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he Penrith Panthers return to Pepper Stadium for the first time since early April this weekend to take on a Titans side boosted by their last start win over the Sydney Roosters, and the arrival of Eels salary cap scandal victim Nathan Peats to the squad.

Peats is set to make his Titans debut against the Panthers on Sunday, and this match now has a little more flavour attached to it given both sides had victories last weekend.

Not many people gave the Titans a hope against the Roosters on Monday night but they came out of the blocks strong, then finished the game off in stoic fashion. The Roosters did little with the football, but you can only play what’s in front of you.

The Panthers were impressive against the Warriors in windy conditions at AMI Stadium, staying in the game in the first half and then using the weather to their advantage in the second stanza. While the 30-18 victory was not a thrashing, it was certainly a big win when you consider Penrith’s other results so far this season.

The most threatening thing about the Panthers is quickly becoming their unpredictability. Even with Waqa Blake’s passport issue last weekend, the Panthers quickly shifted things around without any major issue, proving both the fitness and versatility of a range of key players.

While Jamie Soward continues to run the show (he was superb last weekend), the Panthers aren’t relying on one particular player to get them home. Bryce Cartwright can have a quiet game, like he did against the Warriors, but then a player like Tyrone Peachey shows his extreme utility value by scoring three tries.

It was always expected that Trent Merrin would add plenty to Penrith’s forward

pack but I’ve been particularly impressed with him in recent times. Last weekend he ran for 119 metres and made 32 tackles in his 59 minutes on the field – he really is a complete player and often goes about his work with little fanfare.

It should not go unsaid that this weekend’s game marks the final opportunity players like Merrin, Cartwright, Matt Moylan and Josh Mansour have to impress NSW coach Laurie Daley and his team of selectors ahead of Origin teams being picked, and for that reason alone you can expect those particular players to have strong games.

Moylan has been particularly impressive under the high ball since his return from injury but it’s his defence that also deserves mention – he is constantly well positioned and very much emerging as the complete footy player, something that may be even further boosted if he’s picked to make his NSW debut.

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS with the masked panther

SILLY OLD WAQA » The old ‘passport in the washing

machine’ trick kept Waqa Blake out of first grade last weekend. The star centre’s passport was so damaged by the washing machine incident that officials wouldn’t let him fly to Christchurch last week, and a replacement passport couldn’t be organised in time because it needed to be issued by Fiji. It forced coach Anthony Griffin into an unexpected re-shuffle of his side, while Blake played reserve grade at Pepper Stadium. This isn’t the first time a Penrith player has left his passport in the old front loader with a reserve grade Panthers player also doing it a number of years ago. It certainly begs the question: how on Earth does a passport end up in a washing machine in the first place? How does that possibly happen? I really don’t get it!

» Penrith’s visit to Christchurch last

weekend has been heralded a major success. With a capacity crowd of 18,000 turning up to the game against the Warriors and lead-up community events a huge hit, the Panthers are said to be extremely happy with how the week played out. The side will be there again next year.

» Elijah Taylor has spoken for the first

time about his sudden departure from the Panthers. “My playing style didn’t suit at the end of the day. We also had some great young back-rowers coming through, and they deserve to be playing first grade.

It was out of my control. I trained as hard as I could in the pre-season and did everything that was asked of me,” he told Fairfax Media. “But I realised I wasn’t going to play first grade even though I thought I had done everything that was asked of me. I was a bit frustrated, but I’m

not a person to get angry. I just wanted to play first grade again, so that’s why I’m at the Tigers.” Taylor made his debut for the Tigers against the Bulldogs last Sunday afternoon. He also had the opportunity to leave the Panthers as early as round two this year thanks to an offer from the Roosters, but decided to stay and try to fight his way back into first grade with Penrith.

» The NRL has announced a renewal

of its current agreement with Sportsbet which will see it become the code’s official wagering partner. Valued at more than $60 million and running until 2020, the agreement will enable funds to be put back into the game at all levels. Head of Commercial Andrew Abdo said the renewal features a range of conditions around advertising and marketing, responsible gambling, and data and privacy protocols that will significantly improve integrity in wagering. “One of the crucial factors in this agreement is that there will be controls in place to restrict the promotion of wagering, especially to minors, and Sportsbet will fund and implement a market leading responsible gambling program “ Mr Abdo said. The agreement will also see Sportsbet working with the NRL to accelerate the NRL’s digital capability and the opportunity this opens up for the game in data analytics, insights and direct marketing. “We already have a partnership with Sportsbet but this extension will see a significant increase in funding for Rugby League,” Mr Abdo said.

» Bryce Cartwright is said to be among

a number of players who have sworn off social media and the ‘noise’ it creates.

Coaches these days have to deal with a range of issues including players’ addic-

tion to their smart phones, but players such as Cartwright are bucking the trend in an effort to focus on achieving their goals.

» Corey Payne officially started his ten-

ure as Panthers Football CEO on Monday.

The former Bulldogs, Tigers and Dragons player has finished up his duties at Woolworths’ head office and can now focus entirely on the Panthers. Payne, also this week, joined Twitter to converse and communicate club information to fans.

He can be found @panther33102.

» Still on Corey Payne, and his first day

on the job was spent penning a letter to members introducing himself and touch-

ing on his past accomplishments. Payne said he’s a “Rugby league person through and through and Rugby league is in my blood”. Payne also noted that members were the heartbeat of the Panthers and that he would welcome any feedback on the direction the club is moving and how they can improve. Payne finished by saying he’ll be at the Panthers v Titans game this Sunday at Pepper Stadium, and would love to meet as many fans as possible.

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SORRY TIME FOR EELS Panthers players along with the coaching staff must be congratulated on their efforts over the past month, having played four games straight away from home, they have done a fantastic job winning three of those games and, by doing so, have really put themselves in a great position leading into their home match against the Gold Coast Titans.

A win over the Titans this Sunday afternoon will consolidate the Panthers in the top eight and, along with a good freshen up with a next round bye, I can see them fighting it out for a top four position come the end of the season.

A little off topic, I would like to discuss the premiership credentials of the Cronulla Sharks.

I have a few mates who are tragic Sharks supporters and they are really starting to chirp up about their team and how this is going to be their year, which is really starting to get annoying. But I am finding it hard to mount a solid argu-

ment as to why they can’t.

The off-season recruitment of James Maloney and the return of Chad Townsend to the club have been a masterstroke and, with Ben Barba starting to find his groove again, it is no wonder Sharks fans have suddenly found their voice again. There is still a long way to go but Cronulla are certainly doing everything right at the moment.

My last thought for the week goes out to all the Parramatta players and coaching staff who are really doing it tough at the moment. After busting themselves through a gruelling pre-season and a fantastic start to the season, they have been slapped with a 12 point deduction from this year’s comp and have had to let go of Nathan Peats, who has been a shining light for the club so far this year.

On the back of all this, the remainder of the season is going to be a mighty challenge for Brad Arthur and his playing roster. Good luck to them!

» Intrust Super Premiership NSW: After

a number of weeks without a win, the Penrith Panthers reserve grade team are in desperate mode heading into this Friday night’s clash against the Canterbury Bulldogs at Belmore Oval.

Last Saturday afternoon in front of small but vocal crowd at Pepper Stadium, the Panthers were totally outplayed by premiership contenders New Zealand, who won comfortably 32-16.

Despite a brave effort and the surprise inclusion of first grade centre Waqa Blake, the Panthers weren’t able to match the fast-paced and hard-hitting Warriors outfit.

With players constantly in and out of the line-up, Steve Georgallis’ men haven’t been able to find any rhythm or consistency to be able to win games.

The Panthers opened up the scoring last Saturday through the steady hands of winger Josh Hall but were down at the half-time break 10-4.

The Warriors were the first to cross the line after half-time before Panthers centre Malakai Watene-Zelezniak finally got another on the board for the home side.

As the half went on, the Warriors continued to make Penrith pay for mistakes with two more tries before five-eighth Will Smith busted through the defence from 10 metres out to cross in between the posts.

Josh Hall was once again good with the boot, kicking two from three.

Despite a number of weeks without a victory, Penrith still remain in ninth position and just two points out of the eight.

» Holden Cup: Panthers winger Braidon

Burns has continued his remarkable run of tries for season 2016 by adding another five to his total last weekend against the New Zealand Warriors.

For the second straight game, the competition-leading Panthers belted their opposition to a pulp by winning 74-10 at Pepper Stadium.

The blowout was the exact same score that Penrith put on the Canberra Raiders the previous round in Bathurst.

The 64 point win was Penrith’s ninth in a row and extends their lead atop the NYC ladder.

Once again a number of familiar faces stood out for Penrith, in particular halfback Nathan Cleary who tallied a personal hall of 26 points in the match.

All up their were eight try scorers for the Panthers including Braidon Burns (5), Ratu Tuisese (2), Caleb Aekins, Jack Hetherington, Jack Ennis, Kaide Ellis, Nathan Cleary and Liam Martin.

This Sunday the Panthers will take on the Gold Coast Titans at Pepper Stadium.

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he Penrith Panthers officially have the best U18’s rugby league team in the country after they backed up their recent SG Ball premiership with the National Championship last weekend.

After defeating the Illawarra Steelers 25-10 in the SG Ball Grand Final the week prior, the young Panthers flew to Brisbane to battle for the National Championship title against Queensland U18’s premiers, Townsville Blackhawks.

In a thrilling contest that went right down to the wire, Penrith prevailed defeating the Blackhawks 38-28.

After falling a game short of the SG Ball Grand Final in 2015, second-year Panthers coach Ben Harden said it’s been a whirlwind fortnight he’ll never forget.

“It’s been enjoyable and very rewarding as a coach,” he told Extra Time.

“The boys worked very hard for each other and they got what they deserved.”

Lead by their halfback and captain Sean O’Sullivan, Penrith only lost one game during their entire 2016 SG Ball campaign.

Harden said he noticed something very special about his team during the season.

“I suppose the big difference from this year’s group to last year’s group was the buy-in from the whole team – from player 1 to player 25. It didn’t matter who got the jersey, they knew to do the job,” he said.

“I probably haven’t seen a tighter bunch that turns up for each other when their

backs are against the wall. They’re not just a team that loves to get their names on the scoresheet, it was about doing the hard yards for each other.”

A number of Harden’s troops from last season have gone on to success in the year’s competition-leading Penrith Panthers Holden Cup side.

Harden said he expects even more of his players this year to go on to great things.

“Last year we had some outstanding players that went on to play U20’s, and

they’re getting the rewards this year,” he said.

“Cameron Ciraldo is doing a great job with that 20’s side but if some of his players get the call up to higher grades or injuries occur, I have no doubt that most of these boys would be up to the challenge.”

One player who could have a big future is Panthers SG Ball captain Sean O’Sullivan, who was rewarded for his outstanding season with selection in the NSW U18’s team.

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enrith Panthers utility Peter Wallace believes his newfound versatility could prolong his NRL career.

Wallace is currently serving his final year at Penrith but a strong start to the season in both the halfback and dummy half roles could earn the former captain a career lifeline.

Extra Time understands Wallace is a good chance of earning a new oneyear deal after impressing at hooker during James Segeyaro’s recent stint on the sidelines.

Speaking on Wednesday afternoon, the 30-year-old confirmed his manager was in early discussions to extend his time at Penrith.

“I think my manager is on to that now, so we’ll see what comes out of that,” Wallace said.

“Staying at Penrith would be my first preference but we’ll see what happens.

“I’d like to think my versatility could extend my career. I suppose I can offer more than I thought I

“Thankfully we won both of those games [on the road] and we get to come back to Penrith this week”

could before, so hopefully it does.”

After enduring a host of devastating knee injuries since his return to the Panthers in 2014, Wallace has enjoyed his healthiest run yet – playing in all 10 games to start the season.

The former Broncos half said he’s feeling the best he has in a while.

“At the start of 2014 I felt really

good, I was probably playing some of my best footy I’ve played, it was just unfortunate how that year finished,” he said.

“Last year was a bit of write off, I was never really right. But I feel good now – healthy and fit – and it’s going really well.”

The Penrith Panthers will finally return

home to Pepper Stadium this Sunday afternoon following more than a month on the road.

Wallace said he’s looking forward to returning to familiar territory to take on the Gold Coast Titans.

“It’s been a while, obviously taking the two home games away was good for the club to get some exposure but we’d rather be playing at home,” he said.

“Thankfully we won both of those games and we get to come back here this week.”

A victory on Sunday will cement Penrith’s spot in the top eight, at least for another week, before a well-deserved bye in Round 12.

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FEATURE

Peter Wallace on Wednesday

NEW BOSS STARTS WORK

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ew Panthers Football CEO Corey Payne has officially started in his new role.

One of the youngest CEOs in rugby league history, Mr Payne had his first official day at the office on Monday.

“My day commenced with a morning tea where I formally introduced myself to all the Panthers staff,” he wrote in a letter to members on Monday.

“After a short speech on my behalf we enjoyed a delicious selection of sweets and cakes before Gus ate all the lamingtons,” he joked.

Mr Payne said he was looking forward to being part of the Penrith community.

“Although I’m a new arrival in Penrith, and will soon relocate to the area, I’m not new to western Sydney. I was born and raised just down the road in St Johns Park,” he wrote.

“I am a rugby league person through and through and rugby league is in my blood.

“I am a Chester Hill Hornets junior and played through the junior grades at the Bulldogs before making my NRL debut with the Dragons in 2005. After four years with the Dragons I moved to the Wests Tigers before finishing my career back at

the Bulldogs, with my final game being the 2012 Grand Final.

“Following my retirement from the NRL, I completed a Masters of Commerce at the University of Sydney and was lucky enough to receive a Churchill Fellowship.

It allowed me to travel the world and conduct research into how sport can be used for social change and build capacity within the community.”

Mr Payne’s arrival completes a management restructure, which includes Brian Fletcher being appointed as Group CEO. Corey Payne will begin a regular column with Extra Time from next week.

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Round 11

FACE IN THE CROWD

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GUSFLASH

GOULD SET TO STAY Panthers head honcho Phil Gould will stay on at the club for a further four years despite ongoing speculation about his future.

The Panthers are expected to announce next week that Gould will stay on to oversee the club’s operations in a consultancy role, that will include player retention and recruitment.

With Corey Payne starting as the club’s new CEO and the rest of the Panthers’ management structure now

settled, Gould is able to take a step back from his day-to-day role with the club.

It’s understood the enormous stress of the job combined with his Channel Nine commitments has taken a toll on Gould in recent months.

Gould arrived at the Panthers in 2011 and helped to save the club from financial ruin.

Chairman Dave O’Neill is likely to make the announcement next week.

NEWS

New Head of

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rian Canavan has been appointed Head of Football for the NRL. NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said he was delighted that Mr Canavan had accepted the role, given his level of experience in the game.

“Brian is one of the game’s best administrators and is well respected among the States and 16 clubs,” Mr Greenberg said.

“So it is an outstanding result for the game to secure someone with his expertise in such a crucial role.”

Mr Canavan is currently Chief Operating Officer of the Gold Coast Titans and previously spent 18 years in senior roles at the Sydney Roosters including CEO,

Assistant Coach and Football Manager.

He was also a special project consultant for the ARL and NRL for four years.

The former teacher has a Level 4 coaching certificate and a post graduate certificate in sports medicine.

Mr Greenberg said Mr Canavan’s focus would be on pathways, participation and game development.

“While Brian is naturally reluctant to leave the Titans he recognises this is a unique opportunity to utilise his skills to grow the game across Australia and develop the right pathways for our rising stars,” Mr Greenberg said.

The Head of Football role was previously occupied by Mr Greenberg and was left vacant when he was appointed CEO earlier this year.

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12

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