Panthers coach Ivan Cleary was in a reflective mood as he sipped his first celebratory beer inside the winning sheds on Sunday night.
An hour after clinching his second title in as many years, Cleary admitted to
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“I still base a hell of a lot of my coaching on what I learned from him”.
‘Him’ is Phil Gould, the man who famously sacked Cleary at Penrith in 2015 before the latter’s triumphant return three years later to build a dynasty alongside his son Nathan.