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| Club information | |||
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| Full name | Penrith Panthers
Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Panthers, The Mountain Men, The Riff, Chocolate Soldiers, Liquorice Allsorts, Pink Panthers | ||
| Colours | Primary Black Secondary Red Yellow Green Away Pink | ||
| Founded | 4 July 1966 | ||
| Website | penrithpanthers.com.au | ||
| Current details | |||
| Ground(s) |
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| CEO | Matt Cameron (PDRLFC) Brian Fletcher (Panthers Group) | ||
| Chairman | Peter Graham | ||
| Coach | Ivan Cleary | ||
| Captain | Isaah Yeo & Nathan Cleary | ||
| Competition | National Rugby League | ||
| 2025 season | TBD (season ongoing) | ||
 Current season | |||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Records | |||
| Premierships | 6 (1991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | ||
| Runners-up | 2 (1990, 2020) | ||
| Minor premierships | 5 (1991, 2003, 2020, 2022, 2023) | ||
| Wooden spoons | 4 (1973, 1980, 2001, 2007) | ||
| Most capped | 258 – Isaah Yeo | ||
| Highest try scorer | 113 – Rhys Wesser | ||
| Highest points scorer | 1,623 – Nathan Cleary | ||
Hall of Fame
[edit]On 25 June 2016, the Panthers inducted the four inaugural members of its Hall of Fame - Grahame Moran, Royce Simmons, Greg Alexander, and Craig Gower.[1][2]
Head-to-head records
[edit]| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dolphins |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Titans |
25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 72.00 |
 Tigers |
41 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 63.41 |
 Warriors |
52 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 61.54 |
 Cowboys |
48 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 54.17 |
 Raiders |
82 | 43 | 1 | 38 | 52.43 |
 Knights |
57 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 50.88 |
 Rabbitohs |
96 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 48.96 |
 Dragons |
40 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 47.50 |
 Sharks |
102 | 47 | 3 | 52 | 46.08 |
 Bulldogs |
102 | 46 | 3 | 53 | 45.10 |
 Sea Eagles |
97 | 43 | 1 | 53 | 44.33 |
 Eels |
111 | 48 | 1 | 62 | 43.24 |
 Roosters |
102 | 44 | 1 | 57 | 43.14 |
 Broncos |
63 | 27 | 1 | 35 | 42.86 |
 Storm |
48 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 33.33 |
Discontinued teams
[edit]| Win–loss Rates Against All Discontinued Teams (2021) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win% | ||||
| Gold Coast Chargers | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 75.0 | ||||
| Illawarra Steelers | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 54.2 | ||||
| Hunter Mariners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | ||||
| South Queensland Crushers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| Western/Perth Reds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| North Sydney Bears | 58 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 46.6 | ||||
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 57 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 45.6 | ||||
| Newtown Jets | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 38.2 | ||||
| Balmain Tigers | 62 | 22 | 3 | 47 | 35.5 | ||||
| Northern Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | ||||
| St George Dragons | 54 | 16 | 1 | 37 | 29.6 | ||||
| Adelaide Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | ||||
Finals appearances
[edit]19 (1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Coaches
[edit]There have been 20 coaches of the Panthers since their first season in 1967. The current coach is Ivan Cleary.
| No | Name | Seasons | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Premiers | Runners-up | Minor premiers | Wooden spoons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Trevena | 1967, 1973 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 22.7 | — | — | — | 1973 | — |
| 2 | Bob Boland | 1968–1972 | 110 | 39 | 3 | 68 | 35.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jack Clare | 1974 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 40.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mike Stephenson | 1975 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 37.5 | — | — | — | — | As captain-coach |
| 5 | Barry Harris | 1975–76 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 32.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Don Parish | 1977–78 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 22.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Len Stacker | 1979–81 | 66 | 16 | 3 | 47 | 24.2 | — | — | — | 1980 | — |
| 8 | John Peard | 1982–83 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 35 | 30.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tim Sheens | 1984–87 | 98 | 43 | 4 | 51 | 43.9 | — | — | — | — | Club's first finals appearance in 1985 |
| 10 | Ron Willey | 1988-89 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 66.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Phil Gould | 1990–94 | 109 | 61 | 4 | 44 | 56.0 | 1991 | 1990 | 1991 | — | Club's first premiership in 1991 |
| 12 | Graham Rogers | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | Caretaker coach |
| 13 | Royce Simmons | 1994–2001 | 177 | 76 | 4 | 97 | 42.9 | — | — | — | 2001 | — |
| 14 | John Lang | 2002–06 | 125 | 65 | 0 | 60 | 52.0 | 2003 | — | 2003 | — | — |
| 15 | Matthew Elliott | 2007–11 | 111 | 49 | 2 | 60 | 44.1 | — | — | — | 2007 | Sacked Mid Season 2011 |
| 16 | Steve Georgallis | 2011 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 36.4 | — | — | — | — | Caretaker coach |
| 17 | Ivan Cleary | 2012–15, 2019–present | 225 | 141 | 1 | 83 | 62.7 | 2021 2022 2023 2024 | 2020 | 2020, 2022, 2023 | — | Incumbent |
| 18 | Anthony Griffin | 2016–2018 | 72 | 42 | 0 | 30 | 58.3 | — | — | — | — | Contract terminated 6 August 2018 |
| 19 | Cameron Ciraldo | 2018, 2022 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.1 | — | — | — | — | Caretaker coach |
| 20 | Andrew Webster | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | Caretaker coach |
Records
[edit]Individual
[edit]Most games for club
[edit]- 259, Isaah Yeo (2014- Present)
- 243, Steve Carter (1988–2001)
- 238, Royce Simmons (1980–1991)
- 238, Craig Gower (1996–2007)
- 230, Greg Alexander (1984–1994, 1997–1999)
- 216, Luke Lewis (2001–2012)
- 215, Tony Puletua (1997–2008)
- 211, Ryan Girdler (1993–2004)
- 209, Brad Izzard (1982–1992)
- 203, James Fisher-Harris (2016-2024)
- 188, John Cartwright (1985–1996)
Most tries for club
[edit]- 113, Rhys Wesser (1998–2008)
- 101, Ryan Girdler (1993–2004)
- 100, Greg Alexander (1984–1994, 1997–1999)
- 91, Luke Lewis (2001–2012)
- 84, Brian To'o (2019–present)
- 76, Michael Jennings (2007–2012)
- 75, Josh Mansour (2012–2020)
- 73, Brad Izzard (1982–1992)
- 69, Robbie Beckett (1994–2001)
- 66, Steve Carter (1988–2001)
Most points for club
[edit]- 1,631 (64 tries, 678 goals, 16 one-point field goals, 3 two-point field goals), Nathan Cleary (2016–present)
- 1,572 (101 tries, 581 goals, 6 field goals), Ryan Girdler (1993–2004)
- 1,104 (101 tries, 343 goals, 14 field goals), Greg Alexander (1984–1994, 1997–1999)
- 798 (55 tries, 289 goals), Michael Gordon (2006–2012)
- 613 (43 tries, 220 goals, 1 field goal), Preston Campbell (2003–2006)
- 454 (113 tries, 1 goal), Rhys Wesser (1998–2008)
Most points in a season
[edit]- 270 by Michael Gordon in 2010
- 229 by Ryan Girdler in 1999
- 228 by Nathan Cleary in 2017
Most tries in a season
[edit]- 25 by Rhys Wesser in 2003
- 23 by Amos Roberts in 2004
- 21 by Brian To'o in 2023
- 19 by Rhys Wesser in 2006
Most points in a match
[edit]- 34 (4 tries, 9 goals) by Nathan Cleary in Round 25 of the 2019 NRL season
Supporters
[edit]Notable fans
- Nathan Bracken, Australian Cricketer[3]
- Prue Car, 20th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
- James Courtney, Supercars driver[4]
- Pat Cummins, Australian Cricketer[5]
- Anton Devcich, New Zealand Cricketer[6]
- Mick Fanning, Australian professional surfer[7]
- Kurt Fearnley, Paralympic wheelchair racer[3]
- Jessica and Noemie Fox, Olympic canoeists[8]
- John Hastings, Australian Cricketer[3]
- Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player
- Matthew Nielsen, Olympic basketball player[9]
- Leonardo Zappavigna, Australian professional boxer[4]
Season statistics
[edit]| Season | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | +/- | Pts | P | R | M | F | W | Top Tryscorer | Top Pointscorer | Crowd* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 11th | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 203 | 352 | −149 | 12 | Bob Landers (6) David Applebee (6) |
Bob Landers (88) | 7,505 | |||||
| 1968 | 8th | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 298 | 352 | −54 | 22 | Bob Mara (9) | Bob Landers (90) | 10,628 | |||||
| 1969 | 10th | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 311 | 398 | −87 | 13 | Mal McMartin (7) | Bob Landers (158) | 4,974 | |||||
| 1970 | 10th | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 292 | 406 | −114 | 15 | Reg Hatton (11) | Bob Landers (92) | 7,180 | |||||
| 1971 | 8th | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 283 | 372 | -89 | 20 | Grahame Moran (8) | Bruce Ward (85) | 6,404 | |||||
| 1972 | 11th | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 278 | 490 | -212 | 11 | Noel Sing (7) | Norm Gilligan (43) | 4,959 | |||||
| 1973 | 12th | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 272 | 525 | -253 | 10 | W | Ron Lynch (7) | Bruce Ward (39) | 5,020 | ||||
| 1974 | 9th | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 353 | 465 | -112 | 18 | Glenn West (14) | Reg Walton (136) | 7,594 | |||||
| 1975 | 11th | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 312 | 452 | -140 | 15 | Gary Allsopp (8) | Bill Ashurst (91) | 9,087 | |||||
| 1976 | 9th | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 352 | 333 | +19 | 17 | John King (10) | Ken Wilson (130) | 9,429 | |||||
| 1977 | 10th | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 319 | 408 | -89 | 13 | Kevin Dann (9) | Ken Wilson (97) | 7,400 | |||||
| 1978 | 10th | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 206 | 463 | -257 | 10 | Ross Gigg (7) | Phil Gould (77) | 6,143 | |||||
| 1979 | 10th | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 311 | 473 | -162 | 14 | Steve Martin (13) | Kevin Dann (61) | 8,540 | |||||
| 1980 | 12th | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 294 | 556 | -262 | 5 | W | Marvin Hicks (12) | Peter Schofield (81) | 7,674 | ||||
| 1981 | 11th | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 305 | 350 | -45 | 16 | Kevin Dann (9) | Kevin Dann (89) | 8,876 | |||||
| 1982 | 12th | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 375 | 441 | -66 | 15 | Brad Izzard (9) | Kevin Dann (66) | 7,263 | |||||
| 1983 | 11th | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 476 | 647 | -171 | 18 | Chris Houghton (10) | Mark Levy (74) | 4,959 | |||||
| 1984 | 7th | 26 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 409 | 401 | 8 | 29 | Brad Izzard (11) | Mark Levy (142) | 8,564 | |||||
| 1985 | 5th | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 460 | 379 | +81 | 31 | F | Greg Alexander (13) | Greg Alexander (192) | 7,520 | ||||
| 1986 | 8th | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 446 | 394 | +52 | 27 | Greg Alexander (11) | Greg Alexander (183) | 7,520 | |||||
| 1987 | 12th | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 274 | 399 | -125 | 17 | Mark Robinson (7) | Greg Alexander (57) | 6,922 | |||||
| 1988 | 5th | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 394 | 258 | +136 | 30 | F | David Greene (12) | Neil Baker (141) | 9,079 | ||||
| 1989 | 2nd | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 438 | 241 | +197 | 32 | F | Greg Alexander (15) | Neil Baker (131) | 8,935 | ||||
| 1990 | 3rd | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 415 | 286 | +129 | 31 | R | F | Alan McIndoe (14) | Greg Alexander (170) | 10,025 | |||
| 1991 | 1st | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 483 | 250 | +233 | 35 | P | M | F | Graham Mackay (16) | Greg Alexander (139) | 11,844 | ||
| 1992 | 9th | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 274 | 309 | -35 | 22 | Brad Fittler (6) | Andrew Leeds (94) | 10,967 | |||||
| 1993 | 12th | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 314 | 428 | -114 | 18 | Ryan Girdler (8) | Greg Alexander (88) | 9,463 | |||||
| 1994 | 8th | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 404 | 448 | -44 | 22 | Graham Mackay (15) | Graham Mackay (108) | 11,021 | |||||
| 1995 | 14th | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 481 | 484 | -3 | 18 | Robbie Beckett (10) Ryan Girdler (10) |
Ryan Girdler (150) | 8,022 | |||||
| 1996 | 15th | 21 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 363 | 464 | -101 | 15 | Robbie Beckett (9) | Ryan Girdler (162) | 5,351 | |||||
| 1997 | 5th | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 431 | 462 | -31 | 18 | F | Ryan Girdler (11) | Ryan Girdler (197) | 7,673 | ||||
| 1998 | 14th | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 525 | 580 | -55 | 18 | Robbie Beckett (12) | Ryan Girdler (134) | 9,272 | |||||
| 1999 | 10th | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 492 | 428 | +64 | 27 | Ryan Girdler (18) | Ryan Girdler (229) | 12,495 | |||||
| 2000 | 5th | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 573 | 562 | +11 | 30 | F | Ryan Girdler (13) | Ryan Girdler (210) | 14,305 | ||||
| 2001 | 14th | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 521 | 847 | -326 | 14 | W | Chris Hicks (13) | Ryan Girdler (124) | 14,353 | ||||
| 2002 | 12th | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 546 | 654 | -108 | 18 | Rhys Wesser (19) | Ryan Girdler (100) | 11,008 | |||||
| 2003 | 1st | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 659 | 527 | +132 | 40 | P | M | F | Rhys Wesser (25) | Preston Campbell (164) | 17,771 | ||
| 2004 | 4th | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 672 | 567 | +105 | 34 | F | Amos Roberts (23) | Amos Roberts (156) | 17,587 | ||||
| 2005 | 10th | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 554 | 0 | 26 | Rhys Wesser (14) | Preston Campbell (190) | 15,576 | |||||
| 2006 | 12th | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 510 | 587 | -77 | 24 | Rhys Wesser (19) | Preston Campbell (163) | 11,579 | |||||
| 2007 | 16th | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 539 | 607 | -68 | 18 | W | Michael Jennings (15) | Michael Gordon (150) | 12,035 | ||||
| 2008 | 12th | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 504 | 611 | -107 | 25 | Michael Jennings (12) | Michael Gordon (120) | 10,899 | |||||
| 2009 | 11th | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | -74 | 27 | Michael Jennings (17) | Michael Gordon (126) | 13,719 | |||||
| 2010 | 2nd | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 | F | Lachlan Coote (17) | Michael Gordon (270) | 13,056 | ||||
| 2011 | 12th | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 517 | -87 | 22 | Lachlan Coote (12) David Simmons (12) |
Michael Gordon (66) | 12,299 | |||||
| 2012 | 15th | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 575 | -166 | 20 | Michael Jennings (10) | Luke Walsh (97) | 10,858 | |||||
| 2013 | 10th | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | -37 | 26 | David Simmons (19) | Luke Walsh (159) | 10,337 | |||||
| 2014 | 4th | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 506 | 426 | +80 | 34 | F | Josh Mansour (15) | Jamie Soward (155) | 11,462 | ||||
| 2015 | 11th | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | -78 | 22 | David Simmons (9) | Matt Moylan (50) | 11,544 | |||||
| 2016 | 6th | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 | F | Josh Mansour (16) | Nathan Cleary (118) | 13,567 | ||||
| 2017 | 7th | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 | F | Nathan Cleary (11) | Nathan Cleary (228) | 12,922 | ||||
| 2018 | 5th | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 517 | 461 | +56 | 32 | F | Waqa Blake (13) | James Maloney (126) | 14,204 | ||||
| 2019 | 10th | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | -61 | 24 | Nathan Cleary (10) | Nathan Cleary (157) | 12,437 | |||||
| 2020 | 1st | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 | R | M | F | Stephen Crichton (15) | Nathan Cleary (171) | 10,160 | ||
| 2021 | 2nd | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 676 | 286 | +390 | 44 | P | F | Matt Burton (16) | Nathan Cleary (213) | 15,968 | |||
| 2022 | 1st | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 | P | M | F | Taylan May (16) | Nathan Cleary (130) | 16,001 | ||
| 2023 | 1st | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 | P | M | F | Brian To'o (21) | Nathan Cleary (204) | 18,865 | ||
| 2024 | 2nd | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | P | F | Sunia Turuva (17) | Nathan Cleary (126) | 19,663 |
| Premiers | Runners-up | Minor Premiers | Finals Appearance | Wooden Spoon |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Four Panthers enter Hall of Fame". penrithpanthers.com.au. 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Panthers celebrate season 50 with gala dinner". Daily Telegraph. 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Riccio, David (28 February 2010). "NRL wants fans to feel alive". The Sunday Telegraph. Australia: Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Panthers pack pre-season punch". Daily Telegraph. Australia. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Patrick Cummins seals famous Aussie Victory". Daily Telegraph. Australia. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Nicolussi, Christian (16 January 2019). "Josh Mansour lookalike ready to do west proud in Big Bash". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Rakic, Josh (8 January 2010). "Year of the Cat? It's no Pipe dream, says Fanning". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Gabor, Martin (26 August 2024). "'They're proud Penrith girls': Fox sisters pop in to visit the Panthers as Ivan Cleary delivers bold pre-finals statement". news.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Celebrity tipping for NRL grand final". Australia: AAP Sports News. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
References
[edit]- Collis, Ian & Whiticker, Alan (2004). The History of Rugby League Clubs. Frenchs Forest: New Holland Publishers (Australia). p. 400. ISBN 1-74110-075-5.
External links
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