2025 Penrith Panthers season
Rugby league team season
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The 2025 Penrith Panthers season was the 59th season in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby League's 2025 Telstra Premiership.
| 2025 Penrith Panthers season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 7th | |||
| 2025 record | Wins: 13; losses: 10 | |||
| Points scored | For: 576; against: 469 | |||
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| CEO | Brian Fletcher | |||
| Coach |  Ivan Cleary | |||
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| Stadium | CommBank Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 19,496[1] | |||
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Penrith played at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta for their home fixtures, due to renovations at their usual home ground, Penrith Stadium.[2]
Squad
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Player transfers
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World Club Challenge
Ahead of the 2024 NRL Grand Final, reports began circulating that the 2025 World Club Challenge would be at risk of being cancelled as teams that could potentially qualify (Penrith Panthers, Warrington Wolves, and Wigan Warriors) would have difficulty arranging travel to either the UK or Australia, then to the United States, with the usual date of the tournament being close to that of the 2025 Rugby League Las Vegas event.[10] Following Penrith's victory in the Grand Final, thus qualification for the tournament, it was revealed that 15 or 16 February would be the latest they would play the tournament, leaving time for travel back to Australia then out to the United States, while also maximising their pre-season, citing player welfare as in issue. However, with this weekend being the opening weekend of the 2025 Super League season, the date was unlikely.[11]
On 9 October 2024, Penrith confirmed to the NRL that they would not play the match before the start of the domestic seasons citing player welfare as the issue stating that their players were delaying their mandated leave to play in the 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships and 2024 Samoa rugby league tour of England thus not allowing players to have an adequate preseason before the World Club Challenge. The club stated that it was open to working with the NRL for a solution to play the match, but would not as things stand currently.[12]
Following the conclusion of the 2024 Super League Grand Final, Wigan Warriors captain Liam Farrell confirmed the champions' commitment to the 2025 World Club Challenge and stated that the club would be working to ensure the game goes ahead.[13] These words later confirmed by CEO Kris Radlinski.[14]
On 16 October, Radlinski contacted the NRL and Penrith about playing the game during Magic Round (requiring the NRL to schedule one of Penrith's byes for this round),[15] an idea proposed on social media by Penrith's Nathan Cleary two days prior.[16] However this idea never came to fruition with Penrith facing Brisbane in Magic Round.[17][18]
| Date and time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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| Not scheduled |  Penrith Panthers |
H[a] | Western Sydney Stadium[b] | Cancelled | N/A |
Wigan remain world champions by virtue of their victory in the competition in 2024, however did not receive a separate title for 2025 in lieu of Penrith's withdrawal.
Regular season
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 654 | 506 | +148 | 44 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 671 | 459 | +212 | 40 | |
| 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 534 | 414 | +120 | 38 | |
| 4 |  Brisbane Broncos (P) |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 680 | 508 | +172 | 36 | |
| 5 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 599 | 490 | +109 | 36 | |
| 6 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 517 | 496 | +21 | 34 | |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers |
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 576 | 469 | +107 | 33 | |
| 8 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 653 | 521 | +132 | 32 | |
| 9 |  Dolphins |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 721 | 596 | +125 | 30 | |
| 10 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 555 | 534 | +21 | 30 | |
| 11 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 502 | 578 | −76 | 26 | |
| 12 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 538 | 684 | −146 | 25 | |
| 13 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 477 | 612 | −135 | 24 | |
| 14 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 427 | 608 | −181 | 24 | |
| 15 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 498 | 628 | −130 | 22 | |
| 16 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 520 | 719 | −199 | 18 | |
| 17 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 338 | 638 | −300 | 18 |
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were released on 21 November, 2024.[19]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Other teams
In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers are also fielding semi-professional teams in the 2025 Jersey Flegg Cup (for players aged under 21) and the NSW Cup.
Notes
- Penrith played the 2025 season at the Western Sydney Stadium with their home ground, Penrith Stadium, undergoing redevelopment.