Open, honest and fixated on arresting Penrith’s worst start to a season since 2019, Ivan Cleary gives an exclusive insight into the biggest challenge of his Panthers tenure, admitting for the first time his team may be guilty of relying on their past.
Isaah Yeo will bring up a big milestone on Friday, but one of his most important teammates won’t be there after suffering another injury setback.
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.
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.
The Roosters looked set for the “upset of the year”. Then Nathan Cleary and Penrith threatened an all-time comeback. Watch how it unfolded — and get the latest on Penrith’s costly loss.
Ivan Cleary believes his Panthers players were beaten before they got to the ground as the Roosters spulled off one of the great NRL upsets.
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