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f you look hard enough you can see the similarities between Panthers coach Anthony Griffin and country music crooner Kenny Rogers.

And this week Griffin very much became ‘The Gambler’ when he dumped halfback Jamie Soward to reserve grade, naming Bryce Cartwright and teenager Nathan Cleary in the halves for this Sunday’s game against Manly at Brookvale Oval.

Ironically, the ‘spine’ (1, 6, 7 and 9) that fans craved to see on the field so much over the past two years is fully available for selection this weekend, but only 50 per cent of them will be playing first grade.

Even then, Peter Wallace is out of his favoured position, leaving Matt Moylan as the only survivor of the preferred spine.

Nobody can question the intent of

Griffin’s decisions in the past two weeks.

He clearly believes that James Segeyaro and Soward need time in reserve grade to fix whatever issues he feels can’t be addressed while maintaining their spots in the top grade.

But with the finals still a very real possibility for the Panthers this year, it is an almighty gamble by the quietly-spoken leader of the club.

Soward’s form may have been inconsistent at times this season, but his kicking game and experience can win you matches. He’s been forced to play with five separate halves partners and is now the fall guy for Penrith’s recent losses.

Griffin’s solution is to move Cartwright, who is still finding his way in the NRL, to five-eighth while 18-year-old Cleary will partner him at halfback.

The Panthers simply must beat Manly on Sunday and while the Sea Eagles will struggle to field a decent side after being decimated by injury, the fact that Penrith will start with one of the most inexperi-

enced halves combinations in the NRL is enough to give the home side a sniff.

The Panthers are at risk of becoming the under-achievers of the NRL this year.

On paper, they should be a premiership threat. Their last two games however have exposed significant vulnerabilities in the side’s attack, structure and defence particularly on the left hand side of the field.

Losing to Melbourne at AAMI Park is nothing to be ashamed of but the Panthers seemed to offer little resistance to Melbourne’s game plan of tearing through Penrith’s middle.

Starting props Sam McKendry and Reagan Campbell-Gillard struggled to make 100 metres between them, with Trent Merrin the only forward who really stood up for Penrith, clocking up 149 metres from 17 runs during his 68 minutes on the field.

McKendry is missing from this weekend’s team line-up due to a suspension for a shoulder charge late in the game.

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Leilani Latu and Reagan CampbellGillard will start up front while Moses Leota makes his first grade debut off the interchange bench.

Griffin has rolled the dice, and on Sunday afternoon we’ll find out if his numbers come up.

If they don’t, we could be kissing goodbye to the prospects of finals football in season 2016.

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS with the Masked Panther

TOXIC RELATIONSHIP » Club insiders have described to me

the relationship between Panthers coach Anthony Griffin and unwanted hooker James Segeyaro as “toxic”. Segeyaro has again been left out of the first grade side for this Sunday’s game against Manly, and was a late withdrawal from reserve grade last weekend due to a groin strain.

When asked about his relationship with Griffin by Seven News, Segeyaro cheekily said: “He’s good at home. He cooks, I wash up”. Segeyaro appears uninterested to address his issues at Penrith in a professional manner, and it would appear certain he won’t be back in first grade and could be gone from the NRL by the end of the month.

» Sam McKendry will miss this Sunday’s

game against Manly and the upcoming match against South Sydney after being suspended for a shoulder charge following last week’s game against Melbourne.

McKendry took the early guilty plea, unwilling to risk a three game suspension by fighting the charge at the judiciary. The incident involving a hit on Cameron Munster happened in the 78th minute of the game. While the prop forward’s suspension is disappointing, Panthers fans and officials were left scratching their heads after Marika Koroibete wasn’t penalised or charged following a clear shoulder charge on Dallin Watene-Zelezniak in the same game. The NRL’s inconsistency has reared its head again.

» The Panthers Shop is back where it

belongs – in the foyer of the Leagues Club (pictured). The relocation was completed last weekend, ending a ridiculous, poorly thought out scenario that had the merchandise store hidden away out of sight.

New Chairman Dave O’Neill and club CEO Brian Fletcher were determined to move the shop back into the public’s view and have now got their wish. Picture thanks to Penrith Panthers.

» Expect the Panthers to finally an-

nounce the signing of Cowboys and New South Wales forward James Tamou at

some point in the next week. The deal has been done, but a few formalities are being sorted out.

» Former Panthers coach Ivan Cleary

and his wife Bec, who works at Property Central in Penrith, travelled to AAMI Park in Melbourne to watch their son Nathan make his first grade debut. It would have been a bittersweet feeling for Ivan, who was obviously extremely proud of his son but remains somewhat disappointed with his sacking by the Panthers at the end of last year.

» Panthers boss Phil Gould has de-

activated his Twitter account after a “whoops” moment last weekend. In what was clearly intended to be a private direct message to another Twitter user, Gould accidently posted to his public timeline

the suggestion that the Roosters recently failed in a bid to sign Mitchell Moses from the Wests Tigers. The tweet was deleted quickly, and Gus has obviously given himself a social media ban.

» Penrith 2003 premiership winner Joe

Galuvao is feeling the love from the club at the moment. Earlier this week he visited the new Panthers Rugby League Academy for a guided tour, and he’s also scored an invite to the very exclusive 50th anniversary dinner being held later this month.

» We know newspapers aren’t as fast as

the digital age, but surely The Sunday Telegraph could update the logo it uses for the Panthers. The publication is still printing a logo that hasn’t been used for three seasons. New Zealand’s Sky Sports

also uses the old Panthers logo in its opener.

» More recruitment rumours out of Eng-

land this week with suggestions that the Panthers are keen on Leeds Rhinos fullback Zak Hardaker. 24-year-old Hardaker has played more than 150 games in the Super League and is apparently keen to test his abilities down under.

» The Sea Eagles are desperately trying

to sell corporate tickets for this Sunday’s game against the Panthers at Brookvale Oval. Manly sent out an email campaign this week, with a letter from injured player Marty Taupau. It encouraged corporate-types to spend $330 for a seat in the Chairman’s Club for the game. The Masked Panther has opted for the famous Brookie hill instead.

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t’s been a rollercoaster past few months for new Panthers recruit Chris Grevsmuhl, who says he’s happy to have found a new home at Penrith after an ugly fallout at South Sydney.

Late last year the 23-year-old future Queensland Origin star agreed to a deal to leave the Rabbitohs and join the Panthers for the 2017 season.

However things between Grevsmuhl and Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire turned nasty last month, resulting in the promising second-rower to ask for an immediate release to join Penrith.

Fortunately for Grevsmuhl, Rabbitohs officials didn’t stand in his way and he was able to join his new teammates six months earlier than originally planned.

“The plan wasn’t to leave Souths early, I was enjoying my football where I was at,” Grevsmuhl told Extra Time.

“Then, before it came out in the media, things started

to blow up [at Souths]. I believe I made the right decision for myself, my family and my partner to look elsewhere. I just wasn’t enjoying it, and it was impacting on my life and everything.”

Grevsmuhl arrived at Penrith before the club’s Round 12 bye and made his Panthers debut during last Saturday night’s loss to the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.

After enjoying an excellent debut season at South Sydney last year, which resulted in him winning the club’s Rookie of the Year Award, Grevsmuhl revealed he decided to make the move out west because of Penrith’s bright future under coach Anthony Griffin.

“I have a heap of mates at the Broncos who were trained

by Hook and I felt like I already knew him,” he said.

“Hook’s a great coach and he’s done some wonderful things with the teams he’s had in the past.”

It also hasn’t taken long for the 2015 Indigenous All Star to get ‘chummy’ with his new teammates, who have all welcomed Grevsmuhl with open arms.

“Big Trent Merrin, him and I have hit it off like a house on fire. We all hang out together, it’s like a big family,” he said.

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anthers captain Matt Moylan believes Anthony Griffin’s tough love strategy of dropping star players and changing the make-up of the team each week shouldn’t have an effect on the side’s cohesion.

Experienced five-eighth Jamie Soward was the latest big name to get cut this week following hooker James Segeyaro’s demotion last round.

The high profile pair haven’t been the only star causalities of Griffin’s axe this season with Tyrone Peachey, Jeremy Latimore, Sam McKendry and Elijah Taylor all having stints in reserve grade.

Griffin’s tough love approach of dropping players is refreshing and is a way of

igniting players who should be performing better than they are.

Moylan said the chopping and changing of the first grade line-up each game cannot be used as an excuse.

“We train as a big squad for most of the time anyway, so we can’t use that as an excuse,” he told Extra Time.

“I think everyone that comes in has brought energy and enthusiasm, and I think they’ve stepped into their role very well.”

The Panthers fullback made special mention of recent debutant Nathan Cleary, who came into the side during last week’s loss to the Storm in Melbourne.

Moylan was impressed with the way the 18-year-old handled his NRL debut.

“Nathan, on the weekend, was impressive in his first game and took a lot of control out there, which was good to see from a young half,” he said.

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Panthers captain Matt Moylan says a win over Manly this weekend is vital “I’ve seen Nathan play over the last couple of years in the Under 20’s plus he came up and did a bit of training with us (NRL squad) earlier in the year. I saw what he was capable of, so it was of no surprise to me when I got told he was playing.”

With Soward dropped for this Sunday afternoon’s must win game against a depleted Manly Sea Eagles, young Cleary

will once again steer the ship but this time with a new half beside him in regular backrower Bryce Cartwright.

Moylan said a victory against the Sea Eagles this weekend is vital.

“I think it’s a very important game for us as a club, we’ve lost back to back games and we’re sitting on the fringe of the top eight,” he said.

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PROUD OF NATHAN CLEARY

MIXTURE OF SUPPORT

It was a tough night in Melbourne last weekend but it was fantastic to see Nathan Cleary make his NRL debut.

At just 18 years of age Nathan is now a member of the full time Panthers NRL squad and will play a key role in the remainder of our 2016 season.

This is quite an achievement for the young man.

Nathan is yet another success story emerging from our junior development pathways.

He first entered the Panthers Playmakers Academy in 2011, progressed through the junior grades at the club and forced his way into the premiership-winning NYC side last season.

Panthers fans should be delighted to know Nathan has committed himself to the Panthers until at least the end of the 2019 season – so the best is yet to come!

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The Property Central office was absolutely buzzing after hearing the news of Nathan Cleary making his first grade debut. Bec Cleary certainly kept that little piece of news quiet and may explain why she was not seen in the office all week.

Although it was a tough first-up assignment for Nathan, up against a well oiled machine in the Melbourne Storm, it is an outstanding achievement for Nathan to be selected at such a young age and also an incredibly proud moment for his family.

The Property Central team are proud rugby league supporters, with a mixture of personalities and opinions.

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he word ‘scandal’ is no stranger in the world of rugby league.

Almost since its beginnings in 1908, the state’s number one sport has had its fair share of player behaviour issues, dramas with drugs and of course internal wars that tore friendships to shreds.

But rugby league is Australian sport’s greatest survivor. Knock it down, and it manages to come back bigger and better than ever – as shown by last week’s record television audience for State of Origin.

However, allegations that surfaced last week in relation to potential match fixing, combined with the recent salary cap scandal at Parramatta, not only threaten the integrity of the core rugby league product, but prove that the game needs more transparency if it is to survive and grow in the longterm.

The NRL cannot simply be reactive; it cannot bury its head in the sand and finger point, while hoping the problem goes away and the game again

“Why does rugby league need an official wagering partner?”

survives another challenge. The code’s governing body must be proactive, and must implement a range of measures that improve the game’s transparency.

For me, it starts with all player pay packets being public knowledge, and re-working the rules in relation to third party agreements.

Given the rugby league media tends to report

p l a y e r wages anyway (obtained from a variety of sources), it’d simply make sense if fans knew what each player was earning, improving the game’s transparency in relation to the salary cap and helping fans understand the facts and figures that make up their squad.

While questions about privacy would be raised, many sports internationally make player wages available publicly, and the A-League is said to be considering such a move in the near future.

While there will always be a way to ‘beat the

s y s t e m ’, ensuring player wages are made public puts the onus back on the players and player managers, along with the clubs and the NRL, to ensure everything is operating above board.

The NRL must also review its partnership with gambling organisations, particularly in the wake of the match fixing allegations.

On May 13, the NRL announced it had

reached an agreement that would see Sportsbet become the code’s official wagering partner until 2020.

Why does rugby league need an ‘official wagering partner’?

If anything, the NRL should be distancing itself as far as possible from gambling organisations and putting in place an individual or team to ensure the gap between the code itself and gambling organisations remains wide.

Unlike horse racing, rugby league doesn’t exist purely because of the gambling aspect.

However, because gambling on footy will only grow whether there’s official partnerships or not, the game also needs to look at improving the transparency of team lists and game structures.

As it stands, clubs are forced to name team lists on Tuesday afternoons – sometimes six days before the game in question kicks off – but don’t have to confirm the team actually taking the field until an hour before the match begins.

There’s no rules surrounding the changing of teams from Tuesday to match day – clubs can change their entire 17 players if they so wish.

It’s clear that a few heads need to come together at the NRL to work out a better system.

Scandals will never disappear from the rugby league landscape.

But fans have always found solace in the 80 minute game involving their club on the weekend, where all troubles can be put aside and the focus can be on the game in front of them.

However, when that 80 minutes has its integrity questioned, we have a problem.

The NRL needs to get ahead of this.

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OPINION

PANTHERS SECURE YOUNG GUNS

James Fisher-Harris

James Fisher-Harris and Nathan Cleary have signed upgraded deals to remain with the Panthers until at least the end of the 2019 season.

The duo were already contracted until the end of 2018 but last week agreed to improved terms in return for an additional year on their respective deals.

Fisher-Harris, 20, relocated from his native New Zealand to join the Panthers in 2013.

He has represented the Junior Kiwis, was a member of the club’s premiershipwinning NYC side last season and made his NRL debut in round one this year.

“Despite the fact James has only played a handful of NRL matches, we are extremely confident in his potential and have invested in his long-term future with this deal,” Panthers Executive General Manager Rugby League, Phil Gould said.

“I have no doubt this young man will be an integral part of our NRL team and a regular member of the New Zealand Test squad in years to come.

“He is just the latest example of a player graduating from our junior representative program into a premiership-winning NYC team and then into the NRL squad.”

Cleary, 18, also progressed through the

junior grades at the Panthers and played alongside Fisher-Harris to claim the 2015 Holden Cup Premiership.

He made his first grade debut against the Storm last weekend.

“Nathan is an outstanding young man who first entered our Playmakers Academy back in 2011,” Gould said.

“He has come through the junior representative program and achieved tremendous personal honours through captaining the Australian Schoolboys and playing for the Junior Kangaroos.”

Nathan is the son of former Panthers coach, Ivan Cleary.

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NRL LADDER AND FIXTURES CLUB

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Club Members were able to purchase tickets to the season decider from Monday morning with general tickets available from Friday, June 10 at 10am.

NRL Chief Commercial Officer Michael Brown said ticket prices had not increased on last year, when close to 83,000 fans witnessed one of the most enthralling Grand Finals of all time at ANZ Stadium.

“The Grand Final is more than just a game between two teams,” he said.

“No matter who you support, every Grand Final is an experience, full of entertainment on and off the field and

memories forged for a lifetime. There is nothing better than the thrill of a packed stadium for the final Premiership match of the year, no matter the teams that are playing.”

Mr Brown said it was still cost effective for fans to attend the game.

“We have ensured that once again, fans will have a range of affordable seats to choose from, whether it be single ticket fans or families. There is a place for everyone,” he said.

Pricing for Club Members starts from $45 for an adult and $150 for a family.

Early pre-sale tickets for fans are available from $65 for an adult and $170 for a family.

Tickets can be obtained from www. nrl.com/tickets.

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spite atrocious conditions last Saturday afternoon, the Penrith Panthers managed to dismantle the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval for their second straight win.

Before the match Penrith were boosted by the inclusion of star hooker James Segeyaro, however he was forced to withdraw pre-game with a groin strain.

Fortunately for Penrith, Segeyaro’s withdrawal didn’t have any impact on the side with the Panthers running away 42-24 winners.

A tight first half saw the Panthers lead just 18-16 at the break before they kicked into gear in the second half to put away the Tigers with ease.

Try scorers for the Panthers included Moses Leota (2), Tyrone May, Brendan Attwood, Josh Hall, Will Smith and George Jennings. Josh Hall kicked a perfect seven from seven.

The Panthers will aim for three in a row for the first time this season when they take on Manly at Pepper Stadium this Saturday afternoon.

The match against the Sea Eagles is set to be an intriguing one with Jamie Soward set to line up in the halves after he was dropped from first grade by coach Anthony Griffin.

This weekend’s ISP team will be Penrith’s strongest in recent memory with Segeyaro also named to take his place at hooker. Will Smith will captain the side from the centres while Zach DockarClay partners Soward in the halves.

Penrith and Manly kick-off at 3pm.

» Holden Cup: Penrith’s Holden Cup

match against the Melbourne Storm was postponed last Saturday afternoon due to bad weather conditions in south-east Queensland.

The Round 13 match was due to be played at Sunshine Coast Stadium as opposed to AAMI Park in Melbourne, but was washed out by the storms up north.

The match will now be played at a later date.

After their unplanned weekend off, the Panthers will return to the field this Sunday afternoon against the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval.

The competition-leading Panthers will be shooting for 11-straight wins when they take on the last-placed Sea Eagles.

If past results from both teams are anything to go by, this match could very well turn into a blood bath for the boys from the Northern Beaches.

The match kicks off at 1.45pm.

» Ron Massey Cup: St Marys’ match

against Blacktown Workers last Saturday afternoon was postponed due to the Sydney storms.

The match will now be played at 3pm on Saturday, July 23 at H.E. Laybutt Fields in Blacktown.

Meanwhile, St Marys along with the rest of the Ron Massey Cup competition will enjoy this Queen’s Birthday long weekend off before resuming play against Mounties in Round 15 on Saturday, June 18.

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