# 2019 Penrith Panthers season

The 2019 Penrith Panthers season was the 53rd season in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and captained by James Tamou, the Panthers are competing in the National Rugby League's 2019 Telstra Premiership.

## Squad
### Player transfers

A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2019 season.
Gains :
| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Tyrell Fuimaono | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2019 |
| Tim Grant | Wests Tigers | 2019 |
| Hame Sele | St George Illawarra | 2019 |
| Malakai Watene-Zelezniak | Wests Tigers | 2020 |
| Frank Winterstein | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 2019 |
Losses :
| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Christian Crichton | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2021 |
| Corey Harawira-Naera | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2022 |
| Adam Keighran | New Zealand Warriors | 2021 |
| Soni Luke | Wests Tigers | |
| Trent Merrin | Leeds Rhinos | 2022 |
| Tyrone Peachey | Gold Coast Titans | 2021 |
| Maika Sivo | Parramatta Eels | 2021 |
| Corey Waddell | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2019 |
| Jayden Walker | Retired | |
| Tyrone Phillips | Resigned | |
| Tim Grant | Contract Terminated | |
| Dallin Watene Zelezniak | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | |
| Waqa Blake | Parramatta Eels | |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Trial | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 23 February | 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Redfern Oval | 8 - 28 | Katoa, Campbell-Gillard, May, Paea Pua, Brent Naden | Maloney (2/2), Cartwright (2/2) |
| Saturday, 2 March | 2 | Parramatta Eels | Panthers Stadium | 0 - 20 | | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw |||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Sunday, 17 March | 1 | Parramatta Eels | Panthers Stadium | 12 - 20 | Egan, Tamou | Cleary (2/2) | 12,604 |
| Saturday, 23 March | 2 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | 14 - 16 | Fisher-Harris, Winterstein, Yeo | Cleary (2/3) | 19,451 |
| Saturday, 30 March | 3 | Melbourne Storm | Carrington Park | 2 - 32 | | Maloney (1/1) | 10,973 |
| Friday, 5 April | 4 | Wests Tigers | Panthers Stadium | 9 - 8 | Edwards | Cleary (2/2, 1 FG) | 14,002 |
| Friday, 12 April | 5 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 30 - 24 | Maloney, Kikau, Fisher-Harris, Mansour | Cleary (4/4) | 8,680 |
| Thursday, 18 April | 6 | Cronulla Sharks | PointsBet Stadium | 24 - 20 | Grant, Cleary, Blake | Cleary (4/4) | 10,088 |
| Friday, 26 April | 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Panthers Stadium | 18 - 22 | Maloney, D.Watene-Zelezniak, Kikau | Cleary (4/4) | 14,931 |
| Saturday, 4 May | 8 | Canberra Raiders | McDonalds Park | 30 - 12 | Cleary, Tamou | Cleary (1/1), Maloney (1/1) | 10,079 |
| Friday, 10 May | 9 | Wests Tigers | Suncorp Stadium | 30 - 4 | Whare | Cleary (0/1) | 35,122 |
| Friday, 17 May | 10 | New Zealand Warriors | Panthers Stadium | 10 - 30 | Martin, Kikau | Cleary (1/2) | 10,084 |
| Friday, 23 May | 11 | Parramatta Eels | Bankwest Stadium | 10 - 16 | Grant, Cleary | Cleary (4/4) | 16,228 |
| Thursday, 30 May | 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Panthers Stadium | 15 - 12 | Edwards, Martin | Maloney (2/2, 1 FG) | 7,981 |
| Sunday, 9 June | 13 | Sydney Roosters | Panthers Stadium | 19 - 10 | Kikau(2), Naden | Cleary (3/3), Maloney (1 FG) | 16,833 |
| Saturday, 15 June | 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | 18 - 19 | Kikau, Naden, To'o | Cleary (2/3), Maloney (1 FG) | 11,023 |
| Sunday, 30 June | 15 | New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium | 18 - 19 | Tamou, Naden (2) | Maloney (3/3, 1 FG) | 12,952 |
| | 16 | Bye | | | | | |
| Friday, 12 July | 17 | Gold Coast Titans | Panthers Stadium | 24 - 2 | Edwards(2), To'o(2) | Maloney (2/4) | 10,317 |
| Friday, 19 July | 18 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Panthers Stadium | 40 - 18 | To'o(2), Naden(2), Leota, Cleary, Campbell-Gillard | Nathan Cleary (6/7) | 13,610 |
| Friday, 28 July | 19 | Canberra Raiders | Panthers Stadium | 18 - 30 | To'o, Leota, Tamou | Cleary (3/4) | 15,560 |
| Saturday, 3 August | 20 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Bankwest Stadium | 16 - 8 | Naden | Cleary (2/2) | 10,062 |
| Friday, 9 August | 21 | Cronulla Sharks | Panthers Stadium | 26 - 20 | Naden, Edwards(2), Cleary | Cleary (5/5) | 10,860 |
| Friday, 16 August | 22 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 24 - 12 | Cleary, To'o | Cleary (2/2) | 23,643 |
| Friday, 23 August | 23 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300 Smiles Stadium | 24 - 10 | To'o, Yeo | Cleary (1/2) | 10,523 |
| Friday, 31 August | 24 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground | 22 - 6 | Kikau | Cleary | 11,311 |
| Sunday, 8 September | 25 | Newcastle Knights | Panthers Stadium | 54 - 10 | Cleary(4), To'o, Burns(2), Egan, Leota | Cleary(9/9) | 12,027 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

## Ladder

2019 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
| 16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |

## Other teams

In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers are also fielding semi-professional teams in the 2019 Jersey Flegg Cup (for players aged under 20) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2019 Canterbury Cup (NSW Cup).

## Representative honours
### Domestic

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up | Ref. |
| HB | Nathan Cleary | New South Wales | 2019 State of Origin | |
| FE | James Maloney | New South Wales | 2019 State of Origin | |

### International

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
| BE | James Fisher-Harris | Māori All Stars | 2019 All Stars match |
| PR | James Tamou | Māori All Stars | 2019 All Stars match |
| CE | Dean Whare | Māori All Stars | 2019 All Stars match |