The Panthers ended Magic Round in style, after what was shaping up to be an extremely challenging task, the boys walk away with a massive two points against the Broncos at Suncorp, with a 32-8 win.

Some new stars emerge, and some familiar faces return to continue torturing an old foe and spoiling the party during a historic milestone game.

This season has been pretty tough to watch so far, but I can't look away!

2025 is bringing some new plot twists and storylines for the Panthers, who have now dropped their 4th straight game after losing 22-18 to the Cowboys at Commbank Stadium.

Still some positives to touch on, as the Panthers honoured one of the all-time greats in Isaah Yeo who played his 250th game for the club. Some more injury clouds coming out of this one, and another quick turnaround ahead as the team will head to Brisbane to take on the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium next week.

This week we recap what was a gutsy effort in Melbourne without Panthers captain Nathan Cleary who came off early with a head knock. We also dive deeper into the quick ascension of youngsters like Paul Alamoti & Liam Henry who have been thriving in the Penrith system.

Later on, Sam loses his mind and starts pondering a DCE / Cleary halves pairing, before it was clearly time to wrap up the pod!

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