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itter western Sydney rivals Penrith and Parramatta met just a month ago, but it takes nothing away from the intensity of this Sunday afternoon’s meeting at ANZ Stadium.

The Panthers will be looking to continue the form they showed against the Cowboys last Thursday night in Townsville, while the Eels are still looking for their first win of the season after a disastrous first month of footy. Things are getting desperate for Parramatta and a desperate side is without question a dangerous one.

So much has happened since that opening round encounter between these two sides and it’s likely to be a very different battle on Sunday.

Nathan Cleary was the second half hero against the Eels on opening day at Panthers Stadium, but with the youngster out with a knee injury, it’ll again be James Maloney who is asked to step up and guide the side around the park. The veteran did a fine job against the Cowboys – in fact it was a five star performance that perhaps allowed Penrith fans to breathe a sigh of relief; their worry over how their team would cope without Cleary somewhat calmed.

Parramatta will surely be out to shut Maloney’s game down, similar to the attention the Panthers paid to Cowboys playmaker Johnathan Thurston. And that really is the key for the blue and gold. With Tyrone Peachey set to start the game at five-eighth again, it’ll be up to Maloney almost alone to guide Penrith’s attack, and if the Eels do manage to target him effectively, it could present a problem.

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But truth be told the Eels are in all sorts of pain. Despite getting on the board first against the Tigers on Easter Monday, they fell apart more and more as the first half went on and surrendered without a whimper in the second stanza. Their edge defence is awful, which really opens up the opportunity for Isaah Yeo and Viliame Kikau to be unleashed – they could really make mince meat of the Eels on Sunday.

Penrith clearly have the better forward pack, while injuries mean the Eels are without some of the players they’d usually rely on to spark some much-needed attacking flair.

Parramatta’s only hope in attack is the high ball – they may find some success in targeting Penrith’s wingers, but they offered little when presented opportunities close to the Tigers’ line on Monday.

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game on Monday and this week’s clash at ANZ Stadium.

What impressed me most about Penrith last week was how they got energy from their defence. With every effective tackle, with every shut-down of Thurston, the side grew in confidence. Holding the lead from the early stages also ensured the Panthers didn’t have to play catch-up footy and could control the game from the outset. A good start is important again.

If Penrith are disciplined and controlled, they should be able to frustrate the Eels out of this one. The points will come – just like they did in round one – but the Panthers need to be patient. Any slip-ups could open the door to a Parramatta side that will win eventually in this competition just through pure desperation.

But if things go the way they should here, I honestly doubt Parramatta will get much of a look in. Tip: Panthers by 16.

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WALLACE TO CALL IT A DAY? » Peter Wallace wouldn’t mind going

around for one more season in 2019 but it’s likely that he’ll confirm his retirement at some stage in the next few months. The skipper knows his days in Penrith’s number 9 jumper are numbered, especially now that the club has blooded Wayde Egan in first grade. Wallace doesn’t want to go to England and is likely to stay connected with Penrith, potentially in a coaching capacity. Penrith only ever wanted to sign Wallace to a one-year deal for the 2017 season, but he managed to secure a two-year contract that expires at the end of the season.

What is driving Wallace is his desire for a Premiership ring. Let’s hope the rugby league Gods are shining on him and he gets it in 2018.

Peter Wallace is likely to call it quits at the end of the season

» The future of Josh Mansour remains

a huge mystery. He hasn’t had the most dynamic start to the season, which has a number of Penrith officials wavering on what he’s worth. The rampaging winger loves the Panthers but with no real ties here, he’ll most likely end up at the club that can offer the best deal. As it stands, that’s shaping up to be Parramatta.

» Forward Andy Saunders has returned

to Penrith after reportedly falling out with Wentworthville Magpies ISP coach Nathan Cayless. Saunders left the Panthers a couple of years back and earned his NRL debut with the Bulldogs, but Des Hasler’s departure left him out in the cold. He signed with the Magpies just before Christmas last year but things didn’t work out. He’s now back home at Penrith.

» For whatever reason, Panthers coach

Anthony Griffin played games with the first grade team list for the match against the Cowboys last weekend. Jarome Luai was named in jumper 14 but knew he was never going to play. Wayde Egan, who was named on the extended bench, was told early in the week that he would most likely make his first grade debut.

Unfortunately the NRL’s team list rules, while much stricter these days, still leave it open for coaches to pull a swifty. I’m not sure who it benefits really, but Penrith

is yet to take the field this season with the team they named on the Tuesday, so Hook must think he’s fooling somebody.

» Spotted: Peter Wallace turning up

to the post-match press conference in Townsville last Thursday night wearing Jarome Luai’s warm-up / training shirt.

» Nathan Cleary is secretly targeting the

round 11 clash against the Wests Tigers as his return match for the Panthers. The game has obvious extra meaning given Nathan’s father Ivan is at the helm of the Tigers. If he does make it back for the battle of the big cats at Panthers Stadium, there’s still a chance the youngster could be selected in Brad Fittler’s Blues side for Origin I.

» Meanwhile, Cleary was spotted at the

front end of the plane back from Townsville last Friday. He copped plenty of ribbing from the rest of the team, who were seated back in economy. Truth is Cleary needed a business class seat due to the size of his leg brace.

» Still on Cleary, he’s leading the Dally

M medal count after four rounds and according to Sportsbet remains an outside chance of claiming the game’s greatest individual honour. His odds have blown out to $67.00.

» Viliame Kikau has given up some of the Fijian delicacies he loves so much in an effort to keep his fitness levels up, but he can’t resist a post-match Kava. Kikau has

tried to convince a few other team mates to jump in and try his traditional after match elixir, but nobody seems keen to join him.

» Isaah Yeo has recovered well after tak-

ing that big hit against the Cowboys last Thursday night, but he’s not keen to talk about it. In fact, Yeo requested that journalists refrain from asking about the concussion and his injury at the club’s open media session on Monday afternoon.

» Plenty of people tuned in to watch

Penrith’s upset win over the Cowboys last Thursday night. Channel Nine’s telecast attracted 653,000 viewers (including regionals) while a further 186,000 watched on Fox League.

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rowing up in Lithgow – 90 minutes west of Penrith – Wayde Egan was just a young kid from the bush who had a dream of landing a gig at an NRL club.

Rather than waiting for a scout or recruitment officer to travel west and identify him, Egan took it upon himself to help make his dream of playing in the NRL one day a reality.

Speaking with Extra Time this week, the 21-year-old dummy half revealed the incredible back story behind his move over the famous Blue Mountains to Penrith back in 2015.

“I was somehow friends with Nathan Cleary on Facebook and I messaged him one day asking if the club needed any hookers to play SG Ball,” Egan recalled.

“Nath said the club was pretty light on hookers, so I came down and trialled.

“I remember wearing jumper number 22

in the SG Ball trial team and playing half a game. Benny Harden (coach) picked me and I started playing SG Ball that season. I then signed with the U20s for the next two years after that.”

Last Thursday night in Townsville, Wayde Egan’s dream was finally realised when he made his first grade debut during Penrith’s emphatic win over the North Queensland Cowboys.

While Egan recorded less than 10 minutes on the field, he’ll remember the night for the rest of his life.

“It was unreal, it’s been a dream of mine since I was five-years-old to play NRL and to get a little taste the other night was very special,” Egan said.

“Hook told myself, Jarome Luai and Nick Lui-Toso to fly up but I didn’t know I was the one playing until the Captain’s Run the day before.

“The club ended up flying my Mum and Dad up and put them up in accommodation. It was unreal.”

Interestingly, Egan’s NRL debut came at the expense of the Facebook friend who

Wayde Egan with his parents in Townsville. Photo: Penrith Panthers assisted him in getting a start at Penrith in the first place.

“It was very unlucky for Nath to get injured, I’d love to play with him in first grade one day,” Egan said.

“My contract runs out at the end of next year, it’s definitely a goal of mine to make first grade a regular thing.”

Egan was named in last year’s Holden Cup Team of the Year and has long been viewed as the man to replace captain

Peter Wallace when he retires. He said he’s learned a lot from the veteran hooker over the last few months and would love to replace him when Wallace hangs up the boots.

“I really hope so… Wal’s taught me a lot in the off-season, I’ve done a lot of work with him,” he said.

“I’ve really improved my kicking game thanks to him and I’d love to play at Penrith my whole life.”

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anthers fullback Dylan Edwards didn’t have much time to process his side’s Round 3 loss to the Bulldogs late last month because less than 24 hours later, he was welcoming his first born child into the world.

Just hours after Edwards returned home from ANZ Stadium on March 23, his longtime partner Nadine Haggart started going into labour.

Speaking with Extra Time, the 22-yearold described the incredible chain of events that followed Penrith’s first loss of the season.

“I didn’t get home until around 11pm following the Doggies game and at 1am Nadine started getting pains and by 2am we were at the hospital,” Edwards said.

“I don’t really sleep well after a game, so I was wide awake when she was having pains at 1am. As soon as she started, I knew it was go-time and I was concentrating on her.

“My daughter Bronte was born at around 12pm later that day, so it was a bit of a pickme-up after a loss.”

The timing of Bronte’s birth couldn’t

have been more perfect, however Edwards admitted he would have skipped the game against the Bulldogs if his new daughter was born 24 hours earlier.

“Nadine and I didn’t have a plan in place, we were just taking it as it comes,” he said.

“If she had the baby on the Friday I would have stayed with her and been with her for the birth of my daughter. It ended up working out really well for us.”

Thankfully for Edwards and Nadine, the birth went very smoothly and Bronte was allowed to go home the following day.

However, just as his new pride and joy arrived home, Edwards had to pack his bags for a Tuesday departure to Townsville last week.

The 2017 Panthers Rookie of the Year said it was tough leaving Bronte and his partner behind.

“I got heaps of photos, texts and we had Facetime but it was hard to leave, but it’s what you’ve got to do,” he said.

“We got back from Townsville on Friday night, so I’ve only been at home a little bit.

But I’ve had a few cuddles and all the rest, so it’s been good.”

Edwards is the latest in a long line of Panthers stars who have becomes fathers in the last 18 months.

The Bellingen Dorrigo junior said his

Edwards in action, and baby Bronte (right) fellow teammates have been a great support.

“All the boys ask how Bronte is doing and have been really supportive. That’s the sort of group we have here, everyone is always looking out for each other,” Edwards said.

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here’s no doubt about it, Round 4 of the NRL was the round of upsets.

The teams who were favourites before a ball was kicked went on to

lose.

This year’s competition is one of the closest in years. There isn’t a side in the NRL in 2018 that’s a clear standout, or a side who’s cannon fodder for everyone else.

It makes for a compelling competition for fans, but a nightmare for those involved in tipping competitions at their local pubs and clubs.

Take the Cowboys v Panthers game last weekend for example.

Going into the match the Cowboys were firm favourites and there was a question mark on how the Panthers would go without star halfback Nathan Cleary.

Despite winning their opening two games, the Panthers’ start to the season was looking unconvincing and then they went down to the Bulldogs after another slow start.

The Cowboys were coming off back-toback losses, were at home in front of a big crowd and outside of Lachlan Coote were

at full strength, but you could tell from their defence in the first 10 minutes that the Panthers were there to play.

James Maloney’s performance was one of the best individual performances in recent memory. He set up two tries, scored one himself and kicked eight goals and a field goal for 21 points.

If Maloney’s effort was one of the best we’ve seen from someone in a number seven jersey, it was only possible because of the dominance from the Panthers’ middle forwards.

Trent Merrin up front along with Reagan Campbell-Gillard completely out muscled the Cowboys pack, while James FisherHarris was brutal in defence following his promotion to the starting side.

The Panthers are now three from four this year, but have another tough game ahead of them against the Parramatta Eels this weekend.

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Depth proves Panthers have a real chance at title

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fter watching Penrith dismantle North Queensland with ease last Thursday night, this is the team we all thought they could be.

Following the opening four rounds of the season, only a few teams have shown their true colours and it was nice to see the Panthers amongst that group.

That win over the Cowboys was easily Penrith’s best performance in the last two years.

So much has been made of their lethargic starts to begin the year but with the addition of Viliame Kikau to the back row, it really has put some fear factor in that left edge.

Kikau provided a huge x-factor for the Panthers and he set the tempo early on, not just with his attack but his defence too. It was also encouraging to see Reagan Campbell-Gillard feed off that as well as James Maloney, who showed just how good he is at game management – steering the ship to perfection all night.

Everyone thought young half Jarome Luai would debut against the Cowboys last week but instead it was Lithgow junior Wayde Egan, who became Panther 575.

Egan is Penrith’s future number nine and it just shows the strength of how Phil Gould and the Panthers Board have been able to put the next crop of juniors in place year after year.

Luai will get his chance down the track, maybe during the Origin period when Maloney gets selected for the Blues.

But all this proves Penrith will have a very strong side for many years to come.

They’ve kept the players they’ve really wanted to keep and they’ll build around blokes that have bought into Gus’ and Anthony Griffin’s system.

This Sunday afternoon, the Panthers will take on a Parramatta side that they only came up against four weeks ago.

After Parramatta’s struggles since that opening round, I’m really expecting Penrith to blow the Eels away in the opening 20 minutes.

Parramatta haven’t been great to start the year, and they will be hurting after their fourth straight loss. But with the way Penrith played last week, they should really blow them out of the water – as long as they don’t let that win over the Cowboys inflate their heads too much.

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to Tonga, meaning he won’t be available for New South Wales selection for this year’s Origin series.

» The NRL says the referees will con-

tinue to be whistle-happy in the weeks ahead with their crackdown on ruck infringements and offside offences to continue. NRL Head of Football Brian Canavan says it’s a case of “pain now and gain later”.

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injuries, while fullback Tom Trbojevic will miss at least two weeks with an ankle injury.

» Things go from bad to worse for

Canberra, with Jack Wighton involved in a police investigation following an incident at a nightclub.

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