2023 Penrith Panthers season
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.
| 2023 Penrith Panthers season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 1st (Premiers) | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 19; draws: 0; losses: 6 | |||
| Points scored | For: 645; against: 312 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Brian Fletcher | |||
| Coach | Ivan Cleary | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | BlueBet Stadium – 22,500 Carrington Park – 13,000 (Round 9 only) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 19,575 | |||
| High attendance | 21,525 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Brian To'o (21) | |||
| Goals | Nathan Cleary (89) | |||
| Points | Nathan Cleary (216) | |||
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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
Squad
| 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
| 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 | |
| Saturday, 18 February | 2 | BlueBet Stadium | 12 - 13 | Tago, To'o | Nathan Cleary (2/2) | 13,873 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw | |||||||
Regular season
- 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
| 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
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.
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- "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.
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- 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.
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