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Cleary wants compensation as rivals raid Penrith kids

Promising Dolphins half Isaiya Katoa was signed from Penrith before making his NRL debut. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Ivan Cleary has renewed calls for Penrith to receive compensation from the NRL when rivals poach from their junior stocks as the Panthers prepare to face Stephen Crichton for the first time.

Canterbury captain Crichton is one of 11 players to have left the Panthers after tasting grand final glory in the past three seasons and that number is set to grow to 14 next year with Jarome Luai, James Fisher-Harris and Sunia Turuva exiting in 2025.

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