The $5 million departure is Penrith’s biggest test, and Manly’s sensitive Schuster situation will see Jimmy bring in three premiers. With Kiwi Test enforcer James Fisher-Harris leaving, Penrith must be facing the biggest threat to their title dominance of the previous three seasons.
Being able to manage the departure of players of the caliber of Stephen Crichton, Matt Burton, Viliame Kikau, Api Korisau, and Spencer Leniu while the Panthers continue to develop and find ways to win is an incredible accomplishment.
Penrith’s ability to maintain its current level of success is undoubtedly largely due to its largest junior rugby league nursery in the world, but Fisher-Harris’ departure poses a completely different set of difficulties.
When it comes to front row forwards who mercilessly complimented one another, JFH’s partnership with Moses Leota is comparable to that of Petero Civoniceva and Shane Webcke at the Brisbane Broncos in the early 2000s or Mark Carroll and David Gillespie at Manly in the mid-1990s.
In addition to leading the Panthers in defensive line speed in the middle of the field, they also set the tone for the game by running the ball.
One of the all-time great demolition jobs on the biggest stage possible will be remembered as JFH and Leota’s one-two punch in the 2022 grand final against archrivals Parramatta.
In addition to Fisher-Harris’sexit Jarome Luai is departing as well, heading to join the
It’s obvious that in 2025, the Panthers and Wests Tigers will look very different.
By the end of this season, those seven premiership-winning players—worth over $5 million—will have moved on.
We’re not saying the Panthers can’t stay the standard; we’re just saying it will require a lot of work.
The Manly Sea Eagles are attempting to work out a polite payout arrangement with Josh Schuster, the player who has been granted personal leave.
In addition to making an effort to give Schuster the time he requires away from the field, the Sea Eagles have discreetly started talks with his agent, Mario Tartak.
Schuster has the ability to push to become an NRL regular at the right club, even though it hasn’t worked out for him at the Sea Eagles.
After releasing the team’s Roaring Ahead strategic plan just recently, interim CEO Shane Richardson, the Wests Tigers, are working hard to negotiate a new contract.
Even though Richardson has been connected to a potential return to South Sydney, the Tigers are hoping to reach an agreement to keep him on as the team’s long-term CEO.
In an effort to strengthen the club’s defense, former Canberra Raiders forward David Furner has returned to the Bunnies, adding even more strength to their coaching staff.
South Sydney is currently bottom of the NRL standings after giving up 196 points in just six games this season.
Furner was pushed to return during the summer by South Sydney CEO Blake Solly, but coach Jason Demetriou ultimately made a different decision.
That has since altered, and in an effort to help the Rabbitohs recover from a dismal start, Furner has also joined Ben Hornby and Joe O’Callaghan as assistant coaches.
The Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Storm will square off tonight in one of the greatest rivalries in modern sports history.
The matchup between Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, two of the most consistently successful teams of the last 25 years, is anticipated to produce
The big Kiwis will be sworn enemies as soon as they step onto Allianz Stadium, even though they were roommates when they were New Zealand representatives years ago.
Big NAS is anticipated to want to make a statement for the Storm, having missed the first six weeks of the season due to a hamstring injury sustained during the preseason.
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