2013 Penrith Panthers season explained
| Year: | 2013 |
| Team Colour: | teal |
| Font Colour: | white |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 10th |
| League Wins: | 11 |
| League Losses: | 13 |
| Points For: | 495 |
| Points Against: | 532 |
| Ceo: | Phil Moss |
| Coach Title: | Coach |
| Stadium: | Centrebet Stadium – 22,500 |
| Avg Attendance: | 10,332 |
| Top Tries: | David Simmons (19) |
| Top Goals: | Luke Walsh (74) |
| Top Points: | Luke Walsh (159) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | Penrith Panthers#Season summaries |
The 2013 Penrith Panthers season was the 47th in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and captained by Kevin Kingston, the team competed in the National Rugby League's 2013 Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season 10th (out of 16), failing to reach the finals for the third consecutive year.
A report conducted by Brand Finance valued the Penrith Panthers club at $46.2m, the highest of any Australian sporting brand.[1]
Squad
Player transfers
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2013 season.
Jersey and Sponsors
In 2013 the Panthers had changed jersey suppliers, ending the relationship with supplier ISC, and starting a new apparel agreement with ASICS. They retained their predominantly black home jerseys from 2012, with minor changes to the collar, mainly due to the change in supplier. The alternate jersey was predominantly white with teal hoops around the midsection, though this jersey was seldom used in 2013, instead opting to use the Women in League jersey for away fixtures which is pink in colour. The heritage jersey used was the 1967 white 'V' on brown design.
OAK were again the major sponsor of the Panthers in 2013. Hertz were announced as the sleeve sponsor for 2013. Tony Ferguson Weight Loss was located on the lower back of the jersey. Tooheys New and HostPlus were short sponsors for 2013.
Fixtures
The Panthers again use Centrebet Stadium as their home ground in 2013, their home ground since they entered the competition in 1967.[2] In Round 17 Penrith got their largest ever win over the Gold Coast Titans, winning 40–18.
Pre-season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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| 8 February | Trial 1 | Wests Tigers | Carrington Park | 34–32 | Nabuli,[3] Daniela,[4] Austin,[5] Coote,[6] T Robinson,[7] Roberts[8] | Austin (5/6)[9] [10] [11] | | [12] [13] |
| 16 February | Trial 2 | New Zealand Warriors | Waikato Stadium | 18–32 | Mansour, Brown (2), Simmons, Coote, Daniela | Walsh (3/3), Naiqama (1/3) | 10 000+ | [14] [15] |
| - style="background:#FFFFCC;" | 23 February | Trial 3 | Parramatta Eels | Centrebet Stadium | 10–10 | Naiqama, Simmons | Naiqama (1/2) | | [16] |
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Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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| 10 March | Round 1 | Canberra Raiders | Centrebet Stadium | 32–10 | Manu, Segeyaro, Coote, Smith, Plum | Walsh (6/6) | 10,882 | |
| 17 March | Round 2 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium | 28–18 | Manu (2), Simmons | Walsh (3/3) | 9,715 | |
| 24 March | Round 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Centrebet Stadium | 32–44 | Simmons (2), McKendry, Tighe, Segeyaro, Naiqama | Walsh (4/6) | 12,940 | |
| 31 March | Round 4 | Gold Coast Titans | Centrebet Stadium | 10–28 | Naiqama, Humble | Naiqama (1/1), Walsh (0/6) | 8,181 | |
| 6 April | Round 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | Townsville Stadium | 30–0 | | | 12,431 | |
| 13 April | Round 6 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 8–6 | Manu | Walsh (1/1) | 15,536 | |
| 29 April | Round 7 | Parramatta Eels | Centrebet Stadium | 44–12 | Robinson (2), Segeyaro (2), Simmons (2), Whare, Brown | Moylan (1/1), Walsh (5/7) | 14,211 | |
| 5 May | Round 8 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 30–6 | Moylan | Walsh (1/1) | 11,176 | |
| 12 May | Round 9 | Melbourne Storm | Centrebet Stadium | 12–10 | Simmons (2), Robinson | Walsh (0/3) | 7,803 | |
| 18 May | Round 10 | New Zealand Warriors | Centrebet Stadium | 62–6 | John (3), Brown (2), T Robinson, Segeyaro M Robinson, Simmons, Kingston | Walsh (11/11) | 9,386 | |
| 25 May | Round 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Jubilee Oval | 0–19 | Robinson, Moylan, Whare | Walsh (3/3), FG (1) | 10,922 | |
| Round 12 | Bye | | | | | | |
| 9 June | Round 13 | Wests Tigers | Centrebet Stadium | 18–20 | Simmons, Masoe, Whare | Walsh (3/3) | 16,827 | |
| 15 June | Round 14 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 24–12 | Simmons (2) | Moylan (1/1), Walsh (1/1) | 9,176 | |
| Round 15 | Bye | | | | | | |
| 29 June | Round 16 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Centrebet Stadium | 25–10 | Moylan, Tighe, Roberts, Segeyaro | Walsh (4/4), FG (1) | 6,271 | |
| 6 July | Round 17 | Gold Coast Titans | TIO Stadium | 40–18 | Roberts (3), Simmons (2), Walsh, Kingston | Walsh (6/7) | 8,050 | |
| 13 July | Round 18 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium | 10–17 | Simmons (2), Kingston | Walsh (2/3), FG (1) | 9,327 | |
| 21 July | Round 19 | Newcastle Knights | Centrebet Stadium | 14–32 | Whare, Newton | Walsh (3/3) | 10,240 | |
| 28 July | Round 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Shark Stadium | 38–10 | Roberts (2) | Moylan (0/1), Walsh (1/1) | 14,120 | |
| 2 August | Round 21 | Sydney Roosters | Centrebet Stadium | 6–42 | Simmons | Walsh (1/1) | 11,879 | |
| 11 August | Round 22 | North Queensland Cowboys | Centrebet Stadium | 4–36 | Simmons | Walsh (0/1) | 6,611 | |
| 18 August | Round 23 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium | 24–28 | Mansour (2), Simmons (2), Manu | Walsh (4/5) | 11,596 | |
| 23 August | Round 24 | Brisbane Broncos | Centrebet Stadium | 28–12 | Segeyaro (3), Simpkins | Walsh (6/6) | 8,817 | |
| 31 August | Round 25 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 34–14 | John, Mansour | Walsh (3/3) | 15,313 | |
| 8 September | Round 26 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 38–26 | Walsh, Segeyaro, Mansour, Newton, Whare, Masoe | Walsh (6/6), Newton (1/1) | 12,090 | |
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Other teams
In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers also fielded semi-professional teams in the National Youth Competition's 2013 Holden Cup (for players aged under 20) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2013 New South Wales Cup, where the team was known as the Windsor Wolves. The NYC team was captained by Tony Satini.
Representative
Domestic
International
1 – Daniela was ruled out by injury.
2 – Segeyaro was ruled out of the tournament by a shoulder injury.[17]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Baker. Rosie. NRL versus AFL: Penrith Panthers 'most valuable Aussie sport brand'. 5 December 2013. adnews.com.au. 5 December 2013.
- News: 2013 NRL Draw . Australia . NRL.com . 14 February 2013.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299790241416507393. 8 February 2013. Great try to new Panther Etonia Nabuli. Good lead up work by Newton and Roberts. Panthers lead 6–4 #weownthewest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299791527817932800. 8 February 2013. Panthers in again. Daniela with some great foot work scores out wide. 10–4 lead with kick to come #weownthewest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299793119476609024. 8 February 2013. Try time Panthers. A powerful run from 10m and Blake Austin scores! 14–4 kick to come #weownthewest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299802007613620224. 8 February 2013. Blinding speed from James Roberts sets up Coote for a try. Panthers lead 22–16 at 3 quarter time #WeOwnTheWest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299805174719987712. 8 February 2013. Brilliant solo try to Travis Robinson! Kicked the ball forward 3 times and out runs the Tigers to score a 70m try Go Panthers #WeOwnTheWest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299807580841189376. 8 February 2013. Panthers score on the buzzer! Regathering from the short kick off sees Roberts score. Kick coming to win the match #WeOwnTheWest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299791890390347776. 8 February 2013. Conversion unsuccessful. Panthers lead 10–4 after 30 mins #weownthewest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299793439770423296. 8 February 2013. The kick is good, Austin converts his own try. Panthers with a 16–4 lead. 3 mins to halftime #weownthewest.
- PenrithPanthers. Penrith Panthers. 299807917316644864. 8 February 2013. Austin converts after the siren and the Panthers win 34–32! Great work by the boys to play the whole 80 mins. #WeOwnTheWest.
- News: AAP . Panthers beat Tigers in NRL trial thriller . Australia . NRL.com . 8 February 2013 . 14 February 2013.
- News: Panthers kick off 2013 with thrilling win . Australia . penrithpanthers.com.au . 9 February 2013 . 14 February 2013 . https://archive.today/20130403222943/http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news-display/Panthers-kick-off-2013-with-thrilling-win/68130 . 3 April 2013 . dead . dmy-all.
- News: Panthers Dominate Hamilton Trial . Australia . penrithpanthers.com.au . 16 February 2013 . 18 February 2013 . https://archive.today/20130403200430/http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news-display/Panthers-Dominate-Hamilton-Trial/68474 . 3 April 2013 . dead . dmy-all.
- News: Skipwith . David . As it happened: NZ Warriors v Penrith Panthers . New Zealand . tvnz.co.nz . 16 February 2013 . 18 February 2013.
- News: Panthers and Eels All Square After 80 Minutes . Australia . penrithpanthers.com.au . 23 February 2013 . 24 February 2013 . https://archive.today/20130403202653/http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news-display/Panthers-and-Eels-All-Square-After-80-Minutes/68836 . 3 April 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: 14 October 2013. Segeyaro blow for PNG. Sporting Life. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022224252/http://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-league/news/article/480/8972417/segeyaro-blow-for-png. 22 October 2013.
