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Panthers fan Danielle painted her fence in club colours this week. day night there was definitely a tear in the eye and a big smile,” he said. “I was relieved that they finally got there. I was just so happy for everyone. Looking down in the crowd you could see a lot of familiar faces so excited, jumping up and down. “It’s good to get around the town and see all the jerseys and flags – everyone is getting behind the Panthers.” Everything from houses and cars to shop fronts have been decorated in Penrith colours this week. While COVID-19 restrictions mean many of the typical Grand Final week celebrations won’t take place, it hasn’t stopped supporters from getting behind the team in the lead-up to Sunday. And O’Neill has some advice for all of them. “I’m definitely nervous but I’ve had a few people call me this week to say enjoy the week, and I think that’s important,” he said. “Win, lose or draw, we can be really proud of this team.” Proud too because this Penrith team wasn’t rated much of a chance of making the Finals this year, let alone competing

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or Panthers Chairman Dave O’Neill, the full- time siren at ANZ Stadium last Saturday night was one of the sweetest sounds he’s ever heard. It kicked off a week of partying in Penrith as fans celebrated the NRL team’s first Grand Final appearance in 17 years. “It’s amazing for our town. I’ve always said since I’ve been involved with Panthers that when the footy side is going well, the town is going well,” O’Neill told the Weekender this week. “We’ve had such a tough year and here we are in late October with a chance to win a Premiership. It’s really special.” For O’Neill, it’s also a relief. He was the driving force behind the decision to bring coach Ivan Cleary back to Penrith last year. It was a call that split the fan base and the game as a whole, but the decision has now been vindicated.

“At the end of the day bringing Ivan back to Penrith wasn’t about me – it was about the best interests of members and fans,” O’Neill said. “We wanted to win a comp, we haven’t done that yet but we’re in the Grand Final and Ivan was the best guy to try to bring these guys together. “The stress Ivan and his family have had throughout the last two years with him leaving the Wests Tigers has been enormous. It’s great for Ivan to get to the stage where he’s pressing for a title.” O’Neill has been stoic in copping the abuse levelled at him following the decision to bring Cleary back. On the outside, he would answer criticism of the team during the 2019 season with a wry smile and a “we’ll be right”. Deep down, there was enormous pressure building. That pressure was relieved when the clock finally ticked to zero at ANZ Stadium last Saturday. “It’s been tough for myself and my family and when that siren went on Satur-

for the trophy on Grand Final Day. But O’Neill always felt something special was about to unfold. “I’ve been on the Board since 2013 and I’ve been to a lot of training sessions and captain’s runs and what- not, and it was quite obvious from the start of the year that these guys were a special group,” he said. “You could just tell there was something special about this group of players.” O’Neill is also proud of the work that’s been done behind the scenes to ensure the team had the best support possible. “We’ve been lucky under the leadership of CEO Brian Fletcher,” he said. “I couldn’t have got through these last two years without the support of Brian and the Board. We have a very community- focused Board and that is really important.” Whatever happens come Sunday night, there is an enormous amount to celebrate out of the 2020 season. A Premiership would be the ultimate reward, but the club has broken records left, right and centre and built a squad capable of creating a much-needed era of success at the foot of the Mountains.

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the road ROUND 1

The Panthers survive a strong first half from the Sydney Roosters, bouncing back from 12-0 down to win 20-14 at Panthers Stadium. Brent Naden, Stephen Crichton and Viliame Kikau score tries in the win.

ROUND 5

Penrith lose their only game of the season, going down 16-10 to Parramatta. The Panthers have control of the match until a horror 10 minutes in the second half, where the Eels score three tries to take the lead.

ROUND 9

Charlie Staines scores four tries on debut as the Panthers demolish Cronulla 56-24 at Kogarah Oval. It’s a strong win, but it’s also full of rare defensive lapses unseen for most of the season.

ROUND 2

The NRL goes behind closed doors due to COVID-19, and it’s a point-scoring avalanche at Kogarah Oval. The Dragons take a 16-12 lead into half-time, but Penrith does enough in the second half to win 32-28.

ROUND 6

Penrith start what would become a 17 match winning streak with a 21-14 win over Melbourne. A 76th minute field goal from a calm Nathan Cleary ices a rare win over Craig Bellamy’s side.

ROUND 10

Crowds return to Panthers Stadium and Penrith delivers for the fans, recording a scrappy 22-10 win over North Queensland. A late Nathan Cleary try out wide seals the win against a plucky Cowboys side.

ROUND 3

Rugby league returns from shutdown and the Panthers and Knights play out a 14-all draw at Penrith’s temporary home of Campbelltown Stadium. Matt Burton misses five shots at field goal in the extra time thriller.

ROUND 7

Nathan Cleary rises from his hospital bed after a cellulitis battle to help Penrith to a 20-12 win over Souths at yet another home ground, Kogarah Oval. The Panthers took an 8-0 lead into half-time.

ROUND 11

Josh Mansour, Stephen Crichton, Isaah Yeo and Malakai Watene-Zelezniak score tries as Penrith travels to the Gold Coast and records a determined 22-14 win over the Titans. Gold Coast fails to score in the second half.

ROUND 4

Matt Burton scores two tries in the first 25 minutes to kickstart a shutout out of the Warriors at Campbelltown Stadium. The Panthers lead 16-0 at half-time and go on to win 26-0 in front of an empty stadium.

ROUND 8

Stephen Crichton scores in the opening minutes to give Penrith the strongest possible start against Wests Tigers. The Panthers ultimately win the ferocious contest 19-12, coming from 10-6 down at the break.

ROUND 12

Penrith produces a seventh straight win in impressive fashion, decimating Manly 42-12 at Lottoland. Charlie Staines continues his stunning rookie form, bagging two tries in the big win.

ROUND 13

Penrith rush to a 24-0 half-time lead over Canberra, but can’t cross the line in the second half. Two Nathan Cleary penalty goals helps Penrith home 28-12 in front of a small crowd at Panthers Stadium.

ROUND 17

Ivan Cleary’s side records an incredible 12th straight win, beating Brisbane 25-12 at Suncorp Stadium. The Broncos score first but Penrith wrestle back the momentum to score the next three tries.

ROUND 14

History is created in Gosford with Penrith winning a club record ninth straight game, holding on in wet conditions to beat the Warriors 18-12. Brent Naden, Api Koroisau and Dylan Edwards score tries.

ROUND 18

The Panthers warm up for the Finals with an impressive 20-2 victory over Parramatta at Panthers Stadium. A tight first half explodes to life when Josh Mansour scores just before the break.

FINALS WEEK 1

The Panthers go down early against the defending Premiers, but quickly wrestle back the ascendency with a Josh Mansour try, followed by a first half hat-trick from Nathan Cleary. The Roosters keep coming, but the Panthers earn a week off with a thrilling 29-28 victory.

ROUND 15

For the second time in the season, Cronulla are no match for the Panthers. Viliame Kikau scores in the third minute to set up a comprehensive 38-12 victory. The Panthers took a 22-6 lead into half-time.

ROUND 19

The Panthers head to Townsville and are switched on from the start, scoring three tries in the opening 15 minutes. They take a 20-0 lead into half-time and eventually win 32-12, sealing the minor premiership.

ROUND 16

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to glory Wests Tigers shock Penrith with an early try, but the scoring ends there. The Panthers click into gear to open up a 14-6 half-time lead, before going on with the job in the second half to win 30-6.

ROUND 20

Penrith sound a final warning siren to the rest of the competition, delivering a 42-0 thumping of Canterbury at ANZ Stadium. The Panthers are presented with the J.J. Giltinan Shield after the match.

FINALS WEEK 2

The Panthers bring an end to the Rabbitohs’ strong Finals run with a thrilling 20-16 Preliminary Final victory at ANZ Stadium, extending their winning streak to 17. The Panthers were shaky, but held their nerve to produce a memorable win and qualify for the Grand Final.

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irst the critics said the Panthers wouldn’t make the top eight. Then those same critics declared Penrith needed to lose before the Finals – that their long winning streak would be a hindrance, not a help. Not content with striking out twice, they then declared Penrith had a soft draw and would be found out by an experienced outfit like the Roosters in the Finals. Wrong again. Last week, convinced by three weeks of high scores and an in-form Cody Walker, those critics had Souths doing a number on Ivan Cleary’s side. And now they say Melbourne have this Grand Final won. The lesson here is to stop listening to those who think they know this team. They don’t, and the egg on their face from a year of wrong predictions proves it. This is a 50/50 Grand Final – no doubt about it. Melbourne has been on this stage before, and their experience in big games is second to none. The Storm also rarely lose milestone games, and with Cameron Smith’s retirement announcement likely to come soon after Grand Final day,

the final word SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 | 7.30PM | ANZ STADIUM | REFEREE: GERARD SUTTON there’s no hiding what will be motivating Craig Bellamy’s side on Sunday. They were sensational against Canberra, firing out of the blocks and powering down the Green Machine after just 10 minutes of play at Suncorp Stadium. Penrith did it tougher. They too could have put Souths away early but whether it was Nathan Cleary’s misguided pass to Brian To’o out wide, Jarome Luai’s kick instead of a pass on the inside to open players or Josh Mansour’s forward pass to Kurt Capewell, things just didn’t stick. As has been the case all year, however, the Panthers found a way. They defended their hearts out, and thanks to Isaah Yeo and Api Koroisau, won the battle up the middle that eventually proved critical. A few things have to happen for Penrith to beat this powerhouse Melbourne side on Sunday night. First, they need an even share of possession. You don’t beat Melbourne when you allow them to control the game, and Canberra were gone as soon as the Storm started to dominate time with the ball. Penrith have managed to win the possession battle throughout the season, topping the competition with an average

of 54.6 per cent per game. Melbourne are second with 51.8 per cent. Second, Isaah Yeo needs to play the full 80 minutes. I wouldn’t be surprised if coach Ivan Cleary has had one eye on the Grand Final, managing Yeo’s time to ensure he plays the entire game. The Panthers lack some punch when he goes off the field and the side will need everything he’s got on Sunday. Cleary this week named Brent Naden at centre and Tyrone May on the bench, but the door is open for him to again roll the dice and move May into the starting side. While Naden has had some brilliant moments in 2020 and emerged as a fan favourite, he missed six tackles against the Roosters in week one of the Finals and Cleary felt a safer option was needed. If Naden does drop back to the bench, I doubt he’ll remain unused this week. His impact cannot be left out of the contest entirely. While the Storm have been impressive for much of the season, there’s no question that their defence slipped from its usual standards towards the end of the year. In the final three rounds, they conceded 20 or more points – all against

teams outside of the top eight. In week one of the Finals, Parramatta put 24 points on them too. It means there’s points to be scored if Penrith can ensure the passes stick and the panic button isn’t pushed. The return of a fresh Viliame Kikau from suspension has the potential to be immense for Penrith. Kikau is a wrecking ball but has probably been a little off the pace in recent months – now is his chance to be unleashed in a season decider, and you get the feeling he could be the player to break the Grand Final wide open. But for me, the deciding factor in this game is Dally M Halfback of the Year Nathan Cleary. His kicking game is the key to victory – and the stats back this up. He topped the competition in kick metres, all kicks and 40/20s – and if he can manage this match with that kicking game, it will give Penrith the best possible chance of being in front come full-time. Do Melbourne deserve their favouritism for this one? Probably. But this Penrith side has made a habit of proving people wrong. It would be fitting to do it again on the grandest stage. Tip: Panthers by 1.

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COACH READY TO SILENCE CRITICS TROY DODDS

onday marked five years to the day that Ivan Cleary was sensationally sacked by Phil Gould as Penrith coach. Fast forward to 2020 and rugby league has delivered an almighty comeback story. On that October day in 2015, Gould said Cleary was tired. Well, he’s wide awake now – and he’s woken Penrith from its slumber too. And while much of the focus this week will be on the 34 players who run out onto ANZ Stadium on Sunday night, for Cleary, Grand Final night could finally deliver the silverware that has eluded him for nearly 30 years. From 186 first grade games as a player to more than 350 in the coach’s box, Cleary’s premiership dreams have been long and, at times, arduous. For so long he has been touted as a re-build coach – but the time for building is over. This is his chance. “I can’t really sum it up quickly,” Cleary said of Penrith’s first Grand Final appearance in 17 years. “I feel extremely proud and happy and

Ivan Cleary is hoping to lead Penrith to its third Grand Final victory. Photo: NRL Images. grateful. It’s the second best feeling you can have, getting into a Grand Final.” Winning on Sunday will be tough, but in many ways, getting there is tougher. “It’s very hard to get here,” Cleary said. “I’m very grateful and proud of the boys. “The dream is to win it.”

It is that dream that has ensured Cleary remained focused despite the enormous pressure and backlash that followed his defection from the Wests Tigers back to the foot of the Mountains in 2019. And while the 49-year- old would likely never admit it, victory on Sunday night

will be all the sweeter given it would silence the critics that were determined to see his second stint at Penrith fail. Far from a failure, Ivan Cleary is on the cusp of doing what just two coaches have done before him – bringing the trophy back to rugby league heartland.

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CLEARY WINS COACH OF THE YEAR TROY DODDS

enrith coach Ivan Cleary has paid tribute to his players and staff after taking home his second Dally M Coach of the Year award on Monday

point behind Parramatta captain Clinton Gutherson. Cleary failed to poll points in the final round match against Canterbury, ultimately costing him the award. His early-season suspension for breaching the NRL’s bubble rules also impacted his final tally. NRL CEO Andrew Abdo congratulated all players involved in what was the most challenging season in the game’s history, thanking them for their commitment. “Tonight we honoured our most exceptional players in an extraordinary season,’’ Mr Abdo said on Monday. “Despite unprecedented challenges our players took our game to a new level in 2020. Tonight we celebrated our very best, those who provided so much excitement and hope during a challenging time in our community. “Congratulations to Jack on creating history, winning the Dally M Medal in such a tough and uncompromising season. His feats will forever be etched into rugby league folklore.”

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night. The 49- year- old has guided Penrith to this year’s Grand Final on the back of a club record 17 straight wins in a season full of challenges, none bigger than the COVID-19 pandemic that at one stage shut down the competition. Accepting the award during the Dally M virtual ceremony at Fox League on Monday, the 350- plus game coaching veteran said he’s grateful for what’s been an incredible ride this year. “One of the proudest things for me as a coach is watching our boys play and how much they love it,” he said. “That’s the same with the staff as well. A coach is nothing without his players and staff and I have outstanding players and tremendous staff.” Penrith missed the Finals last year in what was Cleary’s return to the club, but the group had confidence they could do something special in season 2020.

“We started the year without a lot of love out there but we had a lot of belief in ourselves before anyone else did,” Cleary said. “Each game we just seemed to grow in confidence and get better and better as the wins racked up.” Showing his usual calm, measured approach that we see in the coach’s box or in post- match press conferences, Cleary refused to take full credit for Penrith’s record-breaking year. “I turn up to work each day and do my best,” he said. “I have an incredible staff with me, it’s certainly a team effort.” The Panthers’ special season was also recognised with five awards in the Dally M Team of the Year, highlighted by Nathan Cleary being named Halfback of the Year. Prop James Fisher-Harris, second rower Viliame Kikau, lock Isaah Yeo and centre Stephen Crichton were also named in the Team of the Year, which for the first time saw a full 13-man team honoured. Nathan Cleary missed out on the Dally M Player of the Year gong, with Canberra’s Jack Wighton taking home the major award in a nail-biting final count. Cleary ultimately finished third in the count, two points behind Wighton and a

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n classic Jarome Luai fashion, two things are keeping this ‘cool cat’ calm and focused during a hectic Grand Final Week – family and computer games. While his teammates will have their own ways of passing the time before Sunday’s big clash against the Storm, Luai’s been firing up his PC – just like he’s done every other week during this historic season. “That’s how I cope with it all, the pressure and that sort of stuff,” Luai said. “The missus gives me my time on the computer, but I also love hanging out with my son and my wife too. It keeps me calm.” Much like he has been all year, 23-yearold Luai was one of the standouts for the Panthers in last Saturday night’s thrilling Preliminary Final victory over Souths. Despite Penrith being the better side for much of the contest, the Bunnies made it rather interesting in the final few minutes – or what felt like an eternity for the players on the field and the fans in the stands. “Those last few minutes felt like 30 or 40,” Luai admitted.

A ‘bloody’ Jarome Luai celebrates last Saturday’s win. Photo: NRL Images. “Towards the end of the game I copped a bit of a knock from Critta (Stephen Crichton) and I had heaps of blood everywhere, but I just kept telling myself ‘you’re a couple of minutes away from a Grand Final, you can’t lose this’.

“Thankfully we stuck in there against the best attacking team in the comp and we all felt that team song in the sheds after the game.” South Sydney had been carving up their opponents in the weeks leading up to

last weekend’s game but only managed to record 16 points against the Minor Premiers, in what was largely an errorriddled contest. Luai said Penrith’s incredible defence, which hasn’t let them down all year, will need to be even better this Sunday against Melbourne. “We are a resilient team and we’ve shown that throughout the year. I think our defence last week definitely saved us from a possible loss and we have to learn from that,” he said. “In a game of Finals footy, it all comes down to who controls the ball the best and who defends well. I’ve never got any doubt in this defence that we have, I’m really confident if we put our best foot forward this week then we’ll put up a good fight.” While 2020 has thrown up its fair set of challenges for the entire planet, the Panthers have embraced every single hurdle they’ve come across and it will be no different come Sunday night. “We’re just excited to be in the position that we are in, we’re so grateful,” Luai said. “Everyone has had a tough year and I’m sure it’s a year that everyone would rather forget, but for us it’s one we want to remember.”

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fter what he admits has been an “up and down” four years at the foot of the Mountains, outgoing Panthers captain James Tamou would love nothing more than the dream send-off. While the 31- year- old’s career will kick on for another couple of years at the Wests Tigers, the inspirational skipper would love to leave Penrith with his own farewell gift… the Provan-Summons Trophy. “I try not to think about it because I don’t want to get too emotional but what a way to go out,” Tamou told the Weekender. “Since arriving at Penrith I’ve learned what this club means to the community. When it’s all said and done it’s going to be a sad moment for me but hopefully, we’ll be celebrating with a Premiership.” Having won a Grand Final in 2015 with Johnathan Thurston’s North Queensland Cowboys, Tamou said winning a title with Penrith – as their captain – would be up there as a career highlight. If Tamou hoists the trophy this Sunday night, he’ll be just the third Panthers skipper behind Craig Gower and Greg Alexander to do so.

players to taste Premiership success, he’ll be using his experience this week to help steer his troops to Grand Final glory. Tamou said pacing yourself and leaving it all on the line when it counts will be his two key messages. “You don’t want to play the game too early – you don’t want to get too hot – you want to save your energy for later in the game,” he said. “Also, when you are out on the field, I’ll be telling them to let it all out – this is it, this is the last one. We’ve come this far, you might as well keep going. Leave nothing in the tank.” While 14 Panthers players will experience the grandest stage for the first time this weekend, their opponents, Melbourne, have been to four of the past five deciders and clearly hold the experience card in their hands. Tamou said if his side can get their execution right against the Storm and bring the best out of each other, then Penrith will be partying long into the night. “I can’t wait to lead these boys, it’s going to very special,” he said. “Melbourne are a scary prospect – they are quick and they execute so well – but we’ll do our homework this week and we’ll do our best.”

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SHARK ALERT FOR SEASON DECIDER A

ustralian indie pop star Amy Shark will headline the pre- match entertainment at the NRL Grand Final on Sunday night. The singer- songwriter, who hails from the Gold Coast and just last week earned multiple ARIA nominations, embraced the bushfire- impacted communities of the South Coast when she headlined the NRL’s Festival of Footy at Bega in February. Now she’ll bookend the season by performing on the game’s biggest day. “Amy’s career has sky-rocketed in recent years and she is now one of Australia’s most popular artists. Having Amy as our pre-game entertainment is a tribute to the success of a talented Australian artist who is also part of the rugby league family,” NRL Chief Executive Andrew Abdo said. “We are always looking for opportunities to celebrate Australian talent. Amy Shark is an Australian artist with a global following. Her live performance will provide the perfect build- up to the biggest and most exciting game of the season.”

Amy Shark’s latest single ‘C’mon’ feat. Travis Barker has been released this week – perfect timing ahead of the season decider on Sunday. “The single was written about the highs and lows that come with being a musician, something our players can certainly relate to as professional athletes,” Mr Abdo said. “For her to perform that single on Grand Final Day will be a great tribute to all our players and fans who sacrificed so much in 2020 to get us to our Grand Finals. “Grand Final Day in 2020 will be a day of celebration, unity and saying thank you for all those who came together to keep the game going this year. Amy’s performance will be an important part of that.” Shark said particularly given the nature of the year, she was thrilled to be able to perform on stage at such an event. “It’s been a really tough year for rugby league and live entertainment so I’m really excited to be bringing the band and crew together for this exciting pre-match performance,” she said.

Amy Shark will perform at this year’s NRL Grand Final. a special tribute to Arthur Summons, as well as the Ken Stephen and Veronica White Medal presentation. The pre- match show at ANZ Stadium will begin at 6.30pm.

“I can’t wait to celebrate the finalists on the field and bring some live music to homes across Australia.” The pre- match entertainment will also feature the 2020 Retiring Players Tribute,

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Viliame Kikau can’t wait to play in his first NRL Grand Final. Photo: Megan Dunn. biggest game of his career after being suspended for a Dangerous Throw. The 2020 Dally M Second Rower of the Year said he was full of emotion and negative thoughts when the one- match sentence was handed down. “When I walked out of the judiciary hearing, which was held at the Panthers

Academy over Zoom, I felt like I let the whole team and club down,” Kikau said. “On the car ride home, I nearly cried – just thinking how it was a do-or-die game and we wouldn’t have another chance if we lost.” With his emotions all over the place, Kikau returned to the Academy the next

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day with a much more positive mindset after his teammates flooded him with support. “I was surprised when the boys walked up to me. They all told me to keep my head up, get my body right and that they’ll get this win – it made me feel good,” he said. “Even though I wasn’t playing, I still tried my heart out at training last week… just trying to help the boys out in any way that I could.” More than three weeks since his last game, fans are expecting huge things from the loveable Fijian in this Sunday’s Grand Final. A real x-factor with and without the ball, a refreshed and rejuvenated Kikau is a massive chance of pulling off a Clive Churchill Medal-winning performance. Kikau said if wasn’t for the pandemic and border closures, he’d have his whole family at ANZ Stadium this weekend for the decider. “It’s really hard because, if everything was normal, I definitely would have flown Mum and Dad over for the game, instead she’s going to put a projector outside our house on the porch so everyone can watch,” he said. “Luckily one of my older brothers lives in Penrith with his family, so he’ll be there on Sunday cheering us on.”

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enrith’s past Premiership- winning captains Greg Alexander and Craig Gower know exactly what it’s like to have the weight of an entire city on their shoulders. While current skipper James Tamou will feel that weight of expectation for himself this Sunday night, Alexander and Gower strongly believe they’ll be adding a third member to their exclusive Captain’s Club come full-time. Alexander, who guided Penrith to their first Premiership in 1991, said Grand Final week is always exciting but even more so this year that the Panthers are involved. “Grand Finals are fantastic, to be involved this year is very special,” he said.

“Grand Final week is always very exciting; the memories keep flooding back. After seeing replays of past Grand Finals on Fox all week, it’s a completely different feeling now that the boys are in it.” Alexander said winning Penrith’s first title 29 years ago will always hold a special place in his heart, but it’s the 2003 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters that excites him more. “I only just joined the Panthers’ Board in 2003, so that was a good omen,” he said. “I think I was way more excited when we won in ‘03 than ‘91, because it’s a different kind of feeling when you’re not playing. “This year will be pretty much the same. If we can get up over Melbourne, wow it would cap off what’s been incredible year.” This Sunday’s blockbuster against the Storm will be the first time Penrith have

2003 Premiership-winning captain Craig Gower. Photo: NRL Images.

contested an NRL Grand Final since Craig Gower led his magic team to victory 17 years ago. Speaking with the Weekender, Gower said it’s been an exciting and historymaking season for Penrith that still has one more chapter left to write. “It’s always good to see the Panthers doing well,” he said. “I know firsthand what it means to the community if our football team is winning, so hopefully they’ll get the chocolates on Sunday.” Prior to the pandemic, Gower spent some time in Penrith’s gym and one thing caught his eye that he’ll never forget. “I saw how the team was progressing. I witnessed the camaraderie between the boys, and I think that’s excelled as they gained momentum during the season,” he said.

“Going on a winning streak the way they have has been fantastic for them and it’s certainly put them in a great position now.” Just like his side in 2003 against the Roosters, Penrith will go into this weekend’s game as outsiders with the bookmakers. Gower said their underdog status shouldn’t affect them as long as they are prepared and switched on. “The big thing is not being overawed by the situation,” he said. “They just have to go through the same processes as they have all year and just enjoy the moment. “I know the boys will do that, they just seem to have a level head on them. With the confidence they’re showing and the way they are playing for each other, being underdogs shouldn’t be a problem.”

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Greg Alexander guided Penrith to the 1991 Premiership.

PANTHERS LIGHT UP BRIDGE The Sydney Harbour Bridge has been illuminated with iconic images of rugby league’s most historic season ahead of the Grand Final on Sunday. The bridge’s famous pylons were lit up on Wednesday night with images from every single club which tell the story of a season like no other. The display will stay switched on until Sunday. “This year has been an extraordinary season. The images captured in 2020 will remain etched in the hearts and minds of our players and fans for decades to come,’’ said NRL CEO Andrew Abdo.

“The sacrifices of the Warriors, the bond between a father and son, Cameron Smith being carried off Suncorp Stadium, the brilliance of the NRLW Broncos. There are more than 40 iconic moments in an iconic season that will light up the city this week.” The display will include images featuring every club and pay tribute to some of the game’s retiring players. Penrith features prominently in the display, highlighted by what’s quickly becoming an iconic image of Nathan and Ivan Cleary.

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hether you’re heading to the ground, watching at home or stuck at work, we’ve got your Grand Final Day planning covered... Schedule of events Gates at ANZ Stadium will open at 3.15pm. The NRLW Grand Final between the Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos kicks off at 4.05pm, with a presentation to follow. There will be a tribute to retiring players before the NRL Grand Final as well as the presentation of the Ken Stephen Medal. Amy Shark will headline the pre- match entertainment. The NRL Grand Final is scheduled to commence at 7.30pm. Getting tickets A limited number of NRL Grand Final tickets are still available from Ticketek, or head to www.nrl.com/tickets. Getting to the ground The main car park at ANZ Stadium, P1, is already sold out, but parking is available in other car parks. Those driving need to pre- book parking and can do so via the Sydney Olympic Park website. If you’re catching a train, express services from

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IS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW! Penrith to Sydney Olympic Park will leave regularly from around 2pm, with return services running from full-time until late. Food and beverage A number of restaurants and bars will be open around ANZ Stadium on game day. Bookings are recommended where possible. Food outlets and bars will also be open inside ANZ Stadium on levels 1, 4 and 6. COVID-safe protocols ANZ Stadium is currently a cashless venue, which means you’ll need to pay for items like food, drinks and merchandise using a card. Masks should be worn when you’re not in your seat, and alcohol can only be consumed while seated. Fans are advised to follow all directions from staff in relation to specific COVID protocols. Television coverage Channel Nine are the exclusive rights holders to the Grand Final. Nine will kick off its Grand Final Day coverage at 10am with ‘The Greatest: NRL Grand Finals’, followed by ‘Sports Sunday’ and ‘The Sunday Footy Show’. They’ll show the NRLW Grand Final, then break for news at 6pm before returning will full cover-

age from the ground and then the match broadcast, spearheaded by Ray Warren. Fox League will air a replay of the Grand Final with their own commentary team from 10pm. Warren Smith, Braith Anasta and Michael Ennis will call the game. Radio coverage 2GB’s Continuous Call Team will be on air from 1pm, with Ray Hadley to call the Panthers v Storm decider at 7.30pm. Andrew Moore will call the game for ABC 702 while Triple M will also have a live broadcast of the match, with coverage commencing at 1pm. Online coverage You can watch the game live online in Australia using 9NOW. Live score updates are available through www.nrl.com. The Western Weekender will provide score updates on Facebook and Twitter. Merchandise The Panthers released a special Grand Final t- shirt, which has now sold out. Other merchandise is available at the Panthers Shop at Panthers Leagues Club, or online at www.penrithpanthers.com. au. Merchandise will also be available for sale at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.

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FANS BACK THE s! What a cracking season Legend In a pretty ordinary year it’s been unreal to watch you guys go around each week. It’s been great for the game and great for n Panther-town. Congrats to Iva y and the whole team for the wa ts that you’ve played. A big congra e also to the younger guys who hav the t come into the team throughou year – well done guys. Now for the Big One! Let’s get it done! Go Panthers.

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Hi there, I am a huge Pan thers fan and I am living in Por tland, Victoria. I want the boys to know that th ey have a handful of very loyal fa ns in this part of th e country and that we are chee ring you all on in every momen t of this amazing journey. You are all PANTHERS!!! Tim e to show them all what that means . Good luck guys from Portland, Victoria. Yay!!!

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It’s this very m oment that nobo dy can take away from us! T he overwhelmin g feeling of happiness an d Panther pride will live forever in our m inds and in our hearts. Many of us have waited many ye ars for this momen t. We’ve felt th is back in 1991 and 2003. Some are only ex periencing this for the first time. My ad vice to them, enjoy the ride guys and re member this moment. Fr om Cleary to Lu ai to Yeo to Mansour, th ese names and so many others will be et ched in our hear ts. This young team has worked so hard and their determination ha s now made them legendary. No amount of thankyou’s w ill ever express how grat eful we are to ha ve such great men repres enting our belove d club. We are now liv ing the dream! T hank you for bringing lif e back into our beautiful Penrith town!

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Dear the Mighty Panthers, I just wanted to say wow what a year 2020 has turned out to be! I have had the pleasure of watching you at home due to COVID restrictions but have also been very lucky and fortunate enough to witness you live at some games too. Here’s just a few to list: Penrith VS Cowboys, Penrith VS Tigers, Minor Premiership VS Bulldogs at ANZ and most recently your game against the Chooks. I am so proud of you all and I hope you keep it up. You are winners that never stop trying! Wishing you Panthers boys all the best for 2020 because it is our year. Lots of love from your biggest fan!

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t has been an emotional week for the Farid Family who were finally reunited last week after being separated for a gruelling seven months. The Weekender reported on September 4 how the family had been separated as a result of COVID-19. Originally from Egypt, Dr Remon Farid and his wife Carol have been living in Australia on a four year working Visa and welcomed a beautiful baby girl named Sherry into the world earlier this year. When she was six- weeks- old, the pair decided they would fly back to their home country for a traditional baptism ceremony. However when Dr Farid said goodbye on March 17, the pandemic snowballed and his wife and daughter have been stuck in Egypt ever since. Without Australian citizenship, Dr Farid’s wife and daughter needed an exemption from the government to re-enter Australia but were denied. Eventually after many attempts they were granted an exemption but then faced even more obstacles as restricted flight numbers saw their bookings cancelled and pushed back over and over.

The pair were promised a spot on an October flight, but when they received the news that it would again be cancelled and pushed back to November 30, Dr Farid said he was no longer taking no for an answer. “I got mad; I called Emirates, asking to speak to the supervisor of the supervisor of the supervisor until they would promise me that she would be put on more waiting lists,” he said. “We were lucky enough then to get the first waiting list.” On Monday, October 12 Ms Farid and baby Sherry arrived at Sydney Airport, where they were tested for COVID-19 and underwent the lengthy returning passenger process. Dr Farid was able to see her in person but was separated by a barricade, lined with NSW Police and Army officers. “She approached the fence and I had to stand back but getting to see each other was so emotional; we just cried,” Dr Farid said. “The baby was the only one smiling.” In the week before the flight, Ms Farid suffered a severe burn to her leg that required dressing. Due to her need for medical attention, Dr Farid was granted the ability to quarantine with his family, where they currently remain at Meriton Suites in Zetland.

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here was a common theme in the conversations with South Sydney fans following full- time at ANZ Stadium last Saturday night. “Just please beat Melbourne,” was the echo coming from the beaten supporters. Mission accepted. What a wonderful week this has been. We all know the enormous task facing Ivan Cleary and his 17 players on Sunday night, but for the rest of us it’s been an opportunity to soak up the Grand Final atmosphere and let the anticipation build ahead of the big game. Just like in 1990, 1991 and 2003, the spirit around Penrith this week has been fabulous. To see houses, shops, businesses and even cars decked out in Panthers colours and merchandise is what it’s all about – proving that rugby league, for all its flaws, brings communities together. There’s more Penrith jerseys being worn around town this week than I’ve ever seen, and those encounters are all followed with either a silent nod or a ‘go the Panthers’. There’s a special acknowledgement to anyone wearing an old brown and white jersey or even a strip with the word Sanyo across it. It means you’ve been on this crazy ride for a while. Winning the Grand Final on Sunday would be amazing but the build- up is often equally as enthralling and exciting. Every newspaper, TV news bulletin, radio program and website is talking about the Panthers, and about Penrith, its people and its passion. This is a chance to showcase not only our footy team, but our city on the grandest of scales.

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“Penrith as a city will benefit enormously from this Grand Final appearance”

Penrith as a city will benefit enormously from this Grand Final appearance. Whether you love the footy or not, you can’t deny the energy that a successful team brings to the region. People are out buying jerseys, flags, streamers and whatever else they can find this week. Schools are playing ‘Go The Mighty Panthers’ instead of their bell. Restaurants and pubs are taking bookings galore for Sunday, while butchers are busy ensuring everyone’s Grand Final BBQ is well stocked. Any babies born at Nepean Hospital this weekend are at risk of being called Ivan. As you would have seen, the Weekender produced a 40- page wrap for the Grand Final, all backed by advertisers. Businesses were so eager to show their support for the team. Everywhere you turn, this footy side is bringing a city together. And what’s so special about it is that this is a team you want to cheer for.

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There’s no big heads and no egos. This is a team that plays with the kind of spirit that is infectious not only to each other, but to the wider supporter base and rugby league world. The fact that Melbourne is Penrith’s opponent on Sunday has galvanised the rest of the footy world to become Panthers fans for 80 minutes. Apart from a few salty Wests Tigers fans, and of course those loyal but locked up Storm fans down south, nobody wants to see Craig Bellamy and Cameron Smith lift the trophy on Sunday. Sure, Bellamy and Smith will go down as legends of rugby league and deserve to be admired and celebrated, but not on Sunday. No, on Sunday, they are public enemies number one and two. Regardless of the result this weekend, this has been a season to be proud of and one that will be remembered by Penrith fans for eternity. But winning, how good would that be. It’d be an incredible reward for the players who have sacrificed so much this season, but also for the many silent people behind the scenes. From wives and girlfriends to media managers and sponsorship executives, there’s so much work that goes in to ensuring 17 players run out in Penrith colours every weekend. And of course it’d be an incredible end to a crazy year for fans. Locked out of games at one stage, Penrith supporters are being rewarded for their patience, loyalty and passion. Soak up the next few days – enjoy it, thrive on it. Sunday night’s decider could go either way, but nobody can take away the fact that our boys got there.

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Adam Vance from NBMLHD, Jasmine Hodge from NSW Ambulance, Tristan Chapman from NBMLHD, Sonya Tabor from NSW Police, Mulgoa MP Tanya Davies and Chris Keane from NSW Police. Photo: Megan Dunn. “Every month we attend over 130 mental health instances and our officers having direct real time access to experts will help us provide better health outcomes for individuals,” Superintendent Keane said. “It will also significantly reduce the amount of time Police spend on mental health calls which allows them to get back to other tasks within the community.”

Member for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies said that the joint initiative will benefit the broader community. “The benefit is multi- faceted as they will be supporting officers to meeting the unique needs of the community relating to mental illness while also enabling them to get back out to serve and assist other members. Getting individuals the specific

support they need without having to leave home and their families will also reduce pressure on Emergency,” she said. “This is more aligned with the Mental Health Act which supports people with the less restrictive means possible and getting that help in a less threatening environment can facilitate recovery much sooner.”

Rookwood General Cemetery makes live streamed funeral and cremation services more affordable. Funerals have changed to keep the community safe in these times, Rookwood General Cemetery has therefore implemented initiatives to ensure family and friends are able to say goodbye. Rookwood is trying to ease some of the burden for families during this difficult time. After community consultation, they have reduced the price of the All Souls ceremonial venue for funeral services. Weekday services are now $620 (previously $950). A cost-effective cremation service is also available; along with a no-attendance cremation offering for families that would like to have a cremation now and a memorial service later.

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“The ritual of a funeral is recognised as an important part of the grieving process. We offer live-streaming from the All Souls for no additional cost so families can connect, support and grieve together after losing a loved one,” says Crystal Lindsay, Director of Marketing & Client Services.

For more information visit www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au or call 02 8575 8100

“Rookwood’s services and memorial areas are created with dignity and affordability in mind. We believe urgent action is required so all communities have access to affordable funeral services”, said Lindsay. “This price reduction is a small step towards minimising funeral debt and creating affordability for families”.

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No quick fix as popular sports centre stays closed

EXHIBITION OF STATE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport Damaged courts at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre are being replaced.

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layers may have to wait another two to three months to access Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre after a number of unforeseen issues delayed its scheduled reopening on October 9. The Cambridge Park complex, which closed in March due to COVID- 19 and began undergoing planned renovations in June, will remain closed for at least another six to eight weeks after an old fire hydrant pipe ruptured and spewed water beneath the floors forcing the replacement of courts 3 and 4. Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre (PVRSC) General Manager Luke Hepburn said the Board and Penrith Council were doing all they can to rectify the damage and fire safety issues as quickly as possible. “We want to get all the kids back and so does Council, they know how bad this is affecting our community at the moment,” he said on Tuesday. “Everybody just wants to resolve the issue and get people here, and I can tell you the day that we get the OK, we’ll be open, even if it’s just for casual shooting.” Mr Hepburn said they were unable to re- open, even to use the unaffected

courts, until fire system upgrades were undertaken. “That could be as soon as six weeks... it could go for 12 to 14 weeks or could be longer, but we have to work through the process to finalise the timeline,” he said. “That’s why we are trying to do everything we can to help and provide information to Council so we can get it sorted really quickly.” The floors, which are expected to take eight to 12 weeks to replace, will be covered by insurance. There is no correlation between the fire hydrant issue and the renovations, Mr Hepburn stressed. PVRSC has requested that Council, which holds a 99- year lease over the land, provide a loan of up to $1,091,686 to bring the site up to adequate fire safety and sewer compliance standards. Meanwhile, Council has responded to calls to build a new 14 to 16- court stadium. It said future planning for indoor facilities include expanding PVRSC, reviewing the feasibility study for an indoor multi-use sports centre in Jamison Park and investigating the viability of providing an additional 10- court facility in a new release area. However, no time frames have been identified or funding allocated.

Health protocols in place for HSC exams

Written Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams began this week, with 73,000 students across New South Wales sitting tests this year. NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said strict protocols have been put in place so exams can proceed despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “School communities have done an outstanding job this year, not only in preparing students to do their best in exams, but also preparing COVID- safe

exam processes to keep everyone involved safe,” Ms Mitchell said. “I am grateful to NSW principals, teachers and supervision staff for their vigilance in preparing and implementing contingency and communications plans, in the instance a positive COVID-19 case is confirmed during exams. “These measures are about minimising disruption to HSC students so they can get back to their exams as soon and as safely as possible.”

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lmost 70 years since the route was first designated, the Castlereagh Connection still remains just a prospective line on a map. But Penrith Council is fighting hard to change this, saying it is becoming “increasingly apparent” that planning and delivery of the strategic roadway needs to be accelerated, not only to support the current and planned population, but to address immediate and critical shortcomings in flood evacuation. Over the past year, Council officers have conducted their own research into the cost benefits of delivering the Castlereagh Connection between Castlereagh Road and the M7 in order to advance their case. What they found was a “compelling rationale for investment”. “It demonstrated clear potential for flood evacuation capacity, reduced congestion and travel times, better connectivity and improved access to employment areas, particularly in the North West Growth Centre, as well as broader economic benefits via improved connection to the Central West,” a recent Council report states.

The State and Federal governments still consider the Castlereagh Connection a longer-term project. However, Council says the research confirms there is merit in the NSW Government progressing its investigations into a formal business case. Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown said the Castlereagh Connection is well overdue, especially considering the scale of other infrastructure work going on in the region. “It’s a critical evacuation route in the event of a flood, that will also reduce congestion and better connect our city to the West,” she said. “Council’s campaigned hard to secure this vital piece of infrastructure but so far this has fallen on deaf ears.” Around 22km in length, the Castlereagh Connection is almost 90 per cent in government ownership and could be constructed in stages as funding opportunities allowed. According to Council’s Strategic Discussion paper, there are currently 134,000 people living on the floodplain, but insufficient road capacity to safely and swiftly evacuate the at- risk population during a one in 100-year flood. A corridor for the Castlereagh Connection has been preserved since 1951.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Meeting Penrith Local Planning Panel NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Gatherings in outdoor public spaces and group bookings at restaurants will be increased to 30 people under a relaxation of COVID-19 rules. From today, 30 people can gather outdoors in public spaces (up from 20), while 30 customers per booking will be allowed at restaurants and hospitality venues. In addition, as of last Friday, corporate functions of up to 300 people can now be held at any appropriate premises, including at restaurants, subject to a COVID-safe plan. From December 1, the number of people who can attend weddings will be lifted to 300 people subject to the four square metre rule indoors and two square metre rule outdoors. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government remains focused on managing COVID- 19 and opening up the economy in a COVID-safe way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These changes will provide a big boost to our hospitality venues,â&#x20AC;? Ms Berejiklian said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we ease restrictions and find new ways to get businesses moving it is vital that customers and venues continue to be COVID-safe.â&#x20AC;? Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said this was another important step in driving our economic recovery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We continue to remain focused on stimulating the economy, keeping businesses in business and people in jobs,â&#x20AC;? Mr Perrottet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The easing of restrictions and safely increasing capacities will lead directly to more jobs and more opportunities for businesses across NSW, which is integral for the Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovery.â&#x20AC;? Minister for Health Brad Hazzard said lower case numbers are a good sign but we are by no means out of the woods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is vital as we ease restrictions people continue to do the right thing, stay home if unwell and get tested, even with the most minimal of symptoms,â&#x20AC;? Mr Hazzard said. NSW Health Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said people still need to continue to follow the personal hygiene recommendations, maintain physical distancing and wear masks in indoor settings where you cannot physically distance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we ease restrictions, we all need to maintain COVID- safe behaviours and practices,â&#x20AC;? Dr Chant said. Businesses wishing to take advantage of the relaxed restrictions must use electronic methods, like QR codes, to record and keep contact details of those attending their venue.

The Penrith Local Planning Panel will meet to determine the following; â&#x20AC;˘ DA20/0024 152 Forestwood Drive, Glenmore Park Construction of place of public worship (Brethren Meeting Hall) and associated car parking area â&#x20AC;˘ DA20/0483 3 Edward Street, Kingswood Construction of 2-storey boarding house containing 14 boarding rooms and at-grade car parking â&#x20AC;˘ DA20/0518 11 Denintend Place, South Penrith Removal of existing carport and construction of ground Ă RRU GZHOOLQJ DOWHUDWLRQV DGGLWLRQV When: Wednesday, 28 October 2020 commencing at 3pm Where: Online meeting To enable access into the online meeting please contact the Development Services Department on 4732 7637 or email localpanel@penrith.city by 4pm on Monday, 26 October 2020. A meeting invitation with log in details ZLOO EH SURYLGHG XSRQ UHTXHVW 3OHDVH DOVR FRQĂ&#x20AC;UP LI \RX wish to register to speak. Any person joining the online meeting are informed that the meeting will be audio recorded, and a copy of that recording will be made publicly available following the meeting. 5HOHYDQW GRFXPHQWV ZLOO EH DYDLODEOH RQ 3HQULWK &RXQFLOÂˇV website at penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Local-Planning-Panel/

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enrith’s Civic Centre foyer is set to undergo a major facelift this month bringing it into the 21st century. Approved at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on September 28, the $1.27 million refurbishment will improve the ergonomics of the space, create formal and informal meeting areas, feature self-service desks, a customer waiting area and also a café. Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown said the works would provide customers with more privacy, more flexibility and reduced wait times. “The current foyer space is expansive, and while it has served us well for close to three decades, improvements are overdue and we have an opportunity to reclaim some space to benefit our residents,” she said. First opened in 1993, the bulk of the Civic Centre’s original fittings are still in place today. The upgrade will provide a more contemporary look and feel and will include

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with our customers has also changed,” Cr McKeown said. “Many interactions that would have taken place face-to-face are now happening online and this gives us an opportu-

nity to increase the quality of the service we offer when people do come in. “Upgrading the Civic Centre will help us achieve that goal for our community.” Disabled and older residents have been accommodated in the new design, with the customer service counter including a lower section that people can sit at, as well as a traditional standing counter. Staff members will also be on hand to guide people to the right area, help customers navigate the technology at the self-service desk and offer advice on how to access Council’s online services from home. Hunter Mason Pty Ltd was awarded the tender for Stage 1 of the Ground Floor refurbishment works, which includes upgrading the existing foyer and a back of house section where customer experience staff will be accommodated. Council has not disclosed what Stage 2 will entail or how much it will cost. The Civic Centre foyer will remain open for business during the construction phase. Work will start this month and is expected to be complete by May 2021.

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elief is in sight for the 24-hour gym industry with some restrictions eased, following public outcry. Since July, all 24- hour gyms in NSW have been required by law to be staffed all operating hours with a COVID-19 Safe Hygiene Marshal. Gym owners said the Hygiene Marshal ruling was killing the industry and unnecessary, given the few numbers of members who attend after 11pm and before 4am. A petition was launched by the NSW 24hr Gym Industry which garnered almost 12,000 signatures, calling on the State Government to come up with a better solution. Now, the State Government has listened and announced on Wednesday that it

would only require Hygiene Marshals at periods where there are more than 20 members present. World Gym Penrith co- owner Clair Williams said the former ruling was unsustainable for her business. “We were staffed 24 hours for the first week when the Hygiene Marshal ruling came in, so we could speak to every member that came in between 11pm and 4am,” she said. “Whilst it’s only a handful of members, for some of them that’s the only time they can train, so we suspended their memberships for them until restrictions ease.” Before Wednesday’s announcement, the restrictions meant World Gym Penrith required an additional 35 staffed hours per week, putting a financial strain on the owners.

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A man who stole $5,000 worth of property from Storage King Penrith has been sentenced to six months behind bars. Joseph Clive Fabre faced Penrith Local Court last Friday and was sentenced to 15 months’ jail with a six-month non-parole period. The court heard Fabre entered the facility at 11pm on September 5 and removed the goods, two days after going there with his friend who owned the contents. After he was caught, he told police he thought he could take the items because there was no lock on the door. “I had no intention of stealing the stuff,” Fabre pleaded. “Why would the owner report it to the police?” Magistrate Brian van Zuylen retorted. “I don’t know,” he sobbed. “I’m not interested in hearing your explanations – I don’t believe them,” Magistrate van Zuylen said as a desperate Fabre kept talking over him. “This is a very serious, deliberate and planned theft.” His Honour noted Fabre had an extensive criminal record spanning 60 pages which consisted mainly of dishonestly offences. The court heard Fabre had recently served a six-month stint behind bars earlier this year, which only expired on July 17, and was currently on parole when he committed the fresh offending. As for Fabre’s statement that he wanted to address his drug use and mental health, Magistrate van Zuylen was sceptical. “One wonders if he says this every time he comes to court?” he remarked. He was also ordered to pay $5,000 in compensation.

Repeat offender jailed to ensure he stays off the road

A recidivist offender unable to stay out of the driver’s seat has wound up in

jail after pleading guilty to his fourth, fifth and sixth driving while disqualified charge. Troy Luxton, of Cranebrook, faced Penrith Local Court last Thursday and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment with a two-month non-parole period. His lawyer argued the 43-year-old’s punishment would be better served in the community, but Magistrate Carl Milovanovich disagreed. He noted Luxton had an “appalling” criminal record, which included more serious offending, and that he was on two Community Correction Orders (CCOs) for driving unlawfully at the time. Ironically, his lawyer noted that Luxton would have been eligible to reapply for his licence in November if he hadn’t reoffended. Magistrate Milovanovich said he needed to tailor a head sentence that provided significant levels of personal deterrence. “I think if you’re going to turn your life around, you’re going to have to get some help,” he said. With time already served, he will be eligible for release on November 2. He was also disqualified for 12 months.

Man maintains his innocence on assault and affray charges

Kun Kun has been released on appeals bail after being jailed for ‘common assault’ and ‘affray’. Kun, 27, appeared before Penrith Local Court last Thursday after lodging an allgrounds appeal in the District Court. The court heard Kun was arrested on September 25, 2019 and had been on bail until his defended hearing on September 3 where he was found guilty of the charges. His lawyer said his sentencing proceeded immediately after the hearing without a Sentencing Assessment Report (SAR) or important subjective material being obtained. He was jailed for 12 months with a six-

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Victim was lucky to escape unprovoked attack

An intoxicated man who lashed out violently in an unprovoked attack has been handed a good behaviour bond. John Thomas Donald Cooper, 46, faced Penrith Local Court last Thursday charged with assault. His lawyer said the offence had been a “serious wake up call” for her client and had forced him to reassess his relationship with alcohol. Magistrate Carl Milovanvoich said it was fortunate the victim was not seriously hurt following Cooper’s “fairly cowardly

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Woman incorrectly thought she could get behind wheel

A woman has been reminded to follow the necessary steps to regain her licence after she was caught driving illegally. She faced Penrith Local Court on Friday after she was busted driving while unlicenced at St Marys on July 11. She told the court she thought she was able to drive after spending a number of years off the road following previous traffic convictions. But Magistrate Carl Milovanovich said it wasn’t that easy. “Your licence doesn’t get automatically reinstated after your disqualification,” he told her. She was convicted, disqualified for three months and fined $500. Want more court and police news? Make sure you’re following us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westernweekender, and stay up-to-date via our website at www.westernweekender.com.au.

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St Marys: Woman uses hunting knife to slash tyres on vehicle

A woman who slashed a person known to her’s car tyres fronted court on Tuesday. About 2.30pm on Monday, October 19 a St Marys woman was witnessed using a hunting knife to puncture all four tyres of a vehicle parked in a unit complex in St Marys. A statement was obtained by police from the vehicle owner later that day leading to the arrest of the female, who was then conveyed to Penrith Police Station. She was charged with ‘malicious damage’ and ‘custody of a knife in a public place’. She was refused bail and appeared at Penrith Local Court on Tuesday, October 20.

About 7.14am on Saturday, October 17 a 23-year-old Blacktown man was witnessed attempting to gain entry to parked cars on Algie Crescent, Kingswood. Police were notified and attended to investigate. On arrival, officers spotted the man sitting in one of the parked cars. On approach he immediately exited and ran from the police. He was arrested following a short foot pursuit and charged with ‘enter a vehicle without consent of owner’. He is to appear before Penrith Local Court on Tuesday, December 1 to answer the charge.

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Two young thieves have been charged after assaulting security officers and smashing the glass windows of a department store in Penrith. About 12.30am on Tuesday, October 20 a 19-year-old Penrith man and a 17-yearold Jamisontown youth attended a department store within a Woodriff Street Shopping Complex. The pair were observed by security for being disruptive and were requested to leave, to which they complied. However, the pair returned shortly after and became hostile towards security and staff. A security officer was assaulted before both men were removed from the store. The pair then used shopping trolleys to smash the glass windows of the store, causing items allegedly stolen from the store to fall out of their pockets. They were arrested by police a short time later and charged with ‘assault occasioning actual bodily harm’, ‘malicious damage’, and ‘larceny’. The 17-year-old faced a Parramatta

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Police are appealing for public assistance after a man was found injured in St Marys on Sunday. About 12.30am on Sunday, October 18, emergency services were called to Thomas Street, St Marys, after a 40-yearold man was found with facial injuries outside a home. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Westmead Hospital. Officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command established a crime scene and conducted a search of the area. Initial inquiries suggested the man had been assaulted, however, detectives are continuing to investigate how and where he sustained his injuries. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Police news as it breaks: Check out our website at www.westernweekender. com.au and make sure you follow us on Twitter @wwpenrith.

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How Melbourne’s salary cap cheating was exposed Congratulations to the mighty Penrith Panthers on securing a third grand final berth after 17 long years. Penrith take on the Melbourne Storm, who have enjoyed unprecedented success over the past decade. We decided to take a trip down memory lane this week to recall the other thing the Melbourne Storm are famous for – cheating their way to premierships in 2007 and 2009, tainted minor premierships in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and five years of ‘cooking the books’ to the tune of an estimated $3.78 million. If you needed a reason to barrack for the Panthers this weekend, try this on for size. For years the Melbourne Storm ran a dual contract/bookkeeping system and manufactured dodgy invoices to overpay players to keep them at the Club. They would show one set of books to the NRL that falsely reflected that the Club was salary cap compliant, meanwhile a separate set of books was kept by members of the Club hierarchy evidencing outrageous promises to players of boats and motor vehicles, home renovations and gift vouchers valued in the tens of thousands of dollars. Under its licence agreement with each Club and the NRL Code of Conduct the governing body is empowered to hand down sanctions to Clubs who breach the salary cap. In this case, the NRL stripped the Melbourne Storm of its honours between 2006 and 2010, including two premierships, three minor premierships

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New way to explore city Real Festival cancelled, but Council finds fresh way to engage with local residents ALENA HIGGINS

esidents disappointed by the cancellation of this year’s Real Festival can now enjoy an exciting COVID- safe event which promises to transform the City Centre into an unexpected wonderland of art, exploration, technology and fun. This November, experience Penrith like never before thanks to ReAnimate Penrith, a new and innovative program bringing the community together safely with a collection of creative street art, amazing animation and augmented reality (AR) experiences. Residents can download the free ReAnimate Penrith App and step inside an animated world to uncover hidden 3D characters, vibrant artworks and immersive street art through the digital wonderland of AR. Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown said Council feedback through its COVID- 19 Recovery Taskforce shows both businesses and the community are eager to see people out and about. “Businesses have been hit hard during the pandemic,” she said. “By adopting stringent safety measures we can give the community new interac-

A new COVID-safe event has been planned for Penrith’s City Centre after the popular Real Festival was cancelled due to the current pandemic. tive experiences close to home by encouraging activity in our City Centre.” ReAnimate Penrith gives the community the chance to reconnect with and

support local businesses as they travel the ARtWalk trail that will lead visitors on an animated journey through the City Centre.

The virtual program has been designed to allow visitors to explore the artworks at their own pace and in their own sociallydistanced space. In addition to the ARtWalk, residents will get to view never-before seen public murals which have been commissioned by some of Penrith and Australia’s most prominent mural artists and will form the backdrop of the future City Park. Council has re- allocated $418,000 it would have spent on the Real Festival towards ReAnimate Penrith. “In light of the circumstances we find ourselves in, and rather than cancelling altogether, we have re- imagined how we can deliver activations and community engagement opportunities to the people of Penrith,” a report compiled by Council’s Event Team Leader Colin Dickson states. The ARtWalk will be located on High Street, Penrith, while the street art can be discovered in the Allen Place Car Park. ReAnimate Penrith will run for the whole month of November and the App will have capacity to record images of the user interacting with the AR to share on social media. A smaller program of activations is happening in St Marys this month, supported through Council’s Magnetic Places program.

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New safety initiatives You may have noticed that some of Council’s childcare centres and playground carparks now have colourful signage installed encouraging you to “Hold my hand” and “Slow down, kids around”. The signage is part of Council’s Child Road Safety Campaign, where we have partnered with the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation to install signage displaying core pedestrian messages in 46 key locations across the Penrith Local Government Area (LGA). The project was funded under the Local Government Road Safety Program. Young children, especially those under the age of 10, are still developing their decision-making abilities around distance and speed and need your assistance to help them gain confidence and understanding of proper road safety behaviours. Council recognises that installing signs is only one step in the process of teaching young children how to be safe near roads. Council and the Little

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Spooky fun for the family Get into the spirit of Halloween with a visit to this Erskine Park haunted house! EMILY FESZCZUK

hile trick or treating seems unlikely this year, an Erskine Park family has created a way to safely get into the Halloween spirit this spooky season. Tucker’s Haunted House has a free outdoor Halloween display every night in October along with a new indoor paid attraction called ‘Phobias and Fears’. Mark Tucker, who decorates his house every year for Christmas and Halloween said COVID made him take it up a notch. “My wife Glenda and I started with Christmas displays 12 years ago then Halloween but this year when our business Starz Game Show stopped because clubs and pubs closed, I had more time,” Mr Tucker said. “I love activities where families can do things together and have fun but wanted to do it in a safe way, so we designed a new indoor haunted experience.” The ‘Phobias and Fears’ walk- through experience and simulator ride is recommended for people over 10-years- old, Mr Tucker said. “Visitors will face their fears like giant spiders, creepy clowns, witches, snakes and flesh-eating zombies with animatron-

Enter at your own risk: ‘Phobias and Fears’ is a new attraction in Erskine Park. Photo: Megan Dunn. ics, special effects, lighting, smoke and live actors,” he said. “It is on Friday and Saturday nights this month with a $30 pre-booked ticket that is for up to six guests so that we can monitor numbers in each session.” Taking a year to plan, Mr Tucker said it was a family effort to bring the attraction to life.

“We started planning straight from Halloween last year and then building things from January this year with hundreds of hours put in,” he said. “My son is an art student and my wife is artistic, so they did decorations and signage and I have edited all the videos and other work to bring it all together.” With COVID seeming scarier than

Halloween, Mr Tucker said he hopes the community still gets involved. “The experience is a registered COVIDSafe attraction with booking system, social distancing and our actors and volunteers all wear masks,” he said. For more information or to book a visit to the attraction, head to www.tuckershaunt.com.au.

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the coffee and had always had an interest in roasting, so it was too good to pass up,” Ms Grech said. “Before Nigel left, we spent lots of time learning how to roast with him to get the best results for the blends we will now supply people with.” Currently renovating the space in Abel Street, Ms Grech said they have exciting plans for coffee lovers. “Our new training room will have two commercial double head espresso machines so we can train four people at once during barista courses,” she said. “We will also hold coffee tasting events and cupping sessions on a regular basis.”

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The Northern Road will be closed at South Penrith for two nights between 8pm and 5am on Sunday, October 25 and Monday, October 26. Detours and reduced speed limits will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists, with the work focused on the stretch between Tukara Road and Jamison Road. Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions, and follow the direction of signs and traffic control. Motorists returning from the Grand Final should be especially aware of the work. For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

School upgrade Students and staff at Kingswood South Public School will benefit from an investment in school infrastructure with works at the school now completed. State Penrith MP Stuart Ayres said an estimated $330,000 worth of works have been carried out at the school which includes a new covered outdoor learning area and basketball court. “This is a fantastic addition to Kingswood South Public School that many students will benefit from now and well into the future,” Mr Ayres said. “Another election promise delivered for the people of Penrith.” School Principal Sandra Martin welcomed the investment.

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Waste collection smartens up thanks to new vehicle

Mark Reynolds, Mark Muttdon and Shane Boag with Mayor Karen McKeown cutting the ribbon on the new truck.

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enrith City Council is part of an Australian first, launching a new smart waste collection vehicle that is now in operation in the area. The unique vehicle has an innovative steerable rear axle which allows it to operate and manoeuvre easily in smaller spaces despite its large size. Partnering with SUEZ, Stillwell Trucks and Mercedes- Benz Trucks, the introduction of the vehicle will ensure essential services continue as the city changes and higher density buildings increase. It will also eliminate potentially dangerous kerbside pick-ups.

Penrith Mayor, Karen McKeown said the smart waste collection vehicle supports planning and urban design principles and the way we live. “The streamlined vehicle comes with less height restrictions, it’s better at navigating basement ramps and is easier to manoeuvre – making it perfect for higher density living,” Cr McKeown said. “As well as being Mayor of Penrith, I’m one of Council’s sustainability champions and I cannot overstate the role Waste Services plays in making our city a sustainable and attractive place to live.” The smart waste collection vehicle has industry- leading benefits that include the hydraulic steerable rear axle which reduces the turning circle by four metres.

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ork Jewellers is encouraging everyone to donate to the McGrath Foundation for their chance to win a rare 18 carat Rose Gold Pink Argyle and Diamond pendant. York General Manager and Head Jeweller, Douglas Ely said he wanted to once again create and raffle off a piece for the Pink Up Penrith initiative. “Having breast care nurses is a necessity for the individuals suffering cancer and their families so we wanted to help again this year and get the locals of Penrith behind it raising funds,” Mr Ely said.

“I just wanted to design a beautiful piece with Rose Gold that people would be proud to wear, and the Pink Argyle Diamonds are very special.” Mr Ely said while the cause is more important than the jewellery, whoever wins the necklace will be very lucky. “Last year we sold raffle tickets, but this year you can just donate as much as you wish before October 29 to go into the running to win the piece,” he said. “Pink diamonds are the rarest in the world and in 2021 the Western Australian Argyle Diamond mine that produces 90 per cent of the world’s coloured diamonds is closing so this will become even more precious.” Visit www.yorkjewellers.com.au.

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Mums back on the box he Australian version of the ground breaking ‘Teen Mom’ series is returning for a second season with plenty of tears, tantrums and a whole lot of love. Following four teen mums, ‘Teen Mom Australia’ will show an honest take on raising children while trying to find the balance between motherhood and teenage life. Now 20-years-old, Akosita ‘Sita’ Masima from western Sydney is back for an even bigger season. The rugby playing, soul singing, vivacious mum said people will be shocked as the second season bursts to life. “Thomson and I got engaged right at the end of season one so the people expecting a wedding will be shocked because our relationship is all over the place,” she told the Weekender. “My whole storyline this season is about Thomson and I re-finding ourselves and working on our relationship.” Launching a custom chocolate business, Sita said she’s learning to juggle looking after her nearly two- year- old son, Tane, while working. “The new business is small with just Thomson and I, but it is great, and we do

get busy but nothing too much that we can’t handle,” she said. “Tane is so clever, he is cheeky beyond words and has me running around like Cathy Freeman but I design off my phone and iPad so I literally can work everywhere I go with him.” Ammi and Georgina are also back along with new Melbourne mum Tanisha, with Sita saying how proud she is of the other mums who are showcased on the bingeworthy show. “The other teen mums are doing so well, and I really look up to Ammi with the way she parents and the way she goes about her life,” she said. “We are a lot closer than people probably think and connect through social media a lot, so I can’t wait for everyone to meet the new mum because she is very cute.” With life not always being smooth sailing for Sita, she said she hopes people put their opinions aside to watch the show. “So many teen mums get shunned and I totally get the stigma but, even though we are young, we are still raising beautiful kids,” she said. “This show is raw and real in the most non- cliché way and parenting isn’t easy, so I think others will actually relate and get comfort in the fact that they aren’t alone.” ‘Teen Mom Australia’ premieres on Tuesday, October 27 at 8.30pm on MTV and 10 Shake.

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Nepean Retired Men’s Club Third Wednesday of each month • 0401 507 260 Seniors & Pensioners Club Tuesdays at 10am 86 Station Street, Penrith St Marys Stitch and Sew Tuesdays 1pm St Marys Parish Hall Penrith Red Cross Branch Second Thursday of each month • 9623 6702

Incredible display to transform St Marys City Centre Local artists and community groups have partnered with Council’s Magnetic Places project to transform St Marys City Centre. ‘Magnetic Places: Arts & Connection After Isolation’ is a walking trail of four eye-catching and thought-provoking activations that move, light up and make sounds. Bring the whole family to enjoy the experience with real photos from Instagram using the hashtag #reconnection being projected onto a spaceship creating a visual spectacle which is not to be missed. It’s at Coachmans Park and West Lane Carpark on October 23 and 24 from 6.30pm.

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Ê If you love seeing how the other half live, ‘MTV Cribs’ is officially coming back to our screens next year. The new season will go inside the homes of an array of celebrities including Caitlyn Jenner, JoJo Siwa and ‘Selling Sunset’ star Christine Quinn. Ê American network shows delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic are slowly announcing their premiere dates. First cab of the rank is ‘This Is Us’, with its fifth season getting underway on October 27. The 17th season of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ will start on November 12, along with ‘Law and Order: SVU’.

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Ê Channel Nine has revealed the full cast of ‘Celebrity Apprentice Australia’, which is now filming in Sydney. The celebrities that will compete in a series of tasks to raise money for their chosen charity are: comedian Ross Noble, interior designer Shaynna Blaze, ‘Survivor’ winner David Genat, ‘MAFS’ star Martha Kalifatidis, actor Rob Shehadie, fashion designer Camilla Franks, singer Anthony Callea, surfer Alex Hayes, personal trainer Michelle Bridges, radio host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli, Ninja Warrior Olivia Vivian and pop duo The Veronicas. Lorna Jane Clarkson and Janine Allis will act as advisors to boss Lord Alan Sugar. The series will air next year.

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9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] 10:30 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 11:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 The Upside Of Downs (PG) [s] 2:00 Unforgotten (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] 8:30 Vera (M v) [s] 10:00 Mum (M l) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Gruen (M) [s] 11:25 rage (MA15+)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 US Presidential Debate 2020 *Live* [s] 1:30 TBA 2:00 Autopsy USA: Anissa Jones (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 8:30 Movie: “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” (M v) (’15) Stars: Robert Downey Jr 11:20 Armchair Experts: Grand Final Edition (M) [s] 12:20 TBA

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 NINE News Special: Debate Night In America [s] 1:30 Kevin Can Wait (PG) [s] 2:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Life As We Know It” (M s,d) (’10) Stars: Katherine Heigl

12:00 America Decides 2020 Presidential Debate *Live* [s] 1:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Living Room (PG) [s] 8:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 9:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 12:00 Third US Presidential Debate *Live* 2:00 The Point 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Hidden Restaurants With Michel Roux Jnr 4:25 Great British Railway Journeys 5:00 Cycling: La Vuelta 2020 Highlights 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Unearthed (PG) 8:30 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (PG) 9:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats (M)

3:30 Mighty Planes (PG) 4:30 Medical Emergency (PG) 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 9:30 Selling Houses Australia

4:00 World’s Craziest Fools (PG) 4:30 Barter Kings (PG) 5:30 American Pickers (PG) 6:30 Movie: “The Simpsons Movie” (PG) (’07) Stars: Dan Castellaneta 8:10 Movie: “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (M l,s) (’04) Stars: Ben Stiller

4:30 Movie: “Boxtrolls” (PG) (’14) 6:30 Movie: “A Cinderella Story” (PG) (’04) Stars: Hilary Duff 8:30 Movie: “The Descendants” (M l) (’11) Stars: George Clooney 10:55 Say Yes To The Dress (PG) 11:55 Movie: “Sealed Cargo” (PG) (’51)

5:00 Fraggle Rock 6:00 Karena And Kasey’s Foreign Flavours 6:30 On Country Kitchen 7:00 NITV News: Nula 7:30 Mustangs FC (PG) 8:00 Movie: “Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” (M h,v) (’09) Stars: Chris Massoglia

2:00 Law & Order: SVU (M) 3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS: Bete Noir (M) 8:30 Walker, Texas Ranger (M v)

2:30 Seinfeld (PG) 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 10:00 Friends (PG) 11:00 Supernatural (MA15+)

2:30 The Block (PG) 4:00 House Hunters International 5:00 Fixer Upper (PG) 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 House Hunters Renovation 8:30 100 Day Dream Home 9:30 Log Cabin Living

6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Bruno And Boots (PG) 7:55 Malory Towers 8:20 Good Game Spawn Point 8:45 Voltron: Legendary Defender (PG) 9:10 Fruits Basket 9:30 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG) 9:55 Miraculous

5:00 ABC Newshour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 The Ticket: Footy Finals Special 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat 9:00 The Drum 10:00 The World With Beverley O’Connor

5:55 Go Jetters 6:25 School Of Roars 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Gruen XL (PG) 9:15 Absolutely Fabulous (PG) 9:45 The IT Crowd (PG) 10:10 The Catherine Tate Show (M l) 10:40 Parks And Recreation (PG)

4:00 Cook’s Pantry With Matt Sinclair 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Lidia’s Italy 6:00 Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca 6:30 Made In Italy With Silvia Colloca 7:00 Bake With Anna Olson 7:30 Watts On The Grill 8:30 Food Safari Fire

5:15 Rivals (PG) 5:40 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross (PG) 6:10 Alone (PG) 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:25 NITV News Update 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:25 Hoarders (M) 9:15 Wellington Paranormal (M s)

4:30 Adventure Time (PG) 5:00 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 5:30 Clarence (PG) 5:45 Movie: “Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World” (PG) (’11) Stars: Jessica Alba 7:30 Movie: “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” (M v) (’16) Stars: Charlize Theron

3:20 Movie: “Happy Go Lovely” (G) (’51) Stars: David Niven 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Poirot (PG) 8:40 Movie: “The Core” (M l) (’03) Stars: Hilary Swank 11:20 Silent Witness (MA15+) 12:40 My Favourite Martian

10:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 The Ticket: Footy Finals Specials [s] 1:00 Pine Gap (M l) [s] 1:55 Grantchester (PG) [s] 2:45 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 3:30 Big Weather (And How To Survive It) [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Australian Story [s] 5:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Victoria: London Bridge Is Falling Down (PG) [s] 8:20 Shetland (M l,v) [s] 9:20 Endeavour (M v) [s] 10:50 Poldark (PG) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 9:00 Weekend Sunrise: AFL Grand Final Edition [s] 10:00 AFL: Grand Final Brunch [s] 11:30 Seven’s Horse Racing [s] 4:30 AFL: Grand Final: Preview [s] 6:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 6:30 AFL: Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong *Live* From The Gabba [s] 10:00 AFL: Grand Final: Presentation [s] 11:00 AFL: Grand Final: Post Match [s] 11:30 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping

10:00 Today Extra [s] 12:00 Rivals [s] 12:30 Surfing Australia TV [s] 1:00 Cybershack (PG) [s] 1:30 Award Winning Tasmania (PG) [s] 2:10 The Block (PG) [s] 4:30 The Garden Gurus [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Movie: “Kinky Boots” (M) (’05) Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor 9:40 Movie: “Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert” (M l,s) (’94) Stars: Terence Stamp

12:00 The Bachelorette Australia (PG) [s] 1:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 1:30 Buy To Build [s] 2:00 Healthy Homes Australia [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] 3:30 The Living Room [s] 4:30 Taste Of Australia [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 9:30 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M l) [s] 10:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v) [s] 11:30 Bull (M v) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 5:00 Religious Programs

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:10 Rivers Of Australia (PG) 3:40 The Untold Story Of Australian Wrestling (PG) (In English/ Urdu) 3:45 Charles And Diana: The Truth Behind Their Wedding (PG) 5:05 Cycling: La Vuelta 2020 Highlights 5:35 Hitler’s World: The Post War Plan (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Trains That Changed The World (PG) 8:30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys (PG) 9:30 Movie: “Babel” (MA15+) (’06) Stars: Brad Pitt

3:30 Weekender 4:00 Seven’s Horse Racing 5:00 Weekender 5:30 Building The Dream 6:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover (PG) 12:30 The Fine Art Auction (M)

4:00 Picked Off 5:00 Counting Cars (PG) 6:00 AFL: Grand Final Preview 6:30 Movie: “The Hot Chick” (PG) (’02) Stars: Anna Faris 8:45 Movie: “Fat Pizza” (PG) (’03) Stars: Paul Fenech 10:55 Pauly’s Shorts (M) 12:30 World’s Craziest Fools (PG)

5:00 Movie: “Oh, God! You Devil” (PG) (’84) Stars: George Burns 7:00 Movie: “Romancing The Stone” (PG) (’84) Stars: Michael Douglas 9:15 Movie: “Dave” (PG) (’93) Stars: Kevin Kline 11:35 Say Yes To The Dress (PG)

4:00 Rugby League 2019: Koori Knockout 5:00 The Point 6:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 7:00 Yokayi Footy 7:35 Through The Wormhole (PG) 8:25 Songlines On Screen 8:35 Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited (PG)

2:00 MacGyver (PG) 3:00 Mission Impossible (PG) 4:00 Judge Judy (PG) 4:30 Mighty Machines 5:00 Reel Action 5:30 MacGyver (M v) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 11:20 NCIS (M v)

2:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Will & Grace (PG) 6:00 Columbo (PG) 7:30 Kojak (M v) 8:30 Spyforce (M) 9:30 Friends (PG) 10:30 The Middle (M) 12:00 The Flash (M) 2:30 Charmed (PG) 3:30 Family Ties (PG)

3:00 Log Cabin Living 3:30 The Tree-house Guys (PG) 4:30 Log Cabin Living 5:00 The Garden Gurus 5:30 House Hunters Renovation 6:30 Texas Flip N Move 7:30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 8:30 House Hunters International

6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Top Chef Jr 7:40 Shaun The Sheep 7:55 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:30 Get Blake! 9:10 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG) 9:35 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir: Miracle Queen

5:30 The Mix 6:00 ABC News Weekend 6:30 The Ticket: Footy Finals Special 7:00 ABC News Weekend 7:30 Australian Story 8:00 ABC News Weekend 8:15 Four Corners 9:00 ABC News Weekend 9:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One

6:10 Love Monster 6:25 School Of Roars 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Carl Barron: A One Ended Stick (MA15+) 9:55 QI (M l) 10:55 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (PG) 11:35 Would I Lie To You? (M)

4:00 The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 6:30 The Big Family Cooking Showdown 7:30 Cheese Slices 8:30 Cooking Up A Fortune 9:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of Britain 10:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds

5:10 Monty Python’s Flying Circus (PG) 6:20 Only Connect (PG) 7:30 Punk (M d,l,s) 8:30 The XFiles (M h,v) 11:00 Escorts (MA15+) 12:00 Cycling: La Vuelta *Live* 2:50 France 24 News In English From Paris 3:00 Thai News

4:30 BattleBots (PG) 5:30 Movie: “Stuart Little 2” (G) (’02) Stars: Michael J Fox 7:00 Movie: “Kung Fu Panda 3” (PG) (’16) Stars: Jack Black 8:50 Movie: “22 Jump Street” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Channing Tatum 11:05 Heroes (MA15+)

2:50 Movie: “A Passionate Stranger” (PG) (’57) 4:50 Movie: “To Catch A Thief” (G) (’55) Stars: Grace Kelly 7:00 Movie: “The First Wives Club” (PG) (’96) Stars: Diane Keaton 9:05 Movie: “Steel Magnolias” (M) (’89) Stars: Sally Field

10:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 11:00 Compass [s] 11:30 TBA 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] 2:30 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 3:30 Victoria: London Bridge Is Falling Down (PG) [s] 4:30 The Mix [s] 5:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:00 Australia Remastered [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Restoration Australia [s] 8:40 Grantchester (PG) [s] 9:25 Doc Martin (PG) [s] 10:15 Killing Eve (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] 1:00 Border Security - International (PG) [s] 1:30 Cricket: Women’s Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder *Live* [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Billion Pound Cruises All At Sea (PG) [s] 8:10 Movie: “A Star Is Born” (M) (’18) Stars: Bradley Cooper 11:10 The Rookie (M v) [s]

7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 The Greatest - NRL Grand Final [s] 12:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 1:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 3:00 NRL: Grand Final Preview [s] 4:00 NRL: Women’s Premiership Grand Final *Live* [s] 5:30 NRL: Women’s Premiership Grand Final: Post Match [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 6:30 NRL: Pre-Match Entertainment [s] 7:30 NRL: Grand Final: Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers *Live* [s] 9:30 NRL: Post Match [s]

12:00 Taste Of Australia [s] 12:30 Destination Dessert [s] 1:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 1:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 2:00 Farm To Fork [s] 2:10 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 2:40 TBA 3:50 TBA 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 8:30 FBI (M v) [s] 10:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 11:30 Blue Bloods: By Hook Or By Crook (M) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS This Morning [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Cycling: Paris-Tours Highlights 2020 3:30 Cycling: Tour Of Flanders 2020 5:05 Cycling: La Vuelta 2020 Highlights 5:35 Hitler’s World: The Post War Plan 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Rise Of Empires: Incas (PG) 8:30 Concorde - Designing The Dream (PG) 10:20 What’s The Matter With Tony Slattery? (M) 11:20 The Killing (M l,v) (In Danish)

3:30 Escape To The Country 5:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 7:30 Escape To The Country 8:30 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia (M) 11:30 Best Gardens Australia 12:30 Cold Feet (M) 1:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives (M v,s)

4:00 World’s Craziest Fools (PG) 4:30 Counting Cars (PG) 6:00 Full Custom Garage (PG) 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Lethal Weapon 2” (M) (’89) Stars: Mel Gibson 11:00 Alcatraz (MA15+)

6:00 The Simpsons (PG) 6:30 Movie: “Garfield” (G) (’04) Stars: Bill Murray 8:00 Movie: “Sleeping With The Enemy” (M) (’91) Stars: Julia Roberts 10:00 Movie: “Along Came A Spider” (MA15+) (’01) Stars: Morgan Freeman

4:30 Rugby Union: SA Premier Grade 2020 5:45 African News 6:00 Te Ao With Moana 6:30 APTN National News 7:00 Behind The Brush 7:35 Spies Of Mississippi (M) 8:35 Inside Human Zoos (PG) 9:35 Maker Of Monsters (M)

3:00 Hotels By Design 3:30 Judge Judy (PG) 4:00 Buy To Build 4:30 What’s Up Down Under 5:00 I Fish 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:30 MotoGP 2020 Tereul Grand Prix 11:00 48 Hours (M)

3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Will & Grace (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:00 Gogglebox (M) 10:00 Man With A Plan (PG) 11:00 2 Broke Girls (M s) 12:00 Friends (PG) 1:30 The Flash (M v) 3:30 Charmed (PG)

2:30 Texas Flip N Move 3:30 Fixer Upper 4:30 Good Bones 5:30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 6:30 House Hunters International 7:30 You Live In What? 8:30 Home Town 9:30 Flip Or Flop 10:30 Flip Or Flop Follow Up 11:30 Million Dollar Listing NY

6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Operation Ouch! (PG) 7:00 Top Chef Jr 7:40 Shaun The Sheep 7:55 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:30 Get Blake! 9:10 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG) 9:35 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 10:00 rage (PG)

5:00 ABC News 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC News Weekend 6:30 The Breakfast Couch 7:00 ABC News Weekend 7:40 Drum Beat 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC News Weekend 9:30 Australian Story 10:00 ABC News 10:30 Back Roads (PG)

5:35 PJ Masks 6:10 Love Monster 6:35 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (M l) 8:30 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (PG) 9:10 Live At The Apollo (M l) 10:00 Gruen XL (M)

4:00 The Cook And The Chef 5:30 A Cook Abroad 6:35 Jimmy Shu’s Taste Of The Territory 7:05 Bonacini’s Italy 7:30 Rick Stein’s Spain 8:35 Ainsley’s Mediterranean Cookbook 9:30 Gino’s Italian Escape 10:30 A Cook Abroad

5:00 Yokayi Footy 6:00 Takeshi’s Castle (PG) 6:20 Trump’s Wall (PG) 7:10 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: DFW (PG) 7:35 Cola Wars (PG) 9:10 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2019 (M) 10:55 Cycling: La Vuelta *Live* 3:30 Bangla News 4:00 Punjabi News

4:30 Monster Croc Wrangler (PG) 5:00 Movie: “Flight Of The Navigator” (G) (’86) Stars: Joey Cramer 7:00 Movie: “17 Again” (PG) (’09) Stars: Zac Effron 9:00 Movie: “Atomic Blonde” (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Charlize Theron 11:15 Heroes (MA15+)

4:50 Movie: “Khartoum” (G) (’66) Stars: Charlton Heston 7:30 Death In Paradise (M v) 8:40 Movie: “The Man From Snowy River II” (PG) (’88) Stars: Tom Burlinson 10:55 Silent Witness (MA15+) 12:15 Garden Gurus Moments 12:30 My Favourite Martian

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12:00 Movie: “His Perfect Obsession” (M v) (’18) Stars: Arianne Zucker 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 SAS Australia (M) [s] 8:30 The Rookie (M v) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s]

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 The Block (PG) [s] 9:00 RBT (PG) [s] 10:00 The Turpin 13 (MA15+) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Lethal Weapon (MA15+) [s]

6:30 Futurama (PG) 7:00 The Simpsons (PG) 7:30 Modern Family (PG) 8:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (M l) 9:30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (M l)

3:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Foyle’s War (M) 10:40 Criminal Confessions (M)

7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 American Pickers (PG) 8:30 Housos (M) 9:05 Regular Old Bogan (M) 9:35 Movie: “Transporter Refuelled” (M l,v) (’15)

6:30 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Get Blake! 9:15 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG)

6:25 School Of Roars 6:00 ABC Evening 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 News 7:00 ABC Spicks And Specks National News 8:00 (PG) 8:30 Staged (MA15+) ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 The Drum 10:00 8:55 Detectorists (M l) 9:25 Upstart Crow (M s) The World 11:00 ABC News

2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] 8:30 Big Weather (And How To Survive It) [s] 9:30 Searching For Superhuman - The Code Of Us [s] 10:25 ABC Late News [s]

12:00 Movie: “A Mother’s Nightmare” (M) (’12) Stars: Annabeth Gish 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 SAS Australia (M) [s] 8:30 Movie: “The Meg” (M) (’18) Stars: Jason Statham

6:00 American Pickers 5:30 Escape To The (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars Country 6:30 Bargain (PG) 7:30 Highway Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Inspector Morse Patrol (PG) 8:30 Aussie Sal— vage Squad (PG) 10:30 De(M v) 10:50 The Investigator molition NZ (M) (MA15+) 6:30 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Get Blake! 9:15 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG)

5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 8:30 Fixer Upper (PG) 9:30 Flip Or Flop 10:30 Flipping Exes (M)

6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Nanny (PG) 7:30 Kalgoorlie Cops (PG) 8:40 Movie: “World War Z” (M v,h,l) (’13) Stars: Brad Pitt

6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Grantchester (M v) 8:40 Midsomer Murders (M) 10:40 See No Evil (M) 11:40 ER (M v) 12:35 Antiques Roadshow

6:00 Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca 6:30 Made In Italy With Silvia Colloca 7:00 Bake With Anna Olson 7:30 Living On The Veg

6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Taskmaster (M)

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway [s] 1:30 The Block (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 The Block (PG) [s] 8:40 Trump: The White House Years (PG) [s] 9:50 Bluff City Law (M) [s] 10:50 NINE News Late [s]

6:30 On Country 6:30 Futurama (PG) Kitchen 7:00 Our 7:00 The Simpsons Stories 7:20 Young, (PG) 7:30 Modern Family (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Strong And Proud 7:30 Devil’s Advocate” (M l,s,v) (’97) Wellington Paranormal (M) 8:00 Black Comedy (M l,v) Stars: Al Pacino

12:00 Movie: “My Daughter Must Live” (M v) (’14) Stars: Joelle Carter 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Justice League” (M v) (’17) Stars: Ben Affleck 11:00 The Latest Seven News

2:05 Cruising California (PG) 2:55 Alex Polizzi Chef For Hire 4:05 The Supervet (PG) 5:00 Cycling: La Vuelta 2020 Highlights 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great House Revival 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:25 SBS World News Late 10:55 DNA (M) (In Danish/ Polish/ English)

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 4:30 Star Trek: The 6:30 On Country Friends (PG) 6:30 Next Generation (PG) Kitchen 7:00 Our Neighbours (PG) 7:00 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager Stories 7:20 Young, (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Strong And Proud 7:40 Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 SeinThrough The Wormhole (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 Law & feld (PG) 8:30 Karla Grant Presents (PG) Order: SVU (M v)

6:00 Cook Like An 6:25 School Of Roars 6:00 ABC Evening Italian With Silvia 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 News 7:00 ABC Colloca 6:30 Made In Spicks And Specks National News 8:00 Italy With Silvia Colloca 7:00 (PG) 8:30 Adam Hills (M l,s) ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 The Drum 10:00 9:15 Ghosts (PG) 9:45 I’m Alan Bake With Anna Olson 7:30 Partridge (PG) 10:20 Frontline Italian Food Safari The World 11:00 ABC News

12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:40 Media Watch [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 Gruen (M) [s] 9:05 Reputation Rehab (PG) [s] 9:35 Planet America [s] 10:10 QI (PG) [s]

3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Junior Masterchef [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] 9:30 Drunk History Australia (MA15+) [s]

3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Junior Masterchef [s] 8:30 Ambulance Australia (M) [s] 9:30 NCIS (M v) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG)

2:05 Cruising Iceland (PG) 2:55 Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle (PG) 3:50 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 4:55 Great British Railway Journeys 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Every Family Has A Secret (M) 8:30 Insight (M) 9:30 Dateline 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 4:30 Star Trek: The Friends (PG) 6:30 Next Generation (PG) Neighbours (PG) 7:00 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 CSI: Miami Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Sein(M) 10:25 Elementary (M v,d) feld (PG) 10:00 Mom (M) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats (PG) 8:35 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish (M)

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 2:00 The Block (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 The Block (PG) [s] 8:40 Australian Crime Stories (M v) [s] 9:40 Claremont Catching A Killer (M) [s]

6:25 School Of Roars 6:00 ABC Evening 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 News 7:00 ABC Spicks And Specks National News 8:00 (PG) 8:30 Friday Night Dinner ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 The Drum 10:00 (PG) 8:55 Archer (M) 9:15 Rosehaven (PG) The World 11:00 ABC News

1:30 Reputation Rehab [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:05 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 8:30 Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure [s] 9:20 Death In Paradise (M) [s]

12:00 Movie: “Sex And The Single Mom” (M) (’03) Stars: Gail O’Grady 2:00 TBA 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 Britain’s Got Talent: (PG) [s] 10:00 The Amazing Race (PG) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Hooked On The Look

6:00 Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca 6:30 Made In Italy With Silvia Colloca 7:00 Bake With Anna Olson 7:30 Indian Food Made Easy

3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bachelorette Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Bull (M v) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS This Morning [s]

6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Pet Sematary” (MA15+) (’89)

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 2:00 The Block (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 The Block (PG) [s] 8:40 Paramedics (M) [s] 9:40 Chicago Med (MA15+) [s] 10:40 NINE News Late [s]

2:00 Cruising The Mekong (PG) 2:50 Dateline 3:25 Insight 4:25 Great British Railway Journeys 5:00 Cycling: La Vuelta 2020 Highlights 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (PG) 8:30 Australia Come Fly With Me (M) 9:35 The Good Fight (MA15+)

6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire” (M h,v) (’05) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe

6:30 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Get Blake! 9:15 Prisoner Zero 9:40 Miraculous

6:00 Cook Like An 6:25 School Of Roars 6:00 ABC Evening Italian With Silvia 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 News 7:00 ABC Colloca 6:30 Made In Spicks And Specks National News 8:00 (PG) 8:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 9:00 Italy 7:00 Bake 7:30 Just Jen ABC News Tonight 8:45 The 8:00 Donal’s Asian Baking Business 9:00 The Drum 10:00 Mock The Week (M) 9:30 Adventure 8:30 May’s Kitchen Reputation Rehab (M) The World 11:00 ABC News

3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bachelorette Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Gogglebox (M l) [s] 9:30 TBA 10:00 This Is Us (M) [s] 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 1:00 The Project (PG) [s]

6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats (PG) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (PG) 9:20 Full Frontal (M)

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5:00 Escape To The Chateau (PG) 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Barnwood Builders 8:30 Restored By The Fords

6:30 Antiques Road6:00 Malcolm In The show 7:30 As Time Middle (PG) 7:00 The Goes By (PG) 8:50 Nanny (PG) 7:30 Paranormal Caught On Camera (M) Midsomer Murders (M) 11:40 Silent Witness (M) 12:20 My 8:30 Movie: “R.I.P.D.” (M v) Favourite Martian (’13) Stars: Ryan Reynold

2:05 Cruising Mississippi (PG) 3:00 The Crusades (PG) 3:55 Five Billion Pound Super Sewer 5:00 Cycling: La Vuelta 2020 Highlights 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Michael Mosley - Queen Victoria’s Slum: The Welfare System (PG) 8:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (M l)

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 4:30 Star Trek: The 6:30 Cooking Hawaiian 6:30 Futurama (PG) Friends (PG) 6:30 Next Generation (PG) Style 7:00 Our Stories 7:00 The Simpsons Neighbours (PG) 7:00 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager 7:20 Young, Strong (PG) 7:30 Modern Family (PG) 8:30 The Mentalist And Proud 7:30 Black As (PG) (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Sein(M d,v) 10:30 Without A Trace 7:40 American Soul (M d) 8:30 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Hawaii Five-O (M) 9:30 Seal Team (M) feld (PG) The Point (M d) 11:30 Bones (M v)

5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown (PG) 8:30 Murdoch Mysteries/ Wild Child (M v)

5:00 Flip Or Flop 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 Good Bones (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG)

6:30 Antiques Road6:00 Malcolm In The show 7:30 New Tricks Middle (PG) 7:00 The (M) 8:40 Halifax FP (M) Nanny (PG) 7:30 Movie: 10:40 Law & Order: Criminal “Yes Man” (M s,l) (’08) Stars: Jim Carrey 9:30 Movie: “Pine- Intent (M v) 11:40 Silent Witapple Express” (MA15+) (’08) ness (M) 1:00 Home Shopping

5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 4:30 Star Trek: The 6:30 On Country 6:30 Futurama (PG) 6:00 American Pickers 5:30 Escape To The Friends (PG) 6:30 Next Generation (PG) Kitchen 7:00 Our 7:00 The Simpsons (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars Country 6:30 Bargain Neighbours (PG) 7:00 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager Stories 7:20 Young, (PG) 7:30 Modern (PG) 7:30 The SimpHunt 7:30 The Coroner (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Strong And Proud 7:30 The sons (PG) 8:30 Family Guy (M) Family (PG) 8:30 Cold Case (M v) 8:30 Lewis (M v) 10:30 9:30 American Dad (M) 10:30 (M) 10:30 Without A Trace (M) Wrestlers (M) 8:30 Destination 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: Los Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Jonathan Creek (M v) 11:40 Seinfeld (PG) Angeles (M v) Arnold (MA15+) 11:30 Criminal Minds (M v) Family Guy (M v) Disappeared (M) 6:30 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Get Blake! 9:15 Prisoner Zero 9:40 Miraculous

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12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Gruen (PG) [s] 1:35 Squinters (M) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Australian Story [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:35 Q&A (PG) [s]

5:00 Home Town 6:00 House Hunters International 7:00 House Hunters USA 7:30 House Hunters International 8:30 Fixer Upper (PG)

7:30 Agatha Christie’s 7:00 The Nanny (PG) Partners In Crime (M v) 7:30 Movie: “Stargate” 8:40 Movie: “Agatha (PG) (’94) Stars: Kurt Russell 10:00 Movie: “Stargate: Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d” (PG) (’80) Stars: Angela The Ark Of Truth” (M) (’08) Lansbury Stars: Michael Shanks

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With the help of the Full Blue Moon, use the power of your fertile imagination and trusty intuition to get to the bottom of a problem that’s been bothering you. If you listen to the wisdom of your inner voice, it will point you in the right direction. You’re keen to communicate with work colleagues and close friends. But remember that Mercury (your ruling planet) is retrograde until November 3.

The silvery, changeable Moon is your power planet. So many sensitive Crabs feel particularly emotionally volatile around the time of the Full Moon. This week’s full moonbeams are in earthy, sturdy Taurus, so you’ll feel more grounded (and less moody) than usual. But Mercury and Mars are still retrograde, so be careful and consistent in the way you communicate with others.

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This week the planets activate your spirituality zone. So it’s time to slow down, review major plans, revisit unfinished projects and look within for inspiration and peace. You’re in the mood to dream big but it will take plenty of patience to turn your dreams into reality. As actress Julia Roberts said: “You never stop pursuing greater understanding of yourself and the world”.

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have never before spoken about mental health in this column, but 2020 is a strange year of firsts, and it struck me this week that some of the best work we do to keep people psychologically safe can happen in and around the water. Aquarobics, Public Swimming and Learn to Swim: Exercise has many benefits, not only for your physical health but also your mental health. In your brain, exercise releases chemicals like endorphins and serotonin that improve your mood and stimulate the parts of the brain responsible for memory and learning. It can also get you out in the world, help to reduce any feelings of loneliness and isolation, and put you in touch with other people. Helping others: This week at Nepean Aquatic Centre, our Aquarobics participants raised money for Pink Up Penrith and the McGrath Foundation to help Australians fighting Breast Cancer. We all wore pink, had lots of fun and laughs, raised funds, and shared stories of fear, loss and hope for the future. The empathy and generosity displayed was touching and brightened many of our moods and weeks.

Shared experience of sporting victories and opportunities: With very short notice that our event could go ahead, the Nepean Aquatic Centre Swim Club is this week busily organising their 6th annual Open Water Meet at Sydney International Regatta Centre this Saturday, October 24. The messages of support and thanks from our community of swimmers state wide for holding this event under more difficult than usual circumstances and with reduced capacity has been very encouraging, and made us realise just how much this event means to athletes trying to achieve qualifying times for future competition or simply just wanting to compete, and to feel as though things are getting back to some semblance of normality. We are happy to be in a position to be able to help. AND of course – the Panthers becoming the 2020 Minor Premiers and making the 2020 NRL Grand Final is another example of how a shared victory can lift a community. In short – it’s been a good week, and I’ve had some people tell me they didn’t realise that they were feeling low until they felt better. Be kind to yourself, look after your psychological safety, and come join in the fun at our pools!

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New Wanderers coach Carl Robinson alongside assistant coach Labinot Haliti on Monday.

Wanderers back Carl NATHAN TAYLOR

ith their new coach locked in for the next three years, the Western Sydney Wanderers are determined more than ever to get back on top of the A-League. Following the sensational departure of Jean- Paul de Marigny last week, the Wanderers wasted no time in appointing ex- Newcastle mentor Carl Robinson as their new head coach. Since landing in the country back in February, the 44- year- old impressed onlookers straight away – recording seven wins and three draws in his first 11

games in charge of the Jets. Last Thursday, the former Welsh international arrived at the Wanderers Centre of Football in Blacktown to immediately begin preparations for the season ahead and will take responsibility for all recruitment and management of the club’s A-League program. Former Scottish international Kenny Miller will join Robinson at the Wanderers as a first-team assistant coach. The pair have enjoyed a long history together following stints at the Wolverhampton Wolves and Vancouver White Caps where Robinson got his start as a head coach in 2013. Wanderers Chairman Paul Lederer

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Nepean Triathlon to be held this Sunday Story continued from » p. 44 The course also had to be amended due to costs and there will be no spectators allowed or merchandise/ prizes handed out to competitors. “It’s going to be a very different Nepean Triathlon this year but we’re so grateful for everyone’s support,” Joseph said. “Over 440 people have backed us financially with their entry fees and they’re not going to receive much this year apart from the race itself. “We pride ourselves on handing out shirts and towels, but people have understood it’s going to be bare bones this year. We’re already looking forward to a bigger year in 2021.” Contesting this year’s Nepean Triathlon is 2019 men’s champion Jayden Schofield, while five- time winner Aaron Royle will look to break the record for most race wins when he returns to Penrith. In the women’s race, a new champion will be crowned this Sunday with last year’s winner Natalie Van Coevorden currently overseas. Joseph said he’s looking forward to this Sunday’s event. “We’re very grateful to have the support of Penrith Council, Tri NSW and their Executive Director Adam Wicks, who all recognise how iconic this event is,” he said.

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world-wide pandemic wasn’t going to stop four passionate rugby union districts from coming together to showcase their best young talent recently. The Coronavirus may have forced the cancellation of the NSW State Cup for the U13, U15 and U17 age groups but, through the combined efforts of the Penrith, Camden, Manly and Warringah Junior Districts, the three age groups were able to be hosted individually to provide some rugby sevens action for all the districts who had made the effort with their rugby sevens spring programs. At Camden, Penrith RSL’s U15 team had an unlucky first up loss in a tightly contested pool, winning three out of five games to finish behind eventual winners and western Sydney neighbours, the Two Blues. At Narrabeen’s Academy of Sport, Penrith RSL’s U13 side were crowned champions and put NSW on notice – proving they’ll be the ones to beat when the State Championships resume.

Penrith RSL’s U17 team at Nepean Rugby Park. At Penrith’s Nepean Rugby Park, following an intense semi- final, Penrith RSL’s U17 outfit defeated Manly in a super final. They finished the day undefeated and added to their long list of incredible achievements in junior rugby. Penrith RSL Junior Rugby Union Club President Adam Fletcher said it was fantastic seeing the various districts come together to celebrate rugby through enormous cooperation.

Fletcher said rugby sevens is a growing sport in the area and he hopes more local kids take part. “Penrith RSL, as a club, has consistently created opportunities for rugby sevens to be a format to engage potential local players,” he said. “It’s an exciting format to introduce players and parents to rugby and challenge people’s pre-conceived ideas of the game.”

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CRICKET: Round 1 of the Nepean District Cricket Association (NDCA) is in the books, with Panthers Cricket Club off to a mixed start. In first grade, newcomers Phoenix Sports 10/114 smashed Panthers 10/59, with Dane Naiker the best of the batters on 35. In sixth grade, Panthers 10/227 belted Mulgoa Valley 10/60. Jake Brown hit 116 for the winning side. BASEBALL: The Greater Western Warriors first grade team have suffered back to back losses against Blacktown Workers in Round 3 of the NSW State Baseball League competition. In the mid-week game Greater Western went down 12-2, while in the weekend game they struggled big time, losing 15-3. The Warriors will hope to record their first win of the season when they battle the Macarthur Orioles in the upcoming Round 4.

GRIDIRON: The Nepean Ducks have been pulverised by the Sydney University Lions 36-0 in Round 2 of the Gridiron NSW Men’s competition. Meanwhile, Nepean’s Colts team have recorded back to back wins, defeating Sydney Uni 44-22. Both teams will enjoy the bye in Round 3. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Jordan Springs fighter Arlene Blencowe has failed in her attempt to win the Bellator women’s featherweight title, losing to the legendary Cris Cyborg last Friday in the US. Cyborg put in another dominant performance, scoring her first submission victory in 26 bouts by choking out Blencowe to successfully defend her title at Bellator 249. According to ESPN, Cyborg battered her challenger in a one-sided round and a half, bloodying Blencowe in the stand-up fighting before taking her to the canvas and locking in a rear-naked choke to get the tapout at 2:36 of Round 2.

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CRICKET: Penrith are on the brink of back to back losses heading into the second day of action against ManlyWarringah in Round 3 of the Belvidere Cup. Playing in a Two-Day match at Manly Oval, Manly-Warringah won the toss and elected to bat first. The home side put on a good performance with the bat but were eventually dismissed for 165. When Penrith hit the crease later that day, they were completely dominated by former Australian spinner Steve O’Keefe (five wickets), dismissed for just 73. A second innings will be played when action resumes this Saturday morning at Manly Oval.

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espite an array of challenges that put Australia’s oldest triathlon in severe doubt, the 2020 Nepean Triathlon will officially be run and won this weekend. While the COVID-19 pandemic threw several curve balls in the lead- up to Penrith’s most famous race, Race Director Chris Joseph says it’s all systems go this Sunday morning at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Adhering to the Government’s strict Public Health Order, around 440 competitors will hit the start line for the 39th consecutive running of the Nepean Triathlon. “We wanted to honour the history of the race and all the people that have participated in it, organised it and volunteered in it over the past 39 years,” Joseph told the Weekender. “It was our responsibility to make sure the Nepean Triathlon still went ahead in some form and we’re very proud of the organising committee for getting us to where we are.” Unfortunately this weekend’s festivities will look a little different to years past. Due to financial reasons, organisers had to axe Saturday’s Enticer, Teens and Kids triathlons. Story continues on » p. 42

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In September 2003, my wife and I discussed whether I could attend the Grand Final against the Roosters. My argument was that it would be the first time I had seen the team I had supported since I was six in a live Grand Final. Her argument was that our third child was due to be born on September the 30th. My counter-argument was that, if the Panthers won, it would be only the second time they had won a Grand Final in my lifetime, whereas it was my third child, so... Jokes aside, I’m even more excited by the almost invincibility the squad is exhibiting this year than I was during 2003. Our defence is in order. Our attack is humming. I think we’re about to have a third child... I mean, Grand Final victory.

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PANTHERS Wishing P anthers pla yers and coaching st aff all the best of good luck fo r their 4th Grand Final appe arance – r e m ember to focus on the bits and pie full 80 mins (not ces), more communication wit h your tea mmates an following d your game plan, play hard and n ever give u p your dream of w inning the big one and bringin g the troph y home.

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Hi, my name is Michael Dem psey, I’m 35-years-old an d I’ve been a P enrith Fan for 35 year s! In my time I’ve been so lucky to see the mighty Pan thers win two Grand Finals, and fo r that I am VERY gr ateful! But Now I have five kids and N ONE of them have seen Penrith w in a Grand Fin al, but it would mean th e world to them and me if we could be part of Penrith Panthers history! So com e Sunday I wan t you to know that you penny Panther s are going to be the greate st NRL team in modern history! When you put on that Jersey just remember you’re a MIG H T Y PANTHER M AN and we’re all with you 100 per ce nt of the way.

Surrounded by all of our jerseys we’ve collected over the many years of being loyal supporters, we will be cheering our boys on this Sunday to bring home the win. The highlight of this season has been watching the boys go through the amazing winning streak and winning the Minor Premiership. Go the Mighty Panthers!!!

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elbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith has achieved everything there is in the game of rugby league, but he believes winning this Sunday’s NRL Grand Final may be the most significant of them all. Just like the New Zealand Warriors, who had to relocate to Australia due to border closures, the Storm have had to make numerous sacrifices just to take the field this season. Not only did they have to leave behind their homes, friends and comfy beds for a resort in south- east Queensland, but not once were they able to play in front of their home fans at AAMI Park. “It’s been a very different year, we’ve had a lot of challenges being away from home,” Smith said. “We haven’t been in our own homes and our own beds for nearly five months, it’s been very difficult at various stages throughout the season. “Fortunately we have a resilient group and, if we weren’t resilient, we wouldn’t be involved in this game this week.” Melbourne have been the premier

club in the competition for more than a decade, this weekend’s Grand Final against Penrith will be their fourth in five years. Smith said while all premierships are special in their own way, a win this Sunday would rate “extremely high against the others”. “2012 was special for certain reasons, same with ‘17. If we were to win this one, it would be special considering what we’ve had to go through this year,” he said. While winning a Grand Final during the COVID era would be hard to top, a win in what could be your final game of rugby league would be the icing on the cake. After being chaired off Suncorp Stadium by his teammates last Friday night, speculation has mounted all week whether the 429-game veteran will finally pull up stumps after Sunday’s big game. Smith said all the focus should be on the mouth-watering clash against Penrith, not his future. “It’s 1 v 2 – everyone should be excited by that, it makes for a wonderful contest,” the 37-year-old said. “Both teams aren’t frightened to use the footy and I’ve heard it might be a little bit wet in Sydney on the weekend, but that’s not going to change the way we play

Will Cameron Smith retire after Sunday’s Grand Final? Photo: NRL Images. drastically. We want to go down there and play some footy because, if we don’t, then we aren’t giving ourselves an opportunity to win. We’re going to have to play some footy to beat Penrith.” A sell- out crowd – mostly made up of passionate Panthers supporters – is expected by kick- off on Sunday evening. Smith said the Storm are more than

comfortable playing in front of a Penrithmad crowd. “Every game we’ve played this year there’s been more support for the opposition than us, so we’re used to that,” he said. “At the end of the day, the crowd isn’t going to win the game, the two teams will decide the result.”

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s Penrith and Melbourne prepare for the Grand Final this Sunday night, we look at the history of battles between the clubs, plus other key factors that could play a role in the season decider. Melbourne’s domination The Panthers and Storm have played 35 times since Melbourne entered the NRL in 1998. The Storm have a strong record against Penrith, winning 26 matches and losing nine, the most recent loss being this year at Campbelltown Stadium. Turning the tables At one stage between 2006 and 2012, Penrith went on an 11 game losing streak against Melbourne. And then between 2014 and 2017, it was six straight losses. But things have turned around a little of late – Penrith have won two of their last three matches against the Storm. The ANZ factor Melbourne have a strong record at ANZ Stadium, winning 64 per cent of their matches at the Olympic venue. Overall Penrith have won 46 per cent of games played there. But recent history tells an interesting story. Penrith have won their

last five games straight at ANZ Stadium, including two Finals matches. Melbourne meanwhile have lost three of their last five games at the venue. Scoreless Storm Incredibly, Melbourne have been held scoreless in the first half in four Grand Finals at ANZ Stadium (1999, 2008, 2016 and 2018). Man in the middle Gerard Sutton has refereed just one game between Penrith and Melbourne. It was in 2018 and the Panthers won 22- 16 at AAMI Park. Penrith have a good recent record under Sutton – in fact, they’ve won their last six games with him in charge. Melbourne also have a good record under Sutton – they’ve won seven of their last eight games under his officiating. Regular season numbers Penrith scored 537 points in the regular season, with the Storm just three points behind with 534. Penrith’s defence conceded just 238 points, the best in the competition, while the Storm conceded 258. Penrith finished with 18 wins, one draw and one loss. The Storm finished with 16 wins and four losses.

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n a week of no second chances it helps to have a back-up plan. History is waiting for you, and you’ll probably run past it when you take the field. It’s right there, sitting on top of the plinth in the form of the premiership trophy. Norm and Arthur, frozen in time, enemies for 80 minutes and great mates for life. Craig Bellamy knows a thing or two about Grand Finals and what it takes to win one. He also knows that, no matter how many experienced players you have in your team, the last game of the year is usually the hardest one to win. Of the last three Grand Finals the Storm has played in they’ve lost two of them. Experience means nothing. If it did, the Sharks couldn’t have beaten the Storm in 2016. They got them by starting fast and confident, making Melbourne use up plenty of gas in the first half and then scrambling like hell on their own goal-line on the few occasions the Storm had chances inside the red zone. And when you’ve won 17 games in a row, as the Panthers have, how could you not be confident? They were far from perfect against the Rabbitohs in the Preliminary Final, but

Tim Sheens won a Premiership with the Tigers in 2005. Photo: NRL Images. having the best defence in the competition allows you to take a chance with the ball, knowing that you have the speed and mobility to cover for the sort of mistake that costs points for most other teams. At their run-and-gun best, the Panthers remind you of the surprise packet Tigers of

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own lap, making their way through the streamers and confetti the way the Tigers did 15 years ago. That old Panther himself, Tim Sheens, was the tactical mastermind of the first and only Premiership for the joint-venture between Wests and Balmain. Sheens had led the fabulous Green Machine of the Canberra Raiders to three Premierships in a six-year span from 1989 to 1994, and made it a ritual to light up one of Havana’s best in the dressing room following those heady victories. When Benji and Robbie sent the Tigers fans wild in 2005, it had been 11 years since Sheens had reached for a stogie. He’d carried one in his kit bag for all that time, waiting for the chance to light up a Cuban and smile proudly at the scene in front of him. It turns out that football kit bags don’t make great humidors, and that old cheroot crumbled like a biscuit in a blender when the coach attempted to follow his own tradition. Quicker than a Marshall flick pass, he reached once more into his bag to find a second and much fresher cigar that he’d brought along, just in case. Nobody in the dressing room that night was even mildly surprised the freshlyminted four-time Premiership winner had the foresight to cover all contingencies. Now that’s a back-up plan!

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The Panthers were fuming over the way the Dally M Medal unfolded on Monday night, particularly surrounding the leaking of the winner accidentally by The Daily Telegraph hours before the official announcement. Nathan Cleary was asked to attend the virtual ceremony at Fox Sports’ Artarmon studios, and happily obliged despite it being Grand Final week. It wasn’t about the travel to the studios as much as it was the extra disruption given current COVID-19 protocols, which saw both Nathan and coach Ivan Cleary forced to be tested for the virus before they could attend. For the winner to then be revealed by a newspaper before the ceremony even started was an embarrassment and raised questions about the way organisers handled Cleary’s involvement. It’s my understanding that a Penrith official texted Ivan Cleary to alert him of the leak – but he chose not to tell Nathan.

James Tedesco, Clint Gutherson, Jack Wighton and Nathan Cleary watch the Dally M count on Monday.

The publishing of the Dally M story early on the Telegraph’s website is unfortunate but it’s only part of the problem. ‘NRL 360’ went to air live on Monday night at 6.30pm with Phil Rothfield and Paul Kent on the panel discussing the Dally M Awards and potential winners, yet it seems both already knew the winner. That destroys much of the flagship rugby league show’s credibility.

Spotted: Josh Mansour and Kurt Capewell patiently waiting outside ANZ Stadium for the bus carrying the rest of the Penrith squad to arrive last Saturday. Thanks for the wave, Sauce!

The Panthers very quickly released a Grand Final t-shirt soon after full-time last weekend, and fans rushed to buy it, with online stock sold out within 24 hours. Let’s hope there’s still one more shirt to add to the cupboard this year!

Spotted: Dean Whare hasn’t been able to force his way back into the starting 17 for some time now but he’s still in the NRL bubble and following all the right protocols. He was out and about getting some sushi last Saturday – stringently following the biosecurity guidelines.

Ivan Cleary’s had a busy season in charge of the Panthers but he’s also expanding his business interests elsewhere. Together with wife Bec, he is opening a franchise of Pinot & Picasso in Newport. Hopefully one of the first things painted by customers is a giant Panther!

Spotted: One of the girls in Nathan Cleary’s infamous TikTok video cheering Penrith to victory at ANZ Stadium last Saturday night. Spotted: Former Panthers forward Sam McKendry buying a Penrith jersey in Rebel Sport at Westfield last weekend.

Panthers Leagues Club has been restricting access to members only this week and that will continue on Grand

Final Day. The club is expected to be at capacity for the game, especially given COVID-19 restrictions are still in place.

Panthers Stadium will be used as a live site for Sunday’s Grand Final, with thousands expected to head to the stands and field to watch the game unfold on the big screens. Food outlets and bars will be open and there will be amusement rides.

Penrith players are planning a mid-afternoon basketball game at the Panthers Academy on Sunday to calm the nerves ahead of the Grand Final. It’s an unconventional lead-in to such a big game but this type of relaxed attitude has worked all season and coach Ivan Cleary isn’t about to put the brakes on it now.

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here’s been plenty of people jumping on the Penrith bandwagon these past few months – and they’re more than welcome. Successful seasons are often where you secure loyal supporters of the future who will ride the rugby league roller coaster for years and decades to come. But this Grand Final is one for the true fans. It’s for the fans who have sat through 17 seasons largely filled with frustration and unfulfilled potential. It’s for the fans who were there for the 2007 wooden spoon. For the fans who still turned up during those lean 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons – years where it was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. For the fans who put their faith in Phil Gould, and then Dave O’Neill and Brian Fletcher, even when the wider rugby league world was digging the knife in. This is for the fans who can tell you who Scott Sattler tackled in ‘03 and who passed the ball to Roycie for his second try in ‘91. It’s for the fans who know what I mean when I say you hold your breath walking between the stadium and the leagues club, especially when at the Mulgoa Road lights. Sure, the Grand Final will be special for anyone who wears Penrith colours this week, whether you’ve been turning up since way back in 1967 or you’re a recent convert.

Penrith fans will be out in force at ANZ Stadium this weekend. Photo: NRL Images. But it is even more special for those who’ve sat through countless cold winters, quietly hoping for an unlikely win but knowing the opposition has your measure. These are the fans who, despite the ups and downs that come with being a Penrith

supporter, still hand over their hardearned cash for a season ticket every year, still buy jerseys and flags, and still feel a sense of pride and anticipation when those first few seconds of ‘Hells Bells’ play over the Panthers Stadium loudspeaker. For fans new and old, this Sunday’s

Grand Final will provide a whole bunch of new memories. Win and there will be moments of the match that you will remember forever. Lose and the heartache never really goes away. Either way, you can be proud of this footy team. What a ride.

Seventeen years too long, it’s time to bring it home. This is our year, go Panthers!

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Battles on and off the field that will decide the Grand Final

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he Grand Final showdown between the two best sides in the 2020 NRL competition throws up some very interesting match- ups. None more so than the battle of the two number nines and two very different coaches with the same goal in mind. One player is hands down the buy of the year while the other is perhaps the buy of the century. On the field the clash of the hookers will go a long way in deciding the final outcome of the result. The number nine handles the ball more than any other player on the field and this is where it gets interesting. In 2020 the stats for these two players only tell part of the story. In the important statistic of ‘All Receipts’, which simply means when an attacking player successfully catches or picks up the ball, Api Koroisau finished second overall with 2,399 touches while Cameron Smith came in fourth with 2,086. While Koroisau builds his game around continual darting runs from dummy half, catching markers off-side and using lightning quick play- the- balls to break down the defensive line of the opposition forwards, his counterpart, 37- year- old Smith, is fast between the ears, he can control the tempo of the game, lead his team around the paddock like a second halfback and isn’t too bad a referee either!

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith. Photo: NRL Images. Off the field and in the coaching box one coach has won two (legal) premierships and his teams have appeared in eight Grand Finals. The other is yet to win a premiership and is going to the Big Dance for only the second time in his coaching career. Storm coach Craig Bellamy is deeply respected and generally regarded as perhaps the best rugby league coach ever. He turns good players into superstars and

he has built an incredibly strong culture in Melbourne. He rants and raves during a game and sometimes you can actually see the spit hit the glass in the coach’s box. The other, Panthers coach Ivan Cleary is mild mannered and measured. Cleary specialises in coming to a club which has been devoid of success for years, rebuilding it and creating a team capable of winning a competition.

Api Koroisau. Photo: NRL Images. He almost did it with the Warriors in 2011. This time however he has a secret weapon. It’s his son, the number one halfback in the competition. He also has a group of players hungry for success and as fearless as they come. Two great diametrically opposed hookers and coaches, so who do you pick as there can only be one winner? My money is on the Panthers... all the way!

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enrith are you ready? Here we are in Grand Final Week and the arena’s bright lights are calling all of us to walk down that dark tunnel and step out into the light. We have been on this journey together and what a journey it has been. How many times have we been written off? Told we weren’t good enough? Too young, not experienced enough, can’t keep winning... you know the drill, we have heard it all before. This time it’s different, you can feel it, can’t you? This year we have been tested like no year we can remember, the things we love and cherish have often been taken away from us and we have had to find our own way to make things work. Through it all the Panthers have been there, showing us the way forward. Life is like football, where only the committed ever succeed. There can be no shortcuts only hard work and dedication. This builds the resilience you need to handle the most challenging moments and in our part of the world the reward is loyalty. This is the essence of the special bond between Penrith and the Panthers and haven’t we needed it in 2020. Penrith and rugby league just go together. Penrith and the Panthers belong together. The way this team has played and

State Penrith MP Stuart Ayres is hoping the Panthers lift the trophy on Sunday night. Photo: NRL Images. inspired us has put a smile on our face and a spring in our step. That warm feeling you get inside when watching this team is belief. Belief that here in Penrith we have the capacity to achieve anything if we are prepared to work hard and believe

in ourselves. The belief can been seen on display all over our town in jerseys, flags, streamers, painted walls, you name it! This is a story of how a football team helped a community overcome the challenges of a year like no other and how a

community helped a football team believe they are capable of greatness. The lights are calling us and this is our time to shine. Only one question remains. Panthers are you ready? The answer... yes, we are ready ready!

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n 2018 I tipped Penrith to win the Premiership and in 2019 I again predicted the Panthers would win the competition. I did so because I’m such a fan of James Maloney, he’s a winner and wherever he goes he takes teams to the top. Of course both years the Panthers couldn’t make the decider. I didn’t tip the Panthers this year, maybe that’s a good thing. Despite 17 straight victories and the Minor Premiership, the Panthers go into this game against Melbourne as underdogs and that’s understandable. There’s an old adage in rugby league, you have to lose one to win one. They are coming up against the most consistent club of the past 20 years, if the Storm don’t make the Grand Final, they at least finish in the top four, every year. It’s down to the most consistent player in the game Cameron Smith and of course you can see the fairytale now, the greatest player to grace the field leaves the game with a final Premiership. It all adds up to a Storm win. The Panthers haven’t been there before, they are young and inexperienced. Look at what happened to the club in 1990, they couldn’t handle the excitement of Grand Final Week, crumbled against the Raiders and had to come back the next year and do it properly.

A young and enthusiastic team of local juniors up against the experienced might of the Storm, maybe they should call it off now. However there is so much in Penrith’s favour. Plenty of clubs in recent years have broken the rule that you need to lose a Grand Final first. Souths in 2014, North Queensland in 2015 and Cronulla in 2016 were all teams effectively making their first appearance in a decider. The Panthers play with extraordinary youthful enthusiasm, they just have so much speed and I don’t just mean on the wing, in general play, everything is up tempo. That’s not unusual for a team of kids and can bring a side undone in end of season games. However they also play with a level of calmness and much of that is down to their general Nathan Cleary. While Cleary is young, he is also now quite an experienced halfback and like his Dad he doesn’t get flustered. The big stage isn’t going to worry him, he’s been there before with Origin. His level head can set the tone for the team. Johnathan Thurston has gone as far as to declare him a future Immortal, high praise indeed. They will also play in front of a crowd that is 90 per cent in support. While it will be capped at a COVID- safe 40,000, the players will feed off the pro-Penrith noise. Lastly and the most important reason

The Panthers are playing with youth and enthusiasm. Photo: NRL Images. Penrith can win, spirit. They are made up of local juniors and kids who’ve joined from the bush, playing for the Panthers means something, can the same always be

said for other clubs? Penrith can win this Grand Final, but in your interests I’ll make you a promise, I won’t tip them. Enjoy your Sunday.

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winner

score

runner up

1908

Souths

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1909

Souths

1910

Newtown

Souths

1911

Easts

Glebe

1912

Easts

1913

score attendance

minor premiers

wooden spoon

year

winner

score

runner up

minor premiers

wooden spoon

4000

Souths

Cumberland

1965

St George

Souths

78,056

St George

Easts

Forfeit

Souths

Wests

1966

St George

Balmain

61,129

St George

Easts

14,000

Newtown

Wests

1967

Souths

Canterbury

56,368

St George

Cronulla

20,000

Glebe

Balmain

1968

Souths

Manly

54,255

Souths

Newtown

Glebe

No Final

Easts

Wests

1969

Balmain

Souths

58,825

Souths

Cronulla

Easts

Newtown

No Final

Easts

Wests

1970

Souths

Manly

53,241

Souths

Parramatta

1914

Souths

Newtown

No Final

Souths

Annandale

1971

Souths

St George

62,828

Manly

Wests

1915

Balmain

Souths

No Final

Balmain

Norths

1972

Manly

Easts

54,357

Manly

Parramatta

1916

Balmain

7,000

Balmain

Wests

1973

Manly

Cronulla

52,044

Manly

Penrith

1917

Balmain

Souths

No Final

Balmain

Norths

1974

Easts

Canterbury

57,214

Easts

Balmain

1918

Souths

Wests

No Final

Souths

Annandale

1975

Easts

St George

63,047

Easts

Souths

1919

Balmain

Easts

No Final

Balmain

Norths

1976

Manly

Parramatta

57,343

Manly

Newtown

1920

Balmain

Souths

No Final

Balmain

Annandale

1977

St George

Parramatta

65,959

Parramatta

Newtown

1921

Norths

Glebe

No Final

Norths

University

1977+

St George

Parramatta

48,828 Wests

Newtown

Balmain

Souths

score attendance

1922

Norths

Glebe

15,000

Norths

St George

1978

Manly

Cronulla

51,510

1923

Easts

Souths

12,180

Easts

University

1978+

Manly

Cronulla

33,552

1924

Balmain

Souths

15,000

Balmain

Newtown

1979

St George

Canterbury

50,991

St George

Norths

1925

Souths

No Final

Souths

Newtown

1980

Canterbury

Easts

52,881

Easts

Penrith

1926

Souths

University

21,000

Souths

St George

1981

Parramatta

Newtown

57,333

Easts

Balmain

1927

Souths

St George

12,000

Souths

University

1982

Parramatta

Manly

52,186

Parramatta

Canberra

1928

Souths

Easts

24,966

St George

Newtown

1983

Parramatta

Manly

40,285

Manly

Wests

1929

Souths

Newtown

16,360

Souths

University

1984

Canterbury

Parramatta

47,076

Canterbury

Wests

1930

Wests

St George

12,178

Wests

University

1985

Canterbury

St George

44,569

St George

Illawarra

1931

Souths

Easts

27,104

Easts

University

1986

Parramatta

Canterbury

45,843

Parramatta

Illawarra

1932

Souths

Wests

16,925

Souths

Norths

1987

Manly

Canberra

50,201

Manly

Wests

1933

Newtown

St George

18,080

Newtown

Wests

1988

Canterbury

Balmain

40,000

Cronulla

Wests

1934

Wests

Easts

25,174

Easts

University

1989

Canberra

Balmain

40,500

Souths

Illawarra

1935

Easts

Souths

22,106

Easts

University

1990

Canberra

Penrith

41,535

Canberra

Souths

1936

Easts

Balmain

14,395

Easts

University

1991

Penrith

Canberra

41,815

Penrith

Gold Coast

1937

Easts

n/a

Souths / St George

n/a

No Final

Easts

University

1992

Brisbane

St George

41,560

Brisbane

Gold Coast

1938

Canterbury

Easts

20,287

Canterbury

St George

1993

Brisbane

St George

42,329

Canterbury

Gold Coast

Wests

1939

Balmain

Souths

26,972

Balmain

Newtown

1994

Canberra

Canterbury

42,234

Canterbury

Balmain

1940

Easts

Canterbury

24,167

Easts

Wests

1995

Bulldogs

Manly

41,127

Manly

North Queensland

1941

St George

Easts

39,957

Easts

Norths

1996

Manly

St George

40,985

Manly

South Queensland

1942

Canterbury

St George

26,171

Canterbury

Wests

1997

Newcastle

Manly

42,482

Manly

South Queensland

1943

Newtown

Norths

60,992

Newtown

Canterbury

1997*

Brisbane

Cronulla

58,912

Brisbane

North Queensland

1944

Balmain

Newtown

24,186

Newtown

Canterbury

1998

Brisbane

Canterbury

40,857

Brisbane

Wests

1945

Easts

Balmain

44,585

Easts

Souths

1999

Melbourne

St George Illawarra

107,999

Cronulla

Wests

1946

Balmain

St George

32,296

St George

Souths

2000

Brisbane

Sydney Roosters

94,277

Brisbane

North Queensland

1947

Balmain

Canterbury

29,292

Canterbury

Parramatta

2001

Newcastle

Parramatta

90,414

Parramatta

Penrith

1948

Wests

Balmain

29,122

Wests

Norths

2002

Sydney Roosters

Warriors

80,130

Warriors

Canterbury

1949

St George

Souths

56,534

Souths

Easts

2003

Penrith

Sydney Roosters

81,166

Penrith

Souths

1950

Souths

Wests

32,373

Souths

Norths

2004

Canterbury

Sydney Roosters

82,127

Sydney Roosters

Souths

1951

Souths

Manly

28,505

Souths

Norths

2005

Wests Tigers

North Queensland

82,453

Parramatta

Newcastle

1952

Wests

Souths

41,060

Wests

Parramatta

2006

Brisbane

Melbourne

79,609

Melbourne#

Souths

1953

Souths

St George

44,581

Souths

Wests

2007

Melbourne#

Manly

81,392

Melbourne#

Penrith

1954

Souths

Newtown

45,759

Newtown

Parramatta

2008

Manly

Melbourne

80,388

Melbourne#

Canterbury

2009

Melbourne#

1955

Souths

Newtown

42,466

Newtown

Wests

Parramatta

82,538

St George Illawarra

Roosters

1956

St George

Balmain

61,987

St George

Parramatta

2010 St George Illawarra

Sydney Roosters

82,334

St George Illawarra

Melbourne

1957

St George

Manly

54,399

St George

Parramatta

2011

Manly

Warriors

81,988

Melbourne

Gold Coast

1958

St George

Wests

62,283

St George

Parramatta

2012

Melbourne

Canterbury

82,976

Canterbury

Parramatta

1959

St George

Manly

49,457

St George

Parramatta

2013

Sydney Roosters

Manly

81,491

Sydney Roosters

Parramatta

1960

St George

Easts

53,156

St George

Parramatta

2014

Souths

Canterbury

83,833

Sydney Roosters

Sharks

1961

St George

Wests

61,196

Wests

Parramatta

2015

North Queensland

Brisbane

82,758

Sydney Roosters

Newcastle

1962

St George

Wests

44,184

St George

Souths

2016

Cronulla

Melbourne

83,625

Melbourne

Newcastle

1963

St George

Wests

69,860

St George

Easts

2017

Melbourne

North Queensland

79,722

Melbourne

Newcastle

1964

St George

Balmain

61,369

St George

Canterbury

2018

Sydney Roosters

Melbourne

82,688

Sydney Roosters

Parramatta

1965

St George

Souths

78,056

St George

Easts

2019

Sydney Roosters

Canberra

82,922

Melbourne

Gold Coast

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TEST YOUR FOOTY KNOWLEDGE WITH NATHAN TAYLOR’S NRL BRAIN BENDERS stripped for salary cap breaches? 12. Who won the Clive Churchill Medal in 1991? 13. Which Grand Final saw a record 107,999 spectators attend? 14. In which year did rocker Billy Idol yell “I love my footy”? 15. When was the last time Parramatta won a Premiership? 16. Which clubs contested the lone Super League Grand Final in 1997? 17. How many Grand Finals did St George win in a row? 18. Who slotted the field goal to win North Queensland’s first Premiership? 19. Before the Sydney Roosters, who was the last club to win back to back Grand Finals? 20. Manly beat which team 40- 0 in the 2008 Grand Final? 21. Not including this Sunday’s game,

how many Grand Finals has Ivan Cleary coached in? 22. Who won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2003? 23. One Grand Final has been held outside of Sydney, where and when was it held? 24. Which player did Benji Marshal flick pass to in the 2005 Grand Final? 25. Which current coach has won the most Premierships? 26. How many Grand Finals has Brad Fittler played in? 27. In which year was pop star Ricky Martin the Grand Final pre- match entertainment? 28. Did Mal Meninga win a Grand Final in his final game for Canberra? 29. Who scored the last try in the 2015 Grand Final? 30. How many Grand Finals has Panthers hooker Api Koroisau won?

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1. Not including this weekend’s decider, how many Grand Finals has Penrith appeared in? 2. Who won the very first Premiership in 1908? 3. Which two teams contested the last Grand Final played at the Sydney Football Stadium? 4. In which year was the Grand Final first officiated by two referees? 5. Who has won the most Premierships? 6. Which current NRL club has never played in a Grand Final? 7. Which American female pop star performed at the 2003 Grand Final? 8. Before the Sydney Football Stadium, where was the Grand Final played at? 9. In which years did Canberra win back to back Premierships? 10. Bill Harrigan refereed seven consecutive Grand Finals, which was his last? 11. Which club had two Premierships

Answers 1. Three. 2. South Sydney. 3. Brisbane and Canterbury (1998). 4. 2009. 5. South Sydney (21). 6. Gold Coast Titans. 7. Kelly Clarkson. 8. Sydney Cricket Ground. 9. 1989 and 1990. 10. Panthers v Roosters, 2003. 11. Melbourne Storm. 12. Bradley Clyde. 13. Melbourne v St George Illawarra, 1999. 14. 2002. 15. 1986. 16. Brisbane and Cronulla. 17. 11. 18. Johnathan Thurston. 19. Brisbane (1992, 1993). 20. Melbourne. 21. One (2011, New Zealand Warriors). 22. Luke Priddis. 23. Brisbane, 1997. 24. Pat Richards. 25. Wayne Bennet (seven). 26. Six. 27. 2013. 28. Yes (1994 v Canterbury). 29. Kyle Feldt. 30. One (2014).

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1991 GRAND FINAL REMEMBERED

HISTORY MADE WITH FIRST TITLE T

he front page of the Weekender on Friday, September 20 1991 said it all – ‘bound for glory’. Inside, another headline read ‘Panthers to win’. It was a Grand Final Penrith was always destined to claim. After going down to the Raiders in 1990, Penrith walked onto the Sydney Football Stadium pitch a much more mature looking team than the one that tasted heartbreak on the very same turf 12 months earlier. So many things went against Penrith in the big one – Mark Geyer was sent to the sin bin, the Raiders scored a try off a controversial refereeing decision, and Mal Meninga was having a stellar game. At half- time, with his side down 12- 6, Penrith coach Phil Gould delivered an almighty spray to his players. Rumour has it the speech finished with the words: “Are you going to be losers?” The second half was terrific from Penrith, but with 10 minutes to go, the scores were locked at 12-all and it was anyone’s game. Then, the man they call Brandy stepped in. Greg Alexander potted a 38 metre field goal that would give Penrith a 13- 12 lead and the advantage heading into the final stages of the game.

Back in the dressing room, the Panthers celebrate the 1991 Grand Final victory. The Panthers built pressure and the rest is history – the forced line drop- out, the short restart, the Geyer run, the Simmons try – magic. Alexander confirmed victory with a sideline conversion that gave the Panthers an unassailable 19-12 lead. “They worked really hard for that – right from the Grand Final day the previous year,” Gould told the Weekender years later.

“It was a wonderful day for the club, it was a wonderful day for the city and it really put Penrith on the map.” Back at Panthers Leagues Club, the party was epic. A huge blow- up Panther had guarded the club for much of the week, welcoming fans on Grand Final day who watched the match on 55 screens throughout the club. A Grand Final Disco was held at Reactor One.

One of the big talking points out of the Grand Final was the awarding of the Clive Churchill Medal to Canberra’s Bradley Clyde. Royce Simmons would tell the Weekender years later who he believed should have been handed the prestigious prize. “Greg Alexander was the player of the match. His kicking game was outstanding and his leadership was fantastic,” Simmons said.

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2003 GRAND FINAL REMEMBERED

A GRAND NIGHT IN PENRITH HISTORY P

enrith’s 18- 6 Grand Final triumph over the Sydney Roosters on October 5, 2003 was one of the most magical days in club history. Despite finishing the regular season as Minor Premiers, Penrith still went into the decider against the Roosters as underdogs, much like they do against the Storm this weekend. It was no surprise, perhaps, given this Penrith side had finished last just two years earlier, and didn’t make the Finals in 2002. Many simply didn’t believe the Panthers had what it took. But in front of a crowd of 81,166 at a very wet Telstra Stadium, the ‘men in black’ were simply superb and produced memories that will last a lifetime. The game – which is regarded by many as one of the greatest rugby league Grand Finals in history – produced highlight after highlight, with Scott Sattler’s remarkable try-saving cover tackle on Roosters winger Todd Byrne still talked about to this day. Penrith winger Luke Rooney won the hearts of many on the back of his twotry performance, while eventual Clive Churchill Medallist Luke Priddis not only set up two tries that evening but bagged one himself in an heroic effort. Fan favourite Ryan Girdler, who limped

Luke Priddis with the premiership trophy in 2003. off injured in the second half, summed up the enormity of the occasion on behalf of all Panthers players and supporters. “We’ve been here through the bad times, and that’s what makes it so special,” he said.

Interviewed by Channel Nine’s Andrew Voss as the siren sounded in the background, coach John Lang declared: “I just hope I don’t wake up tomorrow and it’s still Sunday”. Penrith partied for days following

the club’s second Grand Final win, and thousands turned out on November 28 to celebrate one last time with a victory parade through the city’s streets. Most recently, the team got together for a reunion in 2016.

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f anyone knows about the family connection driving the Panthers this year, it’s John and Martin Lang. The father and son combined to help deliver Penrith the Premiership in 2003 and now, 17 years later, Ivan and Nathan Cleary are hoping history repeats itself. But Lang Senior, now retired after a coaching career that spanned close to 400 games, says it was only once the dust had settled on the 2003 decider that he realised the special family moment that had unfolded. “Looking back on it, it was really special, but I didn’t really think about it at the time,” he said. “Premierships are hard to win so you’re focused on trying to win the game and it probably took me years to properly appreciate it, and realise what a thing it was for our family.” Martin tells a similar story when reflecting on that October night in 2003. “As much as it sounds like a nice fairytale, I was literally just focused on what I had to do next and what my next hit-up looked like,” he said. “I was totally focused on what I had to do, that wasn’t just in the Grand Final but in every game. I didn’t go out there thinking I wanted to do this for Dad, I wanted to do it for the team. “But it was very special especially given we’d been at it for a few years at Cronulla. We’d gone close in 1999 and 2001. The first year we were at Penrith we had an ordinary year but in 2003 we had a good

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2003 GRAND FINAL REMEMBERED

John and Martin Lang celebrate Penrith’s Grand Final success in 2003. mix of experience and youth. We all played for each other.” Both Langs will be supporting the Panthers on Sunday. “Both Dad and I have a soft spot for Penrith,” Martin said. “Winning the competition in 2003 is my fondest footballing memory. You can talk about representative games and Origin but winning the Premiership is an unreal feeling because they are so hard to win.” Martin believes Penrith can beat

Melbourne to cap off an incredible recordbreaking season. “Personally I think this side is superior to 2003 – it will be the best Penrith side I’ve seen if they can win the Grand Final,” he said. “If they were going to panic on the big stage we would have seen it when they were behind against the Roosters and Rabbitohs.” He’s also backing the father-son combination to come up trumps for Penrith.

Ivan and Nathan Cleary are hoping to win a Premiership together on Sunday. Photo: NRL Images.

“I don’t know Ivan or Nathan personally but Ivan has been a successful coach for many years. Success isn’t always defined by premierships,” he said. “And Nathan is the NSW halfback. They clearly have a close personal relationship – it was a no brainer [to bring them together], it was a great move from Penrith and it’s been a huge success.” John also believes the family connection can do it again for the Panthers, and while he admits it’s not always smooth sailing to coach your son, he silences any critics of the set-up with one line that is hard to argue against: “I’d rather be coaching him than coaching against him”. The opportunity to win a premiership with his son is not lost on Ivan Cleary. It was, after all, one of the driving forces behind his return to the club that sacked him five years ago. The pair celebrated Penrith’s Preliminary Final win on the field at ANZ Stadium last Saturday night and hope to do it again on Sunday. “I guess it’s a dream come true to win a premiership for anyone, but to do it with Nathan would be something else,” he said. “To be able to get that opportunity, I’m incredibly grateful.” John Lang also knows all about coaching a team like the one Ivan Cleary is in charge of on Sunday – after all, it bares incredible similarities to the one he coached 17 years ago. “They’re playing with tremendous enthusiasm,” he said. “There’s some great young players who are playing with the confidence of youth. It’s not complicated when you’re young, sometimes as you go on in your career you can make the game more complicated.” While Lang moved on from Penrith a few years after the Premiership, he still has fond memories of his time at the foot of the Mountains. “I’m excited for Penrith – I’m really happy for them,” he said.

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Friday, October 23, 2020 « the western weekender

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PANTHER PRIDE

PASSION ON DISPLAY

LEAGUES CLUB GETS INTO SPIRIT OF DECIDER Panthers Leagues Club is celebrating Penrith’s incredible season by releasing a limited footythemed menu. Panthers’ burger restaurant, The Grub, has a Finals Feast menu including ‘The Sauce Wings’, ‘The Koroisau Combo’, ‘The Cleary Combo’ and the ‘Kikau Combo’. The Black Panther Burger has also been released, and is absolutely delicious. It’s available from Kelly’s Brasserie. You can also try some delicious cocktails, including the ‘Lychee Luai’, ‘Don’t Worry Be Api’, ‘Magic Martin’, ‘Long Island Iced To’o’ and the ‘Mansour Mojito’.

Panthers colours are everywhere in Penrith this week, and plenty of businesses are getting into the Grand Final spirit too. We spotted the entire Property Central staff in their Panthers gear on Tuesday, getting behind the team ahead of the Grand Final. The real estate agency also has a Panthers display in their shopfront. But it’s not just businesses getting a makeover, we’ve even spotted a couple of cars with a new look this week, including this Hyundai, which was given a Panthers refresh by Elisha Batty.

FOUR GENERATIONS OF SUPPORT

GUS BACKS YOUNG PANTHERS

Former Panthers General Manager Phil Gould believes Penrith’s tight win over Souths in last week’s Preliminary Final will steel them for Sunday’s Grand Final. “I think they’ve had the perfect preparation,” Gould told ‘100% Footy’. “I just feel as though they have all aspects of the game. It doesn’t matter what type of game it is, I think they’re equipped for it.” Gould left the Panthers last year but played a significant role in the club’s development into a Premiership force this season. He does not believe the young Panthers will get stage fright on Sunday.

“There’s no game that they can’t play,” Gould said. “This is what they’re born to do, this is what they’re trained to do and they’re there doing their thing at the moment. “They would enjoy the fact that most people think the Storm will win. I think that also plays

ZANE CHASES ANOTHER RING

A third Premiership ring would mean the world to Panthers forward Zane Tetevano. Tetevano has the ring given to him by Roosters coach Trent Robinson after last year’s Grand Final. Robinson left him out of the final 17 to play Canberra. He buried his 2018 Premiership ring with his grandfather. If Penrith win on Sunday night, Tetevano, who is in his first year with Penrith, plans to keep the ring he’ll be given after full-time.

GALLERY NEW PROJECT FOCUSES ON PANTHERS FANS

The Wilkinson family prepares to celebrate. Photo thanks to Veronica Wilkinson.

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For the Wilkinson family, Sunday’s Grand Final is a celebration of their 54-year support of the Panthers. “My 82- year- old father, Reg Menz, has lived in Penrith since the early 1950s. He and our entire family have been Panther fans since the day the ‘Chocolate Soldiers’ first ran on to the field,” said Veronica Wilkinson, who has decorated her house in Panthers colours this week.

“Growing up during the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, every Sunday home game we would put on our handknitted jumpers, scarves and beanies and pile into the car at 11am and head down to Penrith’s football ground to watch all three games of football. “We always sat on the grassy hill at the northern end of the field, my siblings and I had a huge crocheted blanket to sit on while my Dad, Mum and Nanna (who

lived with us) had their fold up picnic chairs. There was always a large cane basket full of snacks, cordial and a thermos of tea.” Four generations of the Wilkinson family will be cheering on the Panthers. “A lot has changed with the game and at Penrith’s home ground over the years, but one thing is certain, our family will always be dedicated Penrith Panthers fans,” Ms Wilkinson said.

into their hands a bit. The pressure is off them.” Gould is also convinced that Cameron Smith will retire after Sunday’s Grand Final. “He doesn’t want that pressure going into the game,” he said. “This is it. Cameron Smith is retiring after this.”

In a cultural project celebrating fandom, Penrith Regional Gallery has engaged celebrated photographer – and Panthers fan – Lyndal Irons to capture images and stories from in and around Penrith, of people wearing their Panther-filled hearts on their sleeves, their cars, their faces, their homes, their businesses, their streets, perhaps even their pets. The project team is interested in photographing fans and their treasures; learning the stories behind them; documenting the unfolding of work-in-progress as fans decorate, gather, plan, and prepare. For information, visit www. penrithregionalgallery.com.au/ outside-the-stadium-call-out.

OVERSEAS SUPPORT Plenty of Penrith fans are living overseas and will be staying up late or getting up early to watch Sunday’s Grand Final against Melbourne. One of them is teacher Jonathan Marquez, who is living in El Salvador. “Can’t wait till Sunday for the big one,” Jonathan told the Weekender. “I will stay up all night as the game here will be at 2.30am my time.” Jonathan has been out and about in El Salvador wearing his Panthers gear, ensuring that Panther Pride extends right across the world.

“He does everything right. He’s just got all the great attributes that a great halfback needs” FORMER SHARKS CAPTAIN PAUL GALLEN ON NATHAN CLEARY

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