Penrith rests key players, totaling 1,943 games of experience, for a crucial match against Canterbury.
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.
With players including Isaah Yeo, Nathan Cleary, Moses Leota and Brian To'o rested, coach Cleary has sat out a whopping 1,943 games of NRL experience for Thursday's game at Accor Stadium.