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History of the Penrith Panthers, the Glossary

The history of the Penrith Panthers stretches back to the 1960s when a team from Penrith entering Sydney's elite competition was first mooted.^[1]

107 relations: Adrian Purtell, Amco Cup, Anthony Griffin (rugby league), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Barry Harris (rugby league), Ben Alexander (rugby league), Bill Ashurst, Bill McCall (rugby league), Bill Tonkin, Bob Boland, Bob Landers, Brad Fittler, Brad Izzard, Brisbane Broncos, Brookvale Oval, Cameron Ciraldo, Canberra Raiders, Chris Mortimer, Clive Churchill Medal, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1984), David Applebee, David Simmons (rugby league), Elijah Taylor (rugby league), Emu Plains, New South Wales, Ern Gillon, Glenn West, Greg Alexander, Ivan Cleary, Jamal Idris, Jamie Soward, Joe Galuvao, John Cartwright (rugby league), John Gray (English sportsman), John Lang (Australian rugby league), Kevin Dann, Lachlan Coote, Lang Park, Laurie Fagan, Luke Lewis, Luke Priddis, Luke Rooney, Luke Walsh, Mark Geyer, Matt Moylan, Matthew Elliott (rugby league), Maurie Raper, Michael Gordon (rugby league), Michael Jennings (rugby league), Mike Stephenson, ... Expand index (57 more) »
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Adrian Purtell

Adrian Purtell (born 31 January 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Albury Thunder.

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The Amco Cup (subsequently known by various other sponsors' names including the Tooth Cup, KB Cup, National Panasonic Cup and Panasonic Cup) was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989.

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Anthony Griffin (rugby league)

Anthony Griffin (born 26 August 1966) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who was most recently the head coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.

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Barry Harris (rugby league)

Barry Harris (1938–2006) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach who played for Newtown, South Sydney and the Penrith Panthers.

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Ben Alexander (rugby league)

Ben Alexander (13 September 1971 – 21 June 1992), also known by the nickname "Boods", was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a or for the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership.

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Bill Ashurst

William Frank Ashurst (12 April 1948 – 14 June 2022) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s.

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Bill McCall (rugby league)

Bill McCall is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1950s and 1960s for Penrith, Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta.

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Bill Tonkin

Bill Tonkin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Bob Boland

Bob Boland (born 7 January 1938) nicknamed "Bolo" is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach who played for the Balmain Tigers and Penrith Panthers.

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Bob Landers

Robert John "Bob" Landers (1940–1996) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League competition for the Eastern Suburbs and Penrith clubs.

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Brad Fittler

Bradley Scott Fittler (born 5 February 1972), also known by the nickname of "Freddy", is an Australian rugby league commentator, television presenter, and former player.

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Brad Izzard

Brad Izzard (born 6 May 1962 in Blacktown, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland.

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Brookvale Oval

Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia.

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Cameron Ciraldo

Cameron Ciraldo (born 30 October 1984) is a professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), and a former professional rugby league footballer.

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Canberra Raiders

The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

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Chris Mortimer

Chris Mortimer (born 19 August 1959 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s for the Canterbury-Bankstown, Penrith, New South Wales and for the Australian national side.

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Clive Churchill Medal

The Clive Churchill Medal is the award given to the player judged to be man-of-the-match in the National Rugby League's annual Grand Final.

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales.

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Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1984)

Daine Laurie (born 2 August 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

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David Applebee

David Applebee (born 17 October 1946) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Penrith in the NSWRL competition.

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David Simmons (rugby league)

David Simmons (born 6 December 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

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Elijah Taylor (rugby league)

Elijah Taylor (born 27 February 1990) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1 and who has represented New Zealand at international level.

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Emu Plains, New South Wales

Emu Plains is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Ern Gillon

Ernie Gillon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a for Parramatta and Penrith in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Glenn West

Glenn West (born 14 September 1954) nicknamed "Boney" is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for Penrith Panthers and Parramatta Eels in the NSWRL competition.

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Greg Alexander

Gregory Peter Stephen Alexander (born 4 March 1965), also known by the nickname "Brandy", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, who has since become a radio, television commentator and rugby league journalist.

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Ivan Cleary

Ivan Cleary (born 1 March 1971) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Jamal Idris

Jamal Dasuki Idris (born 6 July 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

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Jamie Soward

Jamie Soward (born 13 November 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and currently head-coach of St. George Illawarra Dragons Women in the NRLW.

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Joe Galuvao

Joe Galuvao (born 8 July 1978) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s in the NRL.

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John Cartwright (rugby league)

John Cartwright (born 9 August 1965) is the assistant coach of the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL) and an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and former head coach.

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John Gray (English sportsman)

John Denis Gray (born 9 October 1953) is an English cricketer, rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

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John Lang (Australian rugby league)

John Lang (born 7 November 1950) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s through to the 2010s.

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Kevin Dann

Kevin George Dann (5 April 195821 February 2021) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Lachlan Coote

Lachlan Coote (born 6 April 1990) is a former Australian rugby league footballer who last played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

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Lang Park

Lang Park, nicknamed "The Cauldron", also known as Brisbane Stadium and commercially Suncorp Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton.

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Laurie Fagan

Laurie Fagan (3 May 1941 – 28 September 2020) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Luke Lewis

Luke Lewis (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian rugby league commentator and former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.

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Luke Priddis

Luke Priddis (born 14 April 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

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Luke Rooney

Luke Rooney (born 16 January 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

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Luke Walsh

Luke Robert Walsh (born 12 May 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Newcastle Knights and the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League and for St Helens and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.

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Mark Geyer

Mark Bradley Geyer (born 7 December 1967) is an Australian radio host and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000.

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Matt Moylan

Matthew Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a, or, for the Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League.

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Matthew Elliott (rugby league)

Matthew Elliott (born 8 December 1964) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach, commentator and former player.

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Maurie Raper

Maurie Raper is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1960s and 1970s for Penrith and Cronulla-Sutherland in the NSWRL premiership.

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Michael Gordon (rugby league)

Michael Gordon (born 24 October 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, he played in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Michael Jennings (rugby league)

Michael Jennings (born 20 April 1988) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

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Mike Stephenson

Michael Stephenson (born 27 January 1947) is an English rugby league commentator and former player.

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Minor premiership

A minor premiership is the title given to the team which finishes a sporting competition first in the league standings after the regular season but prior to commencement of the finals in several Australian sports leagues.

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National Rugby League

The National Rugby League (known as the NRL Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship) is a professional rugby league competition in Australasia which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand.

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New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission.

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New South Wales Rugby League premiership

The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League.

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New Zealand Warriors

The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia.

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Nigel Plum

Nigel Plum is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

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Northern Eagles

The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002.

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NSW Cup

The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales.

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Parramatta Eels

The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Paul Merlo

Paul Merlo is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Penrith Panthers

The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Penrith Stadium

Penrith Stadium (also known as BlueBet Stadium under naming rights) is a rugby league and association football stadium located in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. History of the Penrith Panthers and Penrith Stadium are Penrith Panthers.

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Penrith, New South Wales

Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain.

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Peter Kelly (rugby league)

Peter Kelly (born 17 September 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Peter Wallace (rugby league)

Peter James Wallace (born 16 October 1985) is a retired Australian footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers, the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and represented Scotland in international rugby league.

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Petero Civoniceva

Petero Civoniceva ((Thee-vo-nee-thee-vah); born 21 April 1976), is a Fijian-Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

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Phil Gould (rugby league)

Phillip Ronald Gould (born 24 January 1958), also nicknamed "Gus", is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and formerly a player and coach.

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Preston Campbell

Thomas Leon Preston Campbell (born 7 June 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, the Penrith Panthers (with whom he won the 2003 NRL premiership) and the Gold Coast Titans.

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Rhys Wesser

Rhys Joseph Wesser (born 31 March 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a. During his 14 seasons in the NRL, he played for the Penrith Panthers, with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership, and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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Ron Willey

Ronald William Willey (1929−2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach.

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Ron Workman

Ron Workman (born 7 June 1939) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Ross Gigg

Ross Gigg (29 April 1956 – 8 May 2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played with the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

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Royce Simmons

Royce Michael Simmons (born 2 May 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach.

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Rugby league

Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby XIII in non-Anglophone Europe and South America, and referred to colloquially as football, footy or league in its heartlands, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring wide and long with H-shaped posts at both ends.

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Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament contested by the top national men's representative teams.

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Sandor Earl

Sandor Earl (born 21 September 1989) is a former New Zealand Māori international rugby league footballer who played on the for the Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers, Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Stadium Australia

Stadium Australia, commercially known as Accor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Sydney Olympic Park, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Steve Carter (rugby league)

Steve Carter (born 22 July 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

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Steve Georgallis

Steve Georgallis (Greek: Σταυρος Γεωργάλλης; born 17 June 1968) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of Greece, an assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL) and former professional rugby league footballer.

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Super League (Australia)

Super League was an Australian rugby league football administrative body that conducted professional competition in Australia and New Zealand for one season in 1997.

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Super League war

The Super League war was a commercial competition between the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the Australian Super League to establish pre-eminence in professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand in the mid-1990s. History of the Penrith Panthers and Super League war are History of rugby league.

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References

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History of rugby league

History of sport in Australia by team

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