THE TWO CLAUSES THAT PENRITH PUT INTO DEAL
PENRITH still hope one day Bryce Cartwright will head back home.
It’s why general manager Phil Gould insisted on two clauses in his Titans contract.
One: That the Panthers get first option if he decides leave the Gold Coast. Two: He can return home to Penrith in two years if he is missing his family.
“It’s nice to have those clauses,” Cartwright said. “But I’m getting settled here and really enjoying it.
“People are very friendly. Very welcoming. They stop you in the street and say they’re glad I’m here.
“All I’m thinking about now is my young family and improving every week as a footballer.”
His relationship with Titans coach Garth Brennan is like the inseparable Wayne Bennett and Darius Boyd.
“I love the bloke,” Cartwright said. “He brought me through at Penrith. He’s a great man who cares about his players and that’s why I’m here.
“He’s helping me work hard and get some consistency in my game.”
Not that he was dirty on Penrith coach Anthony Griffin, like what has been reported.
“There’s been stuff getting around that’s not right,” he says. “Like I’ve never met a bikie in my life.
“And with Hook, he’s a hard man but there was no drama there. I guess I didn’t feel like I had a spot there anymore.
“I looked at guys like Wade Graham and Lachlan Coote who did the same thing and achieved a lot.”
I LOVE THE BLOKE. HE’S A GREAT MAN WHO CARES ABOUT HIS PLAYERS AND THAT’S WHY I’M HERE.