The Warriors’ last trip to Penrith ended in their worst defeat.

But second rower Ben Henry says the 62-6 thumping will have no bearing when they return on Sunday night for an encounter that will determine their play-off hopes.

He says that result is history and not something he’s thought about for some time, and he’s ruled it out being a motivator.

“That happened a year ago,” he said.

“We’ve put that to bed and we’re just focusing on the players they have now and what they can do.”

Henry, who played centre, is one of 10 survivors from that match in the Warriors squad this week.

Much of the damage that May night was done by one-time Warriors Isaac John, who scored a hat-trick of tries, and Lewis Brown, who got a brace.

Brown is back to face his former club, but John suffered a season-ending achilles injury in May.

After that drubbing, the Warriors, then with Matthew Elliott as coach, bounced back with seven wins in eight matches to put themselves in play-off contention before their bid petered out.

This year, under Andrew McFadden, their finals ambitions remain in their own hands – beat the Panthers and they’re in.

They set up that scenario by overwhelming Gold Coast 42-0, a win that left them just short of the top eight on points differential, but which boosted confidence.

It was the second time this season that they had kept a team scoreless, after they whitewashed Parramatta 48-0 in July.

Both times, the zero in the scoreline was as pleasing as the points they racked up, Henry said.

“It’s about being determined in defence and turning people away because it’s demoralising when a team keeps turning you away,” he said.

“That’s what we need against Penrith. It’s going to be a lot harder because they’re a great team and we have to bring our A game.”