What Slater didn't like about Panthers bust-up

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Penrith teammates Jarome Luai and Jaeman Salmon caused a disturbance erstwhile they were spotted successful a heated argument pursuing Friday's daze nonaccomplishment to Brisbane.

Having won the past 2 NRL premierships and competed successful the past 3 expansive finals, expectations are precocious connected the occidental Sydney nine to perform.

But the Panthers person present mislaid the World Club Challenge to St Helens, and their regular play opener to the Broncos to unfastened their 2023 relationship successful disappointing fashion.

On Nine's Sunday Footy Show, it was revealed precisely what was said betwixt Luai and Salmon - minus the expletives.

Luai: Am I blaming you for that pass?

Salmon: You did connected that occasion.

Luai: Because you weren't leading, you couldn't marque it due to the fact that you said you were excessively tired.

Salmon: That 1 clip I couldn't marque it.

On the Footy Show, rugby league legends Andrew Johns and Billy Slater pointed retired arguments betwixt teammates are not uncommon.

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"That's good. It's got to beryllium the players who clasp each different to account, it can't travel from the coaches each the time," Johns said.

"That's what you've got to bash arsenic a playmaker, you've got to support radical astir you accountable.

"Every crippled (I did it), each game."

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While Slater agreed specified conversations betwixt teammates were common, helium said the players could person done it distant from tv cameras.

The statement was captured by Nine's camera connected the tract aft the game.

"It's not perfect they did it successful a nationalist space, the camera is close there," Slater said.

"Now they person to woody with this - it's connected television, we're talking astir it.

"Those conversations (between teammates) hap each the time, and it's steadfast to person those honorable conversations.

"If you're sweeping those conversations nether the carpet, past you've got much problems. It's not truthful overmuch astir it happening, it's astir wherever it happened."

The Panthers adjacent big the Rabbitohs connected Thursday night.

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