The 2010 Penrith Panthers season was the 44th in the club's history. Coached by Matthew Elliott and captained by Petero Civoniceva, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership season.
Milestones and achievements 13 March – Round One: Four players made their debuts for the Panthers; Adrian Purtell, Kevin Kingston, Nigel Plum and Travis Burns. 20 March – Round Two: Petero Civoniceva played his 250th NRL game. 27 March – Round Three: Sam McKendry scored his 1st NRL try. 16 May – Round Ten: Michael Jennings scored his 50th NRL try. 24 May – Round Eleven: Michael Gordon kicked his 200th NRL goal. 9 August – Round Twenty-two: Brad Tighe played his 100th NRL game. 20 August – Round Twenty-four: Kevin Kingston played his 100th NRL game. 20 August – Round Twenty-four: Petero Civoniceva played his 50th game for the Panthers. 20 August – Round Twenty-four: Michael Gordon set a new club record for points in a single game (3 tries, 9 goals, 30 points). 4 September – Round Twenty-six: Michael Gordon set a new club record for points in a season (14 tries, 98 goals, 252 points). 7 September: Luke Lewis named Dally M Lock of the Year. 18 September – Semi-final Two: Nathan Smith played his 100th NRL game.
Jersey and Sponsors
In 2010 the Panthers jerseys were again made by ISC. They retained their predominantly black home jerseys from 2009, while revealing a new teal and white away strip. The new away strip was designed featuring performance technology and weighed less than half of the previous away design.Panthers unveil new alternate jersey penrithpanthers.com, 8 September 2009
Sanyo were again the major sponsor of the Panthers in 2010. Titan Warehousing Solutions replaced ABCOE Distributors as the sleeve sponsor.Titan Warehousing Solutions – New Sleeve Sponsor penrithpanthers.com, 8 September 2009 HOSTPLUS secured the shorts sponsorship while Tony Ferguson retained the rights for the back of the jersey.
The Panthers once again participated in the heritage round, sporting a retro strip. This jersey featured a white V on a predominately brown background, paired with white shorts.
Fixtures The Panthers again used CUA Stadium as their home ground in 2010, their home ground since they entered the competition in 1967.
Pre-season The main squad returned to training on 5 November 2009 to start preparing for the 2010 season.Return to Training penrithpanthers.com, 17 November 2009 Players involved in the 2009 Four Nations and 2009 Pacific Cup returned to training later. Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Report20 FebruaryTrial 1 Parramatta EelsCUA Stadium, Penrith32–12Burns (2), Elford, Walsh, GordonGordon (3/3), Burns (1/1)11,11327 FebruaryTrial 2 Newcastle KnightsPort Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie41–16Jennings (3), Lewis (2), Burns, Elford Gordon (6/6), Walsh (FG) (1/1)6,423 Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Report13 MarchRound 1 Canberra RaidersCUA Stadium, Penrith34–16Coote (2), Elford, Lewis, Kingston, PurtellGordon (5/6)11,13320 MarchRound 2 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville20–28Lewis (2), WalshGordon (4/4)13,33927 MarchRound 3 Melbourne StormCUA Stadium, Penrith10–16McKendry, CooteGordon (1/2)11,0245 AprilRound 4 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle34–30Coote, Jennings, McKendry, Lewis, Paulo, PurtellGordon (5/6)15,89411 AprilRound 5 Sydney RoostersCUA Stadium, Penrith28–6Paulo, Jennings, Purtell, Coote, GordonGordon (4/6)14,02318 AprilRound 6 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, Auckland40–12Purtell (2), Kingston (2), Coote, Gordon, BurnsGordon (6/8) 14,62024 AprilRound 7 Wests TigersCUA Stadium, Penrith26–18Coote (2), Jennings, GordonGordon (5/5)19,2201 MayRound 8 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast24–38Coote (3), BurnsGordon (4/4)15,430Round 9Bye16 MayRound 10 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Sydney34–14Jennings (3), Elford (2), IosefaGordon (5/6)10,35224 MayRound 11 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCUA Stadium, Penrith31–16Gordon (3), Grant, ElfordGordon (5/5), Walsh (FG) (1/1)11,27830 MayRound 12 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney22–42Coote (2), Tighe, CooperGordon (3/4)11,1085 JuneRound 13 Newcastle KnightsCUA Stadium, Penrith28–10Tighe (2), Cooper, Jennings, CooteGordon (4/5)10,969Round 14Bye18 JuneRound 15 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane22–12Purtell, Coote, Lewis, KingstonGordon (3/5)42,23325 JuneRound 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesCUA Stadium, Penrith40–22Jennings (3), Tighe, Waterhouse, Gordon, CooperGordon (6/8)14,9785 JulyRound 17 St. George-Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval, Kograh12–8Graham, SimmonsCoote (2/3)12,97411 JulyRound 18 New Zealand WarriorsCUA Stadium, Penrith 6–12 CooteGordon (1/1) 9,98317 JulyRound 19 Parramatta EelsCUA Stadium, Penrith 28–34 Tighe, Gordon, Coote, Jennings, Graham Gordon (4/5) 22,58224 JulyRound 20 Melbourne StormRectangular Stadium, Melbourne10–18Purtell, JenningsGordon (1/2) 11,21230 JulyRound 21 North Queensland CowboysCUA Stadium, Penrith 24–16 Gordon (2), Tighe, KingstonGordon (4/5)7,0809 AugustRound 22 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra 26–30 Kingston, Pritchard, McKendry, TigheGordon (5/6)8,850http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/858/fixtureid/5972/infotabid/4/default.aspx15 AugustRound 23 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown18–43Pritchard, Gordon, JenningsGordon (3/3)17,20820 AugustRound 24 South Sydney RabbitohsCUA Stadium, Penrith54–18 Gordon (3), Burns (2), Earl (2), McKendry, IosefaGordon (9/10)13,41130 AugustRound 25 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney24–18Earl, Tighe, Waterhouse, JenningsGordon (4/4)13,7944 SeptemberRound 26 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksCUA Stadium, Penrith50–12Pritchard (3), Jennings (2), Tighe (2), Graham, SmithGordon (7/9)10,997 Legend:
Finals Series Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Report11 SeptemberQualifying Final Canberra RaidersCUA Stadium, Penrith22–24Gordon (2), Earl (2)Gordon (3/4)16,66818 SeptemberSemi-final Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney12–34Purtell, GrahamGordon (2/2) 23,4592011 Match Centre – NRL.com Legend:
Ladder
2010 Player Statistics and Coaching Staff
NatNamePosAppTGFGPtsSR230000FE1940016PR180000SR1630012FB19172072WG630012WG540016WG2314980252FE1130012PR171004HK162008CE23160064HK2460024PR30000LK1950020PR2440016LK72008SR40000SR1950020PR90000CE2470028WG11004LK201004CE19100040HB201015SR192008 Totals — 111 100 1 645
Panthers Group CEO: Glenn Matthews Rugby League CEO: Mick Leary Head Coach: Matthew Elliott Rugby League Marketing Manager: Shannon Donato Media Manager: Andrew Farrell Coaching, Development and Recruitment Manager: Jim Jones Stadium Operations Manager: Tamara Van Antwerpen
Transfers
Gains Player Previous club Until End of NotesDavid SimmonsCronulla-Sutherland Sharks2011Daine LaurieWests Tigers2011Panthers sign Daine Laurie & Nigel Plum penrithpanthers.com, 24 September 2009Nigel PlumCanberra Raiders2010Kevin KingstonParramatta Eels2010Kingston & Purtell Confirmed penrithpanthers.com, 20 October 2009Adrian PurtellCanberra Raiders2011Travis BurnsNorth Queensland Cowboys2011Sandor EarlSydney Roosters (Windsor player)
Losses Player Club Until End of NotesAdam WoolnoughRetiredN/APaul AitonCronulla-Sutherland Sharks2011Geoff DanielaWests Tigers2011Junior Tia-KilifiCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2011Keith PetersReleasedN/AJarrod SammutCrusaders RL2012Junior MoorsWests Tigers2010Joel RomeloCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Rep Players NameTeamAppTGFGPts Queensland Australia2100000000 City11004 New South Wales10306 City10000NRL All Stars City New South Wales110100000000400 New South Wales Australia2100000000 City New South Wales1200000000
Other teams In 2010 the Panthers again compete in the Toyota Cup while senior players who were not required for the first team play with the Windsor Wolves in the NSW Cup.
2010 U20 Panthers
Trivia Michael Gordon kicked 82% of his shots at goal in 2010. Gordon's 252 points in the regular season was the highest by any player since Hazem El Masri's 296-point haul in 2006. Penrith equalled the NRL's sixth biggest comeback, defeating the Knights in round 4 after trailing by 18 points at half time. In round 25, against the Bulldogs, Petero Civoniceva became the first player sent off for 2010.
Note: As of round 26, trials not included.
References
External links Panthers official site