Penrith lock Trent Merrin has reflected on his premiership glory with St George Illawarra in 2010, saying there are similarities between the current Panthers and the Dragons team that won the title seven years ago.
They were in a mid-year hole barely one in 100 teams have climbed out of to make the finals, but the NRL's hottest side Penrith are daring to dream - boldly declaring they are capable of riding the momentum all the way to the title.
At a time when the NRL is rummaging for every dollar to keep clubs and stakeholders happy, how does the Rugby League Players Associations threat to boycott the Dally M Medal punish the governing body?
Penrith captain Matt Moylan won't play again before the NRL finals after suffering another hamstring strain in Sunday's win over Canberra.
But the Canberra Raiders have left the door open for him to get a second chance.
The Panthers' 26-22 win in Canberra secured their finals appearance.
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has slammed an alleged spitting incident directed at the referees.
The Canberra Raiders' finals hopes look to be over after a narrow loss to Penrith.
Penrith will go into their crucial clash with Canberra boosted by news Trent Merrin will make an early return and Anthony Griffin will be the club's long-term coach.
Canberra Raiders' Viking clap to hit the Richter scale for crucial Penrith clash in bid to make finals.
Elliott Whitehead is expecting to slide back to an edge if he makes Wayne Bennett's England World Cup squad.
It's the unlikely match - a jockey and a hard-nosed footballer.
While dual citizenship is a dirty word for politicians, Raiders big bopper Junior Paulo has three World Cup doors open.
But the Canberra Raiders halfback says his old club doesn't look like a happy place from afar.
Canberra Raiders star hooker Josh Hodgson labels the win over Cronulla shows they're a different team.
Former Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese has laid down the challenge to current skipper Jarrod Croker.
But Raiders have moved on and winning, rather than revenge, is all they're looking for against Penrith.
Penrith winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has named Raiders rookie Nick Cotric as one of the best players in the NRL.
Penrith have set their sights on the NRL's top four as they aim to complete the biggest march up the ladder in the competition's 109-year history.
Penrith is expanding their footprint further into the western corridor in what the Country Rugby League believes will serve as the blueprint for saving bush football.