2022 Penrith Panthers season

Sporting team, Penrith Panther 2022 NRL season
Avg. attendance17,576High attendance21,348Top scorersTriesTaylan May (16)GoalsNathan Cleary (71)PointsNathan Cleary (165)
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The 2022 Penrith Panthers season is the 56th season in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo, the Panthers are competing in the National Rugby League's 2022 Telstra Premiership.

Squad

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Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL Season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 13 November 2023
Source(s): Panthers team profiles


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Player transfers

A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2022 season.

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Trial Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Sunday, 20 February 1 Cronulla Sharks CommBank Stadium 6 - 30 Falls, Geyer, Puru (2), Cohen, Jennings Falls (5/6)
Sunday, 20 February 2 Parramatta Eels BlueBet Stadium 0 - 36
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Thursday, 10 March 1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles BlueBet Stadium 28 - 6 Tago, Crichton, Luai, Koroisau, Martin Crichton (4/6) 16,901
Friday, 18 March 2 St George Illawarra Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 16 - 20 Kikau (2), Leniu Crichton (4/4) 10,057
Saturday, 26 March 3 Newcastle Knights Carrington Park 38 - 20 May (3), Tago (2), Crichton, Staines Crichton (5/8) 11,253
Friday, 1 April 4 South Sydney Rabbitohs BlueBet Stadium 26 - 12 Tago, Crichton, May (2), Martin Cleary (3/6) 20,521
Sunday, 10 April 5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs CommBank Stadium 12 - 32 May, Edwards, Martin, Leniu, Kenny Cleary (6/6) 11,157
Friday, 15 April 6 Brisbane Broncos BlueBet Stadium 40 - 12 Luai, Sorenson, Staines, May, Martin, Leniu, Tago Cleary (6/7) 19,457
Sunday, 24 April 7 Canberra Raiders BlueBet Stadium 36 - 6 Crichton (3), Yeo, May, Kikau Cleary (6/7) 20,612
Friday, 29 April 8 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 4 - 18 Tago, Cleary, Luai Cleary (3/3) 14,102
Friday, 6 May 9 Parramatta Eels BlueBet Stadium 20 - 22 Edwards, May (2), Leniu Cleary (2/4) 21,348
saturday, 14 May 10 Melbourne Storm Suncorp Stadium 6 - 32 Tago (2), Kikau, Luai, Crichton Cleary (6/6) 46,454*
Saturday, 21 May 11 Sydney Roosters Sydney Cricket Ground 12 - 32 Luai (2), Koroisau, Crichton, Fisher-Harris Cleary (6/6) 14,482
Friday, 27 May 12 North Queensland Cowboys BlueBet Stadium 22 - 0 Yeo, Edwards, To'o, May Cleary (2/3), Crichton (1/1) 17,125
Friday, 3 June 13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs BlueBet Stadium 30 - 18 Smith, Edwards, May, Kikau, Salmon Falls (5/6) 16,906
Sunday, 12 June 14 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 6 - 42 Cleary, Kikau, May, To'o (2), Tago, Crichton Cleary (7/8) 21,332
Saturday, 18 June 15 New Zealand Warriors Moreton Daily Stadium 6 - 40 Leota, Edwards, May, To'o (2), Yeo, Martin Cleary (5/6), Crichton (1/1) 8,127
Friday, 1 July 16 Sydney Roosters BlueBet Stadium 26 - 18 To'o, Kikau, Tago, Koroisau Cleary (5/5) 16,725
17 Bye
Sunday, 17 July 18 Wests Tigers CommBank Stadium 16 - 18 Tago, Kikau, Fisher-Harris Falls (2/2), O'Sullivan (1/1) 11,464
Saturday, 23 July 19 Cronulla Sharks BlueBet Stadium 20 - 10 Tago, Edwards, Luai Cleary (4/4) 17,426
Friday, 29 July 20 Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium 34 - 10 O'Sullivan, Martin O'Sullivan (1/2) 26,912
Saturday, 6 August 21 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 6 - 26 Koroisau, Crichton, Edwards, Salmon Crichton (5/5) 16,912
Thursday, 11 August 22 Melbourne Storm BlueBet Stadium 0 - 16 15,612
Thursday, 18 August 23 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 22 - 26 Crichton, Edwards, Leniu, Martin Crichton (5/6) 15,206
Friday, 26 August 24 New Zealand Warriors BlueBet Stadium 46 - 12 May (2), To'o (2), O'Sullivan, Crichton, Kikau, Yeo Crichton (7/8) 17,025
Saturday, 3 September 25 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 38 - 8 Jennings, Turuva Falls (0/2) 23,840
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye
  • Round 10 attendance refers to the total attendance on day 2 of magic round

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Finals

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
9 Sept, BlueBet Stadium
1 Panthers27
4 Eels816 Sept, CommBank Stadium
Eels40
10 Sept, AAMI Park Raiders424 Sept, Accor Stadium
5 Storm20 Panthers32
8 Raiders28 Rabbitohs122 Oct, Accor Stadium
Panthers28
11 Sept, Allianz Stadium23 Sept, QLD Country Bank Stadium Eels12
6 Roosters14 Cowboys20
7 Rabbitohs3017 Sept, Allianz Stadium Eels24
Sharks12
10 Sept, PointsBet Stadium Rabbitohs38
2 Sharks30
3 Cowboys32
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 9 September Qualifying Final Parramatta Eels BlueBet Stadium 27 - 8 To'o (2), Edwards, Fisher-Harris Cleary (5/5) (1 FG) 21,863
Saturday, 24 September Preliminary Final South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 32 - 12 Koroisau, To'o, Leniu, Tago, Cleary Cleary (6/6 50,034
Sunday, 3 October Grand Final Parramatta Eels Accor Stadium 28 - 12 Crichton, To'o (2), Sorensen, Staines Cleary (4/6) 82,415

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 20 0 4 1 636 330 +306 42
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 1 573 364 +209 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 24 17 0 7 1 633 361 +272 36
4 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 1 608 489 +119 34
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 1 657 410 +247 32
6 Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 1 635 434 +201 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 14 0 10 1 604 474 +130 30
8 Canberra Raiders 24 14 0 10 1 524 461 +63 30
9 Brisbane Broncos 24 13 0 11 1 514 550 −36 28
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 1 469 569 −100 26
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 1 490 595 −105 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 1 383 575 −192 16
13 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 1 455 650 −205 14
14 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 1 372 662 −290 14
15 New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 1 408 700 −292 14
16 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 1 352 679 −327 10

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 Penrith Panthers 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 36 38 38 40 42 42
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 34 36 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 0 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32 32 34 34 36
4 Parramatta Eels 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 30 32 34
5 Melbourne Storm 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 32
6 Sydney Roosters 0 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 28 30 30
8 Canberra Raiders 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 28 30
9 Brisbane Broncos 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 26 26 28 28 28 28
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 22 24 26
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 16
13 Gold Coast Titans 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 14
14 Newcastle Knights 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14
15 New Zealand Warriors 0 0 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14
16 Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10

Other teams

In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers are also fielding semi-professional teams in the 2022 Jersey Flegg Cup (for players aged under 21) and the New South Wales Rugby League's The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup (NSW Cup). The 2022 season brought success to the Penrith Panthers seeing them become premiers in SG Ball, Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup.

Representative honours

Domestic

Pos. Player Team Call-up Ref.
HB Nathan Cleary New South Wales 2022 State of Origin
FE Jarome Luai
LK Isaah Yeo
WG Brian To'o
SR Liam Martin
HK Apisai Koroisau
CE Stephen Crichton

International

Pos. Player Team Call-up Ref.
HB Nathan Cleary  Australia 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup
SR Liam Martin
LK Isaah Yeo
PR James Fisher-Harris  New Zealand
PR Moses Leota
PR Scott Sorensen
HK Soni Luke  Tonga
HB Isaiya Katoa
WG Taylan May  Samoa
CE Izack Tago
PR Spencer Leniu
FE Jarome Luai
FB Sunia Turuva  Fiji
SR Viliame Kikau
HK Apisai Koroisau
PR James Fisher-Harris  Māori All Stars 2022 All Stars match
PR James Fisher-Harris  New Zealand 2022 Test vs Tonga
PR Moses Leota
HK Soni Luke  Tonga 2022 Test vs New Zealand
FB Charlie Staines  Samoa 2022 Test vs Cook Islands
WG Taylan May
CE Izack Tago
PR Spencer Leniu
FB Sunia Turuva  Fiji 2022 Test vs PNG
SR Viliame Kikau

References

  1. ^ "2022 Playing squad". 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Chricton signs with Panthers". 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Smith signs Panthers deal". 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "O'Sullivan signs with Panthers". 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Luke signs with Panthers". 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Matt Burton to join the Bulldogs in 2022". 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs sign Tevita Pangai Junior for next three seasons". 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs sign Brent Naden on 2-year contract". 28 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Capewell to Join Broncos from 2022". 1 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Roosters Announce Return of Paul Momirovski". 29 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Dragons sign Tyrone May". 2 December 2021.
  12. ^ "NRL Draw 2022: Full 25-round fixtures and schedule". 14 November 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 Rugby League World Cup squad lists". 20 October 2022.
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