Extra Time 2023 Round 5 - Panthers v Raiders (March 31 2023)

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After what was an intense, high energy game against Parramatta last round, Penrith will benefit from the eight-day turnaround afforded to them ahead of Friday's clash against Canberra in the nation's capital.

The Raiders have the opposite issue – they face a short turnaround after a trip to Newcastle on Sunday afternoon, where they fell to the Knights in a frustrating performance.

And to add to their problems, five-eighth Jack Wighton, who this week rocked the club by informing them he’ll be testing his value on the open market, finds himself on the sideline, a match review committee casualty of the defeat at McDonald Jones Stadium.

All is lined up for the Panthers to unleash in this twilight contest; to deliver the type of

performance that saw them become the most feared, difficult to beat side in the competition over the past three years.

It's been a slow start for Penrith but the reality is both of the side’s losses this year have been by a single point, and could have gone either way.

The Panthers’ defence has remained strong in their first three rounds, still only conceding two tries each game – it’s just the attack that needs to click, and you get the feeling it’s not far away from coming together.

Canberra have conceded an average of 20 points per game so far this season so they’ll need a much tighter defensive performance if they’re to be any chance of rocking the defending Premiers.

This is also a milestone game for co-captain

Isaah Yeo, who plays his 200th first grade match in the same week he inked a deal that will ensure he remains a Panther for life.

It all points towards a big victory for Penrith.

But Canberra are of course difficult to beat at home and the intense rivalry these two sides have developed in recent years plays a factor too – Ricky Stuart’s men will no doubt be fired up here in a mission to take down the Panthers.

Despite all the controversies this match-up has attracted in recent years, Penrith have allowed the scoreboard to do the talking. They’ve won the last four matches between the two sides and their previous two meetings saw Canberra only score one try. You have to go back to the 2019 season to find the last time the Panthers fell to the Raiders.

Coming off a loss, I’m expecting Penrith to set

the tone early here and Moses Leota and James Fisher-Harris to carry the ball up plenty in the early stages.

If Penrith manage to get the early momentum, it’s hard to see Canberra containing the likes of Nathan Cleary, Jarome Luai and Dylan Edwards, who have all shined individually at different moments in games this year and just need things to click before the points will start coming.

Ricky Stuart can start preparing his excuses and defence of his players now, because I can't find a path to a Canberra victory here, unless there's a catastrophic mid-game injury or Penrith somehow don’t turn up – which seems almost impossible to fathom.

The two points are ours.

Tip: Panthers by 18.

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PANTHERS 1 Dylan Edwards 10 James Fisher-Harris 2 Sunia Turuva 11 Scott Sorensen 3 Izack Tago 12 Zac Hosking 4 Stephen Crichton 13 Isaah Yeo 5 Brian To’o 14 Tyrone Peachey 6 Jarome Luai 15 Lindsay Smith 7 Nathan Cleary (c) 16 Spencer Leniu 8 Moses Leota 17 Jaeman Salmon 9 Mitch Kenny 18 Matt Eisenhuth 19 Jack Cogger RAIDERS 1 Sebastian Kris 10 Joseph Tapine 2 Albert Hopoate 11 Hudson Young 3 Matthew Timoko 12 Elliott Whitehead 4 Harley Smith-Shields 13 Corey Harawira-Naera 5 Jordan Rapana 14 Tom Starling 6 Matt Frawley 15 Emre Guler 7 Jamal Fogarty 16 Pasami Saulo 8 Josh Papali’i 17 Corey Horsburgh 9 Zac Woolford 18 Brad Schneider 19 James Schiller Brought to you by SEN 1170 KAYO FOX LEAGUE BROADCAST « the western weekender • extra time 31 Friday, March 31, 2023

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Seasons as a Pantherette? Two. Favourite food? Green grapes. Favourite TV show? ‘Gossip Girl’. Favourite Panthers player? Dylan Edwards.

Must-follow social media account? It has to be @penrithpantherettes of course! Go to pump up song? ‘B.O.T.A. (Baddest

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What do you love about being a Pantherette? The atmosphere of game day.

If you were stranded on a desert island, which other Pantherette are you bringing with you and why? Brianna. She would make the best of the situation and it would be constant laughter with us two.

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DARK CLOUD OVER STADIUM DEAL

! Stadium in doubt: Labor’s victory at the State Election on Saturday night probably puts an end to the possibility of a new world class stadium being built on the site of the Penrith Showground and Paceway. And I’m told the whole project is likely in doubt – Labor have always said they were committed to the initial funding, but there’s plenty of people within both Panthers and politics who can’t see them knocking down the existing stadium and building a new one on the same footprint (which would barely increase the capacity). Time will tell, and Labor will need to address this eventually. They’ll also need to order Infrastructure NSW to stop its negotiations with the Paceway if it doesn’t plan to acquire the site.

! Cleary’s solo presser: A few people noted that Ivan Cleary fronted the post-match press conference after the loss to the Eels solo, without either of his co-captains. There was nothing in it – in fact it was an NRL official who suggested Cleary go alone as Isaah Yeo was getting strapping removed and would have been delayed. Both Yeo and co-captain Nathan Cleary made themselves available to journalists afterwards.

! Salmon hurt at training: The media was watching on when Panthers utility Jaeman Salmon (pictured below) injured his finger at training on Monday. There was no hiding the injury, with journalists in attendance to speak to Isaah Yeo ahead of his 200th NRL game on Friday night when it happened. Official training had ended and a few players, including Salmon, were kicking the ball around. Salmon went for scans but was named to take on the Raiders.

! Scoop confirmed: I told you back in late February that Penrith was working on a mega deal for co-captain Isaah Yeo to make him a Panther for life, so the deal announced earlier this week was no surprise to readers of this column. Yeo is very keen to make Penrith his forever home – he and partner Ash recently purchased a new house in the Lower Blue Mountains.

! Ratings bonanza: Last Thursday’s clash between the Panthers and Eels attracted a huge TV audience. An average audience of 570,781 tuned in on Channel Nine, while more than 329,000 were locked in to the Fox Sports coverage. Those figures don’t count those who streamed on Kayo or Foxtel GO.

! Spotted: Panthers Director and club icon John Farragher chatting with outgoing MP Stuart Ayres at the Jamison High School polling booth on election day.

! Luke back next week: Good news for Panthers interchange hooker Soni Luke, who will definitely return against the Sea Eagles next week. After he suffered a serious concussion last week (pictured top right), there were some whispers he may be out for an extended period. But he’ll only need to serve the mandatory 11 day NRL stand-down.

! Origin shake-up: The whispers keep getting louder that Nathan Cleary will have a new halves partner for the State of Origin series this year, with Jarome Luai in serious doubt of keeping his spot in the team. Could Nicho Hynes potentially partner Cleary for the crucial series that kicks off in Adelaide in May?

! Marto’s music: Liam Martin is coming around to the music the likes of Jarome Luai and Brian To’o blare in the dressing rooms before and after games, and even at training. But he’s not quite prepared to let go of his love of country music. When Marto is cruising by himself, you can guarantee he’ll have some Luke Combs coming from his car speakers.

! Heritage jersey: A new Panthers jersey is available through NRL merchandise outlets –commemorating the club’s 1976 season. The heritage 1976 jumper, now re-released after an initial run a couple of years back, features the classic Panthers logo, is primarily brown and white and has a dash of blue and red. It’s available on NRLShop.com for $139.99. For the record, the Panthers finished 9th in 1976 –their 10th season in top grade rugby league.

! Spill the tea: I love gossip! If you've spotted a Panther out and about, or have some news you want to share, you know who to

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HOSKING KEEN TO BUILD ON CLUB DEBUT

dent he’d get more game time at his new club if he knuckled down and worked hard.

New Panthers backrower Zac Hosking has been rewarded for his incredible club debut last week, retaining his spot in Ivan Cleary’s side for tonight’s grudge match against the Canberra Raiders.

The 26-year-old former Bronco was a last-minute inclusion into Penrith’s starting side for their match against Parramatta following the late scratching of Test and Origin forward Liam Martin.

With Martin also set to miss this week’s clash due to a hamstring complaint, Hosking will get another shot to press his claim for a more permanent spot in Penrith’s backrow.

With his family and friends from Newcastle watching on in the stands, Hosking said his first NRL game in Panthers colours was “special”. It was a special game to be a part of, the Battle of the West, it was a good one to bring me into the side for,” Hosking told Extra Time

“We fell short, it was our third game this year losing by one point which hurts, but it was unreal being able to play outside the likes of Cleary, Yeo and Fish.

“Hopefully we get the result next time, but just to be part of that side even once was unreal.”

Hosking played four games for Brisbane last season after making his first grade debut in Round 17 against the Dragons. A late bloomer by NRL standards, Hosking was quietly confi-

“The feedback I’ve had throughout the pre-season and throughout the trials and the early rounds has been really good,” he said.

“I didn’t think I’d play first grade this soon in the season, but I was always optimistic about it. I knew I was close being 18th man over the first few rounds, and the conversations I had with the coaches gave me a bit of confidence that I’d break into the side soon, but it was probably earlier than I thought.”

Even though Penrith went down to Parramatta in golden point, Hosking was able to celebrate his first ever NRL try in the match. The Central Newcastle Butcher Boys junior touched down in the 71st minute in front of his loved ones.

“The try is a bit of a blur, to be honest,” he said.

“It was pretty special that it was down that end of the field because I had all my family down at that end as well, so it was right in front of them.

“It was special to be able to get my first one and to not have it taken off me like the one I scored last year with the Broncos.”

Following his strong club debut, Hosking revealed he had a chat with coach Cleary about his performance and the feedback was very encouraging.

“He was happy I got through the game, defended well and got a nice fourpointer too,” Hosking said.

“I think he was stoked I was able to get through the game and took the opportunity, basically.

“We’ll see what happens in the coming weeks in regards to selection.”

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New Panthers recruit Zac Hosking after training on Monday. Photo: Melinda Jane.
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YEO CHASES LONG-STANDING RECORD

“I’m locked up until 2027 now and if everything goes to plan, hopefully I’m the first one ever to hit the 300 game mark – that would be pretty cool.

Penrith co-captain Isaah Yeo will become the most capped Panther of all-time and likely the first Panther ever to reach 300 NRL games by the time his newly inked contract expires at the end of 2027.

Already contracted for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, the two-time Premiership winning lock re-signed with the defending Premiers on Monday morning for an additional three years.

A long-standing Panthers record will likely be eclipsed next season when Yeo surpasses former Penrith skipper Steve Carter’s most games played for the club tally of 243.

With Yeo set to play his 200th NRL game tonight against the Raiders down in the nation’s capital, he said he’d love to create some history in the coming years too.

“It’s cool because of the history of the club and the players that have played here… I’m just trying to play as many games as I can each season and try and put my best foot forward,” Yeo said.

“It’s my goal to stay at the club for as long as I can and be a one club player. If I get the opportunity to do that, that would be awesome.”

A St Johns Dubbo junior, Yeo made his NRL debut against Newcastle in 2014 and won the club’s John Farragher Award for Courage and Determination in 2017.

The 28-year-old has played 199 NRL matches for Penrith, eight Origins for NSW and five Tests for Australia – including the triumphant World Cup Final.

Yeo, the 2022 Dally M Captain of the Year, said it’s been a long and rocky

nitely don’t take moments like this for granted and little periods like this because I know when it’s not so much fun at all. I’m enjoying every second of it right now and I love it out here.”

Even though he’s regarded as one of the world’s best in his position currently, it took Yeo many years to feel comfortable on the footy field after stints at both centre and the backrow. Yeo said he credits two coaches, in particular, for believing in him when his form wasn’t what it is

“I’ve been fortunate enough injury-wise and I’ve had the trust of my coaches as well – Ivan when I first came, Anthony Griffin and then Ivan again – I’ve been fortunate enough they’ve both trusted me to play games even when my form might not been so great,” Yeo said.

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary congratulated the man he debuted back in Round 1,

2014, on the long-term deal that will make him a Panther for life.

“This will be an extremely popular re-signing for Panthers,” Cleary said.

“Isaah has a huge influence on the team through his own elite level performance, total commitment as a team player, and also tremendous leadership on and off the field. These qualities make him a unique talent that we are very fortunate to have for years to come.”

Panthers Rugby League CEO Matt Cameron shared his delight to secure Yeo’s services until the end of the 2027 season.

“Isaah’s unwavering commitment, leadership and determination on and off the field have been integral to the Panthers’ success,” Cameron said.

“Isaah joined Panthers as a teenager from the Central West, and progressed from the club’s pathways teams to the NRL, State of Origin and International Tests. His progression is an inspiration to all aspiring rugby league players.

“His re-signing ensures stability for the Panthers as the club endeavours to remain highly competitive for years to come.”

Yeo said his favourite memories as a Panther so far have been the back-to-back Premierships.

“Nothing beats that,” he said.

“The Premierships will always be at the top of the mountain for me.”

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Isaah Yeo has re-signed with the Panthers until 2027. Photo: Melinda Jane. Double thumbs up for Isaah Yeo’s double century. Photo: Melinda Jane.
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This week I’m going to take a look at three reasons why the Panthers can three-peat in 2023 and three reasons why they can’t. Now while the sample size is admittedly small, there’s no point in writing this with five rounds to go. I’ll make a case for both arguments and then like a jury, you can read all the evidence and make your own decision.

Let’s start with, why they can win a third premiership in-a-row.

1. The majority of the key players from the last two seasons are there. Dylan Edwards, Jarome Luai, Nathan Cleary, Isaah Yeo and James Fisher-Harris to name but a few. Players of this calibre in such key positions don’t come along very often and they haven’t become bad players during the off-season.

2. The Panthers’ defence is like a brick wall. Going back to the World Club Challenge match against St Helens, Penrith have not conceded more than two tries to the opposition and have lost all their matches by a single point. Remember Premierships are built on defence, the attack will come.

3. Head coach Ivan Cleary is still in charge. Sure, he has two new assistants but Cleary is very experienced having just coached his 400th NRL game. This is not some rookie coach who can’t handle adversity, Ivan has been through it all and he knows how to get the best out of his superstar son Nathan and the players around him.

Now let’s look at three reasons why the Panthers can’t win a third premiership.

1. Two key players from the last two premierships are not there. The team looks like

they miss Viliame Kikau’s power running and silky ball skills on the edge. There’s simply no punch there with Luke Garner. It’s also blindingly obvious that the side is struggling to cover the loss of Api Koroisau. Mitch Kenny, while a great defender, offers nothing in attack. Soni Luke may have to up his minutes when he returns.

2. While defence is important, you still have to have enough attack to outscore the opposition. Penrith’s attack so far this season has

looked pedestrian, disjointed and slow. It really needs to click, sooner rather than later.

3. Ivan has two new assistant coaches. While it’s not fair to lay the blame all on Peter Wallace and Ben Gardiner, they need to bring more to the table. Last year both Cameron Ciraldo and Andrew Webster were awarded two head coaching roles for helping the Panthers win a premiership.

Over to you Panthers fans.

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Panthers skipper Nathan Cleary protects the NRL trophy. Photo: NRL Images. with Peter Lang
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SEASON START HAS BEEN SPECIAL

Only in the NRL could some bright, positive, optimistic news create an argument.

Head office this week trumpeted the closest opening month to a competition since 1908 – in history in other words – pointing to the fact 78 per cent of the 32 games had been decided by 12 points or less.

Social media statisticians shot back with other years that either had the first 32 games (played over more rounds) decided by tighter margins, or with a percentage of the first four rounds higher than 78.

I know, I’m losing you and your head is hurting.

Let’s leave the number crunchers to throw their calculators at each other.

Fox League’s Steve Roach said it best, “I can’t remember a better start to a season”. That, I’m sure, many will agree on.

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Last week capped a magical opening month. The Grand Final re-match on Thursday featured wonder goals from Nathan Cleary and Mitch Moses as Parramatta took the game in Golden Point. Friday’s Battle Of Brisbane hinged on a bounce that went Kotoni Staggs’ way for Brisbane to win. Saturday’s John Sattler tribute game was celebrated so well, even his beloved South Sydney got home via Lachlan Ilias in Golden Point.

Let’s take stock here.

The season started with a Golden Point thriller as Harry Grant scored a try to beat Parramatta. An Adam Reynolds field goal got Brisbane home against Penrith and a late Chad Townsend field goal cruelled Canberra. Throw in the Dolphins upsetting the Roosters and we were out of the blocks in front.

In Week 2, the Eels stormed home against Cronulla in a fantastic game, only to finish four points short. Newcastle won against Wests Tigers, despite what looked like impossible adversity. The Dolphins kept on winning.

Week 3 opened with Manly and Parra slugging out a thriller that included four tries in the final 10 minutes. The Dolphins won again. The Roosters pipped their arch rivals by two. Gold Coast upset Melbourne 38-34. Canter bury and Canberra kept fans on the edge of their seats before closing out four-point wins.

All of this despite so much hot weather to start the season and a shortened pre-season for our biggest names, because of last year’s World Cup.

The players need credit and plenty of it. Their coaches and high-performance teams absolutely deserve praise. The game’s power brokers and decision makers should take a bow for adjusting rules and fine-tuning the game. Their key indicators have never been better and have helped attract record crowds and ratings.

Again, back to ‘Blocker’, and his answer to the question, can they keep it up. “Absolutely they will.”

Maybe we don’t need to worry about play ers going to other codes.

There’ll be many more wanting to be part of rugby league at this rate. And those who do go will probably come back.

Leave the ‘stinks’ to the statisticians over just how good this season has already been! Nathan Cleary clinches a two-point field goal.

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PANTHERS SUFFER FIRST CUP LOSS

The Penrith Panthers have suffered their first loss of the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup season, going down 22-16 against the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium.

The Panthers scored first, making the Eels pay for an error in the 12th minute, with prop Eddie Blacker crashing over near the posts.

A run of errors and penalties put the Panthers under pressure and they cracked in the 27th minute when Haze Dunster outpaced Thomas Jenkins to score in the corner.

Jenkins made up for his miss shortly after when he touched down off a Jack Cogger grubber to open a 12-4 lead they maintained until half-time.

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The Eels’ kicking game saw them take control of the match early in the second half. Tries to Mitch Rein, Arthur Miller-Stephen and Joshua Minhinnick all came from kicks, giving Parramatta a 22-12 lead with 23 minutes remaining.

A shift from a scrum set Jenkins up for his second with three minutes left, however they were unable to get the final try they needed.

The Jersey Flegg Panthers fared no better, falling 18-10 to the Eels at New Era Stadium in Cabramatta on Saturday.

Back-to-back sets on their line proved to be too much for the Panthers defence to handle, conceding a try out wide to Matthew Komolafe in the 9th minute.

The Panthers hit back in the 15th minute when a grubber bounced up nicely for Angelis Hotere-Papalii.

A dangerous tackle by Ryley Smith in attempting to prevent a try saw the five-eighth placed on report and the Eels awarded an 8-point try, opening up a 12-4 half-time lead.

The Panthers hit back three minutes into the second half when Sunita Lotoaniu crashed over next to the posts, however the good work was undone five minutes later when Turoa Williams scored for the Eels.

Errors became a feature of the second half, with a desperate trysaver by Liam Ison keeping the Panthers in the contest, before one last attacking chance was ended by an obstruction. In Round 5, both grades will face Canberra.

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ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS

JK WILLIAMS | 4725 3400 leigh hartog 034 AMPED UP AIR CONDITIONING | 4789 2268 brett nicholson 034 MCDONALD’S GARTON GROUP | 4721 2992 ian garton 034 ROSS FOWLER & CO | 0419 738 484 ross fowler 034 KELLY PARTNERS | 4726 9666 andrew berger 040 VICS MAXI TRANSPORT | 4732 2195 victor glanville 040 THE WESTERN WEEKENDER | 4722 2998 troy dodds 034 KHP CIVIL | 4773 9275 jeff lemon 034 LAKESIDE RESTAURANT | 0419 491 125 vince capalupo 034 HIX GROUP | 4721 7500 kane davis 036 KELLY PARTNERS | 4726 9666 charbel geagea 038 RAINE & HORNE COMMERCIAL | 0417 228 530 philip habib 040 THE WESTERN WEEKENDER | 4722 2998 nathan taylor 038 YORK JEWELLERS | 4721 0780 douglas ely 040 PARRAMATTA MOTOR GROUP | 0447 517 711 john veitch 034
ROOSTERS PANTHERS STORM SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS IRRESISTIBLE POOLS & SPAS | 4776 1118 keith wilson 040 PENRITH TOYOTA | 8805 9500 garth butler 038 FUTURE FINANCIAL SERVICES | 0414 330 651 alex mckenzie 034 ROOSTERS PANTHERS STORM SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS WARRIORS COWBOYS SUPREMACY FUNERALS | 4721 2020 donna hildon 036 ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS TRESAMI COMPUTER ENGINEERING | 1300 318 444 lee banister 040 ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS
MCGARITY PROPERTY GROUP | 0447 228 504 keiran mcgarity
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TOWNS CRANES | 0487 272 819 kane towns 030 BOQ PENRITH | 4723 7650 anthony walker 032 HERTZ | 47316 344 james shillito 034 O’DONOVANS | 0414 254 074 derry o’donovan 032 PENRITH SOLAR CENTRE | 1800 202 930 jake warner 032 MACQUARIE COMMERCIAL | 0447 621 886 jacinda boyd 028 BIG SWING GOLF - PENRITH | 4721 1296 stacey mccartney 032 LEISURE POOLS | 0415 699 086 corey phillips 030 SYDNEY HELICOPTERS | 9637 4455 mark harold 030 2GB CONTINUOUS CALL TEAM | 131 873 mark levy 032 KEN HALE PLUMBING | 4773 9275 ken hale 034 KENNO’S CRANES AND TRANSPORT | 0481 244 098 andrew kennedy 032 PROFESSIONALS OUTER WESTERN SYDNEY | 0418 245 683 terry hansen 030 COUNTRY BREWER | 4731 5444 dee barlow 026 EELS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS ROOSTERS PANTHERS STORM SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS PROPERTY CENTRAL | 0434 400 225 cameron faico 032 EELS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS VISION PAINTING | 0404 459 600 hans bor 026 ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS ROOSTERS PANTHERS STORM SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS CARTERS TAX ADVISORY | 4708 3088 ben carter 032 ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS WARRIORS BULLDOGS EELS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS CATHOLIC CEMETERIES | 9826 2273 kim riley 032 COMPLETE LEGAL & CONVEYANCING | 1300 COMLAW daniel mckinnon 026 GOURMET MEAT CO | 4735 1400 bill mcdeed 032 PRD REAL ESTATE | 0414 620 532 darren latty 026 EELS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS ROOSTERS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS EELS PANTHERS RABBITOHS SEA EAGLES DRAGONS BRONCOS SHARKS BULLDOGS EELS PANTHERS STORM SEA EAGLES DOLPHINS BRONCOS SHARKS COWBOYS
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