Shortly after the competition was suspended from the 24th of March until the 28th of May when round 3 commenced under a new draw.

Coached by Ivan Cleary and captained by James Tamou, the Panthers are competing in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership. 13 hours ago.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemicthe NRL was played without fans in round 2.
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(Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)The heat will be on Nathan Cleary. PRE-ORDER: Secure your 2020 Alternate Jersey at the Panther Shop. So can that, plus some new faces see the team rocket back up the ladder?James Maloney, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Sione Katoa, Wayde Egan and Tim Grant have moved on to other clubs or retirement, but up step up host of young talent ready to stake their claim.Also joining the squad is Api Koroisau, Zane Tetevano and Kurt Capewell, three astute signings who will all likely find places in the club’s best 17 line-up.Koroisau will fix the club’s issue at hooker, a role that has been rotated among a number of players since Peter Wallace hung up the boots.Tetevano slots in where Campbell-Gillard was, however he could play off the bench as Moses Leota continues to develop his game.Kurt Capewell looms as a valuable utility, but a spot in the starting back row wouldn’t be out of the question either.While the squad is bursting with young talent, this season looms as a crucial season for a number of those players.Some of the more experienced players will also need to mature and step up as leaders, something the team appeared to lack at times in 2019.While the likes of Maloney, Campbell-Gillard and Katoa have moved on, the rest of the side will largely remain unchanged.The spine is also likely to be more settled with year with Koroisau slotting straight in at hooker.With Maloney now in the south of France, the Panthers will now be Cleary’s team to truly own.The young playmaker was criticised at times throughout 2019 after he recorded just 10 try assists and 14 linebreak assists in 21 appearances for the club.But the club will be hoping his experience and the addition of Koroisau will help take his game to another level.The 19-year-old prop made his NRL debut last season, playing in the club’s final five games.Tipped to add plenty more games to that tally in 2020, Leniu received plenty of great raps throughout his junior career and those are expecting to continue in first grade.With a host of young talent starting to break through into NRL, some may have to bide their time longer than others.Unless he finds a spot on the bench, Mitch Kenny will struggle to find a spot in the 17 after Koroisau’s arrival.Forwards Jack Hetherington and Kaide Ellis will also be pushing for bench spots.Young playmaker Matt Burton will keep Luai honest, as will Caleb Aekins who will be putting pressure on Edwards.Elsewhere in the backline, Stephen Crichton is a real possibility of jagging a starting spot.Last season was a mixed one for the 24-year-old fullback who found himself shifted to the wing at one point before being dropped to reserve grade.He found his way back into the side and produced a number of impressive performances where he ran for over 200 metres.He’ll be looking for more of those games given he’s off contract at the end of the season.A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Api Koroisau has joined the Panthers.

This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has confirmed his 18-man squad to contest the 2020 NRL Nines tournament in Perth next week.Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai will direct the team around the park and are joined by fellow NRL regulars Dylan Edwards, Dean Whare, Viliame Kikau and Josh Mansour.A host of exciting young talent including Stephen Crichton, Matt Burton, Billy Burns and Daine Laurie will also make the trip to Perth.New recruit Api Koroisau will take the field as a Panther for the first time since 2015, while fellow hooker Tyson Smoothy will get a chance to impress after joining the club on a train-and-trial deal several weeks ago.All 2020 NRL Nines games will be broadcast live on NRL Live Pass, Fox League and Kayo (Australia) and Sky NZ (New Zealand).NRL to take 'strongest possible' action against Naden abusers

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Team Lists NRL Teamlist: Round 14. In a series analysing who will line up in each position for all 16 teams in the opening round of the Telstra Premiership in 2020, NRL.com looks at the Penrith Panthers.

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