Moylan takes over as Penrith skipper

Matt Moylan has been named to take over as Penrith NRL captain under new coach Anthony Griffin.

The 24-year-old fullback takes over from halfback Peter Wallace with Griffin saying he wants Wallace to focus on his return from a second knee reconstruction.

Moylan is going into just his third full season of first grade and has been widely tipped for representative honours.

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