Defiant Cleary issues warning to NRL rivals
Penrith’s premiership defence hit another hurdle on Thursday night, but their coach was bullish after the loss to Souths and declared the real Panthers haven’t emerged yet in 2025.
Penrith’s premiership defence hit another hurdle on Thursday night, but their coach was bullish after the loss to Souths and declared the real Panthers haven’t emerged yet in 2025.
Penrith players struggled without big guns Nathan Cleary and Dylan Edwards, but one Panthers star still managed the best score on the park. Here’s five things we learned from Thursday night’s footy.
Premierships aren’t won in March, but the Penrith dynasty looks on shaky ground. The Panthers were dealt their third-straight defeat courtesy of the rampant Rabbitohs, with Brian To’o among the injured casualties.
Daly Cherry-Evans’ impending Manly exit has made him a priceless premiership commodity for several NRL clubs in their relentless pursuit of a title. PAMELA WHALEY analyses every team’s premiership window.
From Penrith to the Knights, to St Marys and back at the Panthers, it’s been a wild year for Tom Jenkins, who bet on himself and won. Here’s how he made it back to first grade in just three weeks.
Tom Jenkins was squeezed out of the Panthers system and then gave up everything in Newcastle to return home with his playing future completely up in the air.
The good news for Penrith is that champion halfback Nathan Cleary will be back next week. The bad news is their defence has fallen apart this season.
The latest chapter of Cameron Munster’s running feud with a Panthers star has erupted, with the Storm gun copping a savage sledge.
Storm have got their revenge on the Panthers in a thrilling grand final rematch, but the win has come at a great cost for both teams, with a host of injuries to some of their biggest stars.
Nathan Cleary’s appearance in the grand final rematch against the Storm lasted less than eight minutes after a brutal mid-air collision.
Matty Johns has floated a seriously bold theory about Nathan Cleary’s next contract amid debate about monster NRL deals.
Penrith expects the Storm to be fired up for Thursday’s grand final rematch where they’ll unleash the most destructive forward in the world.
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