2009 Penrith Panthers season
Encyclopedia
The 2009 Penrith Panthers season was the 43rd in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

's 2009 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 11th (out of 16). The coach of the team was Matthew Elliott while Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently contracted to the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League...

 was the club's captain.

Fixtures

The Panthers again use CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

 as their home ground in 2009, their home ground since they entered the competition in 1967.

Regular Season

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance
March 14 Round 1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Stadium Loss 10-18 Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (3/3)
10,617
March 21 Round 2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Loss 26-28 Waterhouse
Trent Waterhouse
Trent Waterhouse is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League . He has also represented City Origin, New South Wales and Australia...

 (2), Aiton
Paul Aiton
Paul Aiton is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and previously for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays at hooker.With his family, Aiton relocated to Caboolture, Queensland in the early 1990s...

, Tighe
Brad Tighe
Bradley Tighe is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. His position is ....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (5/5)
16,846
March 30 Round 3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...

Brookvale Oval
Brookvale Oval
Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Warringah Council and is primarily used by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team...

Win 12-10 Coote
Lachlan Coote
Lachlan "Ron" Coote is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. His position of choice is...

, Iosefa
Masada Iosefa
Masada Iosefa born 26 January 1988 in Samoa is a rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. His primary playing position is at hooker.He is the cousin of rising Newcastle Knights star, Peter Mata'utia.-Representative career:...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (2/2)
8,667
April 4 Round 4 Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Win 42-22 Coote
Lachlan Coote
Lachlan "Ron" Coote is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. His position of choice is...

, Graham
Wade Graham
Wade Graham is a rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth....

, Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

, Lewis
Luke Lewis
Luke Lewis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he has spent his entire professional career with the Panthers,...

, Pritchard
Frank Pritchard
Frank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...

, Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (9/9)
15,813
April 11 Round 5 Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....

Olympic Park Stadium
Olympic Park Stadium
Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG, which served as the Olympic Stadium...

Loss 14-16 Lewis
Luke Lewis
Luke Lewis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he has spent his entire professional career with the Panthers,...

, Tighe
Brad Tighe
Bradley Tighe is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. His position is ....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (3/3)
10,110
April 17 Round 6 Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Loss 18-38 Elford
Shane Elford
Shane Elford , is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and his position of choice is at Centre....

, Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

, Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (3/4)
14,332
April 24 Round 7 Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Win 34-20 Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

 (2), Coote
Lachlan Coote
Lachlan "Ron" Coote is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. His position of choice is...

, Elford
Shane Elford
Shane Elford , is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and his position of choice is at Centre....

, Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

, Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (5/6)
9,769
May 2 Round 8 Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...

Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

Win 18-10 Daniela
Geoff Daniela
Geoff Daniela is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League . Daniela is a Cook Islands international....

 (2), Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

 
Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

 (3/3)
8,850
Round 9 Bye
March 16 Round 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Win 26-22 Aiton
Paul Aiton
Paul Aiton is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and previously for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays at hooker.With his family, Aiton relocated to Caboolture, Queensland in the early 1990s...

, Daniela
Geoff Daniela
Geoff Daniela is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League . Daniela is a Cook Islands international....

, Lewis
Luke Lewis
Luke Lewis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he has spent his entire professional career with the Panthers,...

, Pritchard
Frank Pritchard
Frank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...

Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

 (5/5)
11,750
May 23 Round 11 Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Win 48-6 Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

 (3), Graham
Wade Graham
Wade Graham is a rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth....

 (2), Coote
Lachlan Coote
Lachlan "Ron" Coote is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. His position of choice is...

, Elford
Shane Elford
Shane Elford , is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and his position of choice is at Centre....

, Lewis
Luke Lewis
Luke Lewis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he has spent his entire professional career with the Panthers,...

, Pritchard
Frank Pritchard
Frank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...

Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

 (3/4), Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (3/5)
8,515
May 29 Round 12 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...

WIN Stadium Loss 10-38 Graham
Wade Graham
Wade Graham is a rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth....

, Pritchard
Frank Pritchard
Frank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...

Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

 (1/1), Cooper
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is currently in his second spell with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans...

 (0/1)
10,623
June 5 Round 13 Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...

Leichhardt Oval
Leichhardt Oval
Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus...

Win 26-10 Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (2), Aiton
Paul Aiton
Paul Aiton is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and previously for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays at hooker.With his family, Aiton relocated to Caboolture, Queensland in the early 1990s...

, Daniela
Geoff Daniela
Geoff Daniela is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League . Daniela is a Cook Islands international....

, Tighe
Brad Tighe
Bradley Tighe is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. His position is ....

Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (2/4), Cooper
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is currently in his second spell with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans...

 (1/1)
14,100
June 13 Round 14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Loss 6-20 Smith
Nathan Smith (rugby league)
Nathan Smith born 21 April 1983 in Canberra, Australia is a rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.Nathan Smith's position of choice is as a lock, however, Smith has also played at second row and centre....

Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (1/1)
15,806
June 19 Round 15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium Loss 19-12 Cooper
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is currently in his second spell with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans...

, Pritchard
Frank Pritchard
Frank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...

Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (2/3)
13,992
Round 16 Bye
July 5 Round 17 Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Win 38-34 Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

 (3), Grant
Tim Grant
T.J. Grant is a retired Major General of the Canadian Forces.Grant attended the University of Guelph, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Upon graduating he enrolled in the Canadian Forces through the Direct Entry Officer programme, becoming an armour officer...

, Paulo
Joseph Paulo
Joseph Paulo is a rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. Joseph Paulo's position of choice is as a second-row, and he can also lock the scrum. He can also be played in the position of five-eighth if required...

, Tia-Kilifi
Junior Tia-Kilifi
Junior Tia-Kilifi is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre...

Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (5/7)
16,845
July 10 Round 18 South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...

ANZ Stadium Loss 12-36 Aiton
Paul Aiton
Paul Aiton is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and previously for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays at hooker.With his family, Aiton relocated to Caboolture, Queensland in the early 1990s...

, Daniela
Geoff Daniela
Geoff Daniela is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League . Daniela is a Cook Islands international....

Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (2/2)
9,017
July 18 Round 19 Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Win 27-14 Paulo
Joseph Paulo
Joseph Paulo is a rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. Joseph Paulo's position of choice is as a second-row, and he can also lock the scrum. He can also be played in the position of five-eighth if required...

, Puletua
Frank Puletua
Frank Puletua was a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. Puletua previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs...

, Tia-Kilifi
Junior Tia-Kilifi
Junior Tia-Kilifi is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre...

, Tighe
Brad Tighe
Bradley Tighe is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. His position is ....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (5/5)
Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

 (FG)
8,074
July 25 Round 20 North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

Dairy Farmers Stadium Win 28-20 Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

, Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

, Sammut
Jarrod Sammut
Jarrod Sammut is an Australian born Maltese rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (4/5)
14,274
Aug 1 Round 21 New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Draw 32-32 Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

 (2), Elford
Shane Elford
Shane Elford , is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and his position of choice is at Centre....

, Puletua
Frank Puletua
Frank Puletua was a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. Puletua previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs...

, Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (6/6)
12,677
August 7 Round 22 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

Loss 6-25 Lewis
Luke Lewis
Luke Lewis is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he has spent his entire professional career with the Panthers,...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (1/1)
19,987
August 16 Round 23 Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

Suncorp Stadium Loss 24-58 Pritchard
Frank Pritchard
Frank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...

, Tighe
Brad Tighe
Bradley Tighe is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. His position is ....

, Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

, Waterhouse
Trent Waterhouse
Trent Waterhouse is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League . He has also represented City Origin, New South Wales and Australia...

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

 (4/4)
25,305
August 22 Round 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...

CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...

, Penrith
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...

Won 40-10 Tia-Kilifi
Junior Tia-Kilifi
Junior Tia-Kilifi is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He is a Samoan international. Tia-Kilifi usually plays on the wing or as a centre...

 (2), Aiton
Paul Aiton
Paul Aiton is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and previously for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays at hooker.With his family, Aiton relocated to Caboolture, Queensland in the early 1990s...

, Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

, Graham
Wade Graham
Wade Graham is a rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth....

, Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...

, Tighe
Brad Tighe
Bradley Tighe is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. His position is ....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

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14,214
August 28 Round 25 Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...

Parramatta Stadium
Parramatta Stadium
Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.The stadium is used primarily as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League club the Parramatta Eels...

Loss 6-48 Blair
Maurice Blair
Maurice Blair is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League ....

Gordon
Michael Gordon (rugby league)
Michael Gordon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers...

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20,237
September 6 Round 26 Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

EnergyAustralia Stadium Loss 0-35 22,152

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2009 Statistics

Nat
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....

Pos
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....

App
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...

T
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...

|FG  HK 24 5 0 0 20
  SR 23 0 0 0 0
  FE 15 1 0 0 4
  PR 12 0 0 0 0
  SR 22 1 1 0 6
  FB 12 4 0 0 16
  WG 6 5 0 0 20
  WG 15 4 0 0 16
  CE 1 0 0 0 0
  WG 15 3 57 0 126
  FE 22 5 0 0 20
  PR 17 1 0 0 4
  HK 9 1 0 0 4
  CE 19 17 0 0 68
  FE 15 5 0 0 20
  WG 1 0 0 0 0
  PR 1 0 0 0 0
  SR 14 2 0 0 8
  SR 20 6 0 0 24
  PR 23 2 0 0 8
  HB 4 2 0 0 8
 
}||HB||21||4||12||0||40
|-
| ||align=centre|||LK||23||2||0||0||8
|--
| ||align=centre|||CE||8||4||0||0||16
|-
| ||align=centre|||CE||19||6||0||0||24
|-
| ||align=centre|||HB||18||5||15||1||51
|-
| ||align=centre|||SR||21||3||0||0||12
|-
| ||align=centre|||PR||9||0||0||0||0
|}

Transfers

Gains
Player Previous Club
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is currently in his second spell with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans...

Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...

Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh
Luke Walsh is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at halfback....

Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

Shane Elford
Shane Elford
Shane Elford , is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and his position of choice is at Centre....

Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....


Losses
Player Club
Tony Puletua
Tony Puletua
Anthony Puletua is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for St. Helens in the European Super League. A New Zealand and Samoan international, Puletua previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition...

Saint Helens
Luke Rooney
Luke Rooney
Luke Rooney is an Australian professional rugby union footballer for RC Toulonnais in the Top 14 competition as of 2012. His previous teams include Melbourne Rebels and the Penrith Panthers.-Rugby League:...

(French Rugby Union) Rugby Club Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...

Brendan Worth
Brendan Worth
Brendan Worth is an Australian rugby league footballer for French side Toulouse Olympique. Before joining Toulouse, he played in the NRL at the Newcastle Knights and the Penrith Panthers...

Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with...

Rhys Wesser
Rhys Wesser
Rhys Joseph "Sugar" Wesser is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL...

South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...

Shane Rodney
Shane Rodney
Shane Rodney is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL of Super League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers, winning the 2003 NRL premiership with them. and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles whom he won the 2011 NRL Grand Final with...

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...

William Isa
William Isa
Willie Isa is a professional rugby league player for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League competition...

Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....

Chris Ward Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Josh McCrone
Josh McCrone
Josh McCrone is an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He currently plays as a five eighth but can also play halfback.-Early and personal life:...

Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...

Lancen Joudo
Lancen Joudo
Lancen Joudo is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. He is by preference a hooker but can also play at and . He made his first grade début in the 2009 NRL season in a round 23 56-10 defeat at home to Wests Tigers, where...

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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