Beautiful move overlooked amid Panthers uproar

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Amid the uproar surrounding the Panthers' arguable NRL premiership celebrations, galore didn't spot oregon take not to absorption connected a beauteous determination for a Penrith tragic.

Marco Quintao, who has a duplication of his sixth chromosome and was told he'd ne'er beryllium capable to locomotion oregon talk, led the Panthers retired for their grand last clash with the Eels connected Sunday night.

"It's fixed him sunshine successful his beingness again," said his mum Cilene connected Sydney's 9News.

"(Panthers coach) Ivan (Cleary) saw a crushed for inclusion and that was (a) objection of inclusion astatine its best."

Cleary was rapt to marque a affirmative interaction connected Quintao's life.

"I deliberation helium was a spot depressed. He wasn't doing thing (and) had mislaid a spot of purpose," Cleary said.

"One, we emotion hanging retired with him, and two, conscionable to spot him get that intent backmost (was great).

"His household was truthful happy.

"It doesn't get overmuch better."

When asked by 9News' Danny Weidler what helium thought of the Penrith coach, Quintao said: "Cleary is my hero".

"I don't cognize however to picture my feelings to that," Cleary said successful response.

"Just amazing."

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Cleary defended his squad's polarising antics, which included James Fisher-Harris bragging that this Panthers broadside was "the top Penrith squad ever".

Another incidental saw Apisai Koroisau, who's headed for Wests Tigers, burst into laughter portion talking astir the imaginable of his caller nine winning a title.

"Part of it's conscionable due to the fact that we're winning," Cleary said of the outrage.

"Our guys astir apt bash things a small otherwise sometimes. They're letting their hairsbreadth down a small bit.

"I deliberation each of america tin recognize that if you possibly portion a small excessively overmuch sometimes you mightiness accidental immoderate things that you mightiness similar backmost ... I'm not excessively disquieted astir that.

"But I besides get that it whitethorn not beryllium everyone's cupful of tea. You can't delight everybody."

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