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FACT CHECK Ê Penrith defeated the Bulldogs 24-18 in round one this season Ê Penrith has won 35 of their 87 all-time matches against the Bulldogs Ê The last time Penrith played the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium was last year’s Preliminary Final, won by Canterbury Jamie Soward is set to return this weekend
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nd so it begins – the second half of a season that promised so much, yet at times has appeared as awkward as a ride in an elevator with Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. After a promising start, Penrith’s season has been decimated by injury and the result is that the side currently sits outside of the top eight and has very little to show in terms of consistent good form. Only bottom placed Manly has scored less points than the Panthers this season, proving just how decimated Penrith’s halves have been with constant personnel changes resulting in a point scoring drought. The good thing about a bye weekend is that it offers you the opportunity to reset your season, take stock and start over. And while coach Ivan Cleary wouldn’t
want a completely clean slate going into the second half of the year (there have been some highlights, after all) it is obvious that he would have drawn a line in the sand over the past two weeks and declared that it’s time to get serious. Injuries remain a problem at the Panthers but the time for excuses is over. The 17 blokes who run out in that Panthers jumper each week need to do so with pride, passion and determination. They need to be prepared to overcome the adversity that has followed this footy club over the past two seasons. This weekend against the Bulldogs, the Panthers should welcome back key playmaker Jamie Soward, who missed the match against Melbourne due to a shoulder injury. He said on Monday that he remained in doubt for Saturday’s clash but was named on Tuesday and is hopeful of playing. It is vitally important that the Panthers have both Soward and Peter Wallace on the park together. Wallace struggles without Soward alongside him because he doesn’t quite
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Canterbury coach Des Hasler is back to playing mind games ahead of this game, refusing to name his State of Origin players including halfback Trent Hodkinson. You can almost guarantee that if fit, they’ll all play come Saturday. As it stands, the Bulldogs’ starting pack is ferocious. Aiden Tolman, Sam Kasiano, Antonio Kaufusi, Frank Pritchard and Greg Eastwood, along with lively hooker Michael Lichaa, will look to run over the top of the Panthers in the early stages. It’s a dire warning to the Panthers given they struggled in the forward battle against both the Eels and Storm. While the Bulldogs have leaked plenty of points this season (300 from 13 matches), their pack is second to none when it comes to size and it doesn’t get any easier when their bench players come on. With rain likely at ANZ Stadium, every metre up the middle will be important. Yes, the Bulldogs have size and strength but the Panthers are desperate to restore some lost pride. It should be a cracker.
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» Strong rumours suggest that Api Koroi-
sau won’t be at the Panthers next season. For Penrith, signing Koroisau was an insurance policy in case James Segeyaro was out for whatever reason. But for Koroisau, the signing was a strange one given he was unlikely to get any serious first grade game time. Watch this space but it would appear that Koroisau won’t be in a Panthers jumper next year. Expect to see him back at Souths or at the Sea Eagles.
» Daily Telegraph journalist Phil Rothfield
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has questioned the current situation regarding the Panthers and injured star Jamal Idris. Rothfield reported on Monday that Idris was spotted on Saturday at 3am drinking at the Albion Hotel in Parramatta. A couple of weeks ago he was out late at a rave concert in Brisbane, according to Rothfield. While there’s no suggestion Idris displayed any sort of bad behaviour, Rothfield does bring up an interesting point given drinking is usually heavily frowned upon when it comes to injured players – and in fact totally outlawed by many clubs.
» Talking of Idris, Rugby League Week
reported on Monday that there’s strong whispers suggesting that he could end up at Manly next season. This isn’t a new rumour, but given the monumental change happening over at the Sea Eagles, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see it happen.
» Panthers boss Phil Gould has denied
the club is looking to sign Roosters Forward Sam Moa.
» The Panthers announced the signing of French back-rower Ben Garcia last week. Garcia will join the Panthers next season from English Super League club Catalans Dragons, where he has plied his trade for the last two years. The 22-year-old previously played for the Brisbane Broncos’ NYC side and returns to Australia as a French international, having made his international debut at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. “Benjamin’s form has been outstanding for the Catalans Dragons and he attracted tremendous attention from a number of Super League clubs looking for his signature,” said Panthers boss Phil Gould. “He has a burning desire to make it in the NRL and we are extremely happy he has chosen Panthers as the place to pursue that opportunity. This kid can play.”
Api Koroisau’s future at Penrith is in doubt
» Youngsters Sione Katoa, Viliame (Bill)
Kikau and Zach Dockar-Clay also signed deals with the Panthers last week and will add depth to the lower grades next season.
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ogy to former Panthers forward Clint Newton, who was in town last week playing for Newcastle against the Panthers in the NSW Cup. Newton took offence to comments made during the station’s call of the match.
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in the rugby league community and now a Penrith-based committee of the organisation is close to forming. It should be up and running by the end of the year.
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» Former Penrith Panthers prop Ross
Cale, who played at the club in the late 70s, remains on the road to recovery after a horse riding accident in Dubbo earlier this year. Cale suffered serious damage to his right leg and also broke two ribs in the incident. He’s now on the mend after stints in both Dubbo District Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred.
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We need to go back to basics With Penrith’s season sitting in a precarious state, Dean Whare says the way forward is as simple as playing basic footy and holding onto the ball...
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anthers centre Dean Whare believes his struggling side needs to go back to basics in order to get their season back under control. The 25-year-old Kiwi international, who only recently returned after an eight week absence through injury, said the Panthers need to return to playing simple footy or their season could be in severe trouble. “For us it’s about stripping it back and getting back to that simple footy we know how to play,” Whare told Extra Time. “I know we’ve had a lot of injuries but that’s definitely not an excuse for us to be playing the way we are. We had the same amount of injuries last year and still made the top four. “Against Melbourne we had 22 penalties and errors, and you’re never going to get the opportunity to score tries when you don’t have the ball. I think if we hold the ball and play simple footy, we’ll get down to the other end of the park and score points.” Penrith currently hold the second worst record for points scored this year and will
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come up against a Canterbury Bulldogs outfit who’ll be very determined to avenge last week’s shock loss to the Gold Coast Titans. Whare said Penrith can’t play the way they did against Melbourne a fortnight ago otherwise they’ll be punished by Canterbury’s monster pack. “The Bulldogs are an awesome team; we know they have the biggest pack,” Whare said. “If we turn over cheap ball they are going to run amok, so it’s all about us holding the ball and playing simple footy.” Meanwhile, after a number of injury setbacks over the past two months, Whare admitted he was over the moon to be playing in Saturday night’s must-win game at ANZ Stadium. Whare hurt his hamstring during Penrith’s win over Manly in Round 6 and was only expected to be missing for up to two weeks. “I kept trying to come back in the captain’s run and I kept tweaking my hammy,” he said. “I soon found out it was more than just the hammy giving me trouble, it was my back too. “The hammy feels a million times better and I’m definitely ready for this weekend.”
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fter an up-and-down first half of the season, the Panthers are sitting on 14 points with 12 games to go. It probably doesn’t seem like the ideal start but I’m a ‘glass half-full’ kind of guy. Every year a team jumps out of the blocks and has a great opening to the season then falls apart in the backend of the year. Every team goes through a tough period; it might be Origin period, it might be because of injuries or maybe the players just lose form. The reason I am so confident about our second half of the season is I think we have been through our tough period and can now come out the other side. Our last game against the Storm was probably rock bottom – a genuine reality check for the boys. However we are now starting to get players back from injury and those players will be fresh and jumping out of their skin, as opposed to players who go all season then burn out in the final rounds. The team is starting to combine well in training and beginning to look a lot more fluent in attack. After a week off, the players have bounced into every session looking hungry and ready for the challenge in front of them.
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fter years of waiting, construction has finally commenced on the $20 million Panthers Rugby League Academy. The world class centre of excellence, which will be located behind Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, is designed to provide a premium training and development environment for both senior and junior players. The Panthers Rugby League Academy will boast expansive education facilities, team rooms, state-of-the-art AV rooms, a fully-equipped gym, medical facilities and recreational spaces. Due to be completed by June 2016, the main academy building will be flanked by two full-size training fields and establish Penrith Panthers as an eminent force in the development of current and future rugby league players. “The Academy will be among the best in the country and cements Panthers’ commitment to being one of the preeminent sporting organisations in Australia,” Panthers Group CEO, Warren Wilson said. Panthers Executive General Manager of
Stuart Ayres, Tanya Davies, Greg Alexander, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Phil Gould, Bryce Cartwright, Fiona Scott and Warren Wilson Rugby League, Phil Gould, said the facility will play a vital role in developing the next generation of rugby league stars. “It’s the most significant investment this club has made in rugby league in its history,” he said. “The facility will be a source of inspiration and aspiration for all young players, not only in the Penrith district, but in country areas as well.” Attending the ceremonial ‘turning of the
sod’ last Friday morning was NSW Sports Minister and Penrith MP Stuart Ayres, Federal Member for Lindsay Fiona Scott, Mulgoa MP Tanya Davies, Panthers club director Greg Alexander as well as current players Bryce Cartwright and Reagan Campbell-Gillard. “This will become a mecca for people who want to participate in good community activity and enhance their footballing prowess,” Mr Ayres said.
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PANTHERS LOOK TO MAKE IT NINE STRAIGHT WINS AGAINST STRUGGLING BULLDOGS The Penrith Panthers will look for their ninth straight win this Saturday evening when they take on the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium. The Panthers are the Holden Cup’s hottest team at the moment and are playing to the standard that they were when they won the premiership back in 2013. That side, of course, featured a number of current NRL players including Bryce Cartwright, Waqa Blake, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, George Jennings, Isaah Yeo, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and now Titans players James Roberts and Kierran Moseley. This year’s crop may be full of unknowns at this stage, but if they keep performing the way they do, there’s no telling where they could end up. Speaking to Penrith’s official website recently, rookie Panthers coach and former player Cameron Ciraldo said he was very happy with how his young side was tracking at this point of the season. “We’ve been improving our performances each week, which has been pleasing, we’re still halfway though the comp, so we have a long way to go,” he said. The Panthers currently sit in first place
on the Holden Cup ladder with 10 wins and two losses to their name. Ciraldo admitted if his troops continue to perform to a high standard this season, they could push for NSW Cup selection as early as this year. Already a number of players including Stanton Albert and Maliko Filino have made their NSW Cup debuts. “Our entire forward pack is pushing to play NSW Cup in the near future. Also our captain Brent Naden is going really well, same with a couple of others like Tyrone May and Soni Luke,” he said. While the Panthers are flying high and look unstoppable at the moment, Ciraldo said now’s the time not to get complacent as there’s still plenty to work on. “Defensively we’re always looking to improve, we hate letting in tries,” he said. “We’re scoring a fair few points at the moment but I think leading into the back-end of the season, we’re going to have to work harder for our tries and make sure we’re all on the same page.” Kick off between the first-placed Penrith Panthers and 12th placed Canterbury Bulldogs is at 5.15pm this Saturday, June 20.
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