Ciraldo signs with Panthers

Newcastle Knights forward Cameron Ciraldo has agreed to join the Penrith Panthers next year on a two-season deal.

Ciraldo, 26, joined Newcastle from the Cronulla Sharks in 2008 and has played in 41 NRL games for the Knights.

The luckless back-rower missed most of the 2009 season with a broken ankle and spent three months on the sidelines this year with a torn pectoral.

But he has strung together seven consecutive first-grade games to attract the attention of Panthers supremo Phil Gould.

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