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nly keyboard warriors and social media trolls write off a team after round one of the competition. While Penrith’s 30-22 loss to Canberra last weekend was a disappointing way to start the season, we’re far from putting a red felt tip pen through the Panthers’ chances in 2016. The key turning point last weekend should have come in the 45th minute when Josh Mansour scored out wide. It put the Panthers up 22-16, and in the lead-up to the try Canberra’s key playmaker Blake Austin was injured and ultimately forced from the field. With the hot conditions in play, the Panthers should have capitalised on the six point lead and Austin’s injury and

closed out the game – even though there was more than half an hour remaining. Instead, they fumbled their way through the rest of the match – highlighted by a critical dropped ball by Mansour close to Penrith’s line and then Peta Hiku’s crucial error with the game on the line in the last minute. While James Segeyaro’s injury is another setback, it’s quite clear the Panthers have the nucleus of a good team – but the round one jitters were obvious. Coach Anthony Griffin would have learned quite a bit about his team from that game and while a short turnaround into the Bulldogs isn’t ideal, it will give him an opportunity to make some quick on-therun changes without getting too bogged down in what happened in Canberra. Trent Merrin made a solid debut in Panthers colours, leading the metres gained, scoring a try and adding some mobility to the Panthers’ pack. I thought he and Bryce Cartwright were Penrith’s best, the latter playing

80 minutes in awfully hot conditions, perhaps a sign of his current fitness. The task against the Bulldogs tonight is not an easy one, especially after they put the cleaners through Manly at Brookvale Oval last Friday night. Despite all the preseason talk about the Bulldogs struggling to deal with the new interchange rules, they did it easily against a Sea Eagles side that looked very uncoordinated under new coach Trent Barrett. The loss of Segeyaro is a significant one for Penrith. He’s been replaced by Tyrone Peachey in the number nine jumper, with Griffin resisting the temptation of handing another youngster their debut. Peachey’s move to hooker means that Elijah Taylor earns a recall. His defensive work around the ruck was clearly missing last weekend and his return is a welcome one for Penrith. The Bulldogs have also lost their starting hooker to injury with Michael Lichaa hurt against the Sea Eagles, with Craig Garvey named as his replacement.

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TAYLOR ON THE OUTER » The dropping of Elijah Taylor to reserve grade in the days before Penrith’s clash with Canberra last weekend certainly came as a shock, but only strengthens rumours that he won’t be re-signed by the Panthers. The tackling machine is off contract at the end of the season and is set to be on the lookout for a new club with the Panthers unlikely to forward him an offer. Taylor looked a despondent figure walking off the Canberra Stadium turf after last weekend’s NSW Cup loss to Mounties. However, he was certainly upbeat when we spotted him at training on Monday.

» James Segeyaro will be missing for

up to eight weeks after breaking his arm against the Raiders, which is a huge blow not only for the Panthers but also for the former Hooker of the Year personally. Segeyaro is off contract at the end of the season and is looking to impress both the Panthers and other clubs. I’m told club

officials are yet to decide on their position when it comes to Segeyaro, who certainly failed to show his 2014 form last season. Ben Ross, Kevin Kingston and Luke Swain. Photo: Megan Dunn

» The Panthers wanted to keep James

Fisher-Harris’ first grade debut under wraps until at least last Saturday morning but the news was leaked by an over-excited Fisher-Harris himself, who posted the news on his Facebook page on Friday.

» A host of former Panthers players

attended a successful Men of League season launch at St Marys Leagues Club last week. Kevin Kingston, Brad Drew, Ben Ross and Luke Swain were all at the event, which raised thousands of dollars for Men of League. Current players Bryce Cartwright and Reagan Campbell-Gillard were also at the luncheon, and participated in a Q&A on stage. Congratulations to all involved in the event.

» Spotted: James Segeyaro and Trent

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» It was simply ludicrous that a drinks

break was not implemented for the players last Saturday in Canberra. The NRL leaves it up to both teams to decide on if a drinks break is necessary but it’s quite clear that the code itself needs to determine when such a break should be implemented. Even Jamie Soward seemed confused, Tweeting on Sunday: “Drinks breaks for different games? Canberra has no beach to get breeze from either. Drinks break after a try scored equals 3-4 minute break. Still couldn’t get one yesterday.”

» The hot conditions have forced the

Panthers to limit their field work this week, especially considering the short turnaround from Saturday into Thursday. The side had a captain’s run yesterday but the rest of the training work has been focused in the gym and in the video room.

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Saints To Stars sportsmans dinner on May 7. The event features a St Marys Greats panel including John Cartwright, Peter Wallace, Tim Grant and Shane Elford, with Wendell Sailor along for the ride as guest speaker. Alan Wilson will MC the event. To find out more, call the club on 9677 7777.

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» It’s a busy time at Panthers behind the

scenes and of course the footy itself is back, so it’s no surprise to see our fearless leader Phil Gould taking a break from social media. Gus closed down his Twitter account last week, just days before resuming his commentary work with Channel Nine.

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hat do Isaah Yeo, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and James Fisher-Harris all have in common? Well, not only are they promising Panthers stars who have risen through the rugby league ranks but, interestingly, they all made their NRL debuts in Round 1. 20-year-old Fisher-Harris became the latest youngster to don the famous Panthers NRL jumper when he ran out in sweltering conditions during Penrith’s opening round loss to Canberra. Despite the eight point defeat, it was a solid debut for Fisher-Harris who recorded 32 metres and made nine tackles during

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James Fisher-Harris speaks to the media on Monday. Photo: Megan Dunn Since last year’s breakout season in the Holden Cup, Fisher-Harris was one of the names on everyone’s lips as the player they wanted to see debut in 2016. The wrecking ball said he wasn’t too aware of all the hype surrounding him during the pre-season. “I thought I was sort of undercover but a huge thanks to the fans for their support,” he said. “I must say I was surprised to debut so soon, I was thinking more like Round 20.”

to prepare well and I tried to do that to the best of my ability.” And with number ‘20’ printed on his back, Fisher-Harris finally hit the field in the 54th minute – and, boy, did he feel it. “It was a lot faster, harder and it was good going up against some of the game’s biggest names, that you’re used to watching on TV,” he said. “Coach didn’t give me any special messages, he just wanted me to do my thing – run hard, tackle hard.”

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ven though half a century has passed, original Penrith Panthers Neil Bailey and Tom Wilson still have fond memories of playing with the club in its very first year. After years of tireless work lead by local rugby league legend Merv Cartwright, the Penrith Panthers were finally admitted into the NSWRL first grade competition in 1967. This year marks 50 seasons since the famous Penrith jumper became part of the rugby league landscape. One player who represented Penrith in 1967 was 69-year-old auto electrician Neil Bailey. Bailey began his first grade playing

career with the Panthers as a fullback and fondly remembers the excitement of the city in that very first year. “The community was very much behind the team. The Lord Mayor, everybody threw their weight behind us,” he recalls. “We had fantastic crowds back then too – 12,000 people would quite often come to our games.” Teammate Tom Wilson, who signed with the Panthers from North Sydney, remembers Penrith Stadium as a bare, grass paddock. “There were two dressing sheds, a few seats on top and no cover,” the 72-year-old said. “The ground was completely flat. It wasn’t even turf, it was grass, and there were no hills or anything like that.” The Panthers won five games in their inaugural season but one victory that stands out like it just happened yesterday

Original Panthers Tom Wilson, Neil Bailey and David Applebee. Photo: Megan Dunn The Panthers will honour surviving members of the original 1967 team when they take on the Canterbury Bulldogs tonight at Pepper Stadium. They’ll also wear a commemorative jersey. “It’ll be a special moment seeing the boys run out in that jumper,” Wilson said. “I still support the club to this day and will always be a Penrith Panther.”

was the day Penrith beat St George. “We beat St George during our first season, which was an unbelievable game,” Bailey said. “It was probably the demise of Reg Gasnier because he injured himself out there and it ended up being his last game. “To beat St George, who were virtually unbeatable prior to that, was amazing.”

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IMPACT OF CHANGES I am really excited about the season ahead after the style of rugby league I saw played over the weekend. Reducing the interchange rule from 10 to eight has really had the impact on the game it was so desperately needing. We genuinely saw the big men in the game fatiguing, which as a result, opened up the game and created space and opportunities for the smaller players to take on the line and play some unstructured football, which is so refreshing to see. I do have one concern to come out of the weekend and that is the amount of injuries sustained. Now I am not suggesting that this is due to the reduced interchange, but I am certain it will be a point of interest and something that experts in the game will be keeping an eye on over the course of the season.

I would like to mention the positive effect that the Bunker has had on the game, we saw quick and clear decisions being made by the video referees and I believe that all the decisions made were 100 per cent correct. It was interesting to hear from one supporter after being at a game that you did not get the clear visions on the big screen that we get at home through the television, which is a slight negative, but that came from a one eyed Manly supporter who sits next to me in the office so his opinion does not count. In regards to the Panthers I thought there were some real positive signs against the Raiders over the weekend and they gave themselves every chance to win the game, but unfortunately their effort went unrewarded and it has also come at a cost with James Segeyaro

leaving the field with a broken arm. That leaves the Panthers without a recognised hooker for Round 2 against what looks to be a strong Bulldogs team. It is hard to rule on Round 1 form so we’ll have to see how the Panthers go against the Bulldogs before we make any big claims about the year ahead. To finish off this week’s column I would like to thank the Men of League Founda-

tion for the invitation to be part of the guest speaking panel for their season launch which took place at St Marys Leagues Club last Thursday. It was a fantastic afternoon for a very worthy cause and I was honoured to be part of it. Joining me on the panel was fellow former Panthers hooker Kevin Kingston as well as Mark Hughes. Until next week – Go the Panthers!

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side speak to the team ahead of their final training run. We need our squad to understand the significance of the people who laid the foundations for this club we now call home. They need to know about those first Panthers – the ones that forged the legacy we are now responsible for – and what they went through in order to pull on the Penrith jersey. On Thursday night we honour each and every one of them. But of course it wouldn’t be a special occasion without our members and fans turning up to lend their support. So make sure you’ve bought your membership, and got your jerseys and flags ready to go. Footy returns to Pepper Stadium and we need you all there to help us turn it into a fortress in 2016. Together we will make this 50th season something special.

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title defence didn’t get off to the best of starts last Saturday with the Canberra Raiders snatching victory in the final 30 seconds to defeat the defending champions 36-34. Penrith took a 10-0 lead into half-time but were up against it in the second half as the Raiders began to fire. Both sides exchanged leads multiple times throughout the second 40, but it was the Green Machine who were in front when the final siren rang. The only injuries to come out of the

match for Penrith were that to hooker Soni Luke and centre Jack Nelson. Penrith will look for their first win of the season when they take on the Canterbury Bulldogs at 5.50pm tonight (Thursday, March 10) at Pepper Stadium.

» Ron Massey Cup: Round 1 of the Ron

Massey Cup competition took place last Saturday with St Marys going down to local rivals Blacktown Workers 28-16 at St Marys Stadium. John Tuliatu, Geoff Daniela and Sam Jones all scored tries for the home side while Josh Butfield kicked two from three. The sixth-placed St Marys will look to bounce back and record their first win of the season when they battle the lastplaced Kingsgrove Colts at 12pm this Sunday at Jubilee Oval.

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petition took place last Saturday with the Panthers losing to Illawarra 30-18 at St Marys Stadium. Penrith have now slipped to sixth position and will take on the last-placed West Coast Pirates this Saturday afternoon at Pepper Stadium.

» Harold Matthews: Round 4 of the

Harold Matthews competition took place last Saturday with Penrith hammering the Illawarra Steelers 30-0. Penrith have climbed to 11th position and will battle the last-placed South Western Sydney Academy of Sport this Saturday afternoon at Pepper Stadium.

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