Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has made the call to drop in-form replacement hooker Mitch Rein for the returning Peter Wallace, for this afternoon's crucial clash with the Gold Coast Titans at Pepper Stadium. In five appearances in Wallace's absence due to a groin injury suffered a day out from being announced as NSW's Origin hooker for game one, Rein has been instrumental in Penrith winning four of those games during that period. The ex-Dragon rake arguably has been the more

Penrith’s recent win over Manly was important in many respects, including ending a nine-game losing streak against top-eight opposition, stretching back to last season’s semi-final loss to Canberra. It also meant the preseason competition favorites avoided the potential embarrassment of having not defeated top-eight opposition during the regular season for the first time since 1980. But perhaps most importantly of all, the win may have just heralded a welcome return to form o

Penrith fans might be heralding the decision to at long last move Matt Moylan into the halves as the moment their anticipated season finally kicked started with the Panthers still a hope of making the finals after overcoming a 2-7 start to win six of their last eight. But the decision to elevate Dylan Edwards as the player to replace Moylan at fullback that has arguably reaped even bigger benefits for the club, providing that James Tedesco style of game that even Moylan as fu