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ound 23 really couldn’t have played out much better for the Penrith Panthers. The Tigers losing to the Titans, the Rabbitohs upsetting the Warriors and the Panthers themselves demolishing Newcastle is exactly what the doctor ordered. It sets the Panthers up to play finals football and in the process lines up a blockbuster Friday Night Football clash against the Wests Tigers at Pepper Stadium. Penrith can all but confirm their spot in the finals if they beat the Tigers while Jason Taylor’s men will find it very difficult to play in the post-season if they don’t get the two competition points at Pepper Stadium. It sets up a battle that should go down to the wire and is likely to feature plenty of points.

Tigers fans and neutral viewers will be disappointed to hear that James Tedesco’s broken jaw will keep him out of this game, as well as the rest of the season, but Panthers fans are most likely thanking the rugby league Gods for a little bit of luck going their way. Penrith welcomed back Reagan Campbell-Gillard from injury last weekend and he’ll be much better for the run – it’s important he is fit coming into the final few games of the season especially considering his front row partner Sam McKendry won’t be back this year. The scoreboard looked pretty for the Panthers against Newcastle last week but despite the 42-6 win, the performance still had plenty of holes in it. Penrith gave away too many penalties in what was an ill-disciplined first 40 minutes and were lucky not to be behind at half-time. After the break, Matt Moylan put the Panthers in front with a superb try but then the team spilled the ball in each of the next four sets – again, they were

lucky the Knights didn’t take advantage of it and get themselves back into the game. When things clicked, however, the Panthers ignited – tries in the 55th, 59th, 65th, 70th and 80th minutes to put more salt into the Knights’ 2016 wounds. So often this season the Panthers have produced a dynamite 20 minutes that has been enough to secure them victory, and left fans wondering why they can’t do the same for the entire 80. Certainly it will be an issue in September but for now, the Panthers are just happy they’re winning. There is a confidence about this Penrith team they probably don’t deserve to have, but that’s youth for you. In the stands, we take this footy caper pretty seriously. But for the likes of Bryce Cartwright, Nathan Cleary, Leilani Latu and co, they’re just having fun. Don’t get me wrong – they know there’s a serious side to the 80 minutes of football each week, but as a young group that is slowly being thrust into the spotlight,

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they’re handling things in the only way they know how. With Luke Brooks likely to return, the Tigers certainly won’t put the white flag up like the Knights did last weekend, even with Tedesco out. If the Panthers are a little more patient, a lot more disciplined and hold the ball, they should walk away from this one with finals footy in their back pocket. Tip: Panthers by 8.

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS with The Masked Panther

PAYNE DEPARTS » The rumours surrounding exactly why

Corey Payne has departed the Panthers are flowing in faster than Usain Bolt in the 100 metres. From bizarre punishments handed out to Holden Cup players through to the way he spoke to staff and that infamous letter about the Rugby League World Cup, the list of reasons behind the relationship souring is a long one. Exactly what the final straw was is unknown, but I can tell you this much – staff at Panthers HQ are thrilled that the Payne era is over. Things didn’t end smoothly, with lawyers getting involved in the process on Monday. If Payne really did resign, I can assure you it was a ‘jump before you are pushed’ scenario.

» Last week I reported that Frank Mi-

cali had been appointed by Payne as the club’s new sponsorship manager. That appointment may well have played a role in Payne’s ultimate departure from the club, as Micali himself parted ways with Panthers at the end of last week after just two weeks in the new role. This was Micali’s second stint at Panthers and obviously some weren’t happy to see him back.

» Payne is usually extremely active on

Twitter but he was strangely quiet in the days leading up to the news that his relationship with Panthers had fallen apart. By Sunday, he had deactivated his account completely. Panthers boss Phil Gould also deactivated his Twitter account briefly over the weekend as the story started to take hold, but was back online Monday morning.

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» Penrith ground announcer Scott McRae had a bit of a fright during a recent trip to Vietnam. The legendary voice behind the Panthers had his mobile phone snatched right out of his hand while walking down the street. Thankfully McRae himself was not harmed during the incident.

» Centre Waqa Blake’s bizarre brain snap in the first minute of last Sunday’s clash with Newcastle could have cost him a week on the sidelines. He was charged with Grade 1 Dangerous Contact for his hit on Jake Mamo, and while the charge carries a one week suspension, he’ll be able to play against the Tigers tonight thanks to an early plea.

» It would seem unlikely that Zak

Hardaker will find himself a permanent role at the Panthers. Hardaker has been used sparingly off the bench by Anthony Griffin and isn’t making all that much of an impact. The experiment is likely to come to an end at the conclusion of the season with the Englishman likely to return home.

» Nathan Cleary technically qualifies to play for the Panthers in the Holden Cup finals, but he won’t be dropping back when the first grade side finishes their 2016 run. While Cleary helped get the

Under 20’s side to the top of the table, Panthers boss Phil Gould confirmed that the teenager won’t take part in their path to the premiership even if the NRL side is out of play.

» We hear that former Panther Luke

Walsh is looking to return home and hoping to get a start with an NRL club. The 29-year-old won’t be returning to Penrith but there’s a few clubs that could really benefit from the service of the experienced halfback.

» It’s the curse of the promo poster.

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“It was an ugly injury but everything is getting back on track now.” Campbell-Gillard made his return from injury during Penrith’s massive 42-6 victory over the Newcastle Knights at Hunter Stadium. The former Fijian representative made a triumphant return, playing 36 minutes off the bench for 64 metres and 26 tackles. Campbell-Gillard said although he was happy with his performance, there was still a lot to improve on. “After missing three games the fitness kind of went out the window, so I’m just trying to get that back into the lungs and the legs as well,” he said. “I’ll slowly just try and ease my way back into it and put some more good performances on the board.” This Friday night the Panthers will play one of their biggest games of the year when they tackle the Wests Tigers in front of more than 15,000 people at Pepper Stadium. With both teams needing a win to help their finals chances, Campbell-Gillard said it’s important the Panthers turn up ready to play. “We’re fighting to stay in the eight and the Tigers are fighting to get into the eight. I think it’s going to be an absolute cracker of a match,” he said. “It’s an exciting time of year but the boys aren’t talking about finals footy just yet. “I think if you look too far ahead that’s when your mind starts to wander a bit.” The Tigers will be without NSW Origin fullback James Tedesco.

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THE DREW REVIEW with Brad Drew

NO TEDDY NO WORRIES The form of Jason Taylor’s Wests Tigers has had many people talking in recent weeks. After dealing with the fall out from dropping club legend Robbie Farah to reserve grade, the team has been in fantastic form and each week the return of Robbie to the first grade side seems to become far less likely, with other NRL clubs now thought to be in the hunt to secure the Origin hooker for the 2017 season. One of the shining lights of the team in recent weeks has certainly been James Tedesco and, with each match he plays, he becomes more dominant in his contribution to the side. Sadly, with the jaw injury sustained last weekend there is every chance that Tedesco will not return to action for the remainder of the season. So, can the Tigers now carry on with their great form in the final three rounds

leading into the semis? As dominant as James has been, I am reluctant to say that the season is over for them. With the likes of Mitchell Moses and Aaron Woods also in great form, there is every chance that the Tigers will still finish strongly and give the finals a real crack. The issue will be if all 17 players selected for the next three rounds can really stand up and set the team up as well as possible for what the finals may throw at them. That all starts tonight when they take on Penrith in front of what should be a packed house at Pepper Stadium. The Panthers are coming off two straight wins and will be hoping to repay fans who made the trek to Newcastle last Sunday. I am tipping another solid performance from Nathan Cleary after leading the

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t’s never easy to give a coach his marching orders, but even more difficult when that coach has brought your club a premiership. This was the problem facing CEO Glenn Matthews in 2006, as he pondered the future of 2003 premiership-winning mentor John Lang. Lang’s Panthers had gone from the heights of that premiership in 2003 and a finals appearance in 2004 to falling off the radar in 2005 – finishing outside of the top eight despite winning their final five games of the season. During the 2005-2006 offseason, things weren’t looking good for the Panthers. The Board had been forced to strip Craig Gower of the captaincy and fine him $30,000 over an off-field issue, disrupting preparations for the season ahead. With things looking a little shaky at the Panthers, Mr Matthews sprung into action and before a ball had been kicked in the competition proper, he sacked John Lang. Lang remained in charge for the 2006 season to warm

“We all learned a lot from John but it’s time for our organisation to change”

the chair for Matthew Elliott, who would take over in 2007. “We all learned a lot from John but it’s time for our organisation to change,” Mr Matthews said. The situation turned somewhat sour with the manner in which Lang was sacked becoming the major issue. Lang had always

believed he would be the first to know if there was an issue regarding his future at the Panthers, but media reports suggested that Mr Matthews was already negotiating with Elliott in the weeks leading up to the Lang sacking. Despite the pre-season drama, Lang

coached Penrith to wins over the Bulldogs and Dragons in their opening games of the season, but inconsistent form saw Penrith miss out on the top eight. Lang’s last win with the Panthers came in round 23 when they beat Cronulla 32-28 a t

Toyota Park, with losses to the Knights and Bulldogs to round out the season. Despite losing to Canterbury in the final home game of the season, Lang was given a fitting farewell by the fans he had brought so much joy, with a deserved lap of honour. In the Men in Black book, Lang talks about the difficulties he faced after the success of 2003.

“In 2003 we had a great year, in 2004 a good one,” he said. “You go through highs and lows. We started ‘05 not believing it was going to happen for us, but hoping it would. “Then when it wasn’t happening for us we weren’t able to put things right. We were feeling that pressure from day one.” Earlier this year Lang was present at the Penrith Panthers 50th Anniversary Dinner, proving time heals all wounds. While John Lang’s departure from the Panthers could have been handled better, he will forever be remembered as the man that brought the club its second premiership and for that, he will forever be a Penrith Panthers legend. Thank you, John.

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the sport deserves,” Mr Ayres said. “The first stage of the build will provide a full size training field next to the Athletic Centre and a new building for specialised support facilities and the offices of the NSW Rugby League.” NSWRL Chairman Dr Peponis said Wednesday marked a historic day for NSW Rugby League. “This Centre of Excellence provides one of the highest performance facilities of any sport in the country and everyone in the NSW Rugby League family will benefit from being able to use this and other specialist sports grounds in the precinct,”

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anthers captain Matt Moylan knows his side has to improve if they want to test the competition’s best teams in the finals. Speaking after the side’s 42-6 hammering of Newcastle last Sunday, Moylan said Penrith still have a long way to go. “I think the performance in the first half isn’t going to test a side later in the year,” he said. “We gave too many opportunities away. In the back end of the year in those crunch games you can’t give a side that many opportunities.” Moylan was pleased with the big scoreline against Newcastle.

“It’s good for our for and against with that logjam on the ladder,” he said. He said his side proved against Brisbane a few weeks ago that they can grind out an 80 minute win, and the team needs to play like that more often. Panthers coach Anthony Griffin was pleased with the performance, despite some shaky discipline. “Clearly we dug a bit of a hole for ourselves at times with our discipline with the ball but across the game I thought we had a really good energy and our defence for 80 minutes was as good as its been all year,” he said. Griffin is carefully planning training this week given Friday night’s game against the Tigers is Penrith’s third match in 11 days.

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Penrith Panthers are out of form at the wrong time of the season, suffering yet another loss this time to the Wyong Roos 22-16 last Saturday afternoon. It was a day of havoc for the Panthers at St Marys Leagues Stadium with the home side losing Andrew Heffernan (collar bone) and Josh Hall (back) to serious injuries. Wyong were far too good in the opening stanza and led 18-0 at half-time. Fortunately, the Panthers finally clicked into gear in the second half, with Stanton Albert breaking Penrith’s duck egg in the 51st minute. Wyong added to their tally moments later through former Panther Chris Smith but Penrith hit back with a try of their own through George Jennings to edge closer 22-10. Not long after Penrith scored again after Zach Dockar-Clay found Malakai Watene-Zelezniak with a great cut out pass and a clear run to the line. Down 22-16, the Panthers threw everything at Wyong during the final few minutes but it wasn’t enough to get the two competition points. The Panthers have now dropped to seventh position and will take on the 10th-placed Canterbury Bulldogs at 3pm this Saturday at Pepper Stadium.

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» Holden Cup: After going on one of the

greatest winning streaks in Holden Cup history, the Penrith Panthers are once again back in the loser’s circle, defeated by the Newcastle Knights 32-24 last Sun-

day at Hunter Stadium. Newcastle, who sit in lowly 10th position, shocked the competition-leading Panthers who needed just one more win to secure the Holden Cup minor premiership. Newcastle led 14-12 at half-time before extending their lead with a double to begin the second half. Down 26-12, Penrith hit back through prop Thomson Tuigamala, but the Knights continued to put the foot down and pushed out to a 32-18 lead. Penrith scored late in the game through Christian Chrichton but it was too little too late. Penrith will battle the Tigers tonight.

» Ron Massey Cup: St Marys are

through to the Ron Massey Cup finals after a dominant display in their Round 22 match over the Wentworthville Magpies 40-8. Up against the competition’s secondplaced team, Brad Drew’s men put together yet another outstanding team performance. St Marys got off to a flying start and never let up with a resilient 80 minute effort. Try scorers for St Marys included: Christopher Aunese-Scanlan (3), Sam Jones, Lakehm Aiono, Tom Eisenhuth and Geoff Daniela. Adrian Davis kicked five goals while Joshua Butfield kicked one. St Marys remain in fourth position and will battle the ninth-placed Hills District Bulls at 6pm this Saturday at St Marys Leagues Stadium.

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