Ahead of the decider between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, we spoke to both club CEOs to stoke the fires before kick-off.

Russell Crowe had a dig at Penrith, labelling them "hillbillies'',  to which Panthers boss Fletcher simply replied, "mate, the people of Penrith have never heard of Russell Crowe!"

Blake Solly played it with a straight bat, saying "it's all in good fun, and we have a deep respect for the Penrith Panthers".

Ahead of the decider between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, we spoke to both club CEOs to stoke the fires before kick-off.
Russell Crowe had a dig at Penrith, labelling them "hillbillies'', &nbsp;to which Panthers boss Fletcher simply replied, "mate, the people of Penrith have never heard of Russell Crowe!"
Blake Solly played it with a straight bat, saying "it's all in good fun, and we have a deep respect for the Penrith Panthers".

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