Trent Merrin will be with Penrith until at least the end of the 2020 NRL season, after the Panthers extended his contract with the club on Wednesday.

Peter Wallace has re-signed with Penrith for two more NRL seasons.

The 31-12 win at Suncorp Stadium moves Penrith into the eight, while the Broncos must now confront some worrying home truths if they are to live up to expectations.

Follow full live coverage as the Brisbane Broncos host the Penrith Panthers.

Furious Penrith chief executive Corey Payne has blasted league officials for snubbing western Sydney in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup schedule for 'commercial reasons'

Injured Penrith playmaker Te Maire Martin is set to make a surprise return to the NRL field from what was set to be a season-ending shoulder injury.

It was far from the haymaker many expected, but the knock-out punch was finally delivered to Parramatta Eels,

The little black cat who stole the show at Pepper Stadium last Sunday with his impromptu surge down the sideline during the course of play is now the subject of a Penrith-wide search.

The crowds at Pepper Stadium are used to cheering for Panthers, but a real black cat stole the show on Sunday afternoon.

The Cronulla Sharks cruised to their 13th consecutive win of the season to put the minor premiership firmly in their sights after cruising to a 16-point win over a hapless Penrith Panthers.

Matt Moylan hasn't played a single game at five-eighth in the NRL but the Penrith skipper isn't afraid of being thrown off the bench and into the halves in Origin III.

Penrith can move into the top eight by breaking Cronulla's record-setting winning NRL run but they insist it can't be used as a gauge of their finals credentials.

Laurie Daley might finally have his answer after James Tedesco inflicts nightmare on incumbent fullback, Matt Moylan

The decision by Jamie Soward this week to leave the Panthers and head off to England for the remainder of his playing career is one of the more selfless acts I have seen from a first-grade footballer.

High-profile Penrith mid-season signing Zak Hardaker is in strong contention to make his NRL debut in Saturday's clash against the Wests Tigers.

Jamie Soward will finish his career in England after he was granted a release to join second-tier club London Broncos for the remainder of the season, and has been offered a coaching job at Penrith once his career ends.

Jamie Soward looks certain to have played his last game for the Penrith Panthers and could be on a plane to England to play in the Super League this week.

Elijah Taylor has spent the majority of this week informing Tigers players and coaching staff of the strengths and weaknesses of the men he called teammates just six weeks ago.

So desperate was Zak Hardaker to get to Australia to join Penrith, the Englishman embarked on an eight hour return drive from Leeds to Wales to get a replacement for the passport he had lost.