rleague.com - The World of Rugby League

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Index [Draw] [Player Stats] [Club Headlines]

Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Penrith Panthers [Club Headlines]

Coach: Matthew Elliott
Club Season Index: Penrith Panthers [Season Matches Review]

Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more

Round 1 - Mar 14-17
Sun: Brisbane Broncos 48 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Date: Sunday March 16, 2008
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 31,250
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Jarrod Sammut, Nathan Smith
Goals (2): Jarrod Sammut (2 from 2)
Round 2 - Mar 21-24
Sat: Penrith Panthers 16 l. Canberra Raiders 20
Date: Saturday March 22, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,503
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Brad Tighe, Rhys Wesser
Goals (4): Jarrod Sammut (4 from 4)
Round 3 - Mar 28-31
Sun: Penrith Panthers 26 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 22
Date: Sunday March 30, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,839
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): Brad Tighe 2, Maurice Blair, Adam Woolnough
Goals (5): Jarrod Sammut (5 from 6)
Round 4 - Apr 4-7
Mon: Wests Tigers 8 l. Penrith Panthers 30
Date: Monday April 7, 2008
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,898
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Maurice Blair, Michael Jennings, Luke Priddis, Brad Tighe, Michael Gordon
Goals (5): Jarrod Sammut (5 from 6)
Round 5 - Apr 11-14
Sat: Penrith Panthers 12 l. Sydney Roosters 28
Date: Saturday April 12, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,294
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Geoff Daniela, Luke Lewis
Goals (2): Jarrod Sammut (2 from 2)
Round 6 - Apr 18-21
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 l. Penrith Panthers 21
Date: Saturday April 19, 2008
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,852
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Michael Gordon, Michael Jennings, Luke Rooney, Nathan Smith
Goals (2): Jarrod Sammut (2 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Jarrod Sammut
Round 7 - Apr 25-27
Penrith Panthers bye
Round 8 - May 3-4
Sat: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Parramatta Eels 26
Date: Saturday May 3, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,724
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Petero Civoniceva (15), Tony Puletua (18), Michael Jennings (75)
Goals (3): Jarrod Sammut (3 from 4)
Round 9 - May 10-12
Sat: Bulldogs 4 l. Penrith Panthers 30
Date: Saturday May 10, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,257
Table Position: 9
Tries (5): Brad Tighe 2, Michael Gordon, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard
Goals (5): Michael Gordon (5 from 5)
Round 10 - May 16-19
Sun: Penrith Panthers 46 d. New Zealand Warriors 22
Date: Sunday May 18, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,450
Table Position: 7
Tries (8): Michael Gordon 2, Michael Jennings 2, Frank Pritchard 2, Luke Rooney, Trent Waterhouse
Goals (7): Michael Gordon (7 from 9)
Round 11 - May 23-26
Penrith Panthers bye
Round 12 - May 30-Jun 2
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Penrith Panthers 19
Date: Saturday May 31, 2008
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 16,553
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Michael Jennings, Luke Rooney, Brad Tighe
Goals (3): Jarrod Sammut (3 from 5)
Field Goals (1): Jarrod Sammut
Round 13 - Jun 6-9
Sun: Penrith Panthers 22 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
Date: Sunday June 8, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,543
Table Position: 8
Tries (4): Michael Jennings, Shane Rodney, Jarrod Sammut, Trent Waterhouse
Goals (3): Jarrod Sammut (3 from 4)
Round 14 - Jun 13-16
Fri: Sydney Roosters 32 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Date: Friday June 13, 2008
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,724
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Luke Rooney, Brad Tighe
Goals (2): Shane Rodney (2 from 2), Brad Tighe (0 from 1)
Round 15 - Jun 20-23
Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 13 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Date: Friday June 20, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,032
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Luke Lewis, Rhys Wesser
Goals (2): Shane Rodney (1 from 1), Jarrod Sammut (1 from 1)
Round 16 - Jun 27-30
Fri: Penrith Panthers 12 drew Brisbane Broncos 12
Date: Friday June 27, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,963
Table Position: 9
Tries (2): Michael Jennings, Luke Lewis
Goals (2): Shane Rodney (2 from 2), Lachlan Coote (0 from 3)
Round 17 - Jul 4-7
Sun: Parramatta Eels 16 l. Penrith Panthers 22
Date: Sunday July 6, 2008
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,012
Table Position: 8
Tries (4): Masada Iosefa, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard, Rhys Wesser
Goals (3): Lachlan Coote (3 from 4)
Round 18 - Jul 11-14
Fri: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Newcastle Knights 30
Date: Friday July 11, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,092
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): Trent Waterhouse 2, Brad Tighe
Goals (3): Lachlan Coote (3 from 4)
Round 19 - Jul 18-21
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 22 l. Penrith Panthers 36
Date: Saturday July 19, 2008
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 17,759
Table Position: 8
Tries (6): Michael Gordon 2, Frank Pritchard 2, Michael Jennings, Rhys Wesser
Goals (6): Michael Gordon (6 from 7)
Round 20 - Jul 25-28
Sat: Penrith Panthers 24 d. Wests Tigers 10
Date: Saturday July 26, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,075
Table Position: 7
Tries (4): Michael Gordon 2, Masada Iosefa, Michael Jennings
Goals (4): Michael Gordon (4 from 4)
Round 21 - Aug 1-4
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30 d. Penrith Panthers 10
Date: Friday August 1, 2008
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,802
Table Position: 7
Tries (2): Michael Jennings, Nathan Smith
Goals (1): Michael Gordon (1 from 2)
Round 22 - Aug 8-11
Sun: Canberra Raiders 74 d. Penrith Panthers 12
Date: Sunday August 10, 2008
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 6,500
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Michael Gordon, Rhys Wesser
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 2)
Round 23 - Aug 15-18
Sat: Penrith Panthers 52 d. Bulldogs 16
Date: Saturday August 16, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,841
Table Position: 9
Tries (9): Luke Rooney 4, Matthew Bell, Maurice Blair, Michael Jennings, Tony Puletua, Brad Tighe
Goals (8): Michael Gordon (8 from 9)
Round 24 - Aug 22-25
Mon: Penrith Panthers 6 l. Melbourne Storm 40
Date: Monday August 25, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,813
Table Position: 11
Tries (1): Nathan Smith
Goals (1): Michael Gordon (1 from 1)
Round 25 - Aug 29-Sep 1
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 42 d. Penrith Panthers 20
Date: Sunday August 31, 2008
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 15,214
Table Position: 11
Tries (4): Luke Rooney 3, Michael Gordon
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 4)
Round 26 - Sep 5-8
Sat: Penrith Panthers 16 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34
Date: Saturday September 6, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,086
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Paul Aiton, Tony Puletua, Nathan Smith
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 3)

Position: 12
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 10, Drawn: 1, Lost: 13, Byes: 2
For: 504 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Against: 611 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 25, Difference: -107

Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 12-48 v Broncos (A)
Round 2 [22 Mar 08] L 16-20 v Raiders (H)
Round 3 [30 Mar 08] W 26-22 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 4 [07 Apr 08] W 30-8 v Tigers (A)
Round 5 [12 Apr 08] L 12-28 v Roosters (H)
Round 6 [19 Apr 08] W 21-20 v Sharks (A)
Round 7 Penrith Panthers bye
Round 8 [03 May 08] L 18-26 v Eels (H)
Round 9 [10 May 08] W 30-4 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 10 [18 May 08] W 46-22 v Warriors (H)
Round 11 Penrith Panthers bye
Round 12 [31 May 08] W 19-18 v Cowboys (A)
Round 13 [08 Jun 08] L 22-24 v Sharks (H)
Round 14 [13 Jun 08] L 12-32 v Roosters (A)
Round 15 [20 Jun 08] L 12-13 v Dragons (A)
Round 16 [27 Jun 08] D 12-12 v Broncos (H)
Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 22-16 v Eels (A)
Round 18 [11 Jul 08] L 18-30 v Knights (H)
Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 36-22 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 20 [26 Jul 08] W 24-10 v Tigers (H)
Round 21 [01 Aug 08] L 10-30 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 22 [10 Aug 08] L 12-74 v Raiders (A)
Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 52-16 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 24 [25 Aug 08] L 6-40 v Storm (H)
Round 25 [31 Aug 08] L 20-42 v Warriors (A)
Round 26 [06 Sep 08] L 16-34 v Sea Eagles (H)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Paul Aiton	14 (13)	1	0	0	4
Josh Bateman	3 (2)	0	0	0	0
Matthew Bell	20 (18)	1	0	0	4
Maurice Blair	23 (2)	3	0	0	12
Petero Civoniceva	20	1	0	0	4
Lachlan Coote	5	0	6/11	0	12
Geoff Daniela	4	1	0	0	4
Michael Gordon	14	11	38/46	0	120
Wade Graham	8	0	0	0	0
Tim Grant	5 (5)	0	0	0	0
Masada Iosefa	9 (7)	2	0	0	8
William Isa	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Jennings	22	12	0	0	48
Luke Lewis	16 (1)	5	0	0	20
Sam McKendry	1	0	0	0	0
Junior Moors	9 (8)	0	0	0	0
Mark O'Halloran	1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Paulo	8 (4)	0	0	0	0
Daniel Penese	1	0	0	0	0
Keith Peters	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
Luke Priddis	20 (2)	1	0	0	4
Frank Pritchard	20 (2)	6	0	0	24
Frank Puletua	10 (10)	0	0	0	0
Tony Puletua	21 (1)	3	0	0	12
Shane Rodney	4 (3)	1	5/5	0	14
Luke Rooney	15	11	0	0	44
Jarrod Sammut	11 (1)	2	30/38	2	70
Nathan Smith	23	5	0	0	20
Brad Tighe	22	10	0/1	0	40
Trent Waterhouse	20	4	0	0	16
Rhys Wesser	21	5	0	0	20
Joe Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Woolnough	7 (6)	1	0	0	4
Brendan Worth	8 (6)	0	0	0	0
34 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 294076 (Average: 12,253)
Home: Games 12 - 130223 (Average: 10,852)
Away: Games 12 - 163853 (Average: 13,654)

Leading Point Scorers:
120: Michael Gordon (14)
70: Jarrod Sammut (11)
48: Michael Jennings (22)
44: Luke Rooney (15)
40: Brad Tighe (22)

Leading Try Scorers:
12: Michael Jennings (22)
11: Michael Gordon (14), Luke Rooney (15)
10: Brad Tighe (22)
6: Frank Pritchard (20)
5: Luke Lewis (16), Nathan Smith (23), Rhys Wesser (21)
4: Trent Waterhouse (20)
3: Maurice Blair (23), Tony Puletua (21)
2: Masada Iosefa (9), Jarrod Sammut (11)
1: Paul Aiton (14), Matthew Bell (20), Petero Civoniceva (20), Geoff Daniela (4), Luke Priddis (20), Shane Rodney (4), Adam Woolnough (7)

Leading Goal Scorers:
38: Michael Gordon. Attempts: 38/46. Accuracy: 83% (14)
30: Jarrod Sammut. Attempts: 30/38. Accuracy: 79% (11)
6: Lachlan Coote. Attempts: 6/11. Accuracy: 55% (5)
5: Shane Rodney. Attempts: 5/5. Accuracy: 100% (4)
0: Brad Tighe. Attempts: 0/1. Accuracy: 0% (22)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers

Draw, results and other info.

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership Penrith Panthers

Draw, results and other info.

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers