many waves to catch in Penrith but surfing champion Sally Fitz-gibbons isn’t letting that stop her cheer for the Panthers. The fiancé of Trent Merrin, who experienced his first win as a Panther last Sunday, Fitzgibbons made a surprise trip to Pirtek Stadium to cheer on her man. Merrin wasn’t even expect-ing the surfing stunner to be there but she managed to squeeze some time in between her work commitments. She was looking splendid in a Panthers jumper, but admits there’s still a special spot in her heart for her beloved St George-Illa-warra Dragons.
» Michael Jennings could well have been a Panther again in 2016. I’m told that his management sought out Penrith’s inter-est in bringing Jennings back to the foot of the Mountains when it was clear the Roosters were trying to offload him. The Panthers showed little interest and the local junior ended up at the Eels.
» There’s rumours that James Segeyaro is ready to talk to other clubs about a deal for next season with indications that he may not be re-signed by the Panthers. The 2014 Hooker of the Year is off contact at the end of the year and is desperate to get back on the field so he can prove his wares to both the Panthers and other clubs. But whether ‘Chicko’ automati-cally gets the number 9 jumper when he’s fit to return is another thing altogether. Peter Wallace has done an extraordinary job at hooker since taking on the role and would be hard to shift from there at the moment.
» Jamie Soward kicked his 500th career goal last weekend. That’s despite missing two conversions at the end of the game,
one of which could have proved disas-trous had the Panthers not bagged that miracle try on the buzzer. Soward admit-ted to Fox Sports after the game that he’ll need to work on his goal kicking leading into the match against the Cowboys on Saturday.
» Meanwhile, Soward is looking forward to taking on Johnathan Thurston this Sat-urday night. “He’s the best. I like playing against JT... He’s the only player I watch every week. Regardless of where I am I make time to watch JT play,” Soward said.
» Respected local lawyer Mark Mulock has been appointed as an independent Director on the Panthers Group Board for the next three years. The Mulock name is synonymous with the Panthers.
» Panthers fans have rightly expressed concerns over a potential plan to move even more home games away from Penrith Stadium from 2019. As part of the NRL’s support for the State Government’s big stadium strategy, the Panthers Board has agreed in principle to take two home games to the refurbished Parramatta Stadium. The club is gambling on the fact that by helping out now, Panthers may win in the long run when the location for the promised outer western Sydney stadium is decided. It should be noted that current deals with Bathurst and Christchurch would have expired by the time 2019 comes around, so the Panthers may indeed still play 10 games at Penrith Stadium. The biggest fear I have is that the big stadium strategy is quite clearly destined to fail, and you’d have to won-der whether the outer western Sydney stadium will even go ahead if the rest of the network crashes and burns.
» While the Panthers benefited from The Bunker’s intervention late in the game last Sunday, coach Anthony Griffin admits the expensive review set-up still has some issues. “I’m the same as most coaches – it’s Russian Roulette. You don’t know what’s going to happen,” he told the post-match press conference last Sunday. “The basic rules of the game are going out the window... but I’ll shut up now.” The media also asked Matt Moylan for his view, but Griffin quickly chipped in: “He’ll shut up now too.”
» The incredible ratings for Fox Sports continues. Despite competition from free-to-air broadcaster Channel Nine, an incredible 244,000 people tuned in to
watch the Eels play the Panthers last Sun-day. The A-League continues to struggle with just 42,000 tuning in to watch the Wanderers play Central Coast last Friday evening.
» Former Panthers CEO Justin Pascoe, who is now at the Wests Tigers, was in a meeting with Jason Taylor recently when his mobile phone rang. The man on the other end? Former Panthers coach Ivan Cleary. Talk about awkward!
» A very special guest will be in town this Saturday night for the Panthers v Cow-boys name. ARL Commission Chairman John Grant will be in attendance in a rare visit to a suburban ground.
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Panthers centre Waqa Blake says his involvement in Penrith’s match winning try in the dying seconds of last Sunday’s clash against the Eels was the highlight of his young career.
Behind by two points and with mere seconds remaining on the clock, Penrith half Jamie Soward put up a perfect crossfield kick that was batted back by a leaping Blake into the hands
of Bryce Cartwright, who barged his way through the Eels’ defence to score.
With Penrith desperate for a victory after three nail-biting defeats already this year, it was certainly a moment Panthers fans will remember for a very long time.
Speaking with Extra Time on Monday, 21-year-old Blake said the incredible play was a planned move.
“We practice it all week, we just haven’t had a chance to do it yet,” he revealed.
“It was a massive moment for me but I have to give credit to Sowie’s good kick... I knew I had to get up in the air and find Carty. We always practice that move at training and it really came off.”
Soward, who was chiefly responsible for the thrilling final play, said he was confident his troops knew what to do when the Steeden went sky high.
“I knew once it went over that Waqa was going to catch it, it was just a matter of who was going to turn up. Carty turned up at the right time and made the right play and scored,” he said.
Just minutes earlier Soward had the chance to level the game with a sideline conversion following a try to Josh Mansour. However, the kick was waved away and Penrith were forced to pull off a miracle to get the win.
“It would’ve been nice to get the kick but credit to this group that they didn’t place any extra pressure on me,” Soward said.
“We got through a couple of sets there and then I just put the kick up and Waqa and Carty did all the work.”
The win puts Penrith just two points outside the top eight.
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Peter Wallace’s form at hooker will give Panthers coach Anthony Griffin a real head-ache when James Segeyaro returns from injury later this month.
The former Penrith captain shifted to the dummy half role
in Round 2 following Segeyaro’s broken arm in the opening round of the season – and is yet to disappoint.
Last Sunday afternoon during Penrith’s nail-biting win over the Parramatta Eels, Wallace was in fine form – scoring a try and making 30 tackles.
Speaking at a recovery session on Monday morning, the 30-year-old local junior said he’s relishing his new role.
“I’m enjoying playing at hooker... I’m just getting used to the work-rate and that but I’m really enjoying it at the moment,” he said.
Wallace, who played a number of games at hooker whilst at Brisbane under coach Griffin, said he’s getting more and more comfortable at hooker as the weeks roll on.
“I’m getting used to the work-rate in the middle, every week it’s getting easier, but I’ve played a little bit there before so I sort of knew what to do,” he said.
“I don’t watch anyone (other hookers) on tape, I just play what I see and try and direct the team around, give the boys nice clean ball and try and make my tackles.”
Wallace is off-contract at season’s end with many predicting earlier this year that 2016 could be his last in the NRL.
However, with the form he’s showed in recent weeks, it could very well earn him a new deal at the foot of the Mountains
especially if he can stay injury-free.One of Wallace’s teammates who has
been championing his return to form is none other than halfback Jamie Soward.
The pair has developed a strong bond since joining the Panthers together in 2014, with Soward believing Wallace should be a contender for a NSW Origin spot.
“I said a couple of weeks ago he wouldn’t look out of place in an Origin jersey playing in that spot. The way he’s come back from two serious knee injuries and handled himself away from footy and then coming back this year is a credit to himself and who he is as a person,” Soward said.
“He’s playing fantastic for us and is really helping the team out, his form is great at the moment.”
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The Drew household is a happy one this week after the derby result on Sunday at Pirtek Stadium.
What a fantastic finish to a great game of rugby league and a much needed win for the Panthers.
There were some sensational per-formances for both teams but Bryce Cartwright showed again just how much class and ability he has with his outstand-ing contribution, and justified once again why he has been short listed by NRL experts for Origin selection.
The obvious question will be asked from plenty of the critics in the game about whether or not he is ready to step up to the Origin arena this year, but I know for certain it will only be a matter of when he plays Origin rather than if.
And while we are on the topic of poten-tial Origin contenders, you also need to
throw Matt Moylan, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Trent Merrin and Josh Mansour into the mix because they have also been fantastic for Penrith in the early part of the season. This has created genuine hope and excitement around the Penrith community again about the future suc-cess of the Panthers.
Who would have guessed at the start of the year that the Sydney Roosters would be 0-5. Certainly not me! I still think there is a chance that the Chooks can turn their season around but a lot will depend on how much influence Mitchell Pearce can have on his team once he returns in Round 9. At the moment they are only three wins off the pace and if they can scramble a win this week against their arch enemy the South Sydney Rabbitohs, it just might be enough to kick start their season into gear.
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The Panthers have granted forward Chris Smith an immediate release from his contract, with the 22-year-old to take up an offer from the Sydney Roosters.
Smith has taken up a two-year deal with the Roosters
and will begin training with his new club this week.
Ironically, if he was to be rushed into first grade he could make his debut for the Roosters against the Panthers next weekend.
Having graduated through the ranks since joining the Panthers four years ago, Smith made his NRL debut in the final round of the 2015 season.
“Chris is a wonderful young man and a
footballer with tremendous potential,” Panthers Executive General Manager Phil Gould said.
“He has been with our club since his junior rep football days and has made tremendous contributions with every team he has played.
“We are very sorry to lose him but we respect the fact a move to the Roost-ers gives Chris a great opportunity to advance his career.
“We wish Chris all the best for the future and will follow his development with great interest.”
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Smith is now aRooster
Chris Smith. Photo: NRL Photos
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Winter -Better known as “Winnie”, Winter has been with us since he was 7 days old after being found by bush walkers abandoned on
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» Intrust Super Premiership NSW: After a number of lean weeks the Penrith Panthers finally got back on track with a 50-12 thrashing of the Manly Sea Eagles last Saturday afternoon. Penrith led 16-0 at the break but it was the second half where they really showed their dominance in attack.One of the standouts of the match was AFL convert Josh Hall, who had a career best game for the Panthers with a per-sonal tally of 22 points.Try scorers for the Panthers included Josh Hall (2), Sam Clune (2), Andrew Heffernan, George Jennings, Chris Smith, Zach Dockar-Clay and Matt Place. Hall kicked seven from nine. This Sunday afternoon the eighth-placed Panthers will travel to Hunter Stadium to take on the 10th-placed Newcastle Knights.Reserve grade coach Steve Georgallis will welcome back former Knight Will Smith for the clash, who will slot in at fullback while Sam Clune will move to the centres. If not required in first grade the day prior, experienced lock Elijah Taylor has been named to start this week.
» Holden Cup: Last Sunday afternoon during their top of the table clash with the Parramatta Eels, Penrith scored an impressive 42-4 win courtesy of a bar-rage of tries in the second half.Penrith led 6-4 at the break but the tight tussle was turned on its head in the sec-ond half when gun Eels fullback Bevan French was injured. French’s injury
allowed last year’s premiers to pounce. Try scorers for the Panthers included Dylan Edwards (2), Liam Martin, Jake Ennis, Corey Waddell, Jarome Luai, and Nathan Cleary. Cleary kicked six from six with the boot.This Saturday afternoon the competi-tion leading Panthers will return home to take on the third-placed North Queensland Cowboys. NYC coach Cameron Ciraldo has named a similar team that took on the Eels minus Dylan Fuad.
» Ron Massey Cup: After enjoying last weekend off, the St Marys Ron Mas-sey Cup team will return to action this Sunday afternoon. The sixth-placed Saints will battle the seventh-placed Asquith Magpies at St Marys Stadium from 3pm. It should be a great clash.
» SG Ball: Round 8 of the SG Ball com-petition took place last weekend with Penrith big winners over Canberra 32-14. The Panthers, who sit in third position, will take on the 14th-placed St George Illawarra Dragons in the final round of the competition this weekend.
» Harold Matthews: Round 8 of the Harold Matthews competition took place last weekend with Penrith going down to Canberra 30-20. The Panthers have slipped to 10th posi-tion and will battle the ninth-placed Dragons in the final round of the com-petition this weekend.
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