
Penrith have left close to 2000 games of first-grade experience on ice for their grudge match with Canterbury as they look to become the first team from outside the top four to win a premiership in the NRL era.
After successive golden-point defeats to Melbourne and Canberra left the Panthers needing a miracle to claim a top-four finish, coach Ivan Cleary has chosen to make 16 changes to the side which fell to the Raiders in Mudgee.