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your weekly rugby league guide issue #26 september 2 2011 nrl ladder footy tipping match previews darryl brohman interviews adam scroggy counts them down best tries of 2011 season proud sponsors s but minor miracle needed 20 s still a hope one last time panthers prepare for final 2011 match

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ex tra ti me 3 panther preview adam scroggy penrith panthers st george illawarra friday 7.35pm win stadium referees gavin badger phil haines video referee sean hampstead tv channel 9 9.30pm updates on 2gb vs p extra time issue 26 published by mediaview pty ltd printed at spot press pty ltd suite 2 42-44 abel street jamisontown nsw 2750 phone 4722 2998 fax 4731 6255 editor troy dodds troy.dodds@mediaview.com.au et advertising manager simon gould simon.gould@mediaview.com.au content adam scroggy troy dodds nathan taylor darryl brohman enrith enter the dragon s lair tonight for their final hit-out of the 2011 season six weeks ago we were looking at this game as a potential sudden death contest to keep the panthers season alive unfortunately five straight losses in the run to the finals dashed any chances penrith had of salvaging what has been a roller coaster year at the club and what a roller coaster it has been we ve seen administrative upheaval coaching changes season-ending injuries and player movements suspensions and sackings those were the lows we ve also seen a string of memorable mid-season victories parramatta in round 19 comes to mind that almost revived our season we ve had the first grade debut of a couple of very promising youngsters in harry siejka and blake austin perhaps most encouraging has been the arrival of phil gould as general manager of rugby league whose experience and standing in the game will prove invaluable to the club in coming years overall it s fair to say that 2011 probably won t be remembered by panthers fans for the right reasons and many are already looking towards 2012 and the arrival of new coach ivan cleary matty bell is promoted to the starting line-up but does that mean there s absolutely nothing worth playing for in this final round contest well that depends on how much you like spoiling other teams parties and make no mistake ­ a victory to the panthers this week will spoil the dragons party after a back end of the season where they ve managed just three wins from 10 st georgeillawarra have slipped right out of top four contention an unconvincing victory over the warriors last week has put them back on track but a loss this week could see them slip as low as seventh place that outcome would resign them to sudden death finals football against the highly-fancied eagles or storm ­ an outcome no team in their right mind would hope for unfortunately petero civoniceva and trent waterhouse may have played their last games for the panthers with both men omitted from this week s line-up due to injuries suffered last weekend however luke lewis is back on deck and his footwork close to the line could wield a couple of four pointers against a dragons goal-line defence that has been uncharacteristically paper thin in recent weeks matty bell is promoted to the starting line-up in his last game for the club while young austin gets a second chance to show his stuff after impressing last week against the raiders 1018wwd6602

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ex tra ti me 5 feature story seven of the best by adam scroggy 1 lachlan coote vs eels round 19 trailing 22-16 with seconds remaining penrith had to score to send this battle of the west into golden point the opportunity came when after a penrith chargedown ruled unintentional the eels luke burt was tackled 10m out from his own line on the fifth as the siren sounded penrith spread the ball from one side of the field to the other probing for an opening in the end michael jennings dodged weaved and eventually grubbered through seven parramatta players for a flying coote to score 2 brad tighe vs broncos round 10 in a starring performance by michael gordon this was undoubtedly the highlight from his own 10m line flash brought the ball back on a kick return at full speed bursting through three broncos tacklers and drawing the fourth to send tighe over unfortunately gordon s season came to an end just a few minutes later with a serious knee injury hit-up he threw down a left-foot step that nobody in the stadium expected to cross the line almost untouched 4 lachlan coote vs rabbitohs round 12 quick hands by coote put masada iosefa through a hole but iosefa fumbled everyone on the field thought it was a knock on except for coote who played the whistle and chased down the ball to score the top 7 most memorable panthers tries of the season petero showed he was about more than strength 3 petero civoniceva vs cowboys round 16 petero showed he was about more than pure strength when winding up for what appeared to be a standard 5 david simmons vs raiders round 5 another piece of early-season brilliance by the penrith panthers scored some great tries in 2011 michael gordon coote kept the panthers in the contest saw him power past six raiders from with a bone-crunching hit on the his own 30m line before sending travis much-larger etu uaisele lachie then burns away burns found jennings picked up the scraps and threw a who turned blake ferguson inside floating pass out to simmons out before putting simmons across to score 7 sandor earl vs storm round 6 6 david simmons vs eels things looked bright when sandor round 19 earl defused a cooper cronk bomb on minutes before he scored that his own 10m line before sprinting 90m memorable after-the-siren equaliser down-field to score before half time trust a local 1018wwd12857 ph 1800 764 764 need a garage for your boat t view to view our full range visit www.shedsnhomes.com.au i colorbond® steel and zincalume® steel are registered trademarks of bluescope steel limited pictures are for illustrative purposes only visit www.shedsnhomes.com.au for latest product release information visit us at unit 2 112 russell street emu plains street em call paul lommerse on 0449 174 337 or 4735 4917

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ex tra ti me 7 feature story back to school t by stacey moseley he stars of penrith panthers returned to school on tuesday for an open training session and a friendly match between st patrician brothers at blacktown the players including former students luke lewis harry siejka and masada iosefa treated the school to an open training session photos and autographs it is a really good school and i am pleased to be back here siejka said there s been a lot of change with the new shed everything is looking really good new general manager phil gould watched on as the team interacted with the players the `back to school day was one of many initiatives gould has set in place in an attempt to create a stronger relationship with the community in the friendly match penrith panthers stars went up against the first grade st pats team sione folau israel folau s younger brother lived up to his name when he made a tackle on travis burns that knocked him to the ground in an interview after the match sione folau said his big hit up that drew a large applause from his schoolmates was an accident i didn t mean to knock him over i kind of just ran back in the line cause i didn t want him to get up and come after me folau joked team mates chad mcgill and lani latu said they enjoyed the chance to play against the panthers stars it was just a great opportunity to go up against some quality players in preparation for our ccc semi final later this week latu said panthers enter gws territory as the fight against afl steps up penrith players mix with players from st patrician brothers at blacktown i didn t want him to get up and come after me nrl referee jason robinson who came through the penrith junior district was also there on the day to officiate the match gould s decision to take the team to blacktown is no surprise given he has declared that the fight is on with the new afl franchise greater western sydney gws gws is based at blacktown and has already made strong inroads with the community gould is likely to continue the fight by implementing more open training sessions in the lead-up to and during the 2012 nrl season allowing fans to get closer to the players the club is also implementing other initiatives such as a free breakfast which was held at centrebet stadium on monday gould has called on the nrl to help in the fight against the afl in western sydney and has declared several times that it is not penrith s job alone to fight the cause not helping the situation is that only one western sydney club the wests tigers performed strongly on the field this season the eels are currently running last while the panthers had a horror and disjointed season trust a local 1018wwd12857 ph 1800 764 764 need a rural shed visit us at unit 2 112 russell street emu plains s t view to view our full range visit www.shedsnhomes.com.au i call paul lommerse on 0449 174 337 or 4735 4917 colorbond® steel and zincalume® steel are registered trademarks of bluescope steel limited pictures are for illustrative purposes only visit www.shedsnhomes.com.au for latest product release information.

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8 ex tratime nrl news nrl responds with full force the national rugby league has announced that the manly and melbourne clubs will each be fined $50,000 over the fights at brookvale oval on friday evening august 26 the breach notices outlining the fines will make no judgment on the actions of any of the 10 individual players who are the subject of judiciary charges the fines are on the basis of the overall conduct of the teams and the damage their actions caused to the image and welfare of the game clubs will have five business days to respond to the breach notices we need to remind everyone that the episode we saw on friday night is wrong both for the behaviour in itself and for the image of the game said nrl ceo david gallop there are many fans families and commercial partners who will simply walk away unless we send a clear message that what occurred will not be tolerated there is a collective responsibility here that both clubs must share both clubs need to accept that what happened on friday night is damaging to rugby league and is disrespectful to those who play and follow the game this isn t a time for anyone to be looking for excuses or deflecting blame to others both clubs need to face up to their responsibility for the overall behaviour of their players while there were breaches of the guidelines relating to sideline and bench procedures the nrl has deemed that the overall fine on the clubs is sufficient to cover those breaches the conduct of officials and trainers from both clubs did not warrant any action in reviewing friday night it has to be said that there were parties from both clubs who attempted to intervene in a positive manner and there were those who behaved with restraint mr gallop said in brief · cooper to penrith there s a wild rumour doing the rounds in penrith that the panthers could be set to make an offer to melbourne halfback cooper cronk it s unlikely that cronk would join the club next season with the panthers possibly set to make him an offer for 2013 time will tell · presentation night penrith will hold its annual presentation night on monday the player of the year will be announced with luke lewis likely to be the favourite despite missing much of the year with injury our rugby league team will be at the presentation night and will have full coverage in the weekender refs show support referees prefer to avoid the spotlight but coaches bill harrigan and stuart raper have backed nrl officials to draw attention to themselves for all the right reasons during this week s enthralling final telstra premiership round with finals positions on the line nrl match officials will this week wear special jerseys in support of bravehearts australia s largest child protection advocacy group and their `white balloon day campaign on wednesday september 7 all season we have directed the referees to back themselves and make the tough calls and that is even more important at this time of the season raper said this is a vital round for the make-up of the final eight and i think it says a lot about how important the bravehearts cause is to our team of officials he added · injuries end careers the careers of both trent waterhouse and petero civoniceva at penrith are over the two would have played their final matches against the dragons tonight but suffered injuries against the raiders last weekend it s a sad end for the duo who have given plenty to the penrith club in recent years in brighter news luke lewis returns for the panthers this week having overcome a shoulder injury 1018wwd6605

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ex tra ti me 9 under 20 s registered club fingers crossed i f anyone deserves a job next year it s penrith panthers coach alex melville who s guided his courageous young side to six victories from their last seven attempts most recently defeating the lowly canberra raiders 42­34 last saturday night melville was told by panthers management his first season coaching penrith s toyota cup side would be his last earlier this year after a lacklustre opening 14 rounds that saw them win just four games since then the turnaround has been outstanding as players matured throughout the season and found their feet in the competition thankfully panthers boss phil gould has offered melville a new position at the club working with the nrl side in 2012 penrith s most recent scalp was the 13th placed canberra raiders who gave the `men in black a mighty scare throughout the match the first half was action packed with plenty of tries at both ends of the field penrith s four pointers came courtesy of boom fullback matty moylan who crossed for a double and big forward simon gregory who crashed over for his own try however it was the home side who led at the half-time siren 28­14 it would have been a momentous task for any team to come back against the raiders at home on a freezing saturday night but not for the panthers who were determined m membership bei being a member of club paceway entitles you to friday night members badge draw free courtesy bus on friday and saturday nights free entry into the penrith show for you and a guest free parking for the football birthday meal voucher and two complimentary drinks collect bonus points redeemable for prizes or bonus point vouchers panthers need miracle to make 2011 toyota cup finals to get on the board first in the second stanza ­ and they did five-eighth harry siejka opened the scoring in the comeback and the rest of the penrith side soon followed with tries of their own it was a big half of football with centres tom eisenhuth and tony satini crossing the stripe siejka getting himself a double along with damien cook and try scoring machine andrew pelasio hammering the final nail in the lime green coffin coach alex melville said the fightback was tremendous the performance speaks volumes about how much the boys really wanted to get to this last game and play for our season melville said tonight the penrith panthers will play their last regular season game against the st george-illawarra dragons from wollongong s win stadium the panthers aren t quite out of finals contention but will need to beat the dragons and have other results go their way if they are to sneak in this will be the first meeting of the two clubs all year and will sure to be a blockbuster as the dragons who sit on the same amount of premiership points as the panthers 26 points are fighting for their own destiny too the penrith panthers take on the st george-illawarra dragons tonight at 5.20pm in wollongong m markets every wednesday d dining c cafe 140 the cafe is open for lunch every day 12noon 2pm dinner s wednesdays to saturdays 6pm-9pm sunday 5pm 8pm new dining experience in our perience level one lounge every race night smorgasbord $18 th the paceway he fu function centre 1018wwd7210 a prestigious venue for weddings birthdays farewells seminars and boasts a private garden with gazebo available for your use we look forward to making your function a success cnr station ransley sts penrith www.clubpacewaypenrith.com.au 4721 2375

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ex tra ti me 11 big marn s best darryl brohman best game of last week without doubt the friday night clash between ladder leaders melbourne and manly whilst the focus has been on the drama that happened in the first half and rightly so it was a quality game of football in the end it proved that melbourne are not sure things to win the competition for the sea eagles to win 13 it really showed that the premiership is wide open as for the biff i think there s three types of people commenting after the incident the first type loved the fight the second type hated it the third liked it but are claiming they hated it either way it s not a good look for the game and the nrl was well within their rights to take action best player from last week benji marshall was brilliant on monday night against the titans i ve been saying all year that once benji and the tigers hit their straps they would be hard to stop and that seems to be the case the titans were terrible but benji showed them up and i think he is among the contenders for the dally m award best game of this week because the finals are on the line tonight s clash between the knights and rabbitohs should be a beauty these two teams will leave nothing on the field and it is semi final football come early sunday s clash will also be pretty special with darren lockyer saying goodbye to his suncorp faithful the clash is second versus third on the ladder and manly are still an outside chance of taking home the minor premiership so i think they will be very switched on and could spoil the party for locky he has had a great farewell year but not every party will turn out to be a winner best bet of this week i watched the titans go around on monday night and they were worse than the big marn after a top deck binge i know they are at home on saturday but i am certain that parramatta will avoid the wooden spoon and beat the gold coast i think if you get on them and get on the tigers to beat the sharks plus the storm to thrash the roosters you will be standing in line to collect come monday morning thanks for your support that s it for the big marn in 2011 here in the weekender i would like to thank my millions of readers and followers who have sent in feedback and support i d also like to thank big marn wannabe troy dodds for giving me the opportunity to write here in penrith during 2011 with penrith not in the finals extra time finishes up this week what a great magazine it is and well done to everyone involved if you are having big marn withdrawals which is understandable you can still catch me on `the footy show and of course on the continuous call team on 2gb on friday saturday and sunday see you at the footy real soon 2011 championship ladder p 1 storm 3 broncos 4 tigers 5 cowboys 6 dragons 7 warriors 8 knights 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 2 sea eagles 23 w 19 18 17 14 14 13 13 11 l 04 05 06 09 09 09 10 12 d pts for agst 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 42 40 38 32 32 31 30 26 513 529 493 489 526 451 486 438 268 313 362 408 462 329 387 419 +34 +28 +12 +11 +10 +9 +6 +2 9 10 bulldogs 11 panthers 12 roosters 13 sharks 14 raiders 15 titans 16 eels p rabbitohs 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 w 11 11 09 09 07 06 06 05 l 12 12 14 14 16 17 17 17 d pts for agst 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 26 26 22 22 18 16 16 15 507 413 418 377 406 401 351 353 522 467 485 492 527 587 597 526 -15 -54 -67 -115 -121 -186 -246 -173 trust a local 1018wwd12857 ph 1800 764 764 looking for a steel kit home t view to view our full range visit www.shedsnhomes.com.au i colorbond® steel and zincalume® steel are registered trademarks of bluescope steel limited pictures are for illustrative purposes only visit www.shedsnhomes.com.au for latest product release information visit us at unit 2 112 russell street emu plains street pl call paul lommerse on 0449 174 337 or 4735 4917

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14 ex tratime the weekend ahead troy dodds so it comes down to this knights v rabbitohs friday 7.35pm ausgrid stadium dragons v panthers friday 7.35pm win stadium warriors v cowboys saturday 5.30pm mt smart stadium sharks v tigers saturday 7.30pm toyota stadium titans v eels saturday 7.30pm skilled park bulldogs v raiders sunday 2.00pm anz stadium broncos v sea eagles sunday 4.00pm suncorp stadium roosters v storm sunday 7.00pm sfs he luck of the draw has ensured that the nrl s top eight make-up will come down to the final round as will the battle for the wooden spoon tonight s clash between the rabbitohs and knights will almost certainly decide 8th spot channel nine with the rabbitohs on the back foot after news that greg inglis is out for the rest of the season newcastle were woeful against the bulldogs in the second half last week but have been in this position before and beat penrith 35-0 in the final round of the 2009 season to qualify for the finals i think newcastle will get home and win this even though i d love to see the bunnies play finals football friday s other clash sees the dragons and panthers do battle channel nine at win stadium both sides had much-needed wins last week but with the dragons about to play finals football one would think they d get home and win the cowboys have hit a form slump at the wrong time of the year and need to beat the warriors on saturday fox sports to get back into the winner s circle the warriors were good against the dragons last week and i think back at home will finish the season with a win the tigers should beat cronulla on saturday night fox sports and secure fourth spot on the table all eyes on big knights v rabbitohs clash at ausgrid stadium one would think it s not possible but stranger things have happened i m tipping the bulldogs but it could all depend on whether or not they are a realistic chance of making the eight the big game on sunday is the clash between brisbane and manly channel nine with darren lockyer playing his last club game at suncorp stadium with players missing through suspension winning this one on such an emotional day has become even tougher for the sea eagles but they re a quality football side and would have taken plenty of confidence out of the big win over melbourne last friday i think it ll be a close contest but the broncos will just get home the season finishes with a rare sunday night clash between the roosters and melbourne fox sports at the sydney football stadium melbourne rarely lose two in a row and it won t be happening against a roosters side who have very little to play for the minor premiership may well be on the line here and the storm will simply be too strong in the end that s it for this column in 2011 thanks for reading and thanks for your support of the extra time concept stay tuned to the weekender for big rugby league stories during the off-season and we ll see you again for the 2012 season the titans were pathetic on monday night an otherwise meaningless clash between the titans and eels is suddenly a much anticipated one on saturday night with the wooden spoon on the line fox sports the titans were pathetic on monday night and i think the eels will finally break their losing streak and finish the season with a win the bulldogs will know exactly what they need to do when it comes to sunday s clash with the raiders fox sports if things go their way on friday they remain an outside chance of making the eight if they can put about 40 or 50 points on canberra which isn t out of the question t need a shed get a great on trust a local 1018wwd12857 rural sheds steel kit homes indust call paul lommerse on 0449 174 337 or 4735 4917 visit us at unit 2 112 russe

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