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Penrith Panthers star Nathan Cleary has offered up his take on when the World Club Challenge should be played after discussions have been raging in recent weeks over the cross-hemisphere match. The halfback is currently in the United Kingdom visiting his girlfriend and Manchester City star Mary Fowler and was at Old Trafford on Saturday night watching on Wigan Warriors defeat Hull Kingston Rovers to be crowned Super League Champions. It comes a week after the halfback had led Penrith to their fourth-straight NRL premiership title, with his side now set to go up against Wigan in the Club World Challenge.

Penrith Panthers star Nathan Cleary appeared to hit back at questions over his side's status as one of the greatest rugby league sides to have ever played in Australia. Ivan Cleary's side secured their immortality in rugby league history by clinching their fourth-straight premiership title on Sunday, after beating Melbourne Storm 14-6 at the Accor stadium. The side, who have dominated the competition over the past four years, have been compared to some of the greatest teams in Aussie rugby league history, including the St George Dragons, who won an astounding 11 consecutive premierships between 1956 and 1966.

Penrith Panthers stars like Jarome Luai (left), Nathan Cleary (inset) and Brian To'o (right) have suited up for their annual presentation night after cementing their status as rugby league's greatest team in almost 60 years on Sunday.

Penrith Panthers have faced backlash after reports emerged on Tuesday that the 2024 premiers could look to abandon plans to play in the World Club Challenge. While it seems Penrith have high hopes of winning a fifth-straight NRL premiership in 2025, concerns over player welfare appear to be playing on the minds of club bosses. The NRL is set to return to Las Vegas on March 2, with the Panthers due to open their 2025 season against the Sharks at the Allegiant Stadium.

Panthers star Liam Martin has revealed he's been on painkillers most of the season and barely trained in the week before the NRL decider after injuring his rib cartilage in training.

Penrith Panthers made history on Sunday evening as they were crowned premiers for the fourth year running after besting Melbourne Storm 14-6 during Sunday's NRL Grand Final. In front of a crowd of approximately 80,156 at the Accor Stadium, Ivan Cleary's side confirmed their immortality in the sport with yet another premiership victory, with his son Nathan Cleary and Liam Martin dazzling under the lights in Sydney. Some fans were left scratching their heads with the NRL failing to sell out the 83,500-capacity venue, with tickets still available for the men's showpiece event just hours before kick-off.

The Panthers went into the biggest game of the year as underdogs with the bookmakers - but if you want to see a surefire sign that the stars knew they'd prevail, look no further than these pics.

Penrith Panthers fans partied long into the night in western Sydney after their beloved team claimed a fourth straight NRL premiership on Sunday.

Footy fans on social media have spotted a mistake that aired on Channel Nine in the moments following Penrith's historic 14-6 victory over the Storm in the NRL grand final.

Penrith have secured their status as rugby league's greatest team in almost 60 years, claiming their fourth straight premiership with a 14-6 triumph over Melbourne. In a drama-filled grand final that included a biting allegation and bunker controversy, Penrith pulled away late in front of a crowd of 80,156 people at Accor Stadium on Sunday night. The win makes them only the third team in history to claim four straight premierships, and the first since the great St George side won 11 in a row from 1956 to 1966.

Find out who rated the highest for the rampaging Penrith Panthers and who fell short for the Melbourne Storm in the 2024 NRL Grand Final

NRL fans have hit out at Liam Martin after the Penrith second-row appeared to celebrate in the face of Melbourne's Jack Howarth after he crossed the try line to give the reigning premiers a 10-6 lead at half-time in the NRL Grand Final. It was a ripping start to the match, with both sides trading blows in the opening 20 minutes of the game. Storm took first blood with Harry Grant crashing through the Panthers' defence to give them the lead, but Ivan Cleary's side showed their class, battling their way back into the match with Sunia Turuva dotting down in the corner.

They've clashed in State of Origin and didn't get along when they were teammates for Australia - now Cameron Munster (right) and Liam Martin (left) are set to smash each other once again on the game's biggest stage.

The 26-year-old (pictured with wife Moesha, left, and at training, right) is up there as the best winger in the world and will be a huge part of Penrith's drive to win a fourth straight title on Sunday - but he'll start his day in very unorthodox fashion.

Liam Martin has admitted he was taken aback by Cameron Munster's claims the pair did not get along, claiming he thought the pair were never on bad terms. Munster lit a fuse ahead of the grand final between Penrith and Melbourne, when he admitted he and Martin did not get along as Kangaroos teammates in 2022. The pair first had issues in the 2021 State of Origin series, when Munster was fined for kicking Martin in the stomach while the NSW second-rower was prone on the ground.

Even when they were playing for the same team, which just happened to be Australia, Cameron Munster says he and Penrith rival Liam Martin "didn't like each other" and he expects the Panthers hard man will want to want to "take my head off" in Sunday's NRL grand final. The origin of the angst could stem from a 2021 incident in which Munster, playing for Queensland, was charged with kicking Martin, who enters ferocious mode when he puts on a NSW Blues jersey, in 2021. Munster only copped a fine, and in the aftermath Martin conceded to being a "bit annoying" on the field when the combatants come up against each other and then happily declared he'd target the Storm playmaker's injured ribs in an Origin showdown in 2023 as part of a plan to get inside his head.

Another State of Origin classic is in the books and New South Wales have created history to win a decider in Queensland for just the third time ever

Queensland and NSW were battling for the series in Brisbane and during a nip-and-tuck first 30 minutes, the contest exploded after a coming together between Daly Cherry-Evans and Jarome Luai.

Brian To'o has revealed the outrageous gameday meal he will eat just hours before running out onto the field for the Origin decider - and it's not hard to see why his teammates are stunned by his diet.

Footy fans are gearing up for one of the most highly anticipated interstate clashes in years as the Maroons aim to win the series after being smashed off the park by NSW in game two (Queensland star Reece Walsh pictured left; NSW star Stephen Crichton pictured right).

A trio of NSW stars (Liam Martin pictured left, Jarome Luai pictured right, Billy Slater pictured inset) have dismissed talk that Queensland have always held a telling advantage over the Blues as they try to win their state's first series decider in Brisbane since 2005.

Queensland Origin great Corey Parker (pictured inset) has pleaded for the Maroons to 'belt someone' and do whatever it takes to win the series decider against NSW. It comes after Billy Slater's men (left and right) were 'monstered' by the likes of Liam Martin and Spencer Leniu in game two at the MCG last month.

There were wild scenes in the Blues' dressing room after they blew Queensland off the park at the MCG on Wednesday night. Just a warning: You might want to turn the sound down for this one.

The rugby league world was left fuming over one half of a double sin binning during the Blues' stunning 38-18 triumph over the Maroons at the MCG on Wednesday night.