2023 Penrith Panthers season
Sporting team, Penrith Panther 2023 NRL season
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The 2023 Penrith Panthers season is the 57th season in the club's history. With head coach Ivan Cleary and co-captains Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership and won the minor premiership.
20th Anniversary
In 2023, it is the twentieth anniversary of the Penrith Panthers' 2003 NRL Grand Final win against the Sydney Roosters. This was Penrith's second premiership.
Jerseys & Sponsors
The 2023 home, away and alternate jerseys look similar to the ones shown below
- Home
- Away
- Alternate
Sponsors
Main Sponsor | Kit Suplier | Minor sponsors |
---|---|---|
Jersey | ||
OAK Plus | O'Neills | Bluestone Home Loans |
Hertz | ||
KFC | ||
Allam Property Group | ||
Shorts | ||
Turner Freeman Lawyers | O'Neills | KFC |
Instyle Solar | ||
Training Shirt & Shorts | ||
OAK Plus | O'Neills | MKJ Projects |
Hertz | ||
KFC | ||
Instyle Solar | ||
Turner Freeman Lawyers |
Squad
Source:[1][2]
No | Nat | Player | 1st Position | 2nd Position | NRL Games | Previous 1st Grade Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
536 | ![]() | Tyrone Peachey | Lock | Centre | 207 | Wests Tigers |
537 | ![]() | Isaah Yeo (c) | Lock | Second Row | 220 | None |
553 | ![]() | Chris Smith | Second Row | Lock | 39 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
557 | ![]() | James Fisher-Harris (vc) | Prop | 180 | None | |
560 | ![]() | Nathan Cleary (c) | Halfback | 159 | None | |
562 | ![]() | Moses Leota | Prop | 149 | None | |
564 | ![]() | Dylan Edwards (vc) | Fullback | 131 | None | |
579 | ![]() | Jarome Luai | Five-Eighth | 107 | None | |
584 | ![]() | Liam Martin | Second Row | 104 | None | |
585 | ![]() | Brian To'o | Wing | 93 | None | |
586 | ![]() | Mitch Kenny | Hooker | Lock | 83 | None |
589 | ![]() | Stephen Crichton | Centre | 100 | None | |
591 | ![]() | Spencer Leniu | Prop | 83 | None | |
598 | ![]() | Matt Eisenhuth | Lock | Prop | 116 | Wests Tigers |
599 | ![]() | Scott Sorensen | Second Row | Lock | 105 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
601 | ![]() | Jaeman Salmon | Second Row | Centre | 61 | Parramatta Eels |
602 | ![]() | Lindsay Smith | Prop | Lock | 27 | None |
603 | ![]() | Izack Tago | Centre | 48 | None | |
604 | ![]() | Taylan May | Wing | 22 | None | |
607 | ![]() | Soni Luke | Hooker | 24 | None | |
609 | ![]() | Sunia Turuva | Fullback | Wing | 29 | None |
610 | ![]() | Tom Jenkins | Centre | Wing | 6 | None |
612 | ![]() | Jack Cole | Centre | 1 | None | |
613 | ![]() | Eddie Blacker | Prop | 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | |
614 | ![]() | Luke Garner | Second Row | Centre | 87 | Wests Tigers |
616 | ![]() | Jack Cogger | Five-Eighth | Halfback | 55 | Huddersfield Giants |
615 | ![]() | Zac Hosking | Second Row | Lock | 25 | Brisbane Broncos |
Development Players | ||||||
608 | ![]() | Kurt Falls | Halfback | Five-eighth | 3 | None |
611 | ![]() | Liam Henry | Prop | Lock | 1 | None |
- | ![]() | Mavrik Geyer | Prop | Second Row | ???? | ???? |
- | ![]() | Ativalu Lisati | Second Row | Lock | ???? | ????? |
Fixtures
Pre-Season Challenge (week 1)
Date | Trial | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 11 February | 1 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 22 - 16 | Sommerton, Jenkins, McLean, Cohen | Kurt Falls (3/4) | 3,525 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Pre-Season Challenge (week 2) / World Club Challenge
Date | Trial | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 18 February | 2 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 12 - 13 | Tago, To'o | Nathan Cleary (2/2) | 13,873 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friday, 3 March | 1 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 12 - 13 | Chricton, Luke | Nathan Cleary (2/2) | 17,125 | |
Thursday, 9 March | 2 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 16 - 10 | Chricton, Tago, To'o | Chrichton (1/1), Cleary (1/3) | 16,906 | |
3 | Bye | |||||||
Thursday, 23 March | 4 | ![]() | CommBank Stadium | 17 - 16 | Edwards, Hosking | Cleary (3/3) 1 2pt FG | 16,342 | |
Friday, 31 March | 5 | ![]() | GIO Stadium | 12 - 53 | Turuva (2), Tago (2), Cleary, Hosking, Peachey, Crichton, Salmon | Cleary (8/9) 1 FG | 15,334 | |
Saturday, 8 April | 6 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 44 - 12 | Edwards (4), To'o, Sorensen, Cleary | Cleary (8/8) | 20,312 | |
Saturday, 15 April | 7 | ![]() | McDonald Jones Stadium | 15 - 16 | To'o, Salmon | Cleary (3/4) 2 FG | 26,084 | |
Thursday, 20 April | 8 | ![]() | Accor Stadium | 20 - 18 | Crichton (3) | Crichton (3/4) | 19,574 | |
Saturday, 29 April | 9 | ![]() | Carrington Park | 8 - 12 | Peachey | Crichton (2/2) | 11,055 | |
Saturday, 6 May | 10 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 6 - 18 | Edwards, To'o, Leniu | Cleary (3/4) | 50,183* | |
Friday, 12 May | 11 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 48 - 4 | Sorensen (2), Edwards, Peachey (2), To'o, Turuva, Luai | Cleary (8/8) | 20,255 | |
Thursday, 18 May | 12 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 4 - 15 | Turuva, Cleary | Cleary (3/3) 1 FG | 33,343 | |
13 | Bye | |||||||
Sunday, 4 June | 14 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 26 - 18 | To'o (2), Turuva, Leota | Cleary (1/1), Chrichton (4/5) | 16,912 | |
Saturday, 10 June | 15 | ![]() | Allianz Stadium | 6 - 30 | Crichton, Edwards, Yeo, To'o, Tago | Crichton (5/6) | 23,610 | |
Friday, 16 June | 16 | ![]() | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 27 - 23 | Tago (2), Salmon, Jenkins | Cogger (3/4) 1 FG | 17,277 | |
Saturday, 24 June | 17 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 20 - 12 | Edwards, Peachey (2), Salmon | Cogger (2/4) | 18,589 | |
Friday, 30 June | 18 | ![]() | Marvel Stadium | 16 - 34 | Crichton, Tago (2), Martin, Hosking, To'o | Chricton (5/6) | 26,829 | |
19 | Bye | |||||||
Sunday, 16 July | 20 | ![]() | Kayo Satdium | 14 - 24 | Leota, Tago (2), Jenkins | Cogger (1/4), Edwards (2/2) | 10,065 | |
Sunday, 23 July | 21 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 44 - 18 | Peachey (2), Yeo, To'o (2), Crichton, Sorenson, Garner | Cleary (6/8) | 21,525 | |
Saturday, 29 July | 22 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 28 - 0 | Luai, Yeo, To'o, Turuva, Martin | Cleary (4/5) | 20,694 | |
Friday, 4 August | 23 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 26 - 6 | To'o (2), Luai, Crichton | Cleary (5/6) | 19,953 | |
Thursday, 10 August | 24 | ![]() | 4 Pines Park | 12 - 24 | Crichton (2), Turuva, To'o | Cleary (4/5) | 10,102 | |
Saturday, 19 August | 25 | ![]() | Cbus Super Stadium | 14 - 40 | Edwards (2), Yeo, Peachey, Jenkins, Martin, Crichton | Cleary (6/7) | 19,106 | |
Thursday, 24 August | 26 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 18 - 32 | Peachey, Cleary, Martin, Jenkins | Cleary (1/4) | 21,525 | |
Saturday, 2 September | 27 | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 44 - 12 | Crichton, Turuva (2), Martin, To'o (2), Sommerton, Cleary | Cleary (6/8) | 21,525 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
- Round 10 attendance figure is for the whole of Magic Round day 2
Finals
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
9 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 16 September – Auckland | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 September – Newcastle | ![]() | 10 | 22 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 30 | ![]() | 38 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 4 | 1 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 September – Sydney | 23 September – Brisbane | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 42 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 13 | 15 September – Melbourne | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 September – Brisbane | ![]() | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 9 September | Qualifying Final | ![]() | BlueBet Stadium | 32 - 6 | To'o, Martin, Turuva (2), Cleary | Cleary (6/6) | 21,525 |
Friday, 22 September | Preliminary Final | ![]() | Accor Stadium | 38 - 4 | To'o (3), Turuva, Cleary, Edwards | Cleary (7/8) | 35,578 |
Sunday, 1 October | Grand Final | ![]() | Accor Stadium | 26 - 24 | Kenny, Leota, Crichton, Cleary | Crichton (1/1), Cleary (4/4) | 81,947 |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
17 | ![]() | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
Player movements
Player transfers
Gains
Nat | Pos | Player | From | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FE/HB | Jack Cogger | Huddersfield Giants (Super League) | 24/10/22 | [3] |
![]() | SR/CE | Luke Garner | Wests Tigers | 24/6/22 | [4] |
![]() | SR/LK | Zac Hosking | Brisbane Broncos | 24/10/22 | [5] |
![]() | LK/CE/FE | Tyrone Peachey | Wests Tigers | 21/10/22 | [6] |
Losses
Nat | Pos | Player | To | Date | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | WG | Christian Crichton | Released | |||
![]() | LK/SR | J'maine Hopgood | Parramatta Eels | 31/5/22 | [7] | |
![]() | CE/WG | Robert Jennings | The Dolphins | 10/5/22 | [8] | |
![]() | FE/HB | Isaiya Katoa | The Dolphins | 18/2/22 | [9] | |
![]() | SR | Viliame Kikau | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 19/11/21 | [10] | |
![]() | HK | Api Koroisau | Wests Tigers | 3/12/21 | [11] | |
![]() | FE/HB | Sean O'Sullivan | Dolphins | 30/6/22 | ||
![]() | WG/FB | Charlie Staines | Wests Tigers | 21/10/22 | [12] |
References
- ^ "Penrith Panthers NRL Squad". penrithpanthers.com.au. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Teams". Penrith Panthers. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Zac Hosking and Jack Cogger join Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Panthers nab Tigers forward for 2023". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Zac Hosking and Jack Cogger join Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Peachey returns to Panthers, Staines departs". Penrith Panthers. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Signing news: Rein and Hopgood". Parramatta Eels. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Dolphins land try-scoring weapon Jennings". The Dolphins. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Dolphins sign Panthers young gun Isaiya Katoa". New South Wales Rugby League. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ AAP (2021-11-19). "Bulldogs sign Kikau on big four-year deal". Canberra Weekly. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Wests Tigers sign Apisai Koroisau". Match Preview: Round 11 vs Bulldogs. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Charlie Staines joins Wests Tigers". Match Preview: Round 11 vs Bulldogs. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-31.