The Panthers beat a Top 4 side last night. They've beaten two of the three Top 4 sides apart from themselves, and haven't played Manly yet.
Next time Penrith play a side in the top 8 ( as of the start of this round) will be Round 18. Broncos at Penrith. Broncos probably won't be in the 8 by then, post origin slump and all. You see, Meninga and Daley don't rate us either.
Not just the Dragons and Soward, but the Broncos with Wallace as well. The Penrith club was something of a laughing stock for signing this pair who were universally regarded as being on the scrapheap, but guess what- they are among the most effective halves combinations going around and are pulling together a rag-tag team into a more than cohesive unit. Phil Gould might be a lot of things but he is an outstanding judge of cattle.