Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has sensationally revealed just how close he came to giving up coaching after a tumultuous start to his second stint at Penrith.
Following a disastrous two-year stint with the Tigers, Cleary returned to Penrith having coached the club between 2012 to 2015 before he was fired.
Penrith had made the finals the previous three years before he arrived at the foot of the mountain a second time, but missed out in 2019 — finishing 10th.