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The announcement last week that former Panther Daine Laurie would return to the foot of the mountains next year was welcomed not only by Penrith supporters and fellow players, but by CEO Matt Cameron and coaching staff alike.

While perhaps the happiest person of them all was Laurie himself. He played five-eighth against the Dragons in Round 20 and boy did he have a spring in his step, Laurie looked like a revitalised man.

I had a peek on the Wests Tigers fan message boards the next day and even Tigers supporters saw the difference in his performance.

While there’s no doubt he played some great games for the joint venture club over the last three years, one could argue he never looked at home.