Penrith's record-breaking start to the NRL season has taken them to the best start of any side in 25 years, after annihilating Cronulla 48-0 on Friday night.
Nathan Cleary again starred for the Panthers in their domination, while winger Charlie Staines got a hat-trick and Stephen Crichton was sublime inside him.
Already 9-0 for the first time in the club's history, the Panthers became the first side to chalk up a +200 points differential inside nine rounds since Sydney City in 1996.
The shut-out marked the third time this season they have held a team scoreless, while the 60 points conceded is the least of any side after round nine since Parramatta in 1986.
Cronulla, meanwhile, are in turmoil.
They have now lost five straight games, having not picked up a win since coach John Morris was sacked last month.
Halfback Chad Townsend was hooked after 50 minutes for Matt Moylan to come on, while Shaun Johnson's kicking game was particularly poor.
Such was Penrith's dominance, fullback Will Kennedy ran just 23 metres as they were rarely given space to return the ball at BlueBet Stadium.
About the only bright point for the Sharks was when Will Chambers told one of the young Panthers players to "worry about winning one of those (premiership rings) bro".
The way Penrith are playing, some jewellery might not be far away.
Penrith's party started inside seven minutes when Api Koroisau went short to James Fisher-Harris for the prop's first four-pointer in more than two years.
Staines had his first from a simple sweep play, when Nathan Cleary went right and helped Dylan Edwards put the flyer over.
It was 18-0 inside 20 minutes when Kurt Capewell batted back a Cleary kick and Isaah Yeo got the ball away for Crichton.
At that point the Sharks were completing at 50 per cent and Penrith were yet to make an error.
The Panthers' next try was a pearler.
After a typical Cleary underarm flick pass found Jarome Luai, the five-eighth jinked and offloaded for his centre Matt Burton to hit a gap and go over.
That made it 24-0 at halftime, and while the Panthers took the foot off after the break Staines was still able to complete his hat-trick off two perfect right-edge movements.
Viliame Kikau and Matt Eisenhuth also both touched down off grubbers, as the Panthers' took their aggregate scoreline in their last three games against Cronulla to 142-36.
Making matters worse for the Sharks, Jesse Ramien finished the night with a suspected fractured eye socket from an accidental Kikau elbow.
