The World Club Challenge will remain the only trophy unclaimed by the all-conquering Panthers, with Penrith’s management telling the NRL there’s ‘no way in the world’ the club can play the prestigious annual match.
Penrith have claimed their place in the rugby league record books, but Parramatta great Ray Price has rejected suggestions they’ve gone past his Eels, claiming they had “every position and we every tactic covered”. WHO IS BETTER? VOTE NOW.
Ivan Cleary revealed he questioned the desire of his ‘complacent’ Panthers during the season, a moment that stung the players and ultimately sparked their run towards a fourth-straight premiership.
Footage has emerged of a brawl involving multiple players at the Koori Knockout rugby league tournament, the same event where an altercation involving Josh Addo-Carr took place last year. WATCH.
St George’s 11-straight premierships or Penrith’s five successive grand finals in the salary cap era – which dynasty is more remarkable? A never-before-seen 1960s training schedule might give us the answer, writes DEAN RITCHIE.
Tawera Nikau was Melbourne’s hero in the 1999 grand final, but his life would soon be marred by an unimaginable personal tragedy. Hear the former NRL star reveal the emotional untold story of his wife’s suicide and shock amputation of his right leg.
Melbourne Storm star Jahrome Hughes has completed one of the greatest Dally M Medal comebacks in history, overcoming a huge points deduction to claim rugby league’s highest individual honour.
From projectiles thrown at referees, to blatant forward passes, DEAN RITCHIE has seen it all in grand finals. Now, 50 years after falling in love with rugby league, he ranks the 30 most dramatic moments.
All eyes were on Nathan Cleary at an open training session and fan day in front of around 2,000 Panthers’ faithful, and the halfback came through it with flying colours after suffering an injury scare in the preliminary final.
Sydney rugby league fans need to put aside suburban allegiances – and any snobbery – and unite behind Penrith. And for one key reason.
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