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James Maloney has been in fine form for Penrith. Photo: Melinda Jane

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he subjects of rugby league’s most talked about swap deal – James Maloney and Matt Moylan – go head to head for the first time at their new clubs this weekend.

But regardless of what the scoreboard says when the sun sets at Southern Cross Group Stadium late on Sunday afternoon, the judges and experts have already declared a winner.

Maloney and Penrith have proven to be a match made in heaven – the old legs that many doubted in the pre-season have shown they’ve still got plenty to offer.

As for Moylan, he’s still searching for his first win in Cronulla colours and is struggling to find form in a side that finds itself

decimated by injury heading into the Maloney-Moylan Cup. Paul Gallen is a definite withdrawal while Luke Lewis, Wade Graham and Andrew Fifita are all in severe doubt.

On paper, Penrith should continue forward and win their sixth game of the season, especially given the Sharks still can’t quite settle on the spine they want moving forward – which is creating plenty of doubt and inconsistency in their performances. Moylan has been named at five-eighth this week with Josh Dugan at fullback as Shane Flanagan’s merry-goround continues.

Matches like this, however, can often prove to be danger games – a little bit of complacency from Penrith and Cronulla’s re-shuffled side could well make the most of their opportunities.

Post-match last week, both James Maloney and Anthony Griffin talked about

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the simplicity of Penrith’s game plan.

When the side plays simple, the points start flowing. When they make things too complicated or when panic sets in, that’s when the opposition starts to steal the momentum.

A simple game plan makes even more sense when you have to deal with the injuries that have confronted Griffin’s men this season. Josh Mansour has now been added to that list and with only Sam McKendry’s injury being season ending, there will continue to be changes to Penrith’s 17 almost weekly over the next few months.

Discipline may well be a key factor in Sunday’s game too. Peter Wallace and Andrew Fifita share the dubious honour of having given away the most penalties in the NRL this season (10 each), while Penrith have conceded more penalties than any other side in the competition

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after six rounds (66). The Sharks aren’t far behind, sitting fourth in penalties conceded (61). That points to a potential penalty-a-thon on Sunday, but it also opens the door for one of these sides to really work on their discipline and potentially dominate possession.

Penrith’s kicking game has been superb this year, even without Cleary for the last three weeks, and they should use that to their advantage on Sunday. Keep the ball in play, get energy from their defence and keep it simple in attack.

Cronulla’s record against Penrith has been pretty impressive in recent seasons but this is a real chance for the Panthers to turn the tables. If they can win this one, and do it impressively, then any remaining critics will surely be silenced as the Panthers begin to put some ‘real deal’ talk into their premiership aspirations.

Tip: Panthers by 10.

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS

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MANSOUR ON SICK LIST » Powerhouse winger Josh Mansour was

off to hospital before last Sunday’s game against the Titans was even over. His fractured cheekbone, suffered after a stray knee from Anthony Don collided with his face during a challenge for the ball, will keep him out for at least the next month, and adds to Penrith’s injury woes. We checked in with the Panthers on Tuesday who confirmed Mansour still hadn’t undergone surgery and needed the swelling to go down significantly before doctors could work their magic.

Josh Mansour leaves the field last Sunday

» The Panthers have been linked to St

George-Illawarra forward Leeson Ah Mau. The Samoan international is offcontract at the end of the season and is rumoured to have attracted interest from both the Panthers and Knights, as well as his current club.

» It’s been revealed for the first time

that Bryce Cartwright has a clause in his contract with the Gold Coast Titans that allows Penrith the first opportunity to resign him should all not work out on the glitter strip.

» Halfback Jarome Luai is off-contract

with Penrith at the end of the season and it’s looking increasingly unlikely that he’ll stay at the foot of the Mountains. He’s now 21 and itching to play first grade, but NRL coach Anthony Griffin has resisted the temptation to blood the youngster despite two separate opportunities to do so in the wake of injuries to Nathan Cleary and Waqa Blake.

» Spotted: Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Trent Merrin doing some grocery shopping together last Saturday morning.

» Spotted: Nathan Cleary talking to for-

mer Panthers lower grades coach Garth Brennan in the tunnel at Panthers Stadium last Sunday. The two were having a yarn during the ISP clash between Penrith and Canterbury.

» Nathan Cleary could have another 15

years in first grade ahead of him but he’s already trying out new career options.

He spent some time in the Fox League commentary box during the second half of Penrith’s clash with the Titans last Sunday, alongside Andrew Voss and Michael Ennis. While on air, Cleary revealed his recovery from a knee injury was ahead of schedule and he’s hopeful of an early return against Newcastle in round 10.

» Plenty of Penrith supporters aren’t fans

of Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield from the Daily Telegraph, but many are too gullible and play into the supposed war between Buzz and Panthers boss Phil Gould. Last weekend, Rothfield revealed that he and Gould

text each other weekly and have a good relationship these days. Buzz declared Gus was “the voice of the game”.

» Imagine this: You’re at the urinal after

full-time on Sunday singing ‘Go The Mighty Panthers’ when a voice joins you from a nearby cubicle. After the duet, the cubicle door opens and it’s none other than club legend Royce Simmons who’s been testing out his singing voice.

» Spotted: Trent Merrin dancing up a

storm alongside Vintage FM host Wayne ‘Willmo’ Willmington last Thursday.

» Penrith forward Isaah Yeo’s family has

a proud history in rugby league and they continue to give back, especially in Dubbo where much of the family is based.

Isaah’s grandfather Pat is a member of the local Men of League branch, and undertakes a number of welfare visits in the region to those in the league community who have fallen on tough times.

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hen Reagan Campbell-Gillard was asked if he’ll give former skipper Matt Moylan a bit of a touch up when the two meet again on Sunday afternoon, the in-form Panthers prop held back from giving a juicy answer.

“The team haven’t spoken about it much, we know Matt’s a dangerous player and we know what he can do, but we are just going to focus on ourselves and worry about that later in the week,” CampbellGillard told Extra Time.

The big fella played a straight bat, but there’s little doubt there will be some extra feeling in Sunday’s game at Southern Cross Group Stadium.

“Matt was our captain here and close friend, it will be a bit weird. It’ll just be like last weekend when we played against Carty (Bryce Cartwright),” CampbellGillard said.

“There will be mixed emotions but we’ve got a job to do and that’s play some good football.”

With Moylan well and truly in the spotlight this weekend, the same can also

Reagan Campbell-Gillard chatting with journalist Nathan Taylor. Photo: Melinda Jane be said for former Shark turned Panther James Maloney, who will also meet his ex-teammates for the first time this season.

While Maloney is certainly having a 2018 to remember six rounds in, the same can’t

be said for Moylan, who is yet to win a game with his new club.

Campbell-Gillard expects Maloney to handle his return to the Shire without any distractions.

“I think he’ll handle it fine, he has the

class and experience to handle things like that. I’m pretty sure he’ll be up for it,” he said.

“While the Sharks haven’t got off to a good start, we were in that same position last year. Once they get some momentum though, they’ll be hard to stop.”

Unfortunately for Cronulla they’ll be missing captain Paul Gallen against the Panthers while Andrew Fifita, Luke Lewis and Wade Graham (extended bench) have been named but are all in severe doubt.

Despite Penrith having the edge in the battle of the big men, Campbell-Gillard is still wary of a Cronulla side that’s walking wounded.

“I’m sure whoever they bring in they’ll want to do a good job for their team,” he said.

“We’ve got to focus on ourselves and keep working on the little things.”

Cronulla certainly aren’t alone in the injury stakes with Penrith also hit hard in recent weeks. The latest to go down is powerhouse winger Josh Mansour, who will be sidelined for more than a month with a fractured cheekbone. CampbellGillard said he felt for his teammate.

“That’s rugby league… poor bugger, he was probably in the wrong place at the wrong time,” he said.

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FEATURE

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f Anthony Griffin dared look at a newspaper or browsed social media in the off-season, his next step would have been to check available jobs on Seek.

For whatever reason, the fan base at Penrith has never quite warmed to Griffin, who took over the coaching reigns from Ivan Cleary ahead of the 2016 season.

So when the full strength Panthers lost a trial to a reserve grade Canterbury side in February, many were calling for the firing squad to ready their guns. It was a ridiculous reaction to a meaningless game.

Now, Griffin is defying the critics.

He’s guided Penrith to second spot on the ladder, dropping only one game in the process. And he’s done it having to re-shuffle his side constantly, and despite losing his key playmaker in Nathan Cleary.

It is a monumental effort.

You don’t win comps in March or April, but you can silence the doubters.

Incredibly, Griffin is on the verge of becoming the only coach in Penrith history to make the Finals three years in a row. Not even Tim Sheens, John Lang or Phil Gould achieved that.

“I think the boys are really playing for each other now,” Griffin said after Sunday’s 35-12 win over Titans.

“There’s been a real tightness about the team and their enjoyment playing here.”

Penrith’s success in 2018 has come despite the club releasing star juniors Matt Moylan and Bryce Cartwright to other clubs. Critics wanted straight jackets ordered for Griffin and Gould, but they knew what they were doing.

‘Hook’ is proud of the side he’s put together. For the first time since he joined the club, this is his team. And that team is emerging as the real deal in 2018.

“It’s a good reward for all the work they’ve put in, but we’re only a quarter of the way through the season,” Griffin said.

“It’s nice to be in this position. We don’t want to look too far ahead... we’ve just got to keep pushing forward.”

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t is often said, the harder you work the luckier you get. And a lot of the time it is so true.

In the NRL, I’m not so sure.

Every club works hard… really hard.

Players toil to exhaustion through brutal summers, coaches work seven-day weeks, support staff is always on call and so it goes.

Using the first line of this column, everyone gets lucky, right? Wrong!

Look at Josh Reynolds.

He returns from a hamstring injury in round six to play 28 minutes, picks up a shoulder injury, and is ruled out for another month. Unlucky!

What about Sam McKendry? He ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in 2016. He did it again to miss all of 2017.

Two rounds into 2018 and it goes again.

Unlucky doesn’t begin to describe it.

And Josh Mansour? Missed plenty of football last year due to a knee injury and now finds himself on the sideline after a very unlucky knee to the cheek.

Compare all of this to Cam Smith, who has played at least 20 club games each year for 15 consecutive seasons, not to

mention 42 Origins and 56 Internationals along the way.

Does Smith work harder than Reynolds, McKendry or any of the other injured stars? Not necessarily. It’s genetics and a whole stack of luck.

From a team perspective, Cronulla used only 24 players to win the 2016 Premiership. The same year, Newcastle used 35 to run last. Both worked hard. One got lucky.

One didn’t.

Lady luck is smiling on St GeorgeIllawarra in 2018. For a seventh game in a row to start the season, Paul McGregor has named the same 13 starters. Their 18 players used through seven rounds are the fewest since North Sydney in 1994! Work hard, get lucky, yes!

Parramatta has used 24 players so far – the most through seven rounds because of form and injury. Work hard, get lucky, no.

For all the money, science and toil that goes into an NRL campaign, the uncontrollable often has the biggest say. Luck.

Kind to some, cruel to others, with a very loose link to hard work. Watch your team with fingers crossed this weekend.

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Discussion over: Panthers got better of swap deal

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ight now, with Penrith sitting in second place and Cronulla in 13th, it appears the Panthers have won the off-season trade between James Maloney and Matt Moylan.

The two will go head to head for the first time this season when Cronulla take on Penrith this Sunday at Shark Park.

While Moylan hasn’t had the start to the season he would have hoped for, Maloney is flying and so are the Panthers.

For the 2016 Premiership winner, coming up against his former teammates on Sunday will make for a rather easy and enjoyable week. Yes, he’ll have some extra attention on him but he’ll enjoy training that little bit more because he knows he’s coming up against his old side.

This isn’t just another game for the in-form Penrith half, it will mean that little bit more. But when your team is rolling like the Panthers are right now, Maloney doesn’t have to overcomplicate things – he just needs to roll into Shark Park and get the job done, just like he’s been doing the opening six rounds.

On the flip side, Matt Moylan will probably be a little bit nervous come this

Sunday – much like Bryce Cartwright was taking on the Panthers last weekend.

Because he’s a local Penrith junior and his team isn’t going great right now, Moylan will probably find himself under a lot more pressure than usual. He may even be more agitated too.

It’s not Moylan’s fault his team isn’t playing well. The Sharks have had a few injuries and they can’t quite get their combinations right, with Moylan named at five-eighth this weekend despite playing well at fullback against the Dragons last week.

If the Panthers are serious about winning the competition this year, this is the sort of game they need to win.

James Maloney, along with Blake Green at the Warriors, has been one of the buys of the year so far and if he can guide the Panthers to a title this season, then it makes that off-season trade look even better for Penrith.

I still think we’ll see the best of Moylan eventually but right now, his former team are at the top and his current team have been disappointing. Right now, Penrith have got the better deal.

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North Queensland with head coach Paul Green re-signing until the end of the 2021 season. There had been speculation about Green’s future for some time, with plenty of reported interest from the Broncos, but the 2015 premiership-winning coach is staying in Townsville. “I am very happy to have my future sorted and even happier my future is with the Cowboys,” Green said.

major no-no in rugby league, but times have changed. Last week Canberra’s Joseph Tapine copped a tripping charge from the NRL’s Match Review Committee, and his early guilty plea saw him cop a $1,100 fine. He’s clear to play this weekend.

» Where’s Rabs? For not the first time

» The Rugby League All Stars game will

be back next year and is to be played in Melbourne. In addition to the All Stars game, Melbourne has also secured the rights to host a State of Origin game in 2021 and 2025, and a number of Test matches involving the Kangaroos in 2022 and 2023. Victorian Minister for Sport, Tourism and Major Events John Eren said: “These blockbusters are another chance to welcome plane-loads of visitors to our state who will spend their valuable tourism dollars, support jobs and make our economy even stronger”.

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» There was more embarrassment for

ARL Commission Chairman Peter Beattie this week, who declared a young kid wearing a Barcelona FC jersey was a Newcastle Knights fan. The jerseys may be similar but it was another major gaffe for Beattie, and it all unfolded on live TV.

this season, the ‘voice of rugby league’ didn’t call a single game last weekend.

Despite Channel Nine broadcasting three games based in Sydney, it was left to Ray Hadley and Mat Thompson to lead the commentary. Hadley even dashed back from the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast to call last Thursday’s game between Souths and the Roosters. Is the great man on the verge of retirement?

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COMPLETE LEGAL & CONVEYANCING 1300 266 529

GREG LAWTON

LEE BANISTER

ANDREW REEVES

DANIEL MCKINNON

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Bulldogs Dragons Storm Raiders

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Warriors Storm Rabbitohs

Knights Cowboys Sea Eagles Sharks

Roosters Warriors Storm Raiders

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

054

054

054

054

ST MARYS PROFESSIONALS 9673 4422

VIC’S MAXI TRANSPORT 4732 2195

FOWLER AND CO 4722 3066

MACQUARIE ACCOUNTANTS 4731 5628

TERRY HANSEN

VICTOR GLANVILLE

ROSS FOWLER

CHRIS AYLING

Tigers Titans Eels Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Bulldogs Warriors Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Bulldogs Warriors Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

052

052

052

052

THE WESTERN WEEKENDER 4722 2998

ONEPOINT HEALTH 4732 5188

EZRVEND 0414 254 074

AT PRINT 4731 5055

TROY DODDS

KYLE PERRY

DERRY O’DONOVAN

AARON TYERS

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Titans Sea Eagles Sharks

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Dragons Broncos Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

052

050

050

048

ROBERT HENRY STATEWIDE REALTY 0418 650 579

LOWER MOUNTAINS AIR CONDITIONING 4735 6411

HARVEY NORMAN PENRITH 4737 5111

PENRITH CBD CORPORATION 0437 506 517

ROBERT HENRY

ANTHEA STRATHDEE

PETER ANDERSON

GAI HAWTHORN

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Bulldogs Warriors Broncos Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Bulldogs Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

046

046

046

FOX LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP WINNER

GOTZINGER SMALL GOODS 0418 594 791

CATHOLIC CEMETARIES 9826 2273

ANDREW VOSS

JAMIE SOWARD

BILL MCDEED

KIM RILEY

Knights Titans Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Raiders

Roosters Warriors Broncos Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Tigers Titans Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Warriors Broncos Raiders

Roosters Dragons Broncos Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

046

046

046

046

KELLY PARTNERS 4721 7433

PROPERTY CENTRAL 0434 400 225

PROPERTY CENTRAL 0428 000 734

FUTURE FINANCIAL SERVICES 4704 8585

CHARBEL GEAGEA

CAMERON FAICO

BRAD DREW

ALEX MCKENZIE

Roosters Warriors Storm Raiders

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Bulldogs Warriors Storm Raiders

Bulldogs Warriors Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Raiders

Knights Titans Sea Eagles Panthers

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Bulldogs Dragons Storm Raiders

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Sharks

044

044

042

042

MICHAEL BALL REALTY 0414 264 668

THE WESTERN WEEKENDER 4722 2998

STANTON & TAYLOR 4731 2899

RAINE & HORNE COMMERCIAL 4722 8500

MICHAEL BALL

NATHAN TAYLOR

MICHAEL TAYLOR

KATE RADCLIFFE

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Warriors Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Knights Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Raiders

042

042

042

040

RAINE & HORNE PENRITH 0414 321 000

COUNTRY BREWER 4731 5444

SYNERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES 4732 6555

HITCHENS 4735 7000

GARY ROSSETTO

DEE BARLOW

SHANAKA DE SILVA

TREVOR HITCHEN

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Bulldogs Dragons Storm Raiders

Tigers Cowboys Eels Sharks

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Roosters Dragons Broncos Rabbitohs

Knights Titans Sea Eagles Panthers

040

036

036

034

SMITH STREET AUTO 4731 4019

VISION PAINTING & DECORATING 0404 459 600

CC TYRES 4731 4822

IRRESISTIBLE POOLS & SPAS 4776 1118

MATT BOND

HANS BOR

MICHAEL ASHTON

KEITH WILSON

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

Bulldogs Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Sea Eagles Panthers

Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Panthers

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Roosters Dragons Storm Rabbitohs

Tigers Cowboys Eels Sharks

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