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Josh Mansour Waqa Blake Tyrone Peachey Dallin Watene-Zelezniak James Maloney Nathan Cleary James Tamou Peter Wallace (c) Reagan Campbell-Gillard Viliame Kikau Isaah Yeo Trent Merrin Corey Harawira-Naera Sam McKendry Moses Leota James Fisher-Harris Sione Katoa 19 Tim Browne
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or about 25 minutes last Sunday, it appeared as though all the negative talk and pressure of the pre-season had taken its toll on Penrith. In scenes reminiscent of round one at Kogarah Oval last year, the Panthers were completely out-played, fumbled their way through the opening stages and looked way behind their opposition in terms of intensity and confidence. But by the time Waqa Blake scored the first of his two tries in the 34th minute, the momentum had shifted. Penrith were starting to get on top of the Eels, and by the end of proceedings the fitness of the home side was winning what – as I predicted in last week’s preview – eventu-
ally became a war of attrition. Parramatta simply couldn’t match Penrith as the hot conditions took their toll, with Anthony Griffin’s strategic use of the bench playing a big role in ensuring Penrith finished over the top of their western Sydney rivals. In the end, Penrith probably should have won by more. Three tries each and goals being the difference doesn’t really sum up how dominant Penrith were in the second half. Despite some clunky moments in attack and some silly errors, Penrith showed enough in the opening round to prove they’ll be in the mix as the season wears on. They may not get away with such poor starts every week but they’ll certainly take a lot of self-belief out of the way they came back from 14-0 down with their backs against the wall. Penrith’s big weakness last weekend was without doubt their left-side defence
with Tyrone Peachey and James Maloney finding themselves as the targets of plenty of Parramatta’s attack. It had the added effect of putting Josh Mansour in two minds on more than one occasion, costing Penrith points out wide. Dean Whare is an outside chance of returning on Saturday, and if he is a late inclusion it would certainly tighten up that vulnerable side of the field. Souths were ordinary in Perth against the Warriors and were dealt a further blow on Tuesday with news that halfback Adam Reynolds will miss this game due to a knee injury. While it presents an opportunity for the little-known Adam Doueihi, Reynolds’ loss is a big one for Souths – he organises the bulk of the side’s attack. I wouldn’t be surprised if Robbie Farah finds his way into the 17 come Saturday to add some further experience to the spine.
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Richie Kennear Dane Gagai Greg Inglis (c) Robert Jennings Cody Walker Adam Doueihi Thomas Burgess Damien Cook Sam Burgess John Sutton Angus Crichton Cameron Murray Tyrell Fuimaono Mark Nicholls George Burgess Tevita Tatola 18 Robbie Farah
The backs are reasonably well matched for this one and there’s no doubt Souths boast a potent centre pairing in Dane Gagai and Greg Inglis. But Penrith have Souths covered in the forwards and with Reynolds out, the Panthers should be able to dominate this fixture as it wears on. A top temperature of 38 degrees is tipped for Penrith on Saturday and while it’ll most likely be cooler by kick-off, the conditions will certainly be a test for both packs. Penrith proved their fitness last weekend and it may come to the fore again here. With a second straight home game, Penrith have an enormous opportunity to go back to back and maintain the momentum achieved last weekend. I’m expecting this one to be tight for 50 minutes but Penrith should be able to pull away. Tip: Panthers by 14
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GOING THE EXTRA MILE » Here’s the picture that shows you why
Roberts had worn out his welcome with Penrith’s coaching staff back in 2013-14. But Gould was so attached to ensuring Roberts kept his life on track that he pleaded with the NRL to ensure the Titans move could happen. In the end, after a short stint with the Titans Roberts ended up at the Broncos where he appears to finally be maturing under coach Wayne Bennett.
Nathan Cleary is something extra special. Captured by Extra Time on Tuesday, this photo is taken well after training had concluded. As rain pours and the rest of the squad gets showered and heads home for the day, Cleary remains out on the fields of the Academy. Alone, his concentration is only broken by James Maloney jokingly barking at him to “go home” as the rain continues to fall. It’s evidence of the pure determination Cleary has and sums up why he’s so important to Penrith. He goes the extra mile. Always has, always will.
» Nathan Cleary will appear on ‘Sunday
Night With Matty Johns’ this Sunday night on Fox League. Nothing too unusual about that, except that his father and Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary is also on the guest list for the night. We presume they’ll car pool into the studio.
» Penrith are very keen to extend the
contract of rampaging forward Reagan Campbell-Gillard. The 24-year-old is about to enter the prime of his career and is off-contract at the end of next season. The Panthers are hopeful of re-signing the Australian Test star for at least another two years prior to November this year when he can be officially approached by other clubs. RCG recently rubbished rumours that he was looking to move on from Penrith.
» A new car park is set to open at Pan-
thers Leagues Club on April 10 – providing some additional relief on busy match days.
» If the below photo doesn’t sum up
the modern day footballer, I don’t know what does. After Sunday’s win against the Eels, the new fathers in the Penrith camp found themselves nursing their babies on the touchline – a scene you probably wouldn’t have spotted 10 or 20 years ago. The Bulldogs may be known as the family club but the Panthers aren’t far behind these days.
» Labor is desperately trying to push a
silly story suggesting that Penrith home games may be at risk as part of the State Government’s stadium plan. Londonderry MP Prue Car, Candidate for Penrith Karen McKeown and Shadow Sports Minister Lynda Voltz even took an angry photo outside Panthers Stadium, calling on Penrith MP and Sports Minister Stuart Ayres to “come clean” on which suburban grounds would lose games to ensure enough content filled the new-look Parramatta, Allianz and ANZ Stadiums. This #fakenews story would make Donald Trump proud. The Panthers have absolutely no intention of moving any games away from Penrith outside of the match they play in Bathurst each year. And I can tell you the State Government hasn’t even approached Panthers management about moving games to Parramatta Stadium when it re-opens next year. If they do, they’ll be met with a resounding “no thanks”.
» Most of the new game day initiatives at
Nathan Cleary at training on Tuesday. Photo: Melinda Jane
Panthers Stadium were a hit last Sunday, particularly the ‘stand up, flags up’ concept, which was certainly a wonderful sight. The jury is still out on the dual hosting concept, with Scott McRae now joined by Natalie Sinclair to guide the match day proceedings. It didn’t flow all that well and almost didn’t seem needed – but let’s give it a few weeks to settle in.
» Here’s a quirky stat for you – James
Maloney has never lost at Panthers Stadium. As a player at the Warriors, Cronulla
and Roosters, Maloney always walked away victorious, and now he’s added a win in Penrith colours. The Panthers will be hoping his sensational record at the foot of the Mountains continues well into the season.
» Panthers boss Phil Gould has revealed he wrote a passionate letter to the NRL pleading with them to give wayward youngster James Roberts a start at the Gold Coast in 2014. Speaking on ‘100% Footy’, Gould revealed the troubled
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hen Penrith were down 14-0 against Parramatta last Sunday, many Panthers fans were feeling a little déjà vu following last year’s opening game of the season. Fortunately, Panthers skipper Peter Wallace was feeling a lot more composed, confident his side wouldn’t be embarrassed this time around, in front of a sold out home crowd. “It certainly didn’t feel like last year against the Dragons, nothing has felt like that since, which I’m happy about,” he told Extra Time. “We were on the back foot early in the game, we didn’t do ourselves many favours and put ourselves under a fair bit of pressure. But I really liked how we held in there and fought our way back.” While Wallace was getting stuck into his troops following each of Parramatta’s three tries, he also had some help from Cronulla recruit James Maloney, who took it upon himself to lay down the law. Extra Time understands Tyrone Peachey and Josh Mansour were two players in Maloney’s firing line.
“Jimmy was really good, he’s obviously got a lot of experience. It takes more than one leader to make a successful side,” Wallace said. “Jimmy was helping us get back on track and telling the others what to do next. He’s really good to have around the club.” With Maloney’s inclusion into the side, it was a new-look spine for Penrith after the off-season departure of controversial former captain and five-eighth Matt Moylan. Wallace said despite a rough start initially, the combination with Maloney built nicely as the game went on. “We were a bit clunky to start with but that comes with the lack of possession we had,” he said. “The more we play with each other, the better we are going to get. I thought the way we finished the game was really good.” Wallace admitted he also has to get used to a new dominant voice out there on the paddock. “I’m slowly getting used to Jimmy and when he wants the ball,” he said. “You can hear it in his voice when he wants it more than other times, so I’m just getting used to that as well.” This Saturday will be another chance for
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“Souths will want to bounce back from last weekend’s loss, they’ll be disappointed not to win first up over there in Perth,” he said. “I expect them to come out hard as they won’t want to be none from two to start the year.”
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anthers backrower Isaah Yeo believes better fitness levels and the injection of Fijian monster Viliame Kikau off the bench, helped secure Penrith an opening round win over Parramatta last Sunday. The Dubbo product said a strong preseason in extreme conditions gave his side a huge advantage over the Eels especially in the second half. “It’s probably a little hotter here than in Parramatta and that definitely came out in the game,” Yeo told Extra Time. “I thought our pre-season was similar to the last few years but it was more gamerelated in some senses. We did a lot more conditioning through skills and I thought that put us in great stead on the weekend.” Another advantage Penrith had over the Eels was their new second rower Viliame Kikau who, along with prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard, changed the momen-
tum of the game as soon as they hit the field late in the first half. “I thought Viliame really changed the game especially in the second half. I think he’s outstanding on the edge and will only get better there as he continues to get fitter and more game time,” Yeo said. “Vili took a lot of confidence out of the World Cup and enjoyed a really good preseason here. He also knows his role in the team now and hopefully he can continue to play well because he changed that game last weekend.” Yeo said Penrith’s 24-point haul in response to being down 14-0 should stop any negativity surrounding the club. “There’s been a lot of media speculation but we don’t buy into it an awful lot. You see the papers, you see it all, but we know what’s going on in-house,” he said. “There were a couple of players moved on recently and you can make a story up out of that. They were two juniors coming through the system – meant to be life-long Panthers – but I think it was best for them and for the club to part ways.
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“I want to continue to be an 80 minute player for this side,” he said. “At the moment I’m swapping between the left and right side, which is helping my game a bit. “Another area of my game I’m trying to work hard on is becoming more vocal out on the field, which will hopefully make me a better player.”
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o Matty Moylan chose the long right hand break at Cronulla Point over morning coffee on High Street, and Bryce Cartwright now prefers spending time at Sea World than a parmy at The Pioneer. Do they seriously know what they are missing out on? Well, at half-time on Sunday most Panthers fans were missing their spark and their presence. The Panthers were underwhelming. A start to the season that was so worrying even Barnaby Joyce would have broken into a cold sweat. Missed tackles, poor reads and dropped balls, it was the stuff of nightmares. What a difference 45 minutes makes. A second half so polished and precise that the demons of last year’s opening round smash up against the Dragons could be forgotten. This was the footy side the crowd had asked Santa Claus for. Edwards excellent. Cleary controlled. Blake beastly. And Kikau... well kicking butt. The Fijian Freight Train was awesome. A surprise to some, not to others.
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fter watching Penrith’s first 20 minutes last Sunday afternoon against Parramatta, Panthers fans would have been looking away in sheer fright, but when Reagan CampbellGillard and Viliame Kikau hit the field midway through the first half, it really changed the dynamic of the game. While it’s my firm belief an Australian representative like RCG should be starting games, the pair were able to punch through the line and create some quick play the balls which allowed Cleary and Maloney to step up and get some momentum towards the end of the first half. The move also allowed quick guys like Waqa Blake and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to punch into some tired Eels defenders and open up the game. As I mentioned earlier, RCG needs to start every week. I understand there’s a game plan that coach Anthony Griffin (pictured) is going with which allows him to play longer minutes, but you have to capitalise on the form that he’s brought back from playing with Australia. When RCG starts it gives the rest of the team confidence because he’s chomping
at the bit to get out there and throw his weight around. Right now he’s coming off the bench to play the last 60 minutes, but I don’t know if that’s the recipe for success long-term, especially if Penrith continue with this pattern of starting games rather slow. As fans we expect Penrith to make the most out of their premiership window and starting Reagan Campbell-Gillard gives them a huge edge. Another player that gives the Panthers a big edge is Viliame Kikau, who enjoyed a very strong game over the weekend scoring a try and breaking eight tackles. When Kikau came to Penrith a few years ago he had a few ankle issues but it appears he’s finally got that right and is looking very fit. He starred for Fiji in the World Cup and, on the weekend, everyone saw how destructive he can be in the back-row. Coach Griffin certainly has some decisions to make in the coming weeks but I think Campbell-Gillard and Kikau really changed the fortunes of the Panthers last week, so it will be interesting to see how he uses these two moving forward.
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new Monday night show ‘100% Footy’ looks like it’ll be a winner. It certainly got plenty of PR this week too thanks to Peter Beattie’s Cronulla gaffe.
fans out of the opening round. The countdown clock is no big issue really – many clocks at grounds count down and it’s a bonus for casual observers of the game – but it is a shame that there’s now a huge inconsistency between the two rugby league networks, with Nine’s clock still counting up. The biggest issue with Fox League’s new graphics is the location – it’ll take a while to get used to it being in the top left.
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Undergrond Coffee are local specialty coffee roasters based in the Blue Mountains who are dedicated to pushing the boundaries and making coffee fun.
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