Penrith have received an enormous boost on the eve of the NRL season, after Phil Gould committed to the club until the end of 2017.

The Panthers chief revealed on Monday he could not walk away from the players and coaches he had recruited to rebuild a club that was on its knees less than three years ago.

Committed to the future of the Panthers: Phil Gould. Credit:Jacky Ghossein

“I've asked a number of people to join our club — coaches, players and management — over the last 18 months,” Gould said. “They've all shown great confidence in what we were doing and they joined in good faith, so I can't really walk away from them until we've spent a fair bit of time together. The chairman, Don Feltis, and his board have been wonderful.