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
Player transfers A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2018 season.
+ Gains Player Signed from Until end of Notes Adam Keighran Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs James Maloney Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Tyrone Phillips Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Jayden Walker Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Andy Saunders† Wentworthville Magpies (NSW Cup) Siosifa Talakai† South Sydney Rabbitohs
+ Losses Player Signed To Until end of Notes Sitaleki Akauola Warrington Wolves (Super League) Tim Browne† Retirement Bryce Cartwright Gold Coast Titans Mason Cerruto Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Tom Eisenhuth† Melbourne Storm Leilani Latu Gold Coast Titans Matt Moylan Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Darren Nicholls St. George Illawarra Dragons Mitch Rein Gold Coast Titans Tony Satini† Mount Pritchard Mounties (NSW Cup) Lachlan Stein† Newtown Jets (NSW Cup) Peter Wallace† Retirement
Fixtures Pre-season
Date Trial Opponent Venue Score Tries GoalsSaturday, 17 February1 Sydney RoostersPanthers Stadium30 – 18Sivo (2), Eisenhuth, Egan, Leota, PeacheyCleary (2/4), Keighran (1/2)Saturday, 24 February2 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground24 – 10Campbell-Gillard, CrichtonCleary (1/2)Legend:
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSunday, 11 March1 Parramatta EelsPanthers Stadium24 – 14Blake (2), KikauCleary (6/6)21,506Saturday, 17 March2 South Sydney RabbitohsPanthers Stadium18 – 14Blake, Merrin, PeacheyCleary (3/4)15,995Friday, 23 March3 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium18 – 20Edwards, Maloney, MansourCleary (2/2), Maloney (1/1)11,247Thursday, 29 March4 North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium33 – 14Blake, Kikau, Leota, MaloneyMaloney (8/8, 1 FG)11,907Sunday, 8 April5 Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium6 – 12MansourMaloney (4/4)10,061Sunday, 15 April6 Gold Coast TitansPanthers Stadium35 – 12Harawira-Naera (2), Crichton, Edwards, Peachey, TamouMaloney (5/7, 1 FG)11,091Sunday, 22 April7 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium26 – 22Edwards, Kikau, Watene-Zelezniak, YeoMaloney (3/4)12,667Friday, 27 April8 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsPanthers Stadium22 – 14Harawira-Naera, Leota, YeoMaloney (5/6)13,760Friday, 4 May9 North Queensland CowboysCarrington Park20 – 26Phillips (2), Wallace (2)Maloney (2/4)10,289Friday, 11 May10 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium18 – 29Campbell-Gillard, Harawira-Naera, Peachey, Watene-ZelezniakMaloney (6/6, 1 FG)14,801Thursday, 17 May11 Wests TigersPanthers Stadium16 – 2Peachey, PhillipsMaloney (4/5)15,081Saturday, 26 May12 St. George Illawarra DragonsPanthers Stadium28 – 2Campbell-Gillard, Cleary, Crichton, KikauMaloney (6/6)21,565 13Bye Friday, 8 June14 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium22 – 23 Peachey (2), WhareMaloney (5/6), Cleary (1 FG)7,662Friday, 15 June15 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium32 – 6WhareMaloney (1/1)10,078Saturday, 30 June16 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesPanthers Stadium10 – 18Watene-ZelezniakMaloney (3/3)12,755Friday, 6 July17 New Zealand WarriorsPanthers Stadium36 – 4Luai (2), Blake, Harawira-Naera, Kikau, PhillipsLuai (6/8)10,255Friday, 13 July18 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksPanthers Stadium12 – 24Blake, Harawira-NaeraLuai (2/3)11,742Friday, 20 July19 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium50 – 18Blake, Mansour, PeacheyCleary (3/3)26,357Saturday, 28 July20 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesLottoland24 – 28Blake, Cleary, Mansour, Whare, YeoCleary (4/5)6,134Sunday, 5 August21 Canberra RaidersPanthers Stadium40 – 31Tamou, Peachey (2), Whare, Watene-Zelezniak, Mansour, MaloneyCleary (6/7)12,195Saturday, 11 August22 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium16 – 17Blake, Cleary, Watene-ZelezniakCleary (6/7, 1 FG)11,283Saturday, 18 August23 Newcastle KnightsPanthers Stadium12 – 20May, EganCleary (2/2)14,125Friday, 24 August24 New Zealand WarriorsMount Smart Stadium16 – 36Blake, Mansour, MerrinCleary (2/3)17,195Friday, 31 August25 Melbourne StormAAMI Park16 – 22Mansour (2), Blake (2), CrichtonCleary (1/6)20,637 Legend:
Finals
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 8 SeptemberElimination Final New Zealand WarriorsANZ Stadium27 – 12Peachey (2), Maloney, CrichtonCleary (5/6) Maloney (1FG)17,168Friday, 15 SeptemberSemi Final Cronulla SharksAllianz Stadium21 - 20Cleary, Yeo, BlakeCleary (4/4)19,211 Legend:
Ladder
Statistics Name App T G FG Pts 21 1 0 0 0 0 24 9 8 0 0 32 25 14 2 0 0 8 21 10 2 18/20 1 45 22 16 2 0 0 8 22 8 3 0 0 12 21 9 0 0 0 0 22 5 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 0 0 0 23 18 6 0 0 24 22 11 0 0 0 0 23 14 0 0 0 0 23 18 5 0 0 20 23 13 2 0 0 8 21 4 2 8/11 0 24 29 2 0 0 0 0 32 17 2 53/61 3 117 28 8 4 0 0 16 22 3 0 0 0 0 29 18 1 0 0 4 27 17 7 0 0 28 24 9 4 0 0 16 30 19 1 0 0 4 33 9 2 0 0 8 23 13 3 0 0 12 28 18 3 0 0 12 24 19 3 0 0 12 27 players 19 62 79/92 4 410
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 PlayerTeamCall-up Ref. PR Reagan Campbell-Gillard New South Wales 2018 State of Origin HB Nathan Cleary FE James Maloney BE Tyrone Peachey
International PlayerTeamCall-up Ref. CE Tyrone Phillips 2018 Test vs Papua New Guinea WG Christian Crichton 2018 Test vs Tonga FE Tyrone May BE Sione Katoa 2018 Test vs Samoa BE James Fisher-Harris 2018 Test vs England FB Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
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