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Josh Mansour Waqa Blake Dean Whare Christian Crichton Tyrone Peachey Nathan Cleary Trent Merrin Wayde Egan Reagan Campbell-Gillard Viliame Kikau Isaah Yeo James Fisher-Harris Tyrone May Moses Leota Corey Harawira-Naera James Tamou Sione Katoa 19 Kaide Ellis

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TRIPLE M Things aren’t looking good for the Panthers. Photo: Megan Dunn

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Last Saturday’s defeat at the hands of Newcastle was a loss a month in the making. It was coming against Manly, coming against the Raiders and certainly coming against the Titans.

This Penrith side is a rabble; directionless in attack and horribly lacking confidence.

They are in a precarious spot given the Finals start in just two weeks.

Now out of the top four and with the next fortnight posing a huge challenge away from home, one now wonders how the Panthers will possibly deliver the turnaround required to make an impact in September.

How this is happening is anybody’s guess given the quality of the Penrith side

on paper. It is littered with current and former representative players and regardless of the coaching fiasco happening behind the scenes, they should be playing much better than this.

The Panthers cross the Tasman this weekend for a Friday night meeting with the Warriors in Auckland and while Stephen Kearney’s side did go down to the Bulldogs in an upset last Sunday, there’s no question that Penrith faces an almighty task to come home with the two competition points.

Not surprisingly, caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo has made some changes to his side, shifting Tyrone Peachey to five-eighth and moving Dallin WateneZelezniak to fullback.

Perhaps Ciraldo is looking for some energy and off-the-cuff attacking plays from the halves, hence Peachey being named in the number six jumper.

Sione Katoa being dropped to the extended bench was no real surprise given his form in recent weeks.

Penrith really needs halfback Nathan Cleary to stand up in this one.

In James Maloney’s absence, he needs to find the confidence to direct this side around the park. He needs to take control of the football side and drive the game plan; especially now that the shackles reportedly placed on him by Anthony Griffin have been removed.

Put simply though Penrith need to reduce their error count to be any chance of winning. Their completion rate was atrocious against the Knights and hasn’t been much better in the month before that. If they don’t get that under control on Friday night they may as well shut up shop because the Warriors will make them pay.

With the Panthers low on confidence and

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missing so many tackles at the moment, you can expect Shaun Johnson and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to take the line on – they’ll be desperately looking for those gaps in the Penrith defensive line.

The Panthers will also have to be on alert on both flanks with Ken Maumalo and in particular David Fusitu’a having plenty of points in them.

I was very close to tipping the Warriors for this clash as I’m quickly losing both patience and confidence in the Panthers, but Penrith’s performance against this same team back in Round 17 sticks in my head. The 36-4 thumping was a real highlight of the season and hopefully Penrith can rediscover some of that magic.

The loss of Blake Green is also a worry for the Warriors.

I’m expecting a close tussle that goes right down to the wire.

Tip: Panthers by 2

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PANTHER RUMBLINGS

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taker Penrith coach Cameron Ciraldo (pictured) does not want to remain in the position permanently. It’s my understanding the Panthers are also moving away from the idea of having Ciraldo warm the chair for Ivan Cleary should the Tigers coach confirm his return to the foot of the Mountains in 2021. That means that if the Cleary deal does not happen sooner, the Panthers need to find a short-term solution from elsewhere for the head coaching role. I’m told Wayne Bennett, Michael Maguire and Trent Barrett remain firmly off the list. Penrith officials are quietly hoping the Cleary deal may still happen in time for next season.

» Spotted: Panthers Chairman Dave

O’Neill and Tigers coach Ivan Cleary in the same room together at a charity function in Penrith last Thursday night.

The coincidence didn’t go unnoticed, and Penrith Mayor John Thain even suggested the pair get together for a photo in return for a donation to charity. It didn’t happen, but both took the suggestion in their stride. It should be noted that Ivan and his wife Bec have been long-time supporters of WestCare and certainly weren’t there as a guest of Mr O’Neill.

» Talking of the WestCare function, Mr

O’Neill made an extremely generous donation to the charity on behalf of Panthers at last Thursday’s event, confirming a $20,000 contribution to their ‘Buy a Night’ concept, which was helping to raise funds for WestCare’s crisis units that house women and families escaping domestic violence situations. Well done to all involved – I’m told you’ll read more about it in the Weekender in a few weeks.

» From Panther to politician? I’m told

that a former Panthers premiership winning player is seriously considering a political tilt at the next Federal Election.

» Panthers enforcer James Fisher-Harris

has been reading up on the club’s history.

The 22-year-old was spotted at Panthers training last week with a copy of the club’s historical bible, Men in Black.

» Three Penrith players copped fines as

a result of that melee late in the game against the Knights last Saturday. Tyrone May, Waqa Blake and Viliame Kikau all copped $1,100 fines for their role in the fight, but no suspensions were handed down. Newcastle’s Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Danny Levi also copped fines as a result of the incident.

» Congratulations to Pantherette Kirsten

Collins who was surprised by her partner Steven on-ground last Saturday afternoon with the ‘big question’. She said yes, and the couple will now begin planning their wedding. Incredibly it was the third surprise engagement at Panthers Stadium this season!

» An immigration issue almost caused

Viliame Kikau to stay in Australia and miss Penrith’s clash with the Warriors on Friday night. Thankfully the issue was sorted out and the big fella will take his place in the side.

» Speculation was rife at Panthers Sta-

dium last Saturday that Trent Merrin was playing his last home game for the club.

Could he be bound for the Knights?

» Panthers five-eighth James Maloney

has denied there’s any rift with halfback Nathan Cleary. “We’ve got a really good relationship,” Maloney told the Big Sports Breakfast. Maloney also denied rumours that the Gold Coast Titans had expressed interest in luring the 32-year-old to the glitter strip as early as next season.

» Well done to Corey Harawira-Naera

who took time out of his match day preparation last Saturday to grant the wish of a loyal fan. Lily, who plays for the St Marys 12/3s, wants to be a Jillaroo one day and is a big fan of CHN. Her family reached out to the rampaging forward, who turned up to watch St Marys beat Doonside 22-18. Harawira-Naera cheered Lily on from the sideline and was more than happy to take photos with fans and sign autographs.

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s this the start of a new era as far as Penrith’s number nine jumper goes?

Caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo has named Wayde Egan at hooker for Friday night’s game against the Warriors, dumping Sione Katoa to the extended bench.

It means Egan will most likely play 80 minutes and will have a chance to lock down the hooker role for next season if he performs well in the final two games of the season and in the Finals.

Penrith have been uncertain about the future of the dummy half role since Peter Wallace’s shock mid-season retirement.

The push for Egan from fans has been building for some time, and it couldn’t have been more evident than during last week’s game against the Knights.

When Katoa exited the field in the 54th minute, some sections of the Panthers fan-base were booing the 23-year-old off as Egan came on.

Speaking with Extra Time before the team was announced this week, Egan remained polite and coy when asked if he’d like to start games in the future.

“I just have to see what Cameron says.

Obviously Sione is a very good player and we are happy to share the role at the moment,” he said.

“I’m happy to come off the bench and just do the job for the team. Whatever Cameron wants me to do, I’ll do it.”

Despite only playing 26 minutes, it was a strong return to the top grade from Egan who had been biding his time back in reserve grade in recent months. The 21-year-old Lithgow product managed to score his first NRL try and gave the side something a little different towards the back end of the game.

“It was good getting back with the boys, obviously we didn’t get the win but hopefully I can stay up here (first grade) for a couple of weeks and do a job for us,” Egan said.

“My running game is my biggest strength, punching around the middle of the ruck is what Cameron wants to see most from me.

“To score my first try was great but it would have been better if we were winning. Getting the first one out of the way now gets me off the nudie run for the year, so hopefully I can score a few more now.”

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Hooker Wayde Egan made his return to first grade last weekend. Photo: Megan Dunn one of rugby league’s most daunting road trips, heading across the Tasman to take on the Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium.

“It will be a very tough game in front of their home crowd, in possibly wet conditions,” Egan said.

“We’ll have to prepare well and hopefully get the two points over there.”

Both Egan and Katoa are signed with Penrith for 2019 but are off-contract at the end of next season.

With Wallace retired and the Panthers unlikely to look at another option from outside of the club, the duo will most likely battle it out for a new contract for much of next season.

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MERRIN, TAMOU DISCUSS FUTURE NATHAN TAYLOR @natetaylor87

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igh profile Panthers forwards James Tamou and Trent Merrin have responded to rumours they could be on the outer at season’s end.

It’s been widely speculated that one or possibly both players could be shown the door at the conclusion of the current season, to help provide some muchneeded salary cap space.

Tamou may find his way to the Canberra Raiders who are desperate for forwards after losing Junior Paulo and Shannon Boyd, while Merrin could join the Newcastle Knights on a multi-year deal.

Speaking with the media on Monday, Tamou said he was aware of the rumours about his future at Penrith and would address them with the club in due course.

“I’ve heard them but haven’t spoken to anyone at the club or my management about them – we’ll just have to see what happens,” he said.

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“As a family man, that’s something I will have to address if it arises.”

Merrin, who joined the club in 2016 from St George-Illawarra, was a little bit more open when he spoke about the possibility of leaving the Panthers.

“I know I have two more years here and that’s where it’s at. My main focus is doing the best I can for this club – I love it here,” he said.

“I’m not too sure what the outside noise is but I’m here for another two years, so that’s my main focus.”

When pressed on his long-term future, Merrin said he wasn’t surprised the rumours had surfaced but will do his best to ignore them for the time being.

“I love it here [in Penrith]. I’ve opened my arms to it and I love the community, the club, everything about it,” he said.

“To hear those sorts of rumours is not what you want to hear but that’s the business we’re in – that’s rugby league. Sometimes you’ve just got to push it aside and get back to doing what you are capable of doing.”

Will James Tamou and Trent Merrin be at Penrith next season? Photo: Megan Dunn One thing Penrith desperately need to get back to doing themselves is winning football games. Following a month of heart-stopping finishes, the Panthers weren’t able to pull another rabbit out of their hat last Saturday afternoon against Newcastle.

Tamou said his side need to eliminate the bad habits fast before they are eliminated themselves.

“I think we are just getting some bad habits in our game. You don’t see the good

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Can the Panthers fix their issues before September?

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t’s one of the oldest clichés in sport, a line that you’ll hear trotted out in postmatch press conferences around the world when Finals time is approaching: “that’s the loss that we needed to have”.

If there’s a silver lining from the Panthers’ 20-12 loss to Newcastle last weekend, it could very well be “that’s the loss that they needed to have”.

The Panthers have been riding their luck over the last month with come from behind wins over Manly, Canberra and Gold Coast.

Each game followed a similar storyline, the Panthers allowed their opponent to race out to a seemingly match-winning lead, only to run them down with minutes, and in some cases, seconds left on the clock.

For a brief moment in last weekend’s clash against Newcastle, Penrith looked like pulling off another miracle finish, but in the end were beaten by the clock.

As incredible as the Panthers’ wins over Manly, Canberra and the Titans were, they also masked a problem that Penrith need to address before the Finals – their starts.

Penrith have proven that they have no

problems scoring points and that they are never out of the contest, but when the drums are beating in September, and they find themselves up against the likes of Melbourne, Souths and the Roosters, they can’t afford to give up starts like they have in previous weeks.

The Panthers couldn’t ask for a better tune-up before the Finals than what they’ll face in the next two weeks when they take on New Zealand and Melbourne.

If Penrith allow the Warriors or the Storm to get away to a fast start in either of their remaining two games things could ugly, but if they can dig in and grind out a win against both sides it will give them an amazing amount of confidence come Finals time.

There’s no doubt on paper that the Panthers have a side capable of going deep into the Finals. Their forward pack boasting the likes of Reagan CampbellGillard, Trent Merrin and Viliame Kikau, a backline with the explosiveness of Tyrone Peachey, Josh Mansour and Waqa Blake and the Blues halves pairing of James Maloney and Nathan Cleary, could deliver the Panthers their first premiership since 2003.

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Ciraldo’s brave selection changes

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enrith caretaker coach Cameron Ciraldo made some changes to his side to face the New Zealand Warriors this week, and I must say I’m a big fan.

After a lacklustre month of performances, Ciraldo needed to shake up his side and he did just that.

First off, moving Tyrone Peachey from fullback to five-eighth is a great idea. Even if it’s just for a week or two before James Maloney comes back, I think this will help Nathan Cleary find his voice again and command this side.

Giving Dallin Watene-Zelezniak his number one jersey back is the right move also. While Peachey did an admirable job at fullback, Dallin knows the position very well and is set for a big game.

Youngster Wayde Egan has been given the keys to hooker and I think he deserves his chance. While it’s unfortunate for Sione Katoa, Wayde is a quality player and will do a good job there. I’ve actually watched Wayde closely over the past two weeks and I’d like him to be a bit more patient when attacking the line. He’s tried to score a couple of times from dummy

half when it’s not on, and the Warriors will be awake to that come Friday night.

One other change I would have liked to have seen was Isaah Yeo and James Fisher-Harris switching places. I think big Fish on an edge would be destructive.

In the end, Penrith desperately need some fluency in attack and that’s something they haven’t had recently. I commend Ciraldo for being a strong leader despite being close friends with some of these players he had to drop like Tyrone May (bench) and Katoa (18th man).

It’s always a tough transition going from assistant coach to head coach, it can sometimes test the relationships you have with your players.

When I was at the Dragons, Steve Price went from assistant coach to head coach following the departure of Wayne Bennett. Him and I got along very well when he was an assistant and I was the senior playmaker, but when he took on the top role we probably both changed too much and that ultimately spelt the end of our relationship.

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Remember when... ‘Go The Mighty Panthers’ became the Panthers’ theme song?

Written and produced by Ray Hall and sung by Jane Scali (pictured), the song first premiered on Monday, July 24 1989 at a function at Panthers Leagues Club.

Incredibly, the song is still in use today

– playing proudly at Panthers Stadium whenever the Panthers win.

At least twice since being introduced in 1989 it has been dumped, but it always finds its way back.

The song was released on a cassette tape back in the early 1990s as well as on a CD of Panthers theme songs years later.

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ALL-STARS TO TAKE A NEW DIRECTION IN 2019 » Two of the oldest cultures in the

world will headline the start of the 2019 NRL season on Friday, February 15, when the Australian Indigenous All-Stars take on the New Zealand Maori Kiwis at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

The men’s and women’s NRL Harvey Norman All-Stars double-header was announced on Monday. “The All-Stars concept has been popular with crowds across the country and abroad since it first commenced back in 2010,” NRL Head of Football Brian Canavan said.

“In 2019, we’re taking the All-Stars to another level – paying homage to Australian and New Zealand First Nations cultures and celebrating the unique bond between both countries.”

» Tickets are now available for the

2018 Wests Tigers Grand Final Luncheon. The event will be held on Friday, September 18 at Le Montage, Lilyfield.

Wests Tigers are inviting supporters to join the club for an afternoon of entertainment, delicious food and great company as they celebrate the club’s

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incident involving Jarryd Hayne has cost Chambers three games.

» Melbourne’s Will Chambers will be

» The Sydney Roosters remain pre-

out until week two of the Finals after accepting an early guilty plea to a ‘Dangerous Contact’ charge stemming out of last Friday’s win over Parramatta. The

miership favourites despite last week’s loss to Canberra. They’re at $3.20 with the TAB to win the comp, followed by Melbourne at $4.00.

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