The Western Suburbs Panthers, often simply referred to as Wests, are a rugby league

Rugby league

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 club from Brisbane

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, Australia

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. The Club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in recent years and several name changes the club continued to operate. In 2010 plans are to return to the clubs spiritual home at Purtell Park, Bardon and revert to the original name Western Suburbs Panthers.
The club's roots trace back to the first game of rugby league played in the state - a game between North Brisbane and Toombul in 1909.