2026 Penrith Panthers season

The 2026 Penrith Panthers season is the 60th season in the club's history. The team is coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo.

Penrith play at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta for their home fixtures this season, due to renovations at their usual home ground, Penrith Stadium.^[1] The club is expected to begin playing at their new home ground, named Helloworld Stadium due to sponsorship reasons, in 2027.^[2]

Season summary

Early season (Rounds 1-7)

Penrith opened its 2026 NRL campaign with five consecutive victories. In Round 6, the club suffered its first defeat against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. During the round 7 match against the Dolphins in Darwin, hooker Mitch Kenny sustained a fractured fibula and a syndesmosis injury, requiring transport to a local hospital.^[3]^[4]

Concurrently, winger Tom Jenkins set a premiership record by scoring at least two tries in each of the first seven games of the season. This streak included a four-try performance against the Sydney Roosters in Round 3, bringing the total to 16 tries by the conclusion of Round 7.^[5]

Mid-season (Rounds 8-13)

Beginning with their golden-point victory over the Dolphins, the Panthers embarked on a seven-game winning streak. Following Round 11, four Penrith players—Nathan Cleary, Isaah Yeo, Casey McLean, and Brian To'o—were selected to represent New South Wales in Game One of the 2026 State of Origin series.^[6]

In Round 14, the Panthers recorded the biggest win in club history, defeating the Wests Tigers 68–0^[7].

Slump in form (Rounds 14-17)

After their Round 15 bye, the Panthers endured two consecutive losses to the Gold Coast Titans and North Queensland Cowboys.

2026 squad


Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season								Coaching staff
Paul Alamoti – WG Tom Ale – PR Zakauri Clarke – SR Nathan Cleary (c) – HB Jack Cogger – HB, FE Jack Cole – FE Jaxen Edgar – FB Dylan Edwards (vc) – FB Sione Fonua – CE Luke Garner – SR		Kalani Going – SR Liam Henry – PR, SR Tom Jenkins – WG Mitch Kenny (vc) – HK Moses Leota – PR Freddy Lussick – HK Liam Martin – SR Casey McLean – CE Jesse McLean – WG Isaiah Papali'i – SR		Luron Patea – PR Billy Phillips – LK Billy Scott – HK Lindsay Smith – PR Scott Sorensen – SR Izack Tago – CE Blaize Talagi – FE Brian To'o – WG Isaah Yeo (c) – LK				Head coach Ivan Cleary Assistant coaches Peter Wallace Ben Harden Jono Rolfe (Pathways Coach) Matt Eisenhuth (NSW Cup Coach) Scott Thompson (Jersey Flegg Cup Coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 30 June 2026 Source(s): Panthers team profiles

Regular season

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Penrith Panthers (Q)	15	12	3	2	467	209	+258	28	Advance to finals series
2	New Zealand Warriors	15	10	5	2	438	270	+168	24
3	Dolphins	15	10	5	2	440	309	+131	24
4	Sydney Roosters	15	10	5	2	384	324	+60	24
5	Newcastle Knights	15	10	5	2	404	364	+40	24
6	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	15	9	6	2	409	267	+142	22
7	South Sydney Rabbitohs	14	8	6	3	418	312	+106	22
8	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14	8	6	3	374	329	+45	22
9	North Queensland Cowboys	16	9	7	1	389	406	−17	20
10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	15	7	8	2	276	354	−78	18
11	Wests Tigers	15	7	8	2	339	429	−90	18
12	Melbourne Storm	16	7	9	1	392	398	−6	16
13	Brisbane Broncos	15	5	10	2	299	413	−114	14
14	Canberra Raiders	16	6	10	1	305	420	−115	14
15	Parramatta Eels	15	5	10	2	296	465	−169	14
16	Gold Coast Titans	15	4	11	2	279	387	−108	12
17	St. George Illawarra Dragons (X)	15	1	14	2	220	473	−253	6

Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2026. Source: National Rugby League
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Friday, 6 March	1	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	Won	0-26	Casey McLean, Dylan Edwards, Thomas Jenkins (2)	Cleary (5/6)	45,566
Saturday, 14 March	2	Cronulla Sharks	Carrington Park	Won	26-6	Brian To'o, Thomas Jenkins (2), Nathan Cleary	Cleary (5/5)	12,000
Friday, 20 March	3	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	Won	4-40	Thomas Jenkins (4), Brian To'o, Dylan Edwards (2)	Cleary (6/8)	22,128
Saturday, 28 March	4	Parramatta Eels	CommBank Stadium	Won	48-20	Isaah Yeo, Isaiah Papali'i, Blaize Talagi, Lindsay Smith, Casey McLean, Paul Alamoti, Thomas Jenkins (2)	Cleary (8/8)	22,813
Friday, 3 April	5	Melbourne Storm	CommBank Stadium	Won	50-10	Liam Martin, Freddy Lussick, Thomas Jenkins (2), Nathan Cleary, Casey McLean, Brian To'o, Luke Garner, Dylan Edwards	Cleary (6/8), Alamoti (1/1)	20,204
Thursday, 9 April	6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Accor Stadium	Lost	32-16	Thomas Jenkins (2), Dylan Edwards	Cleary (2/3)	23,984
Friday, 17 April	7	Dolphins	TIO Stadium	Won	22-23 (g.p.)	Dylan Edwards, Blaize Talagi, Thomas Jenkins (2)	Cleary (3/4), FG: Cleary (1/2)	12,570
Sunday, 26 April	8	Newcastle Knights	McDonald Jones Stadium	Won	44-12	Dylan Edwards (3), Nathan Cleary, Freddy Lussick, Brian To'o (2), Izack Tago	Cleary (6/8)	23,986
Sunday, 3 May	9	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	CommBank Stadium	Won	18-16	Blaize Talagi, Brian To'o, Izack Tago	Cleary (3/3), FG: Cleary (0/1)	14,960
Sunday, 10 May	10	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	Won	18-30	Blaize Talagi (2), Casey McLean, Nathan Cleary, Billy Phillips	Cleary (5/5)	18,018
Sunday, 17 May	11	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Suncorp Stadium	Won	28-6	Thomas Jenkins (2), Isaiah Papali'i, Brian To'o, Luke Garner	Cleary (4/5)	46,752
	12	Bye
Sunday, 31 May	13	New Zealand Warriors	CommBank Stadium	Won	20-18	Casey McLean (2), Paul Alamoti (2)	Alamoti (2/4)	17,640
Sunday, 7 June	14	Wests Tigers	CommBank Stadium	Won	0-68	Paul Alamoti, Nathan Cleary, Freddy Lussick (2), Thomas Jenkins (2), Isaah Yeo, Brian To'o (2), Jack Cogger, Izack Tago, Lindsay Smith	Cleary (9/11), Alamoti (1/1)	21,803
	15	Bye
Saturday, 20 June	16	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	Lost	19-18	Liam Martin, Luke Garner, Lindsay Smith	Alamoti (3/3)	20,049
Saturday, 27 June	17	North Queensland Cowboys	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	Lost	26-12	Thomas Jenkins (2)	Cleary (2/3)	22,888
Friday, 3 July	18	South Sydney Rabbitohs	CommBank Stadium
	19	Bye
Thursday, 16 July	20	Brisbane Broncos	CommBank Stadium
Thursday, 23 July	21	Parramatta Eels	CommBank Stadium
Saturday, 1 August	22	Canberra Raiders	Glen Willow Oval
Friday, 7 August	23	New Zealand Warriors	Go Media Stadium
Thursday, 13 August	24	Sydney Roosters	CommBank Stadium
Thursday, 20 August	25	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park
Friday, 28 August	26	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	CommBank Stadium
Sunday, 6 September	27	Wests Tigers	CommBank Stadium

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