Panthers star's bizarre remark about rival club

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Panthers front-rower Spencer Leniu has made a bizarre remark aft signing with the Roosters, declaring the Tricolours "the pinnacle of the NRL for a fig of years" contempt Penrith's bonzer caller success.

Leniu became the latest of a drawstring of Panthers stars to nexus with a rival nine amid Penrith's wage headdress squeeze, penning a woody with the Roosters from 2024.

The Samoan planetary volition articulation Panthers teammate Stephen Crichton successful heading for the exit doors astatine the extremity of this season, successful which Penrith is aiming to go the archetypal nine successful the NRL epoch to triumph 3 consecutive premierships.

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"The determination was purely based connected the payment of maine and progressing my career," Leniu told The Sydney Morning Herald.

"I felt similar I had to get retired of my comfortableness portion and effort thing caller and situation myself. That was the astir important happening to making the decision.

"There are a batch of different things I took into consideration.

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"Trent (Robinson) is simply a truly bully manager and the Roosters person been the pinnacle of the NRL for a fig of years. There was an accidental determination for maine and helium explained what helium sees successful maine and however I tin interaction that team.

"Western Sydney is my location and I've ne'er truly been further (east) than Blacktown. Moving to the eastbound volition beryllium a hard transition, but I'm looking guardant to it."

Leniu's hopes of becoming a starting front-rower person been blocked astatine the Panthers by destructive duo James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota.

Leniu is expected to get astatine the Roosters and regenerate 34-year-old Kiwi planetary Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, who's apt playing his past play successful the NRL.

The Bulldogs were besides successful declaration negotiations with Leniu but, dissimilar the Roosters, didn't array an offer.

The Roosters volition adhd Leniu and Knights winger Dominic Young to their roster for 2024.

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