2013 Penrith Panthers season

2013 Penrith Panthers season
NRL Rank	10th
2013 record	Wins: 11; losses: 13
Points scored	For: 495; against: 532
Team information
CEO	Phil Moss
Coach	Ivan Cleary
Captain	Kevin Kingston
Stadium	Centrebet Stadium – 22,500
Avg. attendance	10,332
Top scorers
Tries	David Simmons (19)
Goals	Luke Walsh (74)
Points	Luke Walsh (159)
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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.^[1]

Squad

Penrith Panthers

2013 NRL Team						Extended squad		Coaching staff
Sam Anderson – PR Blake Austin – FE, HB Lewis Brown – SR, CE Cameron Ciraldo – SR, LK Lachlan Coote – FB, FE Geoff Daniela – CE, WG Adam Docker – LK Tim Grant – PR Tom Humble – HB, FE Isaac John – FE, HB Kevin Kingston (c) – HK Jeremy Latimore – PR Josh Mansour – WG		Sika Manu – SR Mose Masoe – PR Sam McKendry – PR Matt Moylan – FB Wes Naiqama – CE, WG, FB Clint Newton – SR Nigel Plum – PR, SR, LK James Roberts – WG, CE Matt Robinson – LK Travis Robinson – WG James Segeyaro – HK David Simmons – WG, FB, CE Ryan Simpkins – LK		Nathan Smith – LK, SR Brad Tighe – CE Luke Walsh – HB Dean Whare – CE, FB		Luke Capewell – FB, WG – Gain: 24 May Anthony Cherrington – HK Tom Eisenhuth – CE, SR Daniel Foster – HB Danny Galea – CE, SR – Loss: 29 Jun Kane Morgan – WG Kyle O'Donnell – PR Mosese Pangai – CE Dayne Weston – PR – Loss: 6 May		Head coach Ivan Cleary Assistant coach David Fairleigh Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Player transfers

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

Gains Player Signed From Until End of Ref. Sam Anderson Newcastle Knights 2013 [2] Lewis Brown New Zealand Warriors 2015 [3] Luke Capewell† Brisbane Broncos 2014 [4] Anthony Cherrington Sydney Roosters 2014 [5] Tom Humble Wests Tigers 2014 [6] Isaac John Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Super League) 2013 [7] Jeremy Latimore St. George Illawarra Dragons 2014 [8] Sika Manu Melbourne Storm 2015 [9] Mose Masoe Sydney Roosters 2014 [10] Wes Naiqama Newcastle Knights 2014 [11] Kyle O'Donnell Newcastle Knights 2014 [8] Mosese Pangai North Queensland Cowboys 2014 [12] James Roberts South Sydney Rabbitohs 2014 [13] Dean Whare Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2014 [14]

Losses Player Signed To Until End of Ref. Mitch Achurch Leeds Rhinos (Super League) 2016 [15] Travis Burns Hull Kingston Rovers (Super League) 2015 [16] Danny Galea† Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2013 [17] Michael Gordon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2015 [18] Michael Jennings Sydney Roosters 2016 [19] Luke Lewis Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2016 [20] Harry Siejka New Zealand Warriors [21] Arana Taumata Released - [22] Dayne Weston† Melbourne Storm [23]

Jersey and Sponsors

2013 Women in League Jersey

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.^[24] 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	Report
8 February	Trial 1	Wests Tigers	Carrington Park	34–32	Nabuli,[25] Daniela,[26] Austin,[27] Coote,[28] T Robinson,[29] Roberts[30]	Austin (5/6)[31][32][33]		[34][35]
16 February	Trial 2	New Zealand Warriors	Waikato Stadium	18–32	Mansour, Brown (2), Simmons, Coote, Daniela	Walsh (3/3), Naiqama (1/3)	10 000+	[36][37]
23 February	Trial 3	Parramatta Eels	Centrebet Stadium	10–10	Naiqama, Simmons	Naiqama (1/2)		[38]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
10 March	Round 1	Canberra Raiders	Centrebet Stadium	32–10	Manu, Segeyaro, Coote, Smith, Plum	Walsh (6/6)	10,882
17 March	Round 2	Wests Tigers	Campbelltown Stadium	28–18	Manu (2), Simmons	Walsh (3/3)	9,715
24 March	Round 3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Centrebet Stadium	32–44	Simmons (2), McKendry, Tighe, Segeyaro, Naiqama	Walsh (4/6)	12,940
31 March	Round 4	Gold Coast Titans	Centrebet Stadium	10–28	Naiqama, Humble	Naiqama (1/1), Walsh (0/6)	8,181
6 April	Round 5	North Queensland Cowboys	Townsville Stadium	30–0			12,431
13 April	Round 6	Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium	8–6	Manu	Walsh (1/1)	15,536
29 April	Round 7	Parramatta Eels	Centrebet Stadium	44–12	Robinson (2), Segeyaro (2), Simmons (2), Whare, Brown	Moylan (1/1), Walsh (5/7)	14,211
5 May	Round 8	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	30–6	Moylan	Walsh (1/1)	11,176
12 May	Round 9	Melbourne Storm	Centrebet Stadium	12–10	Simmons (2), Robinson	Walsh (0/3)	7,803
18 May	Round 10	New Zealand Warriors	Centrebet Stadium	62–6	John (3), Brown (2), T Robinson, Segeyaro M Robinson, Simmons, Kingston	Walsh (11/11)	9,386
25 May	Round 11	St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Oval	0–19	Robinson, Moylan, Whare	Walsh (3/3), FG (1)	10,922
	Round 12	Bye
9 June	Round 13	Wests Tigers	Centrebet Stadium	18–20	Simmons, Masoe, Whare	Walsh (3/3)	16,827
15 June	Round 14	Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium	24–12	Simmons (2)	Moylan (1/1), Walsh (1/1)	9,176
	Round 15	Bye
29 June	Round 16	St George Illawarra Dragons	Centrebet Stadium	25–10	Moylan, Tighe, Roberts, Segeyaro	Walsh (4/4), FG (1)	6,271
6 July	Round 17	Gold Coast Titans	TIO Stadium	40–18	Roberts (3), Simmons (2), Walsh, Kingston	Walsh (6/7)	8,050
13 July	Round 18	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Stadium	10–17	Simmons (2), Kingston	Walsh (2/3), FG (1)	9,327
21 July	Round 19	Newcastle Knights	Centrebet Stadium	14–32	Whare, Newton	Walsh (3/3)	10,240
28 July	Round 20	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Shark Stadium	38–10	Roberts (2)	Moylan (0/1), Walsh (1/1)	14,120
2 August	Round 21	Sydney Roosters	Centrebet Stadium	6–42	Simmons	Walsh (1/1)	11,879
11 August	Round 22	North Queensland Cowboys	Centrebet Stadium	4–36	Simmons	Walsh (0/1)	6,611
18 August	Round 23	New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium	24–28	Mansour (2), Simmons (2), Manu	Walsh (4/5)	11,596
23 August	Round 24	Brisbane Broncos	Centrebet Stadium	28–12	Segeyaro (3), Simpkins	Walsh (6/6)	8,817
31 August	Round 25	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	34–14	John, Mansour	Walsh (3/3)	15,313
8 September	Round 26	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval	38–26	Walsh, Segeyaro, Mansour, Newton, Whare, Masoe	Walsh (6/6), Newton (1/1)	12,090
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Ladder

2013 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters (P)	24	18	0	6	2	640	325	+315	40
2	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	18	0	6	2	588	384	+204	40
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	1	7	2	589	373	+216	37
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	15	1	8	2	588	366	+222	35
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	2	468	460	+8	32
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	13	0	11	2	529	463	+66	30
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	1	11	2	528	422	+106	29
8	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	2	507	431	+76	28
9	Gold Coast Titans	24	11	0	13	2	500	518	−18	26
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	2	495	532	−37	26
11	New Zealand Warriors	24	11	0	13	2	495	554	−59	26
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	1	13	2	434	477	−43	25
13	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	2	434	624	−190	24
14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	7	0	17	2	379	530	−151	18
15	Wests Tigers	24	7	0	17	2	386	687	−301	18
16	Parramatta Eels	24	5	0	19	2	326	740	−414	14

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

Pos.	Player	Team	Call-up
BE	Tim Grant	NRL All Stars	2013 All Stars match
PR	Tim Grant	NSW City	2013 City vs Country Origin

International

Pos.	Player	Team	Call-up
BE	Sam McKendry	New Zealand	2013 Anzac Test
CE	Dean Whare
HB	Daniel Foster	Tonga	2013 Polynesian Cup
SR	Sika Manu
CE	Geoff Daniela^1	Cook Islands	2013 World Cup
HB	Isaac John
CE	Wes Naiqama	Fiji
SR	Cameron Ciraldo	Italy
CE	Dean Whare	New Zealand
HK	James Segeyaro^2	Papua New Guinea
BE	Mose Masoe	Samoa
HB	Daniel Foster	Tonga
SR	Sika Manu
SR	Clint Newton	United States

1 – Daniela was ruled out by injury.
2 – Segeyaro was ruled out of the tournament by a shoulder injury.^[39]

References

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27. Penrith Panthers [@PenrithPanthers] (8 February 2013). "Try time Panthers. A powerful run from 10m and Blake Austin scores! 14–4 kick to come #weownthewest" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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External links

• Panthers official site