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PANTHER RUMBLINGS

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SAM SIDELINED » After initially hoping he would return

to the field this year, prop Sam McKendry is now resigned to spending another full season on the sidelines. The former New Zealand international suffered an ACL injury in Penrith’s final pre-season trial against Parramatta earlier this year, but it was hoped that the club would be able to rehabilitate the injury and McKendry would return to the field sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, that’s not the case with Panthers coach Anthony Griffin confirming that McKendry has undergone surgery and will now begin the long journey of recovery once again.

» You really have to question what was

going through the heads of Matt Moylan, Waqa Blake and Peta Hiku when they ventured out onto the streets of Melbourne last Saturday night despite being told not to leave the team hotel. There is no question that the spotlight is firmly being placed on Moylan, who as captain of the club should have known better.

The 25-year-old doesn’t mind late nights after a game – he was out late enough to see the sun come up after the loss to the Roosters last month. Moylan is smart enough not to get himself in any trouble off the field but really needs to start leading by example.

» Penrith’s round 22 clash with the Wests

Tigers at Pepper Stadium has had some serious spice added to it after Ivan Cleary was officially confirmed as the new Wests Tigers coach on Monday. The late-season match-up will see Cleary coach against his son Nathan for the first time, a contest both senior and junior Clearys have described as “awkward”. For the record, Nathan has a long-term contract with Penrith and any speculation that father and son may one day unite at the same club is way off the mark and exceptionally presumptuous.

» One player who may be a chance of

linking up with Cleary at the Tigers is Dean Whare. The 27-year-old is off contract at the end of the season and I’m told

that it’s unlikely the Panthers will offer him a new deal, especially with concerns over where the salary cap will sit for the 2018 season.

» The Panthers won’t be entering the race for Cooper Cronk’s signature. It’s that simple – enough said.

» The Weekender prefers to have its

reporters sit in the stands at games to soak up the atmosphere and feel what the fans feel, which is a bonus considering The Masked Panther has been banned from media boxes across the country after an unfortunate squabble over a party pie with The Mole a few years back (who’s having the last laugh now though?). Anyway, one thing I did pick up from the grandstand at AAMI Park last week was that Leilani Latu was the only Panthers player who went over to thank the Penrith fans who had made the trek to AAMI Park. It was a tough night for all of the players but Latu deserves credit for taking some time out to thank those who the team wouldn’t exist without.

» Congratulations to Panthers legends

Ryan Girdler and Carl MacNamara, who were both awarded honorary life memberships by Panthers Chairman Dave O’Neill last week.

» As hinted at last week, youngster Zach Dockar-Clay has left the Penrith system and linked up with Hull KR in England.

The former Junior Kiwis captain has signed a deal until the end of the 2018 season, and has already moved over to the UK as he prepares to begin training with the club.

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» Injured players Josh Mansour and

Bryce Cartwright both made the trip to AAMI Park last weekend. The duo spent some time exploring Melbourne before supporting their team mates on Saturday evening. Mansour is looking good and it appears he’s on track to return in round 13 or 14, adding some grunt to Penrith’s backline.

» Talking of Cartwright, the NRL quietly

investigated the ‘Miss X’ drama and has cleared the young star as well as the Panthers of any wrongdoing.

» It was a bit of a flashback to the old days on Tuesday when the Panthers

trained at Pepper Stadium instead of the Rugby League Academy, which was undergoing some field maintenance. The team is bunkering down for a three-week stretch without travelling, with two home games and a match at ANZ Stadium making up the short term schedule.

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wo things have to happen for the Melbourne Storm to lose at AAMI Park.

First, the Storm have to be off their game, even just a little.

Second, the opposition needs to bring their best possible performance.

Neither of those things happened last Saturday night, with the Storm producing a magnificent effort against a Penrith side that showed they still have plenty to learn if they want to match it with the heavyweights of the competition.

Melbourne are a pleasure to watch, especially now that the wrestling tactics they used to employ have been removed

from their game. They turn up in defence time and time again, always one step ahead of the opposition. They are patient – excruciatingly patient – and they have an incredible ability to make the opposition panic. They are a class football team and without doubt the benchmark of the 2017 competition.

The Panthers shouldn’t feel too much shame in losing to such a dominant outfit but there are some question marks around Anthony Griffin’s team that his troops need to address in the next few weeks, to prove that they are indeed a competitor for this year’s title.

It is concerning that against the better sides, the Panthers struggle to score points. Not only did they cross for just one try against the Storm, but against the Roosters a few weeks ago, they also only scored one four-pointer. The better sides seem to be able to read Penrith’s

attack and shut down Matt Moylan, who is crucial to creating Penrith’s try-scoring opportunities.

Of course, all of that is somewhat of a moot point this week given the dramatic changes that have occurred to Penrith’s side for tonight’s game.

With Moylan, Waqa Blake and Peta Hiku all missing for disciplinary reasons and Tyrone Peachey suffering a rib injury, the Penrith side that took to the field against the Storm will be vastly different to the one that runs out against Souths.

There is no doubt that with those four players missing, Penrith’s backline looks far less potent and the game is now very evenly poised.

It should also be pointed out that the Panthers have had very little opportunity to train this week. Battered and bruised after the Storm game and with travel thrown in as part of a shortish turnaround,

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there’s been limited opportunities for this new-look side to get together.

The Rabbitohs found themselves in a similar position to Penrith last weekend.

They weren’t necessarily embarrassed by the Cowboys but they weren’t really ever in the game either. They showed glimpses of solid attack and put in a pretty solid defensive effort, but they were a class below Jonathan Thurston’s men.

The key man for Souths last week was Sam Burgess, who ran for 158 metres during his 76 minutes on the field. He is very much leading the forward pack at the moment and will be the key for Souths again against Penrith.

I still believe Penrith can win this game even with the number of players they have missing, but if the Rabbitohs come out swinging early, I can’t see the Panthers successfully playing catch-up.

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BIG WEEK FOR DWZ NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87

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enrith winger Dallin WateneZelezniak has revealed he fended off a number of rival clubs to remain with the Panthers on a long-term deal.

On Monday, the club announced the 21-year-old flyer signed a new contract that will keep him at the Panthers until the end of the 2020 season.

It’s been a huge week for WateneZelezniak, who learned on Tuesday that he’d be playing alongside his brother Malakai for the first time in the top grade.

Anthony Griffin’s decision to drop three players for disciplinary reasons and an injury to Tyrone Peachey has opened the door for the Watene-Zelezniak brothers to feature together in Penrith’s backline against Souths tonight.

Speaking with Extra Time, WateneZelezniak said the Panthers club has been his home since he was 12-years-old and he’s thrilled to sign a new deal – the longest of his career.

“There are always some other options out there but I call this place home. The club has been good to me and I’m happy here,” he said.

“I’m a real family man and my family all live in Penrith. To have the support of my family and wife, that came into consideration too.”

Last week it was revealed that WateneZelezniak and his wife, Purdy, would be welcoming their first child into the world later this year.

The soon-to-be new dad said securing a long-term deal was best for his growing family’s future.

“I think I’m growing up and I wanted to know where I was going to be for a few years, so I can start a life and plan for the future,” he said.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has re-signed with Penrith. Photo: Melinda Jane The St Clair Comets junior said the opportunity to play his much preferred position of fullback at another NRL club did cross his mind during recent contract negotiations.

“Yes it did, but teams can change every

week and you can end up anywhere. I’ve just got to be ready for any position that comes my way down the track,” he said.

“I have got these next three years to work on not just the wing position but centre and fullback if I have to.”

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Players are learning that there’s more to life than footy

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n the back of Cooper Cronk’s huge decision this week to leave the Melbourne Storm at the end of the year and move to Sydney, I can’t help but feel that life away from football is getting more and more important to NRL players.

When I retired at the end of last year, people constantly came up to me and said “you’re only 32, you can still keep playing”.

But that wasn’t it; it was me wanting to begin the next journey of my life.

I had devoted my whole life to rugby league, getting the best possible results and so much out of my body for so long.

I never saw myself not playing footy but, once I met my fiancé Maddy (pictured), I saw myself having a life outside of the game and that made my decision to retire so much easier.

You can see when Cooper talks about his fiancé Tara, that the women and families behind the game don’t always get the recognition for what they go through as well.

Maddy made a massive impact on my life.

I didn’t retire because of her but I retired because I wanted to begin my next life challenge.

I think I’d given the game enough over my career, and it seems Cooper feels the same way also.

During Tuesday’s press conference, Cooper spoke about having a family one day, and that’s what I want too.

I want to be able to walk around with my kids and play with them, but some people don’t understand that. People think you should continue playing forever and can’t understand why you’d leave all that money on the table.

Well, after having three back operations in the space of six months, I can tell you there’s more to life than footy.

Sometimes, as fans, we don’t realise the ups and downs athletes go through and the toll it takes on their families.

As athletes, we are selfish in the way that we need the attention to be on us 24/7.

I’ve found that this year I’ve been able to give myself a whole lot more to my family and to Maddy. I’ve certainly got more out of myself mentally than physically this year.

Cooper has met the right person for him

and I definitely met my partner at the right time, to be able to make that decision.

As for what Cooper does next? Well I think retiring isn’t out of the question.

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FISH OUT OF water NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87

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fter missing the last three weeks with a busted eye socket, Panthers secondrower James Fisher-Harris is desperate to get back on the field.

The 21-year-old Kiwi international couldn’t see out of his left eye for a few days after a collision against the Sydney Roosters back in Round 3.

Fortunately, Fisher-Harris didn’t require surgery and is itching to get back on the paddock, despite not being named in Penrith’s team to play South Sydney tonight at Pepper Stadium.

Speaking with the media on Tuesday, Fisher-Harris said he dealt with a number of symptoms following the knock.

“My eye was closed for two days, so I couldn’t really see. My jaw was also sore but everything is 100 per cent now,” he said.

“I was pretty angry after doing it but you can’t do anything about it. You just have to

rest because you can’t rush those things especially when it involves your eye.”

It may only be six rounds in but Penrith are already dealing with a number of injuries in the forwards to start the season.

With Bryce Cartwright and now Tyrone Peachey on the sidelines, Fisher-Harris said it was tough to watch his side up against the Storm pack last Saturday.

“Melbourne are a good team and our boys threw nearly everything at them. It just comes down to our defence,” he said.

“I wanted to be out there last weekend but the boys did good. I just think it’s important we get our act together at this time of the season.”

Before his injury, Fisher-Harris was starting to show fans what got him selected in New Zealand’s Four Nations team last summer.

While Fisher-Harris didn’t get too much game time over in the UK, he did learn plenty from the experience.

“I took heaps out of it, I learned how to be more professional after being around all those high quality players and learning new stuff off them,” he said.

Fisher-Harris is hopeful of returning against Cronulla next week.

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Cronk delivers a lesson in how to handle the media

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orget media training, just get players to watch Cooper Cronk’s press conference on Monday once a week until they get the message.

The bloke is all class.

With a slight crack in his voice but knowing what he was doing was right, Cronk announced he was leaving the Melbourne Storm after 14 seasons and planned to move to Sydney.

This may not have been crisis management, but it was a lesson in how to handle the media and yourself.

Cronk was happy to sit there for as long as the media wanted him. There was no media manager in the background shouting ‘last question’. No rules about what could and couldn’t be asked.

Journalists had no digging to do after the press conference because Cronk had laid everything bare.

The champion halfback also acknowledged that he was going to be the subject of plenty of speculation over the next few months as the race to win his signature in Sydney intensifies.

But rather than say he wanted to concentrate only on Melbourne, Cronk took a

different approach. He told the journalists that he accepted there would be speculation surrounding him and that he was comfortable with that.

He hinted that as the next few months unfold, there won’t be a ban on asking him about contract negotiations or his playing future. He will be an open book.

In the space of about 20 minutes Cronk delivered every player and every club a lesson in how to handle a media storm – good or bad.

He showed that not everything has to be about carefully planned media events, where players are put on tight leashes, too afraid to say anything that might be taken out of context. There was no prepared statement in sight.

I admit, as a rugby league fan I am jealous of the Melbourne Storm.

I’m jealous of the big three.

Not just because of what they can do on the football field (which is incredible in its own right) but because each of them hold the class and morals of their club so highly in every word they speak.

They constantly make themselves available, are well spoken, and have the game’s interests at heart. They know what the

game has given to them. They accept that the media, and they’ve experienced both the good and bad of it, is part of the rugby league landscape.

Cooper Cronk, take a bow. You’ve been a champion player for the Storm but based on your press conference on Monday morning, you’re a champion bloke as well.

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t is the intriguing sub-plot to the 1991 Grand Final that the hands of time have confined to the history books – but it remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the history of the Panthers.

A day after Penrith’s 19-12 win over Canberra in the season decider, the party was still going at Panthers Leagues Club when an incredible, almost impossible to believe story took place.

Three armed bandits staged a daring $360,000 raid at the Leagues Club and in dramatic scenes, shots were fired and witnesses, including a pregnant woman and her child, had to scramble for cover.

The incident happened just before 11am on Monday, September 23, 1991.

As the Telegraph reported: “Panthers spokesperson Carl Leddy said Armaguard had officially taken possession of the cash having collected it from the club’s management and exchang-

ing it for a covering cheque. Minutes later three armed and masked thieves swooped on the two guards and escaped with the cash in what police said was an extremely well planned and executed raid”.

The three male bandits used four vehicles during the robbery.

They had posed as caterers to gain access to the perfect location to pull off the robbery.

Despite getting away with the $360,000, it could have been a much bigger hit, as the bandits left behind around $700,000 – takings from the Grand Final victory party.

Witness Carol Barber described the drama to the Telegraph at the time.

“As soon as I heard the bang I grabbed my daughter and ducked,” she said.

“All I could think of was her and I hid the both of us behind a nearby car.”

Penrith Police Sergeant, Mick O’Connor, said it was a well-planned

robbery designed to secure a significant loot.

“The crooks obviously put a lot of thought and planning into the attack,” he said.

“The fact they used four cars, including a back-up one in case the getaway vehicle broke down, proves that.”

Police also said the crooks had extensive knowledge of the layout of the club, and knew exactly where they had to be to pull off the robbery.

Quite incredibly, despite a huge police operation in the immediate aftermath of the robbery and around 40 witnesses watching the heist unfold, the 1991 raid on Panthers Leagues Club remains unsolved.

After all these years, it would seem that those involved have gotten away with one of the most high profile, daring robberies you could imagine.

At least they didn’t get their hands on the premiership trophy!

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tr ivia 1. How many times has Anthony Griffin coached a side to the NRL Finals?

2. Which Panthers player was born in Dubbo? (pictured) 3. Which Watene-Zelezniak is older, Dallin or Malakai?

4. Which country has Peter Wallace played four Tests for?

5. Against which club did Dylan Edwards make his NRL debut?

ANSWERS: 1. Four 2. Isaah Yeo 3. Malakai 4. Scotland 5.

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