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lenty of people have egg on their faces after last weekend’s performance by the Panthers, including me. Penrith by 16, what a tip! It’s safe to say very few people saw the 50-18 flogging coming, but with just six regular rounds to go in this year’s competition, it’s important Anthony Griffin’s team puts the performance behind them quickly. From here, it’s all about how the side responds. It’s a big test for Griffin, too. He needs to get his young side up for the most important six weeks of the season on the back of a soul destroying defeat. He needs to ensure they’re in the right headspace as much as anything else.
Of course, the Panthers weren’t the only team to have a half century put on them last weekend. Manly let in 56 points against the impressive Sydney Roosters on Sunday, meaning that between them this Saturday afternoon’s opponents at Lottoland conceded 106 points in round 19. Surely neither side can be as bad as they were last weekend. One of the NRL’s many scheduling quirks means that Penrith and Manly actually only played each other a month ago, with the Sea Eagles prevailing in a scrappy 18-10 win at Panthers Stadium. Manly haven’t won since then, and in fact hadn’t won their four games prior to that either. They have been awful this season, yet somehow Penrith weren’t up for that game at the back of June. The truth is Penrith haven’t been in good form since they beat the Dragons 28-2 at the end of May. It was a stunning perfor-
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mance that confirmed the side’s premiership credentials, but since then they’ve been very poor. A couple of victories have masked their form – an unlikely 23-22 win over Canberra at GIO Stadium and a big win over the Warriors, which admittedly was very impressive. But on the whole Penrith have struggled through the representative period. Good sides recover from such adversity and for the Panthers that recovery must start on Saturday. While both were embarrassed last weekend, Penrith and Manly do have one significant point of difference heading into this clash: the Panthers still have something to play for. No disrespect to the Sea Eagles, but surely it is harder to bounce back from such a poor performance when you’re sitting just two points clear of last place. The Panthers at least still have their eye on a top four finish. Manly coach Trent Barrett’s biggest
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concern out of the performance against the Roosters would surely be how lapse his side was in defence. The Roosters collected 14 line breaks, recorded 33 tackle breaks and 254 kick return metres. The Sea Eagles simply couldn’t match the intensity of the Roosters and at times their defence just seemed plain lazy. Penrith meanwhile never really recovered from Brisbane’s flashy start. It frustrated some of Penrith’s senior players, like James Maloney, and as soon as he wasn’t in the right headspace, everything else just tumbled around him. He admitted himself post-match that he needs to handle such challenges better. While the selection of Tyrone Peachey at fullback is a head-scratcher, I’m pretty happy with Griffin’s other changes this weekend. The little shake-up to the forward pack was well overdue. Tip: Panthers by 6
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PANTHER RUMBLINGS
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» Panthers Leagues Club has celebrated
Do Something Day 2018 by donating $150,000 to community development foundation Panthers on the Prowl. Do Something Day is Australia’s biggest annual celebration of giving and random acts of kindness. Channel Nine’s ‘The Today Show’ broadcast live from Penrith on Wednesday morning as Panthers players James Maloney and Nathan Cleary joined Panthers Executive General Manager Phil Gould to complete challenges and increase the amount donated. “Giving back to our communities and the people who support our clubs is at the heart of what we do,” Panthers Group CEO Brian Fletcher said.
» Bad news for boom youngster Jarome
Luai, who is set to miss the rest of the season after picking up a nasty ankle injury
against the Broncos last Friday night. Luai will now focus on the surgery required followed by rehab, in an effort to be ready for the start of pre-season in November.
» It seems a new big screen and score-
board is on the way to Panthers Stadium with Penrith purchasing a 120 square metre screen from Subiaco Oval in Western Australia. The screen made its way from Perth to Penrith by train, and will be installed in time for the 2019 NRL season.
» Trent Merrin and Isaah Yeo may want to check their watches – both were late to the club’s planned media session on Tuesday morning.
» There’s no doubt that some questions have been asked about the Panthers’ preparation for last Friday night’s game
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against the Broncos. The players spent a week in a camp of sorts on the Gold Coast, with Instagram posts from the players revealing a very relaxed atmosphere. If the side had won, the preparation would have been considered genius. But they didn’t, and the players’ heads didn’t look in the game from the opening moments, so the questions are understandable.
» Broncos star Anthony Milford has
revealed his regret over pulling Corey Harawira-Naera’s hair in last Friday night’s game. “Obviously (I regret it). I apologised to him after the game and spoke to him,” he said. Milford was fined over the incident, which prompted a rather hilarious chase from HarawiraNaera. We doubt Milford will be doing it again.
» Three Penrith youngsters have been
named in the NSW Under 16 squad to take on the Under 16 Pasifika side at Belmore Sports Ground on Saturday. Osemen Momoh, Hohepa Puru and Jai Wynbergen have all made the side.
» I’m hearing a little whisper that one
high profile forward could be on the move from the Panthers at the end of the season, before his contract finishes.
» Most players turn up to the Panthers
Academy of a morning with a coffee or a bit of breakfast. James Maloney rocked up on Tuesday with a bag of strapping. Goes to show what the bloke goes through just to get on the field each week.
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ometimes milestone games just don’t go your way, and for Penrith’s Isaah Yeo, his 100th NRL game will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. After receiving his special commemorative jersey pre-game from Panthers boss Phil Gould, it was all shaping up to be a magical evening for the 24-year-old. However, just five minutes into the game, Yeo’s night quickly began spiralling out of control and, before he knew it, his side had 50 points put on them. “If I had it my way we would have scored 50 and they wouldn’t have,” Yeo told Extra Time. “But that’s the way it goes, it’s not a drama at all. We were just poor on the night and hopefully we can fix that come Saturday.” Following a quiet flight home, the Dubbo product expects there to be a lot of soul-
searching leading into tomorrow afternoon’s game against Manly at Brookvale. “Any time you let 50 points in you need to have a few hard truths with yourself individually and as a team,” Yeo said. “We are pretty hard on ourselves and we are looking forward to this week’s training and preparation, so we can try and make up for our performance in Brisbane.” The Panthers have shared a fair bit of history with Manly over the last few years, which includes last year’s Finals match that saw Penrith 22-10 victors. Just last month the two sides did battle again but this time the boys from the Northern Beaches got the two points. “Its been a bit tit for tat in recent years,” Yeo said. “They spanked us in the final round last year and we were lucky to get over them in the semis. They were also too good for us at home a few weeks ago. “I think both sides will be worried about themselves at the moment and fixing things that they’ve been doing wrong, and that’s what we’ll be doing.”
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osh Mansour has assured Penrith fans that what happened last Friday night in Brisbane won’t happen again. After more than three months on the sidelines, the 28-year-old made his longawaited comeback from face and ankle surgery during Penrith’s 50-18 drubbing to Brisbane. Speaking with the media on Tuesday morning, Mansour said last Friday’s performance at Suncorp was nothing short of embarrassing. “That kind of loss has to be addressed and everyone has to be held accountable,” he said. “It wasn’t up to the standards of this club and we were very disappointed. “There were a lot of lessons learned out of that game and we are looking forward to making amends for it. We can’t get any worse than that.”
The Panthers arrived in Queensland early last week and spent a few nights on the Gold Coast before travelling up to Brisbane the night before the match. During their four-day camp, players attended a members event, relaxed at the beach and had plenty of fun at Timezone. Mansour hit back at claims that the side’s preparation for the all-important match could have been better. “I thought it was a good opportunity to get away as a team and a lot of football clubs do it as a chance to bond together,” he said. “To be fair, we just didn’t turn up on the night and the Broncos were too good for us.” Perhaps the only highlight out of the match was Mansour scoring a try and returning from injury unscathed. It’s the second major comeback the Australian winger has made in the past two seasons following his return from an ACL injury mid last year. Mansour said his pre-game nerves disappeared as soon as he took his first hit-up.
Josh Mansour speaking with the media on Tuesday. Photo: Melinda Jane “Coming out of the tunnel I was nervous thinking about it. I just wanted to get my hands on the ball as soon as possible. As soon as I took that first carry, all those nerves went away,” he said. “I really appreciated the boys getting around me all week, giving me confidence. I just had to take that out onto the field.” With Penrith’s opponents this week also on the wrong end of a hammering, it’s hard to really know what to expect when
the Panthers and Sea Eagles do battle at Brookvale this Saturday. Mansour said tomorrow afternoon’s clash is “extremely important” for his side’s Finals chances. “No doubt Manly will be stinging after their loss and will come out firing,” he said. “It’s just going to come down to whoever wants it more on the day. We are definitely stinging about our loss and we’ll be ready for them.”
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s we celebrate the ‘90s and Retro Round on Fox League this week it’s hard not to look at this current Penrith Panthers side and its similarity to the 1991 premiership-winning Panthers. In 1991, the Panthers started the season with five wins from their first six games. Fast forward to 2018 and after six games the Panthers had also notched up five wins. In 1991, the Panthers contributed five players – Greg Alexander, Brad Fittler, Mark Geyer, John Cartwright and Brad Izzard – to the Blues. Fast forward to 2018 and the Panthers contributed four players in James Maloney, Nathan Cleary, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Tyrone Peachey. In 1991, the Panthers had Phil Gould at the helm of the club. Fast forward to 2018 and Gus is still weaving his magic wand at the foot of the Mountains. The similarities between the two playing squads can’t be ignored either. In 1991, the Panthers were led around the field by two of the best halves in the competition in Steve Carter and Alexander. Fast forward to 2018 and Maloney and Cleary have the Panthers firing on all cylinders.
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Griffin’s surprise move to save Penrith’s top four hopes
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anthers coach Anthony Griffin has sprung a few surprises in this week’s team list, in a bid to shake things up after a rough State of Origin period for the club. Probably the most talked about move for this weekend’s game against Manly is naming Tyrone Peachey at fullback. While I can’t see Peachey playing a full game there, I think we’ll definitely see him attack at fullback and move to centre in defence. Trent Merrin has also been dropped to the bench, which is a bit of a shock because I thought he’d been playing OK of late. In other changes, Isaah Yeo switches to lock and James Fisher-Harris moves to the front-row. After a strong couple of weeks, Corey Harawira-Naera earns himself a starting spot in the back-row. There will be plenty of pressure on the players as well as coach Griffin to turn things around this week. Any more losses and they could lose their Finals spot altogether. I actually think Penrith have the ability to win every game over the next month,
which will put them in prime position for a top four spot. Conceding 50 points in a game is never good, and I can imagine the side would have had a pretty extensive review of last week’s game versus Brisbane. History says no team has ever won the competition after conceding 50 points in the regular season, but don’t count out the Panthers to defy history. Penrith probably have the best guy in the business steering the ship at the moment in James Maloney. The bloke’s got amnesia and just gets on with the job no matter what. After a bit of an uncharacteristic game from him last Friday, expect Maloney to have a hand in everything this week going forward. With the Tigers inching closer towards a miraculous top eight berth, Maloney knows another slip up or two could cost them a place in the playoffs. While it will be a tough encounter after Manly went down heavily to the Roosters last week as well, I’m still tipping the Panthers to get the job done. Enjoy your footy!
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13
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16 Eels
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number of officials following last Friday night’s debacle at Shark Park. Touch judge Ricky MacFarlane won’t work in the NRL this weekend while head referee Gerard Sutton was ‘demoted’ to the Warriors v Titans game. Assistant referee Gavin Reynolds was dumped from first grade. Despite his role in the drama, Senior Review Official Luke Patten has survived.
» Melbourne have not only hit the top
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HCC 279 AMERICAN STAFFY FEMALE DESEXED 18 MNTHS AVAILABLE NOW $317.30 KENNEL 60 Tessa came into the shelter as a stray and was lucky enough to be adopted but was brought back the very next morning because the resident dog did not get on with her. Tessa is a sweet girl that is only 18 months old and has her whole life ahead of her. If you can offer Tessa a home with lots of love, family time and toys she would love to meet you!
PCC 453 STAFFY X CATTLE MALE 9 MONTHS AVAILABLE NOW $396.60 KENNEL 56 Billy has been surrendered as his owners have no time for him and he is bored so has been digging under the fence to get out. He’s only 9 months old so has a lot of puppy energy and requires a home that can give him the time he deserves. He has never been an inside dog and was living in his previous home with a male dog with no issues. If you have the time, love and care that Billy needs please come and meet him.
The shelter is in need of toys, blankets (not doonas or pillows though), treats and coats for large dogs. Please contact the shelter if you can help.
Our contact details are:
twitter.com/HawkesburyPdVol fohcas.com
Shelters contact details are:
Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter 10 Mulgrave Road, Mulgrave NSW 2756 ph: 02 4560 4644 companionanimal@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au WW32173
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