Penrith aims for finals despite recent losses, showcasing resilience as they prepare for challenges ahead.
The time Penrith have been waiting for his finally arrived. They have been on finals watch for the past few weeks knowing their top four aspirations faded with back to back golden point losses to Melbourne and Canberra in round 24 and 25 respectively.
Since then they rested 16 of their squad against Canterbury and while Liam Martin and Brian To'o looked on from the sidelines they were largely full strength against the Dragons on Saturday.
The fact they won by just 40-28 against the struggling Dragons does not suggest Penrith will end the outside the top four premiership curse.
However they won't be deterred by what awaits them showing in recent seasons that they do not fear the history books. Firstly a trip to New Zealand to take on...