Penrith's premiership dynasty has many fathers, but if it's to continue it will have to strike one of them down when it takes on James Fisher-Harris and the Warriors on Saturday night.
As wounded as the Kiwi club may be after an indifferent run into the finals, Fisher-Harris is sure to have them breathing fire in front of a frenzied Auckland crowd as both sides' seasons go on the line.
Fisher-Harris's ruthlessness as a competitor, his relentless intensity, his utter lack of mercy, and his ongoing refusal to consider the concepts of fatigue or pain are all important parts of the foundations on which the Panthers built their greatness.
Now those same qualities are fixed on Penrith's demise in a high-stakes match for the first time, and one of the creators of the greatest winning run of mo