| Year: | 2017 |
| Team Colour: |
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| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 7th |
| League Wins: | 14 |
| League Losses: | 12 |
| Points For: | 532 |
| Points Against: | 482 |
| Playoff Result: | Lost semi-final (FW2) |
| Coach Title: | Coach |
| Stadium: | Pepper Stadium – 22,500 Carrington Park – 13,000 (round 14 only) |
| High Attendance: | 18,848 vs. Dragons, round 25 |
| Top Tries: | Nathan Cleary (11) |
| Top Goals: | Nathan Cleary (92) |
| Top Points: | Nathan Cleary (228) |
| Homejersey: | Penrith Panthers 2017 Primary Kit.svg |
| Awayjersey: | Penrith Panthers 2017 Away Kit.svg |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | Penrith Panthers#Season summaries |
The 2017 Penrith Panthers season was the 51st in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Matt Moylan, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines pre-season tournament, which they finished as runners-up.
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2017 season.
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Dockar-Clay† | Hull Kingston Rovers (Championship) | |||
| Townsville Blackhawks (QLD Cup) | ||||
| Castleford Tigers (Super League) | ||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers (Championship) | ||||
| Peta Hiku† | Warrington Wolves (Super League) | |||
| Samisoni Langi† | Released, later Leigh Centurions (Super League) | |||
| Te Maire Martin† | ||||
| Michael Oldfield† | ||||
| Western Sydney Rams (rugby union) | ||||
| Malakai Watene-Zelezniak† |
| Player | ||
| 1 | Dylan Edwards | |
| 2 | Corey Waddell | |
| 3 | Waqa Blake | |
| 4 | Jed Cartwright | |
| 5 | Malakai Watene-Zelezniak | |
| 6 | Nathan Cleary | |
| 7 | Sitaleki Akauola | |
| 9 | Sione Katoa | |
| 10 | James Tamou | |
| 11 | Isaah Yeo (c) | |
| 12 | Moses Leota | |
| 13 | Kaide Ellis | |
| 14 | Darren Nicholls | |
| 15 | Zach Dockar-Clay | |
| 16 | Corey Harawira-Naera | |
| 17 | Tyrone May | |
| 18 | Christian Crichton | |
| 19 | Oliver Clark |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Score | Tries | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 February | Game 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 28 – 18 | Ellis, Harawira-Naera, Tamou (2), M. Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (1/3), Dockar-Clay (2/2) | ||
| Saturday, 4 February | Game 9 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 14 – 16 | J. Cartwright, Harawira-Naera, Leota | Narawira-Naera (1/2), Nicholls (1/1) | ||
| Sunday, 5 February | Game 18 | Gold Coast Titans | 4 – 22 | Akauola, Dockar-Clay, Edwards, Katoa | Dockar-Clay (1/2), Narawira-Naera (1/2) | ||
| Sunday, 5 February | Quarter Final | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 16 – 12 | Blake, Katoa, May | Cleary (1/1), Nicholls (0/1) | ||
| Sunday, 5 February | Semi Final | Parramatta Eels | 13 – 0 | Blake (2), M. Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (0/3) | ||
| Sunday, 5 February | Grand Final | Sydney Roosters | 8 – 10 | Cleary, M. Watene-Zelezniak | Cleary (0/1), Nicholls (0/1) | ||
| Legend: | |||||||
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 February | Trial 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground | 10 – 20 | Blake, Cerruto, Harawira-Naera, Katoa | Dockar-Clay (1/2), Nicholls (1/2) | |
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 2 | Parramatta Eels | Pepper Stadium | 18 – 6 | Latu, Martin, Whare | Cleary (3/3) | |
| Legend: | |||||||
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 September | Elimination Final | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Allianz Stadium | 10 – 22 | Cartwright (2), Peachey | Cleary (5/5) | style=text-align:center;" | 15,408 | |
| Friday, 15 September | Semi Final | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 13 – 6 | Campbell-Gillard | Cleary (1/1) | style=text-align:center;" | 38,623 | |
| Legend: | |||||||||
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 26 | 11 | 92/102 | 0 | 228 | ||
| 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 28 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 26 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 32 | 19 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 28 players | 26 | 87 | 92/103 | 0 | 532 |
In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers also fielded semi-professional teams in the National Youth Competition's 2017 Holden Cup (Under-20s) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2017 Intrust Super Premiership (NSW Cup). The NYC team was coached by Garth Brennan and captained by Wayde Egan, and the NSW Cup team was coached by David Tangata-Toa and captained by Sione Katoa in early rounds and Darren Nicholls in later rounds.
The club won the 2017 New South Wales Cup season and the 2017 NRL State Championship.
| Player | Team | Call-up | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK | Trent Merrin | 2017 Anzac Test | ||
| WG | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | |||
| CE | Dean Whare | |||
| CE | Waqa Blake | 2017 Pacific Test vs Tonga | ||
| SR | Viliame Kikau | |||
| BE | Sione Katoa | 2017 Pacific Test vs Fiji | ||
| 18 | Samisoni Langi | |||
| PR | Leilani Latu | |||
| PR | Cowen Epere | 2017 Pre-World Cup Test vs Italy | ||
| BE | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 2017 World Cup | ||
| WG | Josh Mansour | |||
| SR | Viliame Kikau | |||
| WG | Mason Cerruto | |||
| WG | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | |||
| CE | Dean Whare | |||
| FE | Jarome Luai | |||
| CE | Lachlan Stein | |||
| BE | Sione Katoa |