List of Penrith Panthers records explained

The Penrith Panthers were officially introduced to the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL – now known as NRL) – the premier Rugby League competition in Australia – in 1967 and have had an eventful 55 years, winning 4 wooden spoons and 5 premierships (finishing runners-up twice). The following are club match records:

Team

Biggest wins

Margin	Score	Date
60	72–12	7 August 2004
56	62–6	18 May 2013
54	60–6	21 March 1999

Biggest losses

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
62	12–74			10 August 2008
59	11–70	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Penrith Park	29 July 1973
58	6–64	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Stadium	17 March 2002
54	5–59			11 May 1980

Longest winning streaks

17 games: 19 June – 17 October 2020
12 games: 13 March – 29 May 2021
11 games: 18 September 2021 – 29 April 2022
8 games: 19 April – 7 June 2003

Longest losing streaks

12 games: 1 June – 24 August 1980
10 games: 23 April – 2 July 1972

Longest winning home streak

Penrith Panthers

Longest winning away streak

Penrith Panthers

Biggest comebacks

Recovered from a 23-point deficit

Trailed Wests Tigers 31–8 after 57 minutes to win 32–31 at Penrith Football Stadium (4 June 2000).

Recovered from a 22-point deficit

Trailed New Zealand Warriors 28–6 after 46 minutes to win 36–28 at Pepper Stadium (13 May 2017).

Recovered from a 18-point deficit

Trailed Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24–6 after 67 minutes to win 28–24 at Brookvale Oval (28 July 2018).

Recovered from a 8-point deficit with 2 minutes remaining

Trailed Canberra Raiders 12–20 with only 2 minutes remaining to win 24–20 at Carrington Park (10 June 2017).

Partially recovered from a 26-point deficit

Trailed New Zealand Warriors 32–6 at halftime to draw 32–32 at CUA Stadium (2009).

Worst collapse

Surrendered a 26-point lead.

Led North Queensland Cowboys 26–0 at halftime to lose 36–28 at Penrith Football Stadium (29 May 1998) ^.

^ denotes premiership record.

Coaches

There have been 19 coaches of the Panthers since their first season in 1967. The current coach is Ivan Cleary.

No	Seasons	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Premiers	Runners-up	Minor premiers	Wooden spoons	Notes
1	1967, 1973	44	10	2	32	22.7	—	—	—		—
2	1968–1972	110	39	3	68	35.5	—	—	—	—	—
3	1974	22	9	0	13	40.9	—	—	—	—	—
4	1975	16	6	0	10	37.5	—	—	—	—	As captain-coach
5	1975–76	28	9	2	17	32.1	—	—	—	—	—
6	1977–78	44	10	3	31	22.7	—	—	—	—	—
7	1979–81	66	16	3	47	24.2	—	—	—		—
8	1982–83	52	16	1	35	30.8	—	—	—	—	—
9	1984–87	98	43	4	51	43.9	—	—	—	—	Club's first finals appearance in 1985
10	1988–89	47	31	0	16	66.0	—	—	—	—	—
11	1990–94	109	61	4	44	56.0				—	—
12	1992	1	0	0	1	0.0	—	—	—	—	Caretaker coach
13	1994–2001	177	76	4	97	42.9	—	—	—		—
14	2002–06	125	65	0	60	52.0		—		—	—
15	2007–11	111	49	2	60	44.1	—	—	—		Sacked Mid Season 2011
16	2011	11	4	0	7	36.4	—	—	—	—	Caretaker coach
17	2012–15, 2019–present	210	128	1	81	61.0	2021, 2022, 2023			-	Incumbent
18	2016–2018	72	42	0	30	58.3	—	—	—	—	Contract terminated 6 August 2018
19	2018	6	3	0	3	50.0	—	—	—	—	Caretaker coach

Individual

Most games for club

242, Steve Carter (1988–2001)
239, Isaah Yeo (2014–present)
238, Craig Gower (1996–2007)
238, Royce Simmons (1980–1991)
228, Greg Alexander (1984–1994, 1997–1999)
211, Tony Puletua (1997–2008)
208, Luke Lewis (2001–2012)
206, Brad Izzard (1982–1992)
204, Ryan Girdler (1993–2004)
195, James Fisher-Harris (2016-present)

Most tries for club

113, Rhys Wesser (1998–2008)
101, Ryan Girdler (1993–2004)
100, Greg Alexander (1984–1994, 1997–1999)
89, Luke Lewis (2001–2012)
77, Brian To'o (2019–present)
74, Josh Mansour (2012–2020)
73, Brad Izzard (1982–1992)
71, Michael Jennings (2007–2012)
66, Robbie Beckett (1994–2001)
66, Steve Carter (1988–2001)

Most points for club

1,572 (101 tries, 581 goals, 6 field goals), Ryan Girdler (1993–2004)
1,513 (61 tries, 625 goals, 16 field goals), Nathan Cleary (2016–present)
1,100 (100 tries, 343 goals, 14 field goals), Greg Alexander (1984–1994, 1997–1999)
798 (55 tries, 289 goals), Michael Gordon (2006–2012)
613 (43 tries, 220 goals, 1 field goal), Preston Campbell (2003–2006)
454 (113 tries, 1 goal), Rhys Wesser (1998–2008)