2022 Penrith Panthers season

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2022 Penrith Panthers season
NRL Rank1st (Premiers)
2022 recordWins: 20; draws: 0; losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 628; against: 292
Team information
CEOMatt Cameron (PDRLFC)
Brian Fletcher (Panthers Group)
Coach Ivan Cleary
Captain
Stadium BlueBet Stadium – 22,500
Carrington Park – 13,000 (round 3 only)
Avg. attendance17,576
High attendance21,348
Top scorers
Tries Taylan May (16)
Goals Nathan Cleary (71)
Points Nathan Cleary (165)
  2021 List of seasons 2023  

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.

Contents

Squad

Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL SeasonSupplementary listCoaching staff

Extended squad

Head coach

Assistant coaches


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

Updated: 19 January 2025
Source(s): Panthers team profiles

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Player transfers

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

Fixtures

Pre-season

DateTrialOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Sunday, 20 February1 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks CommBank Stadium 6 - 30 Falls, Geyer, Puru (2), Cohen, Jennings Falls (5/6)
Sunday, 20 February2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels BlueBet Stadium 0 - 36
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Thursday, 10 March1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles BlueBet Stadium 28 - 6 Tago, Crichton, Luai, Koroisau, Martin Crichton (4/6)16,901
Friday, 18 March2 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 16 - 20 Kikau (2), Leniu Crichton (4/4)10,057
Saturday, 26 March3 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Carrington Park 38 - 20 May (3), Tago (2), Crichton, Staines Crichton (5/8)11,253
Friday, 1 April4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs BlueBet Stadium 26 - 12 Tago, Crichton, May (2), Martin Cleary (3/6)20,521
Sunday, 10 April5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs CommBank Stadium 12 - 32 May, Edwards, Martin, Leniu, Kenny Cleary (6/6)11,157
Friday, 15 April6 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos BlueBet Stadium 40 - 12 Luai, Sorenson, Staines, May, Martin, Leniu, Tago Cleary (6/7)19,457
Sunday, 24 April7 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders BlueBet Stadium 36 - 6 Crichton (3), Yeo, May, Kikau Cleary (6/7)20,612
Friday, 29 April8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 4 - 18 Tago, Cleary, Luai Cleary (3/3)14,102
Friday, 6 May9 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels BlueBet Stadium 20 - 22 Edwards, May (2), Leniu Cleary (2/4)21,348
saturday, 14 May10 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Suncorp Stadium 6 - 32 Tago (2), Kikau, Luai, Crichton Cleary (6/6)46,454*
Saturday, 21 May11 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney Cricket Ground 12 - 32 Luai (2), Koroisau, Crichton, Fisher-Harris Cleary (6/6)14,482
Friday, 27 May12 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys BlueBet Stadium 22 - 0 Yeo, Edwards, To'o, May Cleary (2/3), Crichton (1/1)17,125
Friday, 3 June13 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs BlueBet Stadium 30 - 18 Smith, Edwards, May, Kikau, Salmon Falls (5/6)16,906
Sunday, 12 June14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 6 - 42 Cleary, Kikau, May, To'o (2), Tago, Crichton Cleary (7/8)21,332
Saturday, 18 June15 Auckland colours.svg 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 July16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters BlueBet Stadium 26 - 18 To'o, Kikau, Tago, Koroisau Cleary (5/5)16,725
17 Bye
Sunday, 17 July18 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers CommBank Stadium 16 - 18 Tago, Kikau, Fisher-Harris Falls (2/2), O'Sullivan (1/1)11,464
Saturday, 23 July19 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks BlueBet Stadium 20 - 10 Tago, Edwards, Luai Cleary (4/4)17,426
Friday, 29 July20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium 34 - 10 O'Sullivan, Martin O'Sullivan (1/2)26,912
Saturday, 6 August21 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 6 - 26 Koroisau, Crichton, Edwards, Salmon Crichton (5/5)16,912
Thursday, 11 August22 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm BlueBet Stadium 0 - 16 15,612
Thursday, 18 August23 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 22 - 26 Crichton, Edwards, Leniu, Martin Crichton (5/6)15,206
Friday, 26 August24 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors BlueBet Stadium 46 - 12 May (2), To'o (2), O'Sullivan, Crichton, Kikau, Yeo Crichton (7/8)17,025
Saturday, 3 September25 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 38 - 8 Jennings, Turuva Falls (0/2)23,840
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw  Bye

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Finals

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
9 Sept, BlueBet Stadium
1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Panthers 27
4 Parramatta colours.svg Eels 816 Sept, CommBank Stadium
Parramatta colours.svg Eels 40
10 Sept, AAMI Park Canberra colours.svg Raiders 424 Sept, Accor Stadium
5 Melbourne colours.svg Storm 20 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Panthers 32
8 Canberra colours.svg Raiders 28 South Sydney colours.svg Rabbitohs 122 Oct, Accor Stadium
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Panthers 28
11 Sept, Allianz Stadium 23 Sept, QLD Country Bank Stadium Parramatta colours.svg Eels 12
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 14 North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 20
7 South Sydney colours.svg Rabbitohs 3017 Sept, Allianz Stadium Parramatta colours.svg Eels 24
Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 12
10 Sept, PointsBet Stadium South Sydney colours.svg Rabbitohs 38
2 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 30
3 North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 32
DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Friday, 9 SeptemberQualifying Final Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels BlueBet Stadium 27 - 8 To'o (2), Edwards, Fisher-Harris Cleary (5/5) (1 FG)21,863
Saturday, 24 SeptemberPreliminary Final South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 32 - 12 Koroisau, To'o, Leniu, Tago, Cleary Cleary (6/650,034
Sunday, 3 OctoberGrand Final Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Accor Stadium 28 - 12 Crichton, To'o (2), Sorensen, Staines Cleary (4/6)82,415

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (P)2420041636330+30642
2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2418061573364+20938
3 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2417071633361+27236
4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2416081608489+11934
5 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2415091657410+24732
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2415091635434+20132
7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24140101604474+13030
8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24140101524461+6330
9 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24130111514550−3628
10 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24120121469569−10026
11 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2490151490595−10520
12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2470171383575−19216
13 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2460181455660−20514
14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2460181372662−29014
15 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2460181408700−29214
16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2440201352679−32710

Ladder progression

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2468101214161618202224262830323436363838404242
2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 02468810101212141416182022242626283032343638
3 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 0244468101214161618202224262628303232343436
4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22468810101212141618182020222424262828303234
5 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 244681012141616161820222424242424262830323232
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 022468881012121414141414161820222426283032
7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 00224668810101214161618202224242628283030
8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2244444468101012121414161820222224262830
9 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 244444681012141618202020222426262628282828
10 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2222246888101214141618181820202020222426
11 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 002468881010101012141416182020202020202020
12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2222222444444688101012141414141416
13 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 02244444466666668888810101214
14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24444444466810101012121212121414141414
15 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 00246668888888810121212121214141414
16 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 0000024444668888888101010101010

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.PlayerTeamCall-upRef.
HB Nathan Cleary New South Wales colours.svg 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.PlayerTeamCall-upRef.
HB Nathan Cleary Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup
SR Liam Martin
LK Isaah Yeo
PR James Fisher-Harris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
PR Moses Leota
PR Scott Sorensen
HK Soni Luke Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
HB Isaiya Katoa
WG Taylan May Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
CE Izack Tago
PR Spencer Leniu
FE Jarome Luai
FB Sunia Turuva Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
SR Viliame Kikau
HK Apisai Koroisau
PR James Fisher-Harris Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori All Stars 2022 All Stars match
PR James Fisher-Harris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2022 Test vs Tonga
PR Moses Leota
HK Soni Luke Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2022 Test vs New Zealand
FB Charlie Staines Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2022 Test vs Cook Islands
WG Taylan May
CE Izack Tago
PR Spencer Leniu
FB Sunia Turuva Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2022 Test vs PNG
SR Viliame Kikau

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