It may have been a bye week for Penrith, but it's been anything but quiet off the field as the Panthers in the space of four days, have confirmed the immediate release of Te Maire Martin, Peta Hiku and Samisoni Langi. Te Maire Martin could play against his old club as early as this Saturday. Credit: 77 Media. Te Maire Martin, who was under contract at the club until the end of 2018, has headed north to Townsville to take up a deal that will see him play in North Queensland Co

Missing a plethora of players through injury, suspension and the enforced demotion of Matt Moylan, Waqa Blake and Peta Hiku, Penrith suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season when an Adam Reynolds field goal with 36 seconds remaining broke the hearts of a largely-stunned crowd of 15,535 to give Souths a 21-20 win in a high quality game at Pepper Stadium. Skipper Peter Wallace can only look on in despair as Reynolds kicks the match-winner. Credit 77 Media. Ha

With Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Peta Hiku unavailable for the Nines, Dylan Edwards, who has been amongst Penrith’s best during pre-season according to Yeo, gets an early opportunity to stake a claim for a NRL wing spot, vacated by the unavailability of Josh Mansour (knee). “Dylan Edwards has had a phenomenal pre-season and I think he’ll be one to look out for at the Auckland Nines,” Yeo confirmed. “He’s been outstanding from day one and I’m really excited to see how he goes