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Flat White

The Panthers faithful and the true believers: a tale of Western Sydney

5 October 2021

5:47 PM

5 October 2021

5:47 PM

Like 3.2 million Australians on Sunday night, I sat down and watched the NRL Grand Final between the Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs. Having grown up in Perth my code is Australian Rules and my team the West Coast Eagles. In terms of rugby league other than one State of Origin game, this was to be the only other game I was to watch this year.

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