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ell, at least they’re consistent.

For three weeks in a row now, Penrith have come from behind to win in dramatic circumstances when it appeared that all hope was lost.

This is not sustainable, we keep saying.

And yet every week, the Panthers defy belief. They find a way to win, and perhaps against the competition’s better sides, they will still find a way to win – albeit most likely not from a couple of tries behind late in the game.

This is, after all, a team not short on belief. Mirroring five-eighth James Maloney’s attitude, this side just gets on with the job no matter what.

Of course that job is a little harder now that Maloney himself won’t be there for a few weeks after picking up a nasty knee injury. The Panthers will miss him dearly, but it could be a blessing in disguise given he’ll be fresh for the Finals.

Last week’s performance against the Gold Coast was about as exciting as an M4 traffic jam but the two points was critical, catapulting the side back into the top four.

It’s now their spot to lose.

This Saturday, Penrith will for the last time this season play a team outside of the top eight. After this clash against Newcastle it becomes very serious with games against the Warriors and Storm away from home before the Finals commence.

The Knights will be no easybeats and as Penrith have proven in the last three weeks, teams outside of the eight do give them plenty of trouble.

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Warriors last Friday night but they did their best to hang in, and were really only a piece of Mitchell Pearce or Kayln Ponga magic away from making a real game of it.

The Knights may be out of the premiership race but Penrith will need a far better completion rate than the 65 per cent they dished up against the Titans last Saturday.

The 17 errors didn’t look pretty either.

The real question as far as Penrith’s premiership credentials are concerned is how quickly they can make it click. We all know the side looks strong on paper and has what it takes to blow teams off the park, but just three weeks out from the Finals the Panthers can’t find consistency for 80 minutes. In this competition however, you can find what Penrith need very quickly – sometimes in a matter of minutes, not necessarily weeks.

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shouldn’t expect to see any major differences immediately, the subtle changes will hopefully start to creep in.

Individually, the Panthers are looking mighty good. Waqa Blake and Viliame Kikau are looking so dangerous on that left hand side, while Dean Whare is finding some form on the right. Nathan Cleary is getting over his Origin hangover and with Maloney out has a chance to step up and take charge, while up front Reagan Campbell-Gillard is starting to fire again and Isaah Yeo simply never stops trying.

Penrith just needs the individual brilliance to come together – the errors need to stop, the silly penalties need to stop, the moments of madness need to stop.

A complete 80 minute performance is all Penrith need at the moment to ensure this rocky old train has some legs come September.

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS

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NO TRENT FOR PENRITH » Despite Trent Barrett's likely departure

from Manly at the end of the season, he won't be anywhere near Penrith in 2019.

The Panthers aren't interested in a Barrett comeback, although I understand he did make contact with the club when he heard Anthony Griffin had been let go.

You can also keep Wayne Bennett off the list of coaching prospects at the Panthers.

I told you last week it was absolutely no chance of happening and that remains the case.

» It’s official – rugby league has a new

rivalry with Phil Gould and Anthony Griffin rocketing up the list of great rugby league feuds. There is no question that the Gould v Griffin storyline of the past fortnight has been ugly, and most people will tell you the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The Panthers took great exception to plenty of things Griffin said on ‘NRL 360’ last week, and while initially Gould had rejected the idea of responding on ‘The Footy Show’, he ultimately went ahead with his rebuttal. It should also be noted that Cameron Ciraldo was aware Gould was going to reveal that he had resigned twice in the past year – it was not a case of Gus throwing him ‘under the bus’ as some have suggested.

» One man hoping Ivan Cleary doesn’t

Panthers General Manager Phil Gould

the media and in fact was rattled several times when speculation about his future would arise.

make a switch to Penrith is forward Tim Grant, who is re-joining the club from the Wests Tigers next season. Cleary and Grant no longer see eye to eye. An interesting side note – Grant watched the live stream of Phil Gould’s press conference about the Anthony Griffin sacking last Monday on the Western Weekender Facebook page.

» Griffin’s office at the Panthers Academy

» Anthony Griffin opted to escape the

» There were bizarre scenes at the

Sydney media last weekend and flew to Rockhampton to visit his elderly father Vince. Reportedly, they watched Penrith’s great escape against the Gold Coast on TV together.

» It was interesting to hear Anthony

Griffin say on ‘NRL 360’ last week that he didn’t read the papers. I’m told a very different story – Griffin was a keen reader of

remained untouched for almost a week after his dramatic sacking. Cameron Ciraldo is sticking with his current office for the time being.

Panthers’ media session on Monday when the club’s media manager brought a press conference with Tyrone Peachey to an abrupt halt after a number of TV networks suddenly switched focus from Peachey to hounding Nathan Cleary, who had just arrived at training. It was the right call to pull the interview – the camera crews were highly disrespectful to Peachey.

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» Still on James Maloney and he's hoping

to be fit for the Finals after suffering a knee injury against the Titans last week.

Maloney bravely played on despite suffering the painful injury prior to half-time.

He is considered a slim chance of being back for the Melbourne game in round 25.

» The whispers are growing louder that

» Spotted: Moses Leota doing a spot of

shopping at Woolworths South Penrith on Tuesday night.

» More judiciary trouble for forward Jack Hetherington, who has copped a two game suspension after submitting an early guilty plea to a Careless High Tackle charge stemming out of last Saturday’s game against the Titans. Penrith love Hetherington’s passion but know he needs to get his discipline under control.

» Spotted: A number of former Panthers cheerleaders enjoying a mid-year break to Hawaii.

either Trent Merrin or James Tamou will switch clubs at the end of the season to ease salary cap concerns at the Panthers.

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FEATURE

PEACHEY WANTS SWEET FAREWELL NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87

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yrone Peachey has enjoyed many spectacular moments at Panthers Stadium during his five-year career at Penrith, but this Saturday afternoon the NSW Blues utility will play his final game there as a Panther.

The 27-year-old excitement machine will be aiming to pull out one more scintillating performance on home turf before he links up with the Gold Coast Titans from next season.

Speaking with Extra Time on Monday morning, Peachey is confident he can notch up one final win at Panthers Stadium ahead of Penrith’s final home game of the 2018 season against the Newcastle Knights.

“I’ve had a lot of good moments there, hopefully we can get that win, finish on a good note and I have a good game,” he said.

“It’s going to be sad… I never thought

about it being my last game there until now.”

While it’s unknown whether the club will give Peachey a farewell lap of honour, the Origin winner said it wasn’t necessary.

“Nah, I’m not Josh Mansour,” Peachey joked.

Despite not being able to lock down one position all year, Peachey has enjoyed arguably his strongest season to date. He made his State of Origin debut – playing all three games – and has currently scored nine tries this season for Penrith – his most since 2016 (13).

This Saturday against Newcastle, Peachey will run out with the number ‘1’ on his back for the fourth consecutive game. He said he’s enjoying his new role at fullback and expects to keep it until he “stuffs up”.

“I’m loving the fullback role, you get a lot more ball and we keep winning, so I haven’t stuffed up that bad, which is all that matters really,” he said.

“I played fullback in high school, so it’s not as if I haven’t played it before. I knew I

Tyrone Peachey will play his last game at Panthers Stadium on Saturday could do a good job, but when I stuff up I’ll probably lose the spot.”

Peachey has been a fan favourite at Penrith since he joined the club in 2014.

When news emerged in the off-season that Peachey would be leaving the foot of the Mountains at year’s end, many supporters were disappointed.

While Peachey doesn’t regret his impending move up north, he knows

Penrith probably had to move on from him if they were going keep some big names who were off-contract.

“I know the situation the club is in and how they have to keep a couple of players in Reagan and Nathan – and it’s not going to be cheap,” he said.

“I’m a realist and I understand what they have to do to keep them, I’d do the same thing if I was Gus.”

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anthers players have spoken out for the first time since the axing of their coach Anthony Griffin.

Speaking at their first media session since the news broke last Monday afternoon, Panthers stars Josh Mansour, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Dean Whare all supported the club’s decision to sack the man known as ‘Hook’ in favour of his assistant Cameron Ciraldo.

After constant speculation over Griffin’s future for the majority of the season, Mansour had an inkling the writing was on the wall.

“We heard some whispers here and there but we definitely didn’t think it was going to happen right there and then,” he said.

“I haven’t been in touch with Hook because it all happened so suddenly, I just wanted to focus on last week’s game.”

Whare also confirmed he hadn’t spoke to Griffin either since he was shown the door

by Panthers boss Phil Gould last week.

“No I haven’t spoken to him at all, I think that’s just part of the business these days – coaches come and go, and players come and go,” he said.

“If I see him around I would probably have a chat with him, but no I haven’t spoken to him.”

Always honest in his appraisal, Campbell-Gillard said he wasn’t too concerned about the constant speculation surrounding Griffin like others at the club were.

“It may have affected a few people in the club and in the team but we addressed it very quickly and the boys got a bit of clarity,” he said.

“There’s always three sides to a story: their side, the other side and the truth.

We’re moving forward now and we’ll back Ciro.”

A former Panthers player himself, Ciraldo enjoyed a first-up win as Panthers caretaker coach during last Saturday’s thrilling match against the Gold Coast Titans.

After guiding the club to two consecutive Holden Cup Grand Finals in 2015 and 2016, current players have thrown their support behind ‘Ciro’ and back him to lead the club deep into the Finals.

“He’s very honest and doesn’t beat around the bush in what he’s trying to get across,” Campbell-Gillard said.

“Even as an assistant he was brutally honest in what you needed to fix and how you needed to fix it.

“The boys are full of confidence and there’s probably a different vibe around the club now as well.”

Mansour said Ciraldo’s guidance and care for players was one of his top attributes.

“He puts a lot of time and work into his philosophy and how he wants the boys to play,” he said.

“Ciro sits down with each player and

goes through their game, and that’s awesome for a coach to do.”

Whare said Ciraldo is a huge reason why Penrith is sitting inside the top four.

“He’s been the main person for us in getting to where we are today,” he said.

“He could definitely be a head coach one day, the boys are definitely backing him.”

Ciraldo coaches his first NRL game on home soil this Saturday afternoon.

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hey say that cats have nine lives and if the Panthers’ season is anything to go by then they’ve still got three lives left!

The Panthers have made a habit of winning the unwinnable this season.

It all started in Round 1 against the Eels when they went into the half-time break down and seemingly out of the game at 14-0, but somehow turned it around in the second half to run away 24-14 winners.

Penrith found themselves in the same position in Round 2 when they went into the half-time break trailing Souths 14-0 before rallying in the second half to steal the win 18-14.

Fast forward to Round 15 against the Raiders and the Panthers used yet another ‘get out of jail free’ card when they piled on three tries in 15 minutes to beat the Raiders 23-22.

It was a similar scenario when the Panthers faced Manly at Lottoland in Round 20.

The Panthers headed into the final quarter of the game trailing Manly 24-6, but managed to cross for four tries in 13 minutes to escape 28-24 winners.

The Raiders again had the rug pulled out from under them in Round 21 when the Panthers scored three tries in the final 10 minutes to not only steal the win, but end the Raiders’ chance of making the top eight.

And the Houdini act continued last weekend when the Panthers pulled themselves off the canvas with two late tries and a golden point field goal to secure the most unlikely of victories.

There’s no doubt that the Panthers have rode their luck this season, but they’ve also showed that they’re never beaten.

While it’s been entertaining to watch, coach Cameron Ciraldo will be stressing to his team the need to tighten up their defence heading into the Finals.

On paper the Panthers have a side capable of winning the competition, but if they give away leads to sides like the Roosters, Rabbitohs and Storm, they’ll be packing for Mad Monday before they know it… although by my calculations the Panthers still have three more lives to spare!

On another note… the knee injury to experienced playmaker James Maloney could be a blessing in disguise.

If the Panthers are to make a run for this year’s premiership, they need a fresh and injury-free Maloney.

Maloney is a born winner, his energy on the field is infectious and his experience invaluable to a young Panthers backline.

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The most gifted footballer I’ve played with

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yrone Peachey and I both joined the Panthers together in 2014 and, I must say, from the moment I saw him, he instantly caught my eye in terms of talent.

I watched a couple of his games during his days at Cronulla but it wasn’t until we did a pre-season together that I witnessed just how hard he works.

Tyrone quickly became the most gifted footballer I have ever played with.

He’s a player that can literally play anywhere in your side and do a job for you.

I will say it again, I have never played alongside someone as talented and as gifted as Tyrone Peachey.

Tyrone’s time at the foot of the Mountains is nearing an end, and he plays his final game at Panthers Stadium this Saturday afternoon against the Newcastle Knights.

It’s a real shame he’s moving on, I know he really enjoyed playing with Penrith and he absolutely loves the community.

But Penrith needed to make some decisions regarding their future moving forward, and it’s clear they’ve made

Nathan Cleary their number one priority, which is fair enough.

You can’t keep everyone and it basically came down to the Panthers putting their eggs into Nathan Cleary’s basket, so to speak.

The thing is, when you look at Penrith’s squad, they’ve almost got a like for like replacement: Cleary-Luai, Maloney-May, Edwards-Watene-Zelezniak, KotoaEgan… but the Panthers don’t have anyone to replace Tyrone Peachey.

They don’t have that next utility player coming through, who could play anywhere in the 17. That’s what makes Tyrone so great.

I think he’s going to prove a more costly loss going forward over the next few years as we see him blossom into one of the best players in the game.

I congratulate Tyrone for getting the contract he did for his family, the Titans will absolutely love him and don’t be surprised if he’s the buy of the year next season.

Whether he’s playing at left centre, right centre, backrow, five-eighth, hooker, fullback or off the bench, Tyrone is just a true

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Of course, hopefully Tyrone leaves the Panthers with something special, like a premiership ring. With this squad, you just never know.

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» Still on the Roosters and injuries,

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» It appears that champion forward

Ryan Hoffman has played his last game after suffering a major hamstring injury last weekend. The Melbourne veteran is due to retire at the end of the season but it appears the hamstring problem will bring the curtain down on his stellar career earlier than expected.

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