WCC - gone

[The '47ers]

‘No way in the world’: Panthers set to abandon World Club Challenge over big player fear

‘No way in the world’: Panthers set to abandon World Club Challenge over big player fear

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[globaleagle]

Not that I mind the wcc not going ahead, but I didn't think that was a decision the club could make?

 

[frank stokes]

‘No way in the world’: Panthers set to abandon World Club Challenge over big player fear

‘No way in the world’: Panthers set to abandon World Club Challenge over big player fear

www.foxsports.com.au

Between injuries/surgeries and the players association rules (min 8 week break), the riff would be rocking up with their u23 squad anyways...
Wigan will be winning ESL and they have also said they wont travel so it us a bit of a moot poimt...

If the ESL and NRL really want to rescue it they should feature the WCC as a Vegas Match and give the respective winners a bye in the 1st round of their respective comps - then the teams would have no excuses to not play...

 

[manlyfan76]

Rather see the premiers play the Australian team ( minus Penrith players)

 

[Frogz]

Dont blame teh Panthers for this at all. Big ask for any team, after rep season, backing up for 2 overseas trips

 

[LeonardCohen]

It's interesting because they are yet to win the WCC; for all their success, they cannot call themselves world champions.

 

[frank stokes]

It's interesting because they are yet to win the WCC; for all their success, they cannot call themselves world champions.

And they looked pretty ordinary at times during 2024... none of which matters when you win the GF, then win it again, then win it again... and, again...

WCC is a nothing-burger game, glorified trial match most years...

 

[frank stokes]

Dont blame teh Panthers for this at all. Big ask for any team, after rep season, backing up for 2 overseas trips

If it actually means anything to the NRL and the ESL then they should fix the scheduling so that it is taken seriously and is not just a 'working' holiday for one team and a trial match for the other...

 

[The '47ers]

It's interesting because they are yet to win the WCC; for all their success, they cannot call themselves world champions.

They'll need to Americanize the NRL and just call themselves World Champions instead of Premiers each year 😂