2017 Penrith Panthers season


The 2017 Penrith Panthers season was the 51st in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Griffin and captained by Matt Moylan, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines pre-season tournament, which they finished as runners-up.

Squad

Player transfers

A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2017 season.
PlayerSigned fromUntil end ofRef.
Tim Browne Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2019
Jed Cartwright Gold Coast Titans2019
Mason Cerruto Parramatta Eels
Samisoni Langi South Sydney Rabbitohs
Darren Nicholls Brisbane Broncos2017
Michael Oldfield South Sydney Rabbitohs2017
Mitch Rein St. George Illawarra Dragons2018
Tony Satini Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
James Tamou North Queensland Cowboys2020

PlayerSigned ToUntil end ofRef.
Braidon Burns South Sydney Rabbitohs2018
Zach Dockar-Clay† Hull Kingston Rovers 2018
Chris GrevsmuhlReleased, later Gold Coast Titans2018
Josh Hall Townsville Blackhawks
Zak Hardaker Castleford Tigers
Andrew Heffernan Hull Kingston Rovers
Peta Hiku† Warrington Wolves 2019
George Jennings Parramatta Eels2017
Robert Jennings South Sydney Rabbitohs2018
Samisoni Langi†Released, later Leigh Centurions 2017
Jeremy Latimore Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2017
Te Maire Martin† North Queensland Cowboys2019
Suaia Matagi Parramatta Eels2018
Michael Oldfield† Canberra Raiders2018
Andy Saunders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2017
Will Smith Parramatta Eels
Tupou SopoagaWestern Sydney Rams
Malakai Watene-Zelezniak† Wests Tigers2018

Auckland Nines

With club executives Brian Fletcher and Phil Gould questioning the necessity of the tournament, and a number of players unavailable for selection due to recent representative commitments, the Panthers fielded a largely inexperienced squad at the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines on 4–5 February. 9 of the 18 squad members had no previous NRL experience and only 3 had played more than 30 NRL games. Regardless, the team won all 3 of their pool matches, and progressed to the Grand Final, where they were defeated 10–8 by the Sydney Roosters. Waqa Blake and Moses Leota were named in the team of the tournament.

Other teams

In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers also fielded semi-professional teams in the National Youth Competition's 2017 Holden Cup (Under-20s) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2017 Intrust Super Premiership. The NYC team was coached by Garth Brennan and captained by Wayde Egan, and the NSW Cup team was coached by David Tangata-Toa and captained by Sione Katoa in early rounds and Darren Nicholls in later rounds.
The club won the 2017 New South Wales Cup season and the 2017 NRL State Championship.