"James Maloney is backing his former club, the Penrith Panthers, for a five-peat and believes the key ingredient to their success is pretty simple — fitness."
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Sounds so simple yet so true.
But the 'psychological' aspect of fitness must play a huge part. I suspect if you took simple measurements of time trials, weights lifted, endurance etc then at least all the leading clubs, if not all NRL clubs, would be within a ball park for fitness. I think Seibold is doing his best to address the psychological aspect through all the focus on connection within the squad and tweaking mindset.
Barring injury catastrophe I'm expecting* Manly to surge into the top 4 this year!
*confident prediction
James Maloney reveals early signs that set Nathan Cleary up for greatness... and why Panthers can achieve five-peat
‘Always had that’: Ex-NRL star reveals early signs that set Cleary up for greatness

Sounds so simple yet so true.
But the 'psychological' aspect of fitness must play a huge part. I suspect if you took simple measurements of time trials, weights lifted, endurance etc then at least all the leading clubs, if not all NRL clubs, would be within a ball park for fitness. I think Seibold is doing his best to address the psychological aspect through all the focus on connection within the squad and tweaking mindset.
Barring injury catastrophe I'm expecting* Manly to surge into the top 4 this year!
*confident prediction
