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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 • 3.00PM | CBUS SUPER STADIUM | HEAD REFEREE: HENRY PERENARA Trent Merrin takes the ball up against Canberra. Photo: Melinda Jane

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Josh Mansour Waqa Blake Dean Whare Dallin Watene-Zelezniak James Maloney Nathan Cleary James Tamou Sione Katoa Reagan Campbell-Gillard Viliame Kikau Isaah Yeo James Fisher-Harris Tyrone May 15 Trent Merrin Moses Leota Corey Harawira-Naera Christian Crichton Jack Hetherington

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sually when coaches get sacked at this time of the year, their team is languishing towards the bottom of the ladder and the interim coach’s job is to restore a little bit of pride on the long journey back to redemption.

For the Penrith Panthers, it is an entirely different scenario.

Cameron Ciraldo replaces Anthony Griffin with the Panthers still fighting for a top four spot, just a month out from Finals football. It is as much an exciting opportunity for Ciraldo as it is a daunting one.

Such is the nature of first grade football these days, not much would have changed for the players this week despite the enormous disruption happening in the

club’s coaching ranks. They would have trained as normal, albeit with different eyes watching over them.

Just 24 hours into the job, Ciraldo made the decision on Tuesday to stick with the same team that beat Canberra last Sunday, with the only tweak being Reagan Campbell-Gillard’s promotion into the starting side.

Ciraldo would want to harness the confidence of last week’s win with the reality that once again they let a weaker opposition score too many points against them.

Recent victories are hiding poor performances and against the better sides in September, Penrith will be annihilated unless things improve.

In the back half of last week’s game, and against Manly the week prior, Penrith seemed to throw away their structure and toss the ball around more, gaining confidence every time a pass stuck, a break was

made or an error was forced. Ciraldo will surely want to see more of that enthusiasm throughout the entire contest rather than when the scoreboard looks daunting.

While we shouldn’t expect a major overhaul, I would tip we’ll see slight tweaks to the game plan and a little more risk as opposed to structured, safe football.

The Titans were poor against Parramatta last weekend but really turned it on against the Warriors a fortnight ago and if they bring that type of game to Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday this will be no easy task for Penrith.

You can expect the Titans to target Penrith’s left-side defence like Canberra did for much of the game last Sunday – there’s no hiding from the fact that James Maloney is a liability on that side of the field (though he certainly makes up for it in attack and in his leadership).

Penrith will surely work on tightening

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that up more and offering better protection to Maloney. Maloney is hardly the only five-eighth in the competition that struggles in defence, it’s all about how you hide him and manage the defensive line.

Campbell-Gillard will be better for the run after returning from a broken jaw last week and with James Tamou in solid form I’m expecting the Panthers to really take it to the Titans through the middle during the first half. A patient but fun game plan should pay dividends as the game goes on with the Panthers likely to have plenty of opportunities to score points against a tiring Titans defence.

The Gold Coast are no easybeats but with the players seemingly happy with Penrith’s coaching switcheroo during the week, I’m thinking the visitors will get home here and kick off Cameron Ciraldo’s coaching career with a win.

Tip: Panthers by 4.

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS

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BENNETT RULED OUT » While we all know that Ivan Cleary

is Penrith’s number one target for the now vacant head coaching position at the club, there’s plenty of speculation floating around about other candidates who would be in the mix should the Cleary deal fall over. I can tell you one thing – Wayne Bennett is not an option.

Phil Gould and Brian Fletcher both played nice when Bennett’s name came up during the week but I can tell you a big red line has been crossed through his name.

I’m also told Michael Maguire isn’t an option, but his name keeps popping up so you never know, he might find himself back in the mix.

» Senior figures at Panthers were flabbergasted this week when Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe claimed he was sacked by Penrith in 2015. It’s simply not true – Pascoe resigned after successfully courting the job at the Tigers.

» The public signs of Anthony Griffin’s

departure from the club started last Friday when he wasn’t invited to the club’s media opportunity for the donation of $200,000 to drought relief. All the big players were there including Chairman Dave O’Neill, CEO Brian Fletcher and General Manager Phil Gould. Griffin was nowhere to be seen.

» Perhaps there were even more public

signs about a split between Griffin and the players during last Sunday’s match against Canberra at Panthers Stadium.

Reagan Campbell-Gillard was blowing up deluxe when he was interchanged midway through the second half. Both he and Trent Merrin were clearly frustrated at the decision to pull them off the field when Penrith were starting to win back the momentum.

» 2010 premiership winner and former

Panthers playmaker Jamie Soward harbours a desire to get back involved with a footy club. He’s even happy to run the water as a trainer.

» The Panthers are about to hit the go

button on an order of Finals t-shirts to

Panthers players relaxed on Tuesday by hitting the movies in Penrith to see ‘Chasing Comets’

metropolitan viewers, forcing it out of the top 20 shows of the day. Boosted by 184,000 regional viewers, Nine’s total ended up at 439,000.

celebrate the club’s success this year.

They’ll be on sale ahead of the first week of the Finals in early September.

» The Parramatta Eels have signed

» While no decision has been made about

impressive Fijian high-flyer Maika Sivo for two years. The Penrith lower grader is stuck behind Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Josh Mansour and Tyrone Phillips at the Panthers and is likely to get a chance to prove himself in first grade at the Eels.

Josh Mansour leaves the field on Sunday

the match day experience at Panthers Stadium next year, I’m told ground announcer Scott McRae is very keen to return for what would be his 22nd year at the club. An experiment to partner McRae with former cheerleader Nat Sinclair for the match day duties was abandoned half-way through this year.

» Only Channel Nine’s regional audience

» After being addressed by Phil Gould

» Penrith fans certainly had their hearts

in their mouths when Josh Mansour went down after a clash with Jordan Rapana in last Sunday’s game against the Raiders.

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FEATURE

WAR ERUPTS OVER BATTLE FOR IVAN NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87

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anthers legend Mark Geyer has strongly thrown his support behind Penrith’s pursuit of Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary.

After parting ways with Anthony Griffin on Monday afternoon, the Panthers have narrowed their coaching search down to one man – a man they already had under contract until they sensationally sacked him in 2015.

On Monday night, the Weekender exclusively revealed that Penrith bosses were on the verge of producing a major power play by bringing Cleary back to the club.

On Tuesday morning it was reported that Penrith were tabling Cleary a lucrative four-year deal to switch from Concord back to Penrith.

Speaking with Extra Time, 1991 Premiership winner and Triple M personality Mark Geyer said he was excited by the prospect of welcoming Cleary back to the Panthers.

“I would be excited by it, I think Ivan Cleary is a fantastic coach… it makes sense,” he said.

“It was always thought Nathan would go join his father at the Tigers but no one thought it would be the other way around.

“I feel for the Tigers because they are starting to build something really strong out there – a lot of players would’ve signed there because of Ivan Cleary. Sometimes blood is thicker than water.”

In the early 90s, Geyer was let go by the Panthers only to return five years later, to finish his career. Geyer said if Cleary does return to Penrith, he would need to patch up his differences with Panthers boss Phil Gould first.

“I remember it being very strange for me.

I left Panthers in ordinary circumstances and the people who I left from – the Board and the management – were still there when I came back,” he said “I had to build a lot of bridges before I got that tick of approval and I would imagine there’s a big bridge that needs to be built between Ivan and Gus as well.”

Ivan Cleary is contracted to the Tigers until the end of the 2020 season Penrith are desperate to keep Nathan Cleary, a winning Origin halfback and likely superstar of the game for the next decade. They know landing his father Ivan will go a long way in keeping him at the foot of the Mountains.

“Penrith will do everything they can to keep Nathan and if that’s getting his dad back then so be it,” Geyer said.

“Players like Nathan don’t come around every year, they come around once in a generation.”

But the Wests Tigers stand in the way of Ivan Cleary’s return to Penrith.

Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said the club would not be “bullied” or “railroaded” into releasing Cleary from his contract.

“Giving our Head Coach to a rival club is not a decision that is in the best interest of the fans or stakeholders,” he said.

“Certainly, we engaged in a contract nearly 18 months ago now under good faith and we expect that contract uploads and continues on.”

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FEATURE

PANTHERS HELP FARMERS NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87

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he Penrith Panthers are the first NRL club to put their hands in their pockets and support drought-stricken farmers in the state’s central west by donating a whopping $200,000 to The Big Dry Drought Appeal.

The incredible donation consists of a $100,000 contribution from Panthers Group and a $100,000 commitment from Panthers Rugby League.

The Big Dry Drought Appeal was launched by Fairfax Media and Macquarie Media in aid of the Buy A Bale program, which provides much-needed supplies and support to farmers affected by the drought.

“Given the gravity of the situation our farmers currently face, we felt compelled to make a contribution,” Panthers Group CEO, Brian Fletcher said.

“Panthers has always shared a strong affiliation with central west NSW, given the significant number of players who have emerged from the region to pull on the Panthers jersey.

“While our donation will make a small difference for the farmers doing it tough,

we hope it helps draw attention to the critical need for further assistance.”

One Panthers player who is no stranger to central western NSW is star backrower Isaah Yeo. The 23-year-old Dubbo product knows first hand just how tough farmers have been doing it in recent months.

“While the drought doesn’t affect me directly, it does affect a lot of my family members,” he told Extra Time.

“I have family members who are solely in the farming business, who are doing it very tough at the moment. They are in the beef industry and have been outlaying a lot of money for feed, but not getting anything in return.”

Yeo often heads out west during his weekends off to visit family and friends.

The former Country Origin star said he’s been witnessing the heartache for a while.

“I have noticed it, it’s not very green when you head out there lately. You probably realise it more when you see it first hand,” Yeo said.

“It’s been like that for a while now and it’s only now starting to get the exposure it needs.

“I understand the money will be used for feed and hay bales at the moment, which is very much needed for the livestock

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farmers out there who are struggling the most. Hopefully this can save some lives, not just the animals’ but people as well.”

Panthers are the first NRL club to give back to farmers since news of the devastating drought became a national story last month.

Yeo challenged other clubs around the league to do their bit too.

“This donation goes a long way to helping you sleep at night and hopefully

there’s a few other clubs that can step up and do what we’ve done,” he said.

“I’m certainly proud to be a Panther today, more so than ever.”

Meanwhile, other local sporting associations are getting in on the cause with the Penrith District Rugby League Referees’ Association approving a donation of $500 to struggling farmers.

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A stunning week at the foot of the Mountains

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tunning? No doubt. Unprecedented? Definitely. The right move?

We’re about to find out.

Anthony Griffin’s removal from the Panthers head coaching role on Monday has been sliced and diced every which way, but the one thing that is apparent is that despite being painted by Penrith General Manager Phil Gould as a move for the future, this is very much about the present.

“I’m not worried too much about winning the premiership,” Gould said when he fronted the media on Tuesday.

“In this whole process here that we’ve been through over the last few years, it’s been about developing young talent and bringing through a roster that is home grown and that have come to us at an early age and who want to stay with the club for a long time.

“And we’ve been doing that very, very successfully.”

Gould admitted at the same media conference that the club has been managing the situation with Griffin for the last 12 months, deflecting and denying regular stories in the media along the way, which

begs the question: If the coach and his approach to the job have been a concern for that long, what was the rush in ending the relationship four weeks out from the Finals?

The Panthers have made great ground in re-shaping the club from where it once was, and the juniors coming through the system are some of the best in the NRL, but pushing Griffin off the cliff now has nothing to do with what may happen in 2019 and beyond with the kids advancing through the ranks.

At some point in the past few weeks, Penrith’s powerbrokers decided that the opportunity to win a premiership this season was too good to ignore.

They could see themselves sitting together in late-September, the team knocked out of the race short of a Grand Final appearance once more, and ruing the fact that they didn’t grab the chance to take Griffin out of the equation.

So the coach went at a peculiar time – just like the coach before him.

Ivan Cleary, as it now is for Anthony Griffin, was a victim of unfulfilled expectations.

The bar was set to a height for Cleary that was almost certainly unrealistic.

Having taken the team to an unexpected Preliminary Final in 2014, hopes for the following season were high, but despite that campaign being ruined by injuries to key players including Matt Moylan and Peter Wallace, Gould decided Cleary’s tenure needed to come to an end.

Shockingly, the hot tip to replace Anthony Griffin is none other than Ivan Cleary.

That is a stunning story that only rugby league could produce, but is gaining traction by the day.

If he decides to take the role and move back west, he’ll at least be re-joining forces with Gould with his eyes wide open, because as he knows only too well, you might arrive at the dance with Gus, but it doesn’t mean you’re leaving with him.

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Ciraldo is the perfect caretaker coach to guide Panthers

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hat a week it’s been at the Panthers. Not only does the side pull off another epic comeback win but – exactly 24 hours later – they sack their coach.

Rugby league at its best.

To be honest, Anthony Griffin’s departure had been coming for a while and those two recent performances against Manly and Canberra probably sealed his fate.

Coaching is a mighty tough job but sometimes a club needs someone new that can unlock the next level.

While it’s probably unlikely caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo will get the head coaching gig at Panthers long-term, he should be able to right the ship for the remainder of the season.

I can’t see Ciro making drastic changes to the make-up of the side but he may tinker with a few of their game plans.

This is purely my opinion, but watching the Panthers of late it looked like it was a lot of Ciro’s voice but Anthony’s game plan.

Now that the shackles have been taken off, expect to see the side play a lot freer. I

reckon we’ll see Nathan Cleary and James Maloney put in more short kicks. Sione Katoa will jump out of dummy half more.

I think the side as a whole will back Ciro’s game plan fully off the back of being freer.

Now that Ciro is the main voice in the dressing room, you may see Penrith go on a run deep into September.

Phil Gould and the Panthers Board recognised through multiple reviews that Griffin’s voice and old school ways was becoming tiresome.

On top of having plenty of success in Penrith’s lower grades, Ciro’s young, energetic and he understands that a lot of his players have young families to look after.

As players, footy takes up a large percentage of our lives but now, more than ever, you need a coach that understands that guys have a life away from footy as well.

I think the old school ways Anthony lived and coached by didn’t wash over with the playing group.

The best coach of all time, Wayne Bennett, understood there were times when you needed a kick in the ass and times when you needed a cuddle. I think Ciro has that mix.

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blowers celebrated 300 first grade games last weekend with referee Matt Cecchin honoured with a nice welcome at Panthers Stadium (ironically, he did get booed off at half-time). Cecchin will call it quits at the end of the season, with his future currently up in the air.

It’s been suggested he may continue his career in the UK Super League.

Referee Matt Cecchin

» An ACL injury has ruled South Syd-

ney young gun Adam Douehi out for the rest of the season. The 20-year-old suffered the injury in last week’s win over Melbourne.

NRL PANTHERS 40 RAIDERS 31

ISP NSW PANTHERS 38 MAGPIES 10

JERSEY FLEGG PANTHERS 28 TIGERS 8

» The NRL has announced a number of initiatives to assist with drought relief during the Finals. The main initiative will see the NRL donate $100 for every point scored during the Finals Series.

This will be matched by the Nine Network through its Nine Cares program.

Farmers affected by the drought will be offered free tickets to Weeks One and Two of the Finals Series.

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» Champion Melbourne Storm fullback

Billy Slater has announced he’ll retire at the end of the season. He held an emotional press conference on Wednesday.

» NRL players say they prefer play-

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