The Penrith Panthers have been locked in as the opposition that will arrive at Apex Oval to take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs when the two sides meet for their Round 11 clash next year.

Daniel Burfitt, a Wellington resident who's been a life-long Penrith supporter says he'll be one of many hoping to score some tickets, work permitting, of course.

"I started in '91, my aunty bought me the jersey, when you're six-years-old, the colours and the moniker both seem like a really good reason to go for them and thirty years later we're still cheering for them," Mr Burfitt said.

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"Yeah, it's a really nice thing, we'll definitely be trying to go, depending on how work shakes out, we'll definitely be trying to watch."

It won't just be Mr Burfitt hoping to catch the game live and so close to home, with his daughter Audrey also fast becoming a die-hard supporter.

"Yeah, I'd love to take her a long, this'd be her third live game at this point, so, she's managed to get to two already, but it's different being out here," Mr Burfitt said.

While the South Sydney Rabbitohs were dubbed 'everyone in Dubbo's second favourite team' by former player Joe Williams at the announcement of the game coming to Dubbo, the Penrith side are also one with increasingly strong ties to the region.

It's not something that's gone unnoticed during Penrith's recent success with Isaah Yeo earning an origin call-up and Matt Burton, Brent Naden, Charlie Staines and Billy Burns all playing a role in Penrith's journey to the grand final this year, with Wellington itself punching well above it's weight in terms of NRL representation.

"Ever since moving to Wellington, we've seen so many good players come from this area; Kotoni Staggs in Brisbane, I used to work with Brent Naden's old man in the mine, Tyrone Peachey at the Titans and Blake Ferguson out at Parramatta, it's pretty incredible," Mr Burfitt said.

"The grand final was pretty heartbreaking for us, hopefully we'll get to go one better this year, I think it's just a matter of trying to keep that squad together during the off-season."

While there's no fixture, or opponent locked in yet for future returns of the South Sydney Rabbitohs that were part of the original agreement, Mr Burfitt is eager to see the game continue to make moves out west.

"It's good for Rugby League in general, I think," Mr Burfitt said.

"When you look at the amount of great players who've always come from the bush and even though we're close, it can be difficult to get to Sydney for people from Dubbo and Mudgee and places like that."

"It's a very good game, they won't have any trouble getting a crowd here that's for sure, especially if Souths and Penrith are playing."

The round 11 match will take place on May 23, with ticket sales expected become available for the general public in the new year.