This page provides a complete chronological list of all published parts of Panthers, Passion & Politics — The Roger Cowan Years. Entries appear in narrative sequence and correspond to sections of the original manuscript. The chapter headings in the list below are directly from the publication.
For structural context, readers may wish to consult the Reader’s Guide.
Currently published: Parts 0 – 67
Total planned: Approximately 70 parts
Foreword
Part 0 — Foreword by Roger Cowan
Chapter 1 — Introduction
Part 1 — The Rise of Panthers: Success, Excitement and Conflict
Part 2 — On Myths: The Author’s Perspective
Part 3 — An Industry Insight
Chapter 2 — From Small Beginnings — Rugby Leagues Takes Off in Penrith
Part 4 — From Small Beginnings — Rugby League Takes Off in Penrith
Chapter 3 — Roger Cowan
Chapter 4 — Insolvency to First Division in One Year
Part 6 — The Bungool Picnic and Unpaid Players
Part 7 — The Bid for First Division
Part 8 — Divided Control: The Club and Football
Chapter 5 — Building the Basics — Business Principles and Property
Part 9 — Eliminiating Scams with Innovation and Systems
Part 10 — The Walls Come Down
Part 11 — Entertainment, Experience and Prestige
Part 12 — The Cow Paddock Purchase
Part 13 — Building the Future: A Block at a Time
Part 14 — Maintaining Momentum — Beyond the Clubhouse
Chapter 6 — Building a Culture — by Accident and Design
Part 15 — Culture — Pivotal to this Story … and the Club
Part 16 — The Think Tank Culture
Chapter 7 — The 16 Year Struggle to Streamline Rugby League
Part 17 — Innovations Stumble Over Prejudice
Part 18 — A Solution Kept Quiet
Part 19 — A Solution — Of Sorts
Part 20 — Charlie Gibson and the Culture Clash
Part 21 — The Right Structure. Finally!
Chapter 8 — A Taste of Injustice
Part 22 — An Investigation Starts
Part 23 — The First Shot at Phyro
Part 24 — Negotiating a Good Deal Becomes the Act of a Criminal
Part 25 — Gotcha!
Chapter 9 — An Urgent Need for Research and Change
Part 26 — Evolution Then Revolution … And Repeat.
Part 27 — From Left Field
Part 28 — The System is the Solution
Chapter 10 — A Narrow Escape from Football Oblivion
Part 29 — Joining Super League
Part 30 — The Criteria
Part 31 — Preparing for the Worst
Part 32 — Outlining the Risk for the Board
Part 33 — A Good Story Trumps Truth
Part 34 — An Information Night — Weaponised
Part 35 — The Cost of a Good Story
Chapter 11 — A Strange Response to a Lifeline
Part 36 — A Lifeline Rejected
Part 37 — The Myth of the Footy Five
Chapter 12 — The Anti-Football Myth
Part 38 — The Foundations of Myth
Part 39 — The Not-Enough-Money-For-Football Myth
Part 40 — Anti-Football — Joke or Paradox
Part 41 — A Return to Two CEOS
Part 42 — Making Hard Decisions — Anti-Rugby-League?
Part 43 — Tapping the Unconscious — Anti-Rugby-League?
Chapter 13 — Amalgamation, Not Takeover
Part 44 — Building a Framework
Part 45 — A Shaky Start, Then — On a Roll!
Part 46 — The Governance Model
Part 47 — The Political Attention
Part 48 — Unexpected Bonuses
Chapter 14 — Board Frustrations on the Rise
Part 49 — What Makes a Good Club Director
Part 50 — The Changing Face — and Culture — of the Panthers Board
Chapter 15 — Confidentiality — Dysfunction — Conflict
Part 51 — A Simple Change, Made So Difficult
Part 52 — Somebody, Hose it Down!
Part 53 — Offering a Fresh Start
Part 54 — How Much Direction Can a Board Give
Part 55 — No Time To Lose
Part 56 — Time for Change
Chapter 16 — The Fear of Reverse Takeover
Part 57 — When Membership Became a Threat
Part 58 — A Threat — But of What?
Chapter 17 — Aborting an Election
Part 59 — The Ballot That Never Finished
Part 60 — The Consequences of a Decision
Chapter 18 — The Footy Five Make Their Play
Part 61 — Board Wars
Part 62 — Promises, Voting Rights and Penrith Control
Part 63 — The Constitutional Way Through
Part 64 — The Battle for the Board
Part 65 — Hoist By Their Own Petard: The Footy Five Defeated
Chapter 19 — Diverting Attention from a Tax Hike
Part 66 — Complaints That Would Not Go Away
Part 67 — The Battle Over the Club Tax
Part 68 — From Headlines to Investigation
