Rugby league team season
The 2018 Penrith Panthers season was the 52nd in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin (from round 1 to round 21) and Cameron Ciraldo (from round 22 onwards) on caretaker basis and captained by Peter Wallace and James Maloney, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.
Squad
Penrith Panthers
2018 NRL Squad
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Extended squad
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Coaching staff
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- Moses Leota – PR
- Jarome Luai – FE
- James Maloney (c) – HB, FE
- Josh Mansour – WG
- Sam McKendry – PR
- Trent Merrin – LK, PR
- Tyrone Peachey – LK, SR, FE, CE
- Tyrone Phillips – WG, FB
- James Tamou – PR
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak – WG, FB
- Dean Whare – CE, FB, WG
- Isaah Yeo (vc) – SR, CE
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
- Peter Wallace
- Guy Missio (ISP coach)[2]
- Ben Harden (JF coach)[3]
- Tony Guilfoyle (Head of Performance)
- Legend:
- (c) Captain(s)
- (vc) Vice-captain(s)
Updated: 16 July 2018 Source(s): [4]
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Player transfers
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2018 season.
Fixtures
Pre-season
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Regular season
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Date
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Round
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Opponent
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Venue
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Score
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Tries
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Goals
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Attendance
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Sunday, 11 March
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1
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Parramatta Eels
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Panthers Stadium
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24 – 14
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Blake (2), Kikau
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Cleary (6/6)
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21,506
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Saturday, 17 March
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2
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South Sydney Rabbitohs
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Panthers Stadium
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18 – 14
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Blake, Merrin, Peachey
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Cleary (3/4)
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15,995
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Friday, 23 March
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3
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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ANZ Stadium
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18 – 20
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Edwards, Maloney, Mansour
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Cleary (2/2), Maloney (1/1)
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11,247
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Thursday, 29 March
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4
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North Queensland Cowboys
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1300SMILES Stadium
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33 – 14
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Blake, Kikau, Leota, Maloney
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Maloney (8/8, 1 FG)
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11,907
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Sunday, 8 April
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5
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Parramatta Eels
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ANZ Stadium
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6 – 12
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Mansour
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Maloney (4/4)
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10,061
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Sunday, 15 April
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6
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Gold Coast Titans
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Panthers Stadium
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35 – 12
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Harawira-Naera (2), Crichton, Edwards, Peachey, Tamou
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Maloney (5/7, 1 FG)
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11,091
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Sunday, 22 April
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7
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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Southern Cross Group Stadium
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26 – 22
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Edwards, Kikau, Watene-Zelezniak, Yeo
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Maloney (3/4)
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12,667
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Friday, 27 April
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8
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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Panthers Stadium
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22 – 14
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Harawira-Naera, Leota, Yeo
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Maloney (5/6)
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13,760
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Friday, 4 May
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9
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North Queensland Cowboys
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Carrington Park
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20 – 26
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Phillips (2), Wallace (2)
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Maloney (2/4)
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10,289
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Friday, 11 May
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10
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Newcastle Knights
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McDonald Jones Stadium
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18 – 29
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Campbell-Gillard, Harawira-Naera, Peachey, Watene-Zelezniak
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Maloney (6/6, 1 FG)
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14,801
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Thursday, 17 May
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11
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Wests Tigers
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Panthers Stadium
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16 – 2
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Peachey, Phillips
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Maloney (4/5)
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15,081
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Saturday, 26 May
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12
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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Panthers Stadium
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28 – 2
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Campbell-Gillard, Cleary, Crichton, Kikau
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Maloney (6/6)
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21,565
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13 |
Bye |
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Friday, 8 June
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14
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Canberra Raiders
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GIO Stadium
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22 – 23
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Peachey (2), Whare
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Maloney (5/6), Cleary (1 FG)
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7,662
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Friday, 15 June
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15
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Sydney Roosters
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Allianz Stadium
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32 – 6
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Whare
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Maloney (1/1)
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10,078
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Saturday, 30 June
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16
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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Panthers Stadium
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10 – 18
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Watene-Zelezniak
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Maloney (3/3)
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12,755
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Friday, 6 July
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17
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New Zealand Warriors
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Panthers Stadium
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36 – 4
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Luai (2), Blake, Harawira-Naera, Kikau, Phillips
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Luai (6/8)
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10,255
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Friday, 13 July
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18
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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Panthers Stadium
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12 – 24
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Blake, Harawira-Naera
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Luai (2/3)
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11,742
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Friday, 20 July
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19
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Brisbane Broncos
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Suncorp Stadium
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50 – 18
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Blake, Mansour, Peachey
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Cleary (3/3)
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26,357
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Saturday, 28 July
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20
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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Lottoland
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24 – 28
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Blake, Cleary, Mansour, Whare, Yeo
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Cleary (4/5)
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6,134
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Sunday, 5 August
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21
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Canberra Raiders
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Panthers Stadium
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40 – 31
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Tamou, Peachey (2), Whare, Watene-Zelezniak, Mansour, Maloney
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Cleary (6/7)
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12,195
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Saturday, 11 August
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22
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Gold Coast Titans
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Cbus Super Stadium
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16 – 17
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Blake, Cleary, Watene-Zelezniak
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Cleary (6/7, 1 FG)
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11,283
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Saturday, 18 August
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23
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Newcastle Knights
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Panthers Stadium
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12 – 20
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May, Egan
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Cleary (2/2)
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14,125
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Friday, 24 August
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24
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New Zealand Warriors
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Mount Smart Stadium
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16 – 36
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Blake, Mansour, Merrin
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Cleary (2/3)
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17,195
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Friday, 31 August
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25
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Melbourne Storm
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AAMI Park
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16 – 22
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Mansour (2), Blake (2), Crichton
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Cleary (1/6)
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20,637
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Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye
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Finals
Ladder
Statistics
Other teams
In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers are also fielding semi-professional teams in the 2018 Jersey Flegg Cup (for players aged under 20) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2018 Intrust Super Premiership (NSW Cup). The JF team is coached by Ben Harden, and the NSW Cup team is coached by Guy Missio.
Representative honours
Domestic
International
References
- ^ "Peter Wallace named Penrith Panthers captain for 2018 season". Daily Telegraph. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Missio takes charge of ISP". penrithpanthers.com.au. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Harden takes on Jersey Flegg". penrithpanthers.com.au. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Player Profiles". penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Panthers reveals new recruits". penrithpanthers.com.au. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Chammas, Michael (4 December 2017). "Maloney reunited with ball-boy Cleary". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Selvage, Ryan (15 April 2018). "Full Circle: Panther Saunders Back Where It All Began". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers utility player Sitaleki Akauola signs with English club Warrington". Wide World of Sports. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Panthers prop Tim Browne retires after bowel injury". Fox Sports. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Chammas, Michael (3 February 2018). "Bryce Cartwright released by Penrith Panthers to join Gold Coast Titans". NRL.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Nathan (22 November 2017). "NRL Market Watch: Luke Keary twist in Mitchell Pearce move, Bulldogs sign Italy back". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Storm sign trio before deadline". melbournestorm.com.au. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (30 November 2017). "Titans confirm Leilani Latu signing". NRL.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers confirm release of Matt Moylan to join Cronulla Sharks in James Maloney swap". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Nicholls Signs With Dragons". NSWRL.com.au. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Gould, Joel (20 November 2017). "Brennan lures Rein to Titans". NRL.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Peter Wallace announces retirement". penrithpanthers.com.au. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Dodds, Troy (8 December 2017). "Panthers confirm 2018 trials". Western Weekender. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "2018 Draw and Results - Penrith Panthers". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Griffits, Andrew (28 May 2018). "State of Origin: Panthers' Nathan Cleary headlines Brad Fittler's Blues revolution". ABC. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Walsh, Dan (14 June 2018). "Jarryd Hayne headlines injury-hit Fiji squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Milford headlines Samoa squad to face Tonga". NRL.com. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Ofahengaue named in star-studded Tonga squad". NRL.com. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Walter, Brad (17 June 2018). "Seven debutants in Kiwis squad for Denver Test". NRL.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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