How the Panthers’ Dynasty Was Constructed Internally
Matt Cameron, the CEO of the Panthers Rugby League, had received a call an hour before the unexpected announcement of James Fisher-Harris’s resignation from Penrith. The journalist asked, “I heard some news about a prop?” Cameron answered, “Yeah, we signed young Luron Patea.”
While the reporter wasn’t exactly happy with the news, it was precisely the information that an organization that has perfected the art of staying one step ahead of the game needed to know.
Proactive rather than reactive: making sure that no panic buttons are pressed even in the event that they are taken aback by news or transfers. James is a significant component of the puzzle that we were not expecting. Not the tail end of it anyhow,” Cameron stated in Bathurst to NRL.com. However, 21-year-old Luron has already made it through the system and is playing reserve grade. “He’s just the next person on the manufacturing line, coming through.
I’m not sure how we’ll resolve the James case in the long run. Lindsay Smith is prepared to go, Liam Henry is prepared to go, and Moses [Leota] is present. “We have excellent players coming through; we’ve done this before. Next week, we’ll talk about whether we need to go to market.”
The three-peat Panthers will face a big challenge in trying to fill the enormous JFH-shaped hole in their forward pack, but they have a history of overcoming the odds and succeeding.
Leave a Reply