{"id":367264,"date":"2024-02-12T18:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=367264"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:02:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:02:18","slug":"luai-arrogance-young-panthers-target-cant-replace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=367264","title":{"rendered":"Luai 'arrogance' young Panthers target can't replace"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Panthers<\/a> keep shooting for the stars – now chasing a four-peat which hasn't been achieved since the mighty St George Dragons in the 1950s and '60s.<\/p>\n

Biggest danger to the Panthers isn't the rival NRL<\/a> clubs or their own headspace – it's the salary cap that is slowly eating away at their star-studded team.<\/p>\n

The better the Panthers get, the more their players go up in value – and rival clubs pounce.<\/p>\n

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Matt Burton and Kurt Capewell left after the 2021 triumph, Apisai Koroisau and Viliame Kikau after 2022 and now Stephen Crichton and Spencer Leniu after the latest victory – with Jarome Luai set to follow next year.<\/p>\n

The Dragons back in the old days had no such salary cap dramas – and it is to Penrith's eternal credit that they keep losing their best players – yet the winning run continues.<\/p>\n

\"Panthers<\/p>\n

But Crichton and Leniu – a strike back and a powerhouse forward – leave big holes and there will be question marks in the early rounds of 2024.<\/p>\n

Ivan Cleary has some fine young talent coming through, but players not yet capable of providing the spark of Crichton and Leniu.<\/p>\n

The Panthers definitely look a little vulnerable after so many departures in the past three years – but are still top four certainties and given a good run with injury, will still mount a formidable title defence.<\/p>\n

Grand final 2023 showed they are never beaten – the mark of a true champion team – and they are the one every other team in the race most fears.<\/p>\n

LUAI TRAITS YOUNG STAR CAN'T REPLACE\ufeff<\/h3>\n

Could Jarome Luai's departure at the end of this season be the straw that finally breaks the premiership streak?<\/p>\n

Luai isn't just a fine player, he also represents all the Panthers are about – the confidence, the swagger and, yes, even a touch of arrogance.<\/p>\n

I believe the Panthers will target Lachlan Galvin – a brilliant young prospect from the Tigers – to replace Luai.<\/p>\n

But he is a vastly different player – a quiet kid who won't bring the Luai cockiness to the table.<\/p>\n

He'll score and create tries – but will Penrith be the same beast without Luai's cheeky antics? Time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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