Parramatta second-rower Shaun Lane claims Penrith’s premiership celebrations wouldnt’ have been replicated at the Eels had they won, despite he and teammates not personally being offended by the Panthers’ antics.
Penrith’s party has attracted criticism from some quarters, with the intense rivalry between the Eels and Panthers carrying into the post-season.
Included in the fallout were jibes of labelling Parramatta their sons, while usually quietly-spoken prop James Fisher-Harris posted “#Whoyadaddy” on social media.
The comments related to a quote from Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai in the lead up to the grand final, when asked then if Parramatta were still Penrith’s big brother.
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Penrith fans also chanted “We hate Parra” amid Monday’s team reception at BlueBet Stadium.
Luai has also added fuel to the fire by taunting Ryan Matterson’s claims on social media.
Matterson, in detailing how he thought his three-game crusher ban was “absurd”, said: “Considering Jarome Luai is kicking players and he didn’t get cited. It makes you think ‘Where is this game heading?’”
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Luai responded by posting the quote on Instagram with three crying emojis with the chorus of Kennyon Brown’s song Cry 4 You.
The Panthers five-eighth is facing sanctions from the NRL after using the N-word in a social media post after the Grand Final win.
Lane said the Eels were not personally offended by Penrith’s antic after the 28-12 loss, but he was adamant they would have acted differently.
“They have a bit of confident arrogance about themselves and that seems to work for them,” second-rower Shaun Lane said.
“It gives them confidence on the field also. And they’ve developed a great performance around that kind of culture.
“It really works for Penrith. They’ve had an outstanding team for the past three years.
“But I don’t think you’d see that at Parramatta.”
Lane was named Parramatta’s player of the year on Tuesday night, and said he’d initially been sheltered from Penrith’s celebrations as he doesn’t have social media.
“However someone else conducts themselves doesn’t affect me. I don’t really care what they say about me or my team,” Lane said.
“We know how we value ourselves and our own teammates. We know what is important to us and it’s not other people’s opinions.
“If that’s important to them, so be it.
“We’re not going to be bitter about other people’s comments. They can say whatever they want. If it works for them, it works for them.”
Matterson added: “At the end of the day, winners can do whatever they want. They have been the best side over the last couple of years and if they want to celebrate like that, they can.
“We haven’t spoken about it. It was pretty humorous looking at it. It did make me laugh.
“If you take ourselves out of the situation and watch it as a whole, it was funny.”
Hasler again faces uncertain future
Pressure is again mounting on Des Hasler at Manly with former Dally M coach of the year Anthony Seibold and former Cowboys and Sharks caretaker Josh Hannay reportedly in line to replace him, potentially in the near future.
Hasler is off contract at the end of next year and despite protracted talks with chairman Scott Penn and new CEO Tony Mestrov, he has been unable to strike a deal to get an extension with the club understood to be keen on bringing in a successor to take over down the track.
Those terms have been rejected by Hasler and NewsCorp reports the matter could be brought to a head very soon with Seibold and Mestrov potentially taking over for pre-season training.
Seibold was a Sea Eagles assistant coach before guiding Souths to the finals in his one season at the helm and then having a disastrous two-year stint at Brisbane.
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Hannay, who has worked closely with captain Daly Cherry-Evans at Origin level as part of his role as a Maroons assistant, is viewed as a head coach of the future after stints filling in at North Queensland and Cronulla, where he remains on staff as Craig Fitzgibbon’s deputy.
Cherry-Evans recently said some people at the club were trying to “rip the place apart”.
He was asked if it hurt there was a perception he did not get along with some players in the wake of the Pride jersey fiasco that resulted in seven of his teammates refusing to play against the Roosters.
“That was pretty funny to be honest, considering how comfortable I am with all my teammates, let alone the seven that didn’t play and the rest of the Polynesian group,” he said
“The longer it went on, and the more people I spoke to, the more I realised that these were personal attacks and … certain agendas.
“I am a big fan of Des Hasler, and I am a big fan of him being our coach for as long as he can do that. I do really love him as a bloke and I do enjoy being coached by him.”
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