Penrith Panthers WAGS: The wives and girlfriends behind the 2021 squad
Full credit to the unwavering support network behind this year’s Penrith Panthers squad - the wives and girlfriends. Find out about the women behind your favourite footballers.
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These are the wives and girlfriends behind the Penrith Panthers 2021 side.
They are often credited with keeping the boys poised and focused for footy time.
And not just the vital support unit behind the talented men we all know, but some are making waves in their own right, from business owners to legal professionals, cheering their partners from the sidelines with their adorable bubs.
And in this 2021 side, there are plenty of Panthers cubs running around.
From new and fresh romances to high school sweethearts, here are your WAGS of 2021.
Viliame Kikau and Brittany Carey
Viliame Kikau and his partner Brittany Carey have been together for more than five years.
Brittany is a teacher and has a Masters of Education from Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
“Hours of study in every possible place, many sacrifices, tears, late nights and hard work went into this moment,” she wrote about this achievement on Instagram.
She thanked “my man @billkikau who felt every single emotion I had along the way”.
She previously played rugby league for the Glenmmerore Park Brumbies, according to her Instagram.
Jarome Luai and Bailey Toleafoa
Long-term partners Jerome Luai and Bailey Toleafoa are a winning team.
“Love doing life with my handsome boys @jaromeluai and Israel,” is the bio on Toleafoa’s private Instagram profile.
The pair have a child together, named Israel.
“To the mother of my child @baileyparist4 no words can express the love and gratitude I have for you. The way you handled yourself today was honestly amazing,” he wrote on Instagram when Bailey gave birth to their son in June, 2018.
Brian To’o and Moesha Crichton-Ropati
This young engaged couple are hopelessly in love and endlessly supportive of one another.
A caption on one of To’o’s recent Instagram photos of the pair, feature this poetic display of affection: “If I Had A Flower For Every Time I Thought Of You, I Could Walk In My Garden Forever”.
To’o has praised Chrichton-Ropati for helping him become a better player this season.
Chrichton-Ropati is a big fan of rugby league and a one-woman cheer squad for her fiance’s sporting accomplishments online.
She attended Liverpool Girls’ High School.
Stephen Crichton and Leone Lauafia
Stephen Crichton and Leone Lauafia are the kind of couple share a love of elaborate personalised handshakes.
The pair have been together since 2017 and were recently engaged.
Lauafia lauds their shared faith as a pillar of their relationship.
“I’m grateful to have you by my side and have God leading the way for us showing us what’s right from wrong,” she wrote on social media on their 3rd anniversary.
Leone has 21.4k followers on TikTok, where the couple share dances and videos of their life together.
James Fisher-Harris and Natalie Apikotoa
James Fisher-Harris and Natalie Apikotoa call each other their “ride or die”.
Apikotoa studied a Bachelor of Health Sciences at Sydney University and was previously involved in sports modelling.
The former NSW and Nationals athletics star also played rugby union for Sydney University’s women’s team.
She gave birth to their daughter Tahira in October 2017.
Apisai Koroisau and Amy Koroisau
Power couple Apisai Koroisau and Amy Koroisau are just getting started.
They were married in 2017 and have two kids together Miliana Rose and Kalesi Ivy.
She recently founded Kalana Rejuvenation Clinic founder in Dee Why.
“Amy is fully qualified in all services offered and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to treating the body naturally,” according to the Kalana Skin Website.
The clinic also has a natural skincare range.
Of the products, Amy writes on Instagram: “The products are formulated through my love of all things natural, Australian made, organic & cruelty free.”
Isaah Yeo and Ashleigh Camenzuli
Ash Camenzuli didn’t know much about the game of rugby league when she started dating Panthers Captain Isaah Yeo but that didn’t stop her from cheering him on on the sideline.
The pair have shared photos on Instagram together since mid 2019.
The 22-year-old is pregnant with their first child.
The young mother studied a Bachelor of Commerce (major in marketing) at Macquarie University and is a sales and leasing associate at Norwest Commercial & Industrial.
Liam Martin and Chelsea Leary
Origin star Liam Martin and Chelsea Leary, 22, are sweethearts from the country Riverina town of Temora.
The pair are keep a pretty low profile on social media but attended the Merv Cartwright Medal event together.
Mitch Kenny and Bella Stanton
You’ll likely find Panthers hooker Mitch Kenny and girlfriend Bell Stanton down by the beach or having a drink with friends, if their social media accounts are anything to go by.
Kenny and his dancer partner, both 23, have photos on Instagram together since late 2019.
She hails from Townsville in Queensland and works at an Orthodontist clinic in Menai, according to social media.
Moses Leota and Stella Funaki
Prop Moses Leota and his partner Stella Funaki have two children together, Aiva and Aria.
The pair tend to keep a low profile on social media but the long-term partners have social media together pictures dating back to 2014.
Scott Sorensen and Elle Shelbourne
Scott Sorensen and Elle Shelbourne are the picture-perfect couple.
They have a child together, Hudson, almost 2, who has his own Instagram account, and sports baby fashion looks.
Shelbourne is a hair and makeup artist and former International Federation of Bodybuilding competitor.
The pair have been showing each other off on social media since 2016.
Spencer Leniu and Alexia Loizou
20-year-old Spencer Leniu and Alexia Loizou have been together for five years.
“Thank you for always holding it down for us, I pray that God blesses us with many more. Gotchu to the grave! I love you,” he wrote on Instagram on their four-year anniversary.
Brent Naden and Eden Richardson
Brent Naden, 24, and Eden Richardson appear to be a relatively new and very stylish couple.
Richardson rides horses competitively.
Charlie Staines and Erin Dwyer
Panthers fullback Charlie Staines has won the heart of 22-year-old nursing student Erin Dwyer.
The young couple have photos together on Instagram since 2018.
Dylan Edwards and Nadine Haggart
Dylan Edwards and Nadine Haggart, 23, are long-term sweethearts, who have photos together on Instagram as far back as 2015.
The pair have a daughter Bronte Jayla, born in 2018, and Winter Kay born in 2019.
Paul Momirovski and Brittany Jazevski
Panthers centre Paul Momirovski, 24, and girlfriend Brittany Jazevski are pretty serious - co-parenting dog Hugo.
“Today i became a mom!!!!! everyone, meet hugo,” she wrote on Instagram in October last year.
Brittany calls herself a “lady of leisure” in her Instagram bio.
She went to school at De La Salle College in Cronulla and studied at the University of Wollongong.
Robert Jennings and Samantha Witham
Winger Robert Jennings, 25, and Samantha Witham are all smiles, glamorous nights out and baby bump pics online.
Witham is co-founder of the clothing brand The Siesta Club, which makes colour-coordin
The pair have two daughters together, Harlow, born earlier this year and Willow, born in early 2019.