Panthers chairman Dave O’Neill has hit back at the Wests Tigers fans who turned on coach Ivan Cleary at Leichhardt Oval | mrchrisnico
Panthers chairman Dave O’Neill says the Wests Tigers fans who turned on coach Ivan Cleary at Leichhardt Oval on Friday night can “enjoy their five seconds of fame” and that the competition leaders had “bigger fish to fry.”
Penrith’s Origin contingent, who were seated near the sideline, were also relentlessly hounded, particularly Nathan Cleary with jibes about his father. “They’re passionate fans and their team got a win. They pay their money and are entitled to their opinions.“I was proud of our boys and I’ll worry about our club. We tried hard and we’re now starting to prepare for Cronulla next Friday.
The action was just as feisty on the field, with the match review committee on Saturday charging four players from the game, but none of them will be suspended. Moses Mbye was charged with contrary conduct for standing on the calf of Stephen Crichton as he tried to play the ball in the first half.
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