2016 Penrith Panthers season

Rugby league team season

2016 Penrith Panthers season

NRL Rank| 6th
Play-off result| Lost semi final vs. Raiders, 22–12
2016 record| Wins: 15; losses: 11
Points scored| For: 603; against: 497
Team information
CEO| Corey Payne (15 April[1] – 16 August[2])
Coach| Anthony Griffin
Captain|

* Matt Moylan

Stadium| Pepper Stadium – 22,500
Carrington Park – 13,000 (round 9 only)
AMI Stadium – 18,000 (round 10 only)
Avg. attendance| 12,910 (Pepper Stadium only)
High attendance| 15,411 vs. Sea Eagles, round 26 (Pepper Stadium only)
Top scorers
Tries| Josh Mansour (16)
Goals| Nathan Cleary (53)
Points| Nathan Cleary (118)

Home colours|
Away colours

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The 2016 Penrith Panthers season was the 50th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Matt Moylan,[3] the Panthers competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines pre-season tournament.

The Panthers started their season with a string of close results, but failed to win consecutive games during the competition's opening two months. Over the course of the year, new coach Anthony Griffin redefined who was already well established within the team,[4][5] and experienced playmakers Jamie Soward and James Segeyaro would later be released from their contracts mid-season. The Panthers finished the regular season with seven wins from their final eight games, securing 6th position and a place in the finals series.[6]

## Jersey and Sponsors

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The Panthers' 2016 jersey, made by ASICS, was designed to commemorate the club's 50th season. The names of all those who have played 50 or more games for the club adorn the front of the jersey, while the back of the jersey features all five of the Panthers logos, past and present. Unlike the black and teal colour combination used in previous seasons, the Panthers adopted a black and golden brown colour scheme in 2016. The home jersey is black with golden brown panels and the away jersey is the inverse. OAK Milk again featured as the major sponsor, with Hertz once more on the sleeve.[7]

On three occasions during the season, the Panthers wore unique heritage jerseys to celebrate the club's history. The celebratory jerseys were based on jersey designs from previous seasons, but were remade in the style of the current jerseys. The 1967 heritage jersey, worn against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in round 2, was based on the club's 'Chocolate Soldiers' jersey from their inaugural 1967 season.[8] The 1991 heritage jersey, worn against the Canberra Raiders in round 9, was based on the jersey worn during the club's premiership winning 1991 season.[9] Likewise, the 2003 heritage jersey, worn against the Sydney Roosters in round 22, was based on the jersey worn during the club's premiership winning 2003 season.[10] Listed on each of the jerseys is the names of all those who played for the club in that respective season.

* 1967 heritage jersey

* 1991 heritage jersey

* 2003 heritage jersey

## Squad

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Penrith Panthers  2016 NRL Team  |  | Coaching staff

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* Sitaleki Akauola – SR, WG

* Waqa Blake – CE, WG

* Reagan Campbell-Gillard – PR

* Bryce Cartwright – SR, FE

* Nathan Cleary – HB

* Dylan Edwards – WG, CE, FB, FE

* James Fisher-Harris – SR, LK, PR

* Chris Grevsmuhl – SR, LK – Gain: 20 May

* Zak Hardaker – FB, CE – Gain: 22 June

* Peta Hiku – CE, WG, FB

* Jeremy Latimore – PR

* Leilani Latu – PR

* Moses Leota – PR

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* Josh Mansour – WG

* Te Maire Martin – FE

* Suaia Matagi – PR

* Sam McKendry – PR

* Trent Merrin – LK, SR

* Matt Moylan (c) – FB

* Tyrone Peachey – LK, SR, FE, CE

* James Segeyaro – HK – Loss: 22 June

* Will Smith – FB, FE

* Jamie Soward – FE, HB – Loss: 30 June

* Elijah Taylor – LK, SR – Loss: 2 May

* Peter Wallace (vc) – HB, FE, HK

* Dallin Watene-Zelezniak – WG, FB

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* Dean Whare – CE, FB, WG

* Isaah Yeo – SR, CE

* Extended squad players:

* Stanton Albert – PR

* Wellington Albert – PR, WG

* Benjamin Garcia – SR, CE – Loss: 23 June

* Josh Hall – WG

* George Jennings – CE

* Robert Jennings – CE

* Sione Katoa – HK

* Viliame Kikau – PR

* Chris Smith – WG – Loss: 6 April

* Tupou Sopoaga – SR, LK

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Head coach

* Anthony Griffin

Assistant coaches

* Garth Brennan

* Steve Georgallis (NSW Cup Coach)

* Cameron Ciraldo (NYC Coach)

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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Updated: 22 August 2016
Source(s): Panthers Squad 2016

### Player transfers

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A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2016 season.

Gains  | Player  | Signed From  | Until End of  | Notes

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Sitaleki Akauola |  Wests Tigers |  |
Zach Dockar-Clay |  Parramatta Eels |

2017

[11]

Benjamin Garcia |  Catalans Dragons (Super League) |

2017

[11]

Chris Grevsmuhl† |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |

2018

[12]

Josh Hall | Gold Coast Suns (AFL – Australian rules) |

2017

[13]

Zak Hardaker† |  Leeds Rhinos (Super League) |

2016 (on loan)

[14][15]

Andrew Heffernan |  Canberra Raiders |  |
Peta Hiku |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |

2018

[16]

Viliame Kikau |  North Queensland Cowboys |

2017

[11]

Te Maire Martin |  Wests Tigers |

2018

[17]

Suaia Matagi |  Sydney Roosters |

2016

[18]

Trent Merrin |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |

2018

[19]

Losses  | Player  | Signed To  | Until End of  | Notes

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Sam Anderson |  Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) |

2017

Lewis Brown |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |

2018

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Adam Docker | Retirement |

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Daniel Foster |  Easts Tigers (QLD Cup) |

2017

[22]

Benjamin Garcia† |  Catalans Dragons (Super League) |

2018

[23]

Jamal Idris | Released |

Isaac John |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |

2016

Brent Kite | Retirement |

Apisai Koroisau |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |

2018

[24]

Sika Manu |  Hull F.C. (Super League) |  |

[25]

Kieren Moss |  Parramatta Eels |

2016

[26]

Ben Murdoch-Masila |  Salford Red Devils (Super League) |  |
Nigel Plum | Retirement |

[27]

Sam Scarlett |  Brisbane Broncos |  |
James Segeyaro† |  Leeds Rhinos (Super League) |

2016

[14]

David Simmons | Retirement |

[28]

Chris Smith† |  Sydney Roosters |

2017

[29]

Jamie Soward† |  London Broncos (Championship) |  |

[30]

Shaun Spence | Retirement |

Elijah Taylor† |  Wests Tigers |

2016

[31]

## Fixtures

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### Auckland Nines

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Penrith Panthers  2016 Auckland Nines Squad  | Did not play  | Coaching staff

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* 1  Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

* 2  Josh Mansour

* 3  Waqa Blake

* 4  Robert Jennings

* 5  Te Maire Martin

* 6  Sione Katoa

* 7  Will Smith

* 8  Suaia Matagi

* 9  James Segeyaro

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* 10  Jeremy Latimore (c)

* 11  Bryce Cartwright

* 12  Isaah Yeo

* 13  Elijah Taylor

* 14  Corey Harawira-Naera

* 15  Benjamin Garcia

* 16  Zach Dockar-Clay

* 17  Chris Smith

* 18  Moses Leota

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* Reagan Campbell-Gillard ()[32]

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Head coach

* Anthony Griffin

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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Updated:
Source(s): [33]

Rangitoto Pool  Team

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North Queensland Cowboys | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 55  | 36  | +19  | 4
Newcastle Knights | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 48  | 58  | −10  | 4
Penrith Panthers | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 48  | 37  | +11  | 2
Wests Tigers | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 36  | 56  | −20  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals  | Attendance

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Saturday, 6 February | Game 4 |  Wests Tigers | Eden Park | 23–7 | Blake (3), Mansour, Watene-Zelezniak | Cartwright (1/2), Harawira-Naera (0/1), Martin (1/1), W Smith (0/1) | 37,000
Saturday, 6 February | Game 11 |  Newcastle Knights | Eden Park | 14–15 | Dockar-Clay, R Jennings, Latimore | Harawira-Naera (0/1), Martin (0/1), W Smith (1/1) | 37,000
Sunday, 7 February | Game 20 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Eden Park | 11–15 | Cartwright, Garcia | Cartwright (0/1), Martin (1/1) | 37,000
Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye

### Pre-season

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Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals

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Saturday, 13 February | Trial 1 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pepper Stadium | 24–20 | Hall, Martin, C Smith, Taylor, Watene-Zelezniak | Moylan (2/2), Harawira-Naera (0/1), Dockar-Clay (0/1), Cleary (0/1)
Saturday, 20 February | Trial 2 |  Parramatta Eels | Pepper Stadium | 8–22 | Blake, Mansour | Soward (0/2)
Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye

### Regular season

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Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals  | Attendance

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Saturday, 5 March | Round 1 |  Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 30–22 | Hiku, Mansour, Merrin | Soward (5/5) | 11,297
Thursday, 10 March | Round 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pepper Stadium | 16–18 | Hiku, McKendry | Soward (4/4) | 11,125
Saturday, 19 March | Round 3 |  Brisbane Broncos | Pepper Stadium | 23–22 | Cartwright, Hiku, Latimore, Martin | Soward (3/5), Martin (1 FG) | 12,086
Sunday, 27 March | Round 4 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 14–12 | Hiku, Mansour | Soward (2/3) | 12,983
Sunday, 3 April | Round 5 |  Parramatta Eels | Pirtek Stadium | 18–20 | Cartwright (2), Mansour, Wallace | Soward (2/4) | 15,600
Saturday, 9 April | Round 6 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Pepper Stadium | 18–23 | Merrin, Watene-Zelezniak (2) | Soward (3/4) | 13,725
Monday, 18 April | Round 7 |  Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 16–20 | Blake, Martin, Watene-Zelezniak | Soward (4/4) | 10,117
Sunday, 24 April | Round 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Southern Cross Group Stadium | 20–18 | Fisher-Harris (2), Moylan, Yeo | Soward (1/3), Moylan (0/1) | 14,273
Saturday, 30 April | Round 9 |  Canberra Raiders | Carrington Park | 19–18 | Cartwright, Hiku, Peachey | Soward (3/4), Wallace (1 FG) | 6,721
Saturday, 14 May | Round 10 |  New Zealand Warriors | AMI Stadium | 30–18 | Peachey (3), Soward, Watene-Zelezniak | Soward (5/6) | 18,000
Sunday, 22 May | Round 11 |  Gold Coast Titans | Pepper Stadium | 24–28 | Latu, Mansour, Peachey, Watene-Zelezniak | Soward (4/5) | 11,210
| Round 12 | Bye |  |  |  |  |
Saturday, 4 June | Round 13 |  Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 24–6 | Mansour | Soward (1/1) | 11,116
Sunday, 12 June | Round 14 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 24–31 | Cleary, Latu, Mansour, Peachey, Wallace, Watene-Zelezniak | Moylan (0/2, 1 FG), Wallace (3/4) | 12,463
| Round 15 | Bye |  |  |  |  |
Friday, 24 June | Round 16 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Pepper Stadium | 28–26 | Cleary, Grevsmuhl, Latu, Mansour, Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (4/5) | 13,080
Saturday, 2 July | Round 17 |  Wests Tigers | ANZ Stadium | 34–26 | Fisher-Harris, Mansour, Merrin, Yeo | Cleary (5/5) | 10,582
Sunday, 10 July | Round 18 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Pepper Stadium | 10–26 | Latu, Yeo | Cleary (1/3) | 12,682
Saturday, 16 July | Round 19 |  Parramatta Eels | Pepper Stadium | 22–18 | Campbell-Gillard, Cartwright, Mansour, Peachey | Cleary (3/4) | 15,251
Friday, 22 July | Round 20 |  Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 12–31 | Blake, Fisher-Harris, Hardaker, Merrin, Moylan | Cleary (5/6), Moylan (1 FG) | 30,878
Saturday, 30 July | Round 21 |  New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium | 20–16 | Mansour (2), Peachey | Cleary (2/4) | 13,026
Monday, 8 August | Round 22 |  Sydney Roosters | Pepper Stadium | 38–18 | Blake, Cartwright, Cleary, Grevsmuhl, Peachey (2), Yeo | Cleary (5/7) | 9,653
Sunday, 14 August | Round 23 |  Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 6–42 | Blake, Mansour (2), Moylan, Peachey, Watene-Zelezniak (2) | Cleary (7/8) | 13,771
Friday, 19 August | Round 24 |  Wests Tigers | Pepper Stadium | 40–10 | Blake, Campbell-Gillard, Cartwright, Fisher-Harris, Merrin, Wallace, Yeo | Cleary (6/7) | 14,876
Saturday, 27 August | Round 25 |  Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 14–15 | Blake, Moylan | Cleary (3/3), Moylan (1 FG) | 18,288
Sunday, 4 September | Round 26 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Pepper Stadium | 36–6 | Blake, Cartwright, Mansour (2), Wallace, Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (6/6) | 15,411
Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye

### Finals

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| Qualifying and elimination finals| | | Semi-finals| | | | Preliminary finals| | | Grand final
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| 10 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
| 1|  Melbourne| 16|
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| 4|  North Queensland| 10| | | 16 Sept, Willows Sports Complex| | |
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| 9 Sept, Lang Park| | |  Brisbane| 20| | | | 24 Sept, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
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| 5|  Brisbane| 44| |  Melbourne| 14
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| 8|  Gold Coast| 28| | | | | |  Canberra| 12| | | 2 Oct, Stadium Australia
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| | |  Melbourne| 12
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| 11 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium| 23 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium| | |  Cronulla| 14
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| 6|  Penrith| 28|  Cronulla| 32|
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| 7|  Canterbury| 12| | | 17 Sept, Canberra Stadium| | | |  North Queensland| 20| |
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| 10 Sept, Canberra Stadium| | |  Penrith| 12| | |
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| 2|  Canberra| 14|
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| 3|  Cronulla| 16| | | | | |
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Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals  | Attendance

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Sunday, 11 September | Elimination Final |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Allianz Stadium | 28–12 | Blake, Mansour, Peachey, Wallace, Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (4/6) | 22,631
Saturday, 17 September | Semi Final |  Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 22–12 | Peachey, Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (2/2) | 21,498
Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye

## Ladder

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2016 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42
2 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39
3 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39
4 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34
5 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34
6 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32
7 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32
8 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27
9 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26
10 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24
11 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24
12 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22
13 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20
14 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 181
15 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16
16 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

## Statistics

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Player statistics  | Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts

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Sitaleki Akauola | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Waqa Blake | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32
Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8
Bryce Cartwright | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32
Nathan Cleary | 15 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 118
Dylan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
James Fisher-Harris | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20
Chris Grevsmuhl | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8
Zak Hardaker | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Peta Hiku | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20
Jeremy Latimore | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Leilani Latu | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16
Moses Leota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Sam McKendry | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Josh Mansour | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64
Te Maire Martin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9
Suaia Matagi | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Trent Merrin | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20
Matt Moylan | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19
Tyrone Peachey | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52
James Segeyaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Will Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Jamie Soward | 12 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 78
Elijah Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Peter Wallace | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48
Dean Whare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Isaah Yeo | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20
Totals | 26 | 103 | 93 | 5 | 603
Goal kicking  | Name | GK | GM | GK%

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Nathan Cleary | 53 | 12 | 81.54
Matt Moylan | 0 | 3 | 0.00
Jamie Soward | 37 | 10 | 78.72
Peter Wallace | 3 | 1 | 75.00
Totals | 93 | 26 | 78.15

## Other teams

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In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers also fielded semi-professional teams in the National Youth Competition's 2016 Holden Cup (for players aged under 20) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2016 Intrust Super Premiership (NSW Cup). The NYC team was coached by Cameron Ciraldo and captained by Oliver Clark, and the NSW Cup team was coached by Steve Georgallis[34] and captained by Zach Dockar-Clay.

## Representative

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### Domestic

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Pos. | Player  | Team  | Call-up

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BE | Leilani Latu | Indigenous All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match
BE | Tyrone Peachey | Indigenous All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match
BE | Jamie Soward | Indigenous All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match
BE | Will Smith | Indigenous All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match
BE | Trent Merrin | World All Stars | 2016 All Stars Match
PR | Reagan Campbell-Gillard |  NSW City | 2016 City vs Country Origin
SR | Bryce Cartwright |  NSW City | 2016 City vs Country Origin
PR | Leilani Latu |  NSW City | 2016 City vs Country Origin
WG | Josh Mansour |  NSW City | 2016 City vs Country Origin
BE | Tyrone Peachey |  NSW City | 2016 City vs Country Origin
WG | Isaah Yeo |  NSW Country | 2016 City vs Country Origin
181 | Bryce Cartwright |  New South Wales | 2016 State of Origin
WG | Josh Mansour |  New South Wales | 2016 State of Origin
FB | Matt Moylan |  New South Wales | 2016 State of Origin
BE | Matt Moylan |  Prime Minister's XIII | 2016 Prime Minister's XIII match

### International

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CE | Peta Hiku2 |  New Zealand | 2016 Anzac Test
WG | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak |  New Zealand | 2016 Anzac Test
HK | Sione Katoa |  Tonga | 2016 Polynesian Cup
BE | Tupou Sopoaga |  Cook Islands | International vs. Lebanon[35][36]
CE | Waqa Blake3 |  Fiji | 2016 Pacific Test
SR | Viliame Kikau |  Fiji | 2016 Pacific Test
WG | Josh Mansour |  Australia | 2016 Four Nations
LK | Trent Merrin |  Australia | 2016 Four Nations
FB | Matt Moylan |  Australia | 2016 Four Nations
BE | James Fisher-Harris4 |  New Zealand | 2016 Four Nations
BE | Te Maire Martin |  New Zealand | 2016 Four Nations
FB | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak |  New Zealand | 2016 Four Nations

1 – Selected as 18th Man, Cartwright did not play during the series.
2 – Hiku was initially selected to play but was ruled out by injury.
3 – Blake did not play in the match, despite being named in the original squad.
4 – Fisher-Harris was called up to replace injured Simon Mannering.

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Est. 1967 in Penrith, New South Wales

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Home ground|

* BlueBet Stadium
* Carrington Park
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Culture|

* Western Sydney Derby

Important figures|

* Phil Gould
* Royce Simmons
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* Tim Sheens
* Alexander brothers
* Mark Geyer
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* Preston Campbell
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League|

* NSWRL
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Premierships (6)|

* 1991
* 2003
* 2021
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Current
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Amco Cup
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Affiliations|

* Penrith District Rugby League
* St Marys Saints
* Windsor Wolves

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