Penrith offloading a lot of players. Why?

[eaglebuzz]

If you read between the lines, there was a massive culture issue at the Panthers. Up to and over the last couple of seasons they have let go:

Te-Maire Martin
Moylan
Peachey
Campbell-Gillard
Blake
DWZ
Merrin
Maloney
Katoa
Crichton
Latu
Cartwright
Hiku
Harawira-Naera


Maybe I have forgotten more, but geez that is a lot of players and some of them were considered elite class at one point or another.

To hear that Campbell-Gillard was on a 5 year deal is concerning so I guess it sounds monetary as well as cultural.

Cleary obviously wants to start all over again with the team he wants. That is all well and good but geez when one considers the list of talent above and the players they currently have on their books, you have to say something has gone terribly wrong out west. I am surprised more is not said about it.

Moylan
Mansour
Peachey
Blake
DWZ
Luia
Cleary

Campbell-Gillard
Katoa
Tamou
Kikau
Harawira-Naera
Fisher-Harris

Martin
Latu
Leota
Yeo

That is a much better roster than the garbage they trotted out this year. It could be cap compliant if done properly too. It is not as if it is chock full of stars.

Exactly this, I reckon it is an attempt to fix the culture in the playing group.

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

the Riff have to fix the mess that Gould left behind in his great 5 plan. Now fatty thinks Gould can fix the NRL. Hell's fix alright just like he fixed the Riff when he sacked Griffin.

I think it was the Penrith Board that wanted Griffin gone??

 

[lsz]

Exactly this, I reckon it is an attempt to fix the culture in the playing group.

Or a really well run junior comp with pathways that produces a number of players? Kinda what gus was brought in for

 

[eagerbeaver]

Wade Egan got the same tap on the shoulder with Apis return.

Yeah heard that somewhere too, a bit odd since apparently Katoa is also off to the dogs.
I dont mind Egan as a player, a lot of upside.
Suppose its Api and Mitch Kenny as the hooker rotation.

 

[wombatgc]

Yeah heard that somewhere too, a bit odd since apparently Katoa is also off to the dogs.
I dont mind Egan as a player, a lot of upside.
Suppose its Api and Mitch Kenny as the hooker rotation.

I like that Mitch Kenny. Not much of him. But a real goer . Considering the Panthers had to get an exemption earlier in the year for him to play, he’s made every post a winner.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

I thought I would dig up an old Panfers thread in light of Penrith being one game away from contesting a sixth grand final in a row. Just to see if there were any posters who saw this coming. I was surprised to read a couple of Silvertails members had great insight. Most were unaware or entirely clueless of what was about to unfold as they observed everything through a Manly lens.

I never saw this coming.

 

[MadMarcus]

Exactly that. He set them up for a premiership in the future but the Panthers board's ego has almost disintegrated their current premiership window. Knocking back Wayne Bennett for Ivan Cleary to keep Nathan Cleary happy is a big mistake in hindsight. Bear in mind that this is the same Cleary that kept Luke Brooks over Mitchell Moses and James Tedesco.

This post aged well…

 

[Cliffycomeback]

This post aged well…

I would have said the same. Or something similar. I thought they might win a couple over the entirety of Cleary's career.