2022 Penrith Panthers season
# 2022 Penrith Panthers season

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

### Player transfers

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

Gains :

| Player | Signed from | Until end of |
| - | - | - |
| Christian Crichton | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 2022 |
| Chris Smith | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 2022 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | New Zealand Warriors | 2022 |
| Soni Luke | | 2023 |

Losses :

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| - | - | - |
| Tevita Pangai Junior | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 2024 |
| Matt Burton | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 2024 |
| Brent Naden | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | 2023 |
| Kurt Capewell | Brisbane Broncos | 2024 |
| Paul Momirovski | Sydney Roosters | 2024 |
| Tyrone May | Catalans Dragons | 2022 |

## 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

### Finals

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Sept, BlueBet Stadium | 9 Sept, BlueBet Stadium | 9 Sept, BlueBet Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Panthers | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Eels | 8 | 16 Sept, CommBank Stadium | 16 Sept, CommBank Stadium | 16 Sept, CommBank Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Eels | Eels | 40 | | | | |
| 10 Sept, AAMI Park | 10 Sept, AAMI Park | 10 Sept, AAMI Park | Raiders | Raiders | 4 | 24 Sept, Accor Stadium | 24 Sept, Accor Stadium | 24 Sept, Accor Stadium | | | |
| 5 | Storm | 20 | | | | Panthers | Panthers | 32 | |
| 8 | Raiders | 28 | | | | Rabbitohs | Rabbitohs | 12 | 2 Oct, Accor Stadium | 2 Oct, Accor Stadium | 2 Oct, Accor Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Panthers | Panthers | 28 |
| 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | 23 Sept, QLD Country Bank Stadium | 23 Sept, QLD Country Bank Stadium | 23 Sept, QLD Country Bank Stadium | Eels | Eels | 12 |
| 6 | Roosters | 14 | | | | Cowboys | Cowboys | 20 | | |
| 7 | Rabbitohs | 30 | 17 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 17 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 17 Sept, Allianz Stadium | Eels | Eels | 24 | | |
| | | | Sharks | Sharks | 12 | | | | | | |
| 10 Sept, PointsBet Stadium | 10 Sept, PointsBet Stadium | 10 Sept, PointsBet Stadium | Rabbitohs | Rabbitohs | 38 | | | | | |
| 2 | Sharks | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cowboys | 32 | | | | | | | | |
| 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

2022 NRL seasonvte :

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| HB | Nathan Cleary | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |
| FE | Jarome Luai | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |
| LK | Isaah Yeo | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |
| WG | Brian To'o | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |
| SR | Liam Martin | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |
| HK | Apisai Koroisau | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |
| CE | Stephen Crichton | New South Wales | 2022 State of Origin |

### International

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