General
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The club won all three grades for the 21st time. This is the sixth time that all three grades have won on the same day in 2010, extending the current record for one season.* The Under 18s have now passed 14000 points in competition football. In terms of points scored (excluding those allocated for forfeits) they have also become the most successful Under 18/20 side in the club's history, surpassing the 2001 Under 18 side:
2001 - 1429 Points For; 248 Points Against; 576.21 %
2010 - 1434 Points For; 141 Points Against; 1017.42 %
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Players
* Congratulations to the following player on making his debut for the club:
Malen Watson (Under 18s)
* Welcome back to the club to Gerard Leslie, who last played with the Rams in 2008.
* Congratulations to Josh Anasis on kicking his 50th goal for Penrith.
* Congratulations to the following players on each playing his 50th game for the Rams:
Matt Payne (debut 2007, 115th player to play 50 games); Christian Knight (2006, 116); Ben Robinson (2007, equal 117); Reece Johnson (2007, equal 117)
* Ben McGovern equalled his own season's best individual club goalkicking record of 11 goals (previously achieved 17th July vs Manly-Warringah at Pittwater No 6 Oval)
* Ben McGovern has become only the 5th player to twice kick 11 goals or more in a game for the Rams. The other four being: Jason Boneham (11 goals and 11 goals); Glenn Bradley (12 and 11); Steve Cox (20 and 17) and Michael Ross (15 and 13).
Teams
* Senior Grade conceded the score of 11.11 (77) for the second week in a row, winning this round after losing the last.
* After not winning a game by the modest margin of 27 points for 29 seasons and 1104 games, Senior Grade's win was the second Penrith win by that margin this season - after Reserve Grade defeated Camden by 27 points in Round 2.
* Senior Grade has won consecutive games against Sydney Uni (10/04/10 & 08/08/10) for the first time ever - after two previous isolated victories in 1983 and 2000.
* Reserve Grade equalled its highest winning margin of 36 points against Sydney Uni. It also equalled its longest winning sequence of two games (22/05/10 & 08/08/10), previously achieved twice - once in 1981 and once in 1982.
* Sydney Uni's score of 5.7 (37) was its lowest against a Penrith Reserve Grade side.
* The Under 18s equalled the highest club score this season, also by the Under 18s - 27.16 (178) vs Holroyd-Parramatta on 26th June at Gipps Rd Oval.
* The Under 18s achieved the highest winning margin by the club this season - beating their own 162 point victory in Round 14 vs Manly-Warringah at Pittwater No 6 Oval on 17th July.
* The Under 18s held an opposition club scoreless for only the fourth time in Penrith history. The three previous occasions were:
1987 - Senior Grade 47.39 (321) d Blacktown 0.0 (0) on 4th July at Greygums Oval
1991 - Senior Grade 26.24 (180) d Hawkesbury Ag College 0.0 (0) on 28th July at Greygums Oval
2001 - Under 18 Grade 31.20 (206) d Nor-West Jets 0.0 (0) on 7th July at Bensons Lane
* The Under 18s recorded the first 178 point win in the club's history.
* The Under 18s kicked the equal third-best Under 18/20 score in the club's history. The list is as follows:
(1) - 2001 Penrith 31.20 (206) d Nor-West Jets 0.0 (0) at Bensons Lane on 7th July
(2) - 2002 Penrith 27.19 (181) d Nor-West Jets 1.0 (6) at Greygums Oval on 4th May
(3) - 2010 Penrith 27.16 (178) d Holroyd-Parramatta 4.4 (28) at Gipps Road Oval on 26th June
2010 Penrith 26.22 (178) d East Coast Eagles 0.0 (0) at Mahoney Park on 8th August
* The Under 18s winning margin of 178 points is the second-highest achieved by a Penrith Under 18/20 side, following on from the 206 point margin in the 2001 game noted above.
* The Under 18s recorded their highest score and winning margin vs East Coast Eagles; the Eagles kicked their lowest score against the Rams; and Penrith extended its longest winning sequence vs the Eagles to 10 games (12/05/07 - 08/08/10)
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