Panthers coach speaks ahead of Bathurst match

Penrith Panthers coach Ivan Cleary addresses why being back in the Central West means so much to the team.

Transcript

00:00What keeps bringing you back and why, you know, keep bringing the boys out each year to Bathurst?

00:05Well, I think it's a sort of number of regions.

00:09It's a, obviously, I think it's a good connection between, obviously, Penrith and the Central West.

00:14We've got a host of players that have come out of, you know, this region.

00:19And so we will continue to, you know, try and open those pathways up for young aspiring talents.

00:25Just good to be able to connect with the, you know, the community out here.

00:28I think it's, you know, it's not every day they get to see NRL games, NRL players.

00:32So it's always nice to be able to showcase our talents out here.

00:37Also, just the way the whole community, like, embraces us.

00:44I think that's always a nice feeling.

00:45I think it sort of shows that, you know, it's possible, you know.

00:48Like, there's nothing like seeing someone you know or someone else knows or, you know,

00:53that's gone to, you know, same school or, you know, just growing up in similar circumstances

00:58that can actually, you know, there is a pathway, you know, if you work hard enough.