Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has denied a rift with former player James Maloney after the five-eigth admitted he hadn’t spoken to his former mentor since being released to the Penrith Panthers. “Things didn’t go sour. We always respect James for what he did for our club,” Flanagan told Fox Sports. “He’s our first premiership-winning five-eighth. […]
Read More They may have helped clinch a main premiership for the Cronulla Sharks but former five-eigth James Maloney has revealed he hasn’t spoken to Sharks coach Shane Flanagan since the club traded him to the Penrith Panthers for Matt Moylan. The shock switch came while Maloney was in World Cup camp with the Australian side. “To […]
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Penrith recruit James Maloney says he is excited to play alongside rising playmaker Nathan Cleary as the Panthers prepare for a round one local derby against arch rivals Parramatta. “I’ve been excited to work with Nath. He’s a tremendous kid, heaps of talent, really down to earth, he works hard, he’s always working on his […]
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Freshly released Bryce Cartwright will play his best football under Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan according to the coach himself after Cartwright made waves on Saturday by joining the Titans. Penrith released Cartwright on Saturday afternoon with the 23-year-old joining Brennan immediately in Queensland. “I’ve worked with Bryce since he was 17,” Brennan told NRL.com. […]
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Penrith Panthers junior Peter Wallace scoffed at returning to the club when still at the Brisbane Broncos. Wallace debuted at the Panthers but felt at the time that he was mistreated by previous administration and signed with Brisbane. He was then dropped to reserve grade for the remainder of the year before heading to Queensland. […]
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Former Penrith Panthers five-eigth Jamie Soward believes the mountain men have the talent but must be consistent to have any chance of winning their first premiership since 2003. The Panthers boast one of the most exciting halves combinations in the game in Nathan Cleary and new recruit James Maloney but Soward says they must give […]
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The Penrith Panthers are happy for Matt Moylan but are more than content to have rising halfback Nathan Cleary running the show. Forward Isaah Yeo was also excited to have premiership-winner James Maloney at the club. “There was a lot of speculation on Moyza for a while and it’s good that it was settled before […]
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FULLBACK DYLAN EDWARDS 87 DALLIN WATENE-ZALEZNIAK 88 TYRONE MAY 84 WINGERS JOSH MANSOUR 90 DALLIN WATENE-ZALEZNIAK 89 WAQA BLAKE 86 MAIKA SIVO 82 Putting the pieces together with @Josh_Mansour 👊🏾#pantherpride 🐾 pic.twitter.com/Lq0SKrMoRX — Penrith Panthers (@PenrithPanthers) April 12, 2017 CENTRES TYRONE PEACHEY 88 WAQA BLAKE 88 DEAN WHARE 88 ISAAH YEO 87 […]
Read More EXCLUSIVE BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is a Saturday afternoon in Penrith – the crowd is restless. Their team, the Panthers, are having a shocker against the New Zealand Warriors. Penrith are down 26-8 and have no way back against the rampaging visitors. It’s May, a lifetime ago, long before rumblings became an avalanche and […]
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BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Former Penrith Panthers captain Matt Moylan has made his first appearance in Cronulla’s blue, white and black appearing via a video on the Sharks website. Moylan will play for Cronulla in 2018 in a straight swap with Sharks premiership winner James Maloney. “It’s a new chapter in my career and I’m […]
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