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.

Squad

Player transfers A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2013 season.

+ Gains Player Signed From Until end of Ref. Sam Anderson Newcastle Knights Lewis Brown New Zealand Warriors Luke Capewell† Brisbane Broncos Anthony Cherrington Sydney Roosters Tom Humble Wests Tigers Isaac John Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Super League) Jeremy Latimore St. George Illawarra Dragons Sika Manu Melbourne Storm Mose Masoe Sydney Roosters Wes Naiqama Newcastle Knights Kyle O'Donnell Newcastle Knights Mosese Pangai North Queensland Cowboys James Roberts South Sydney Rabbitohs Dean Whare Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

+ Losses Player Signed To Until end of Ref. Mitch Achurch Leeds Rhinos (Super League) Travis Burns Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League) Danny Galea† Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Michael Gordon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Michael Jennings Sydney Roosters Luke Lewis Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Harry Siejka New Zealand Warriors Arana Taumata Released Dayne Weston† Melbourne Storm

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. 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 Report8 FebruaryTrial 1 Wests TigersCarrington Park34–32Nabuli, Daniela, Austin, Coote, T Robinson, RobertsAustin (5/6) 16 FebruaryTrial 2 New Zealand WarriorsWaikato Stadium18–32Mansour, Brown (2), Simmons, Coote, DanielaWalsh (3/3), Naiqama (1/3)10 000+23 FebruaryTrial 3 Parramatta EelsCentrebet Stadium10–10Naiqama, SimmonsNaiqama (1/2) Legend:

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Report10 MarchRound 1 Canberra RaidersCentrebet Stadium 32–10 Manu, Segeyaro, Coote, Smith, Plum Walsh (6/6) 10,88217 MarchRound 2 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium 28–18 Manu (2), Simmons Walsh (3/3) 9,715 24 MarchRound 3 South Sydney RabbitohsCentrebet Stadium 32–44 Simmons (2), McKendry, Tighe, Segeyaro, Naiqama Walsh (4/6) 12,940 31 MarchRound 4 Gold Coast TitansCentrebet Stadium 10–28 Naiqama, Humble Naiqama (1/1), Walsh (0/6) 8,181 6 AprilRound 5 North Queensland CowboysTownsville Stadium 30–0 12,431 13 AprilRound 6 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium 8–6 Manu Walsh (1/1) 15,536 29 AprilRound 7 Parramatta EelsCentrebet Stadium 44–12 Robinson (2), Segeyaro (2), Simmons (2), Whare, Brown Moylan (1/1), Walsh (5/7) 14,211 5 MayRound 8 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium 30–6 Moylan Walsh (1/1) 11,176 12 MayRound 9 Melbourne StormCentrebet Stadium 12–10 Simmons (2), Robinson Walsh (0/3) 7,803 18 MayRound 10 New Zealand WarriorsCentrebet Stadium 62–6 John (3), Brown (2), T Robinson, Segeyaro M Robinson, Simmons, Kingston Walsh (11/11) 9,386 25 MayRound 11 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval 0–19 Robinson, Moylan, Whare Walsh (3/3), FG (1) 10,922 Round 12Bye 9 JuneRound 13 Wests TigersCentrebet Stadium 18–20 Simmons, Masoe, Whare Walsh (3/3) 16,827 15 JuneRound 14 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium 24–12 Simmons (2) Moylan (1/1), Walsh (1/1) 9,176 Round 15Bye 29 JuneRound 16 St George Illawarra DragonsCentrebet Stadium 25–10 Moylan, Tighe, Roberts, Segeyaro Walsh (4/4), FG (1) 6,271 6 JulyRound 17 Gold Coast TitansTIO Stadium 40–18 Roberts (3), Simmons (2), Walsh, Kingston Walsh (6/7) 8,050 13 JulyRound 18 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium 10–17 Simmons (2), Kingston Walsh (2/3), FG (1) 9,327 21 JulyRound 19 Newcastle KnightsCentrebet Stadium 14–32 Whare, Newton Walsh (3/3) 10,240 28 JulyRound 20 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksShark Stadium 38–10 Roberts (2) Moylan (0/1), Walsh (1/1) 14,120 2 AugustRound 21 Sydney RoostersCentrebet Stadium 6–42 Simmons Walsh (1/1) 11,879 11 AugustRound 22 North Queensland CowboysCentrebet Stadium 4–36 Simmons Walsh (0/1) 6,611 18 AugustRound 23 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium 24–28 Mansour (2), Simmons (2), Manu Walsh (4/5) 11,596 23 AugustRound 24 Brisbane BroncosCentrebet Stadium 28–12 Segeyaro (3), Simpkins Walsh (6/6) 8,817 31 AugustRound 25 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium 34–14 John, Mansour Walsh (3/3) 15,313 8 SeptemberRound 26 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval 38–26 Walsh, Segeyaro, Mansour, Newton, Whare, Masoe Walsh (6/6), Newton (1/1) 12,090 Legend:

Ladder

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 PlayerTeamCall-up BE Tim Grant NRL All Stars 2013 All Stars match PR Tim Grant NSW City 2013 City vs Country Origin

International PlayerTeamCall-up BE Sam McKendry 2013 Anzac Test CE Dean Whare HB Daniel Foster 2013 Polynesian Cup SR Sika Manu CE Geoff Daniela1 2013 World Cup HB Isaac John CE Wes Naiqama SR Cameron Ciraldo CE Dean Whare HK James Segeyaro2 BE Mose Masoe HB Daniel Foster SR Sika Manu SR Clint Newton

1 – Daniela was ruled out by injury. 2 – Segeyaro was ruled out of the tournament by a shoulder injury.

References

External links Panthers official site