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The Penrith Panthers are just the first team of the NRL era to win three premierships in a row. They will be looking to become the third team to win four or more consecutive titles since the 1920s South Sydney Rabbitohs and the famous 1950s-60s St George Dragons, who won a whopping 11 grand finals in a row.
In 2024, coach Ivan Cleary will need to find suitable replacements for centre Stephen Crichton and bench forward Spencer Leniu if the club continues ascending to lofty heights.
Let’s see how the NRL outright betting markets are shaping up at the bookies.
About the Penrith Panthers
| Established: | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Home ground: | Bluebet Stadium |
| Coach: | Ivan Cleary |
| Captains: | Nathan Cleary |
| Premierships: | Five – 1991, 2003, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 2023 ladder finish: | First (18-6) – Premiership winners |
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Updated Penrith Panthers futures odds
| 2024 Premiership | Clive Churchill Medal | GF First Tryscorer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odds @ Marantelli Bet | $1.95 | Nathan Cleary $5 | Brian To’o $8.50 |
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- The Panthers have shorted from $4 favourites to win the premiership in 2023, to $3.75 to win in 2024 despite losing Crichton and Leniu. The feeling among the NRL community is that the 2023 season was the best chance the Brisbane Broncos will have to beat the Panthers, causing the shorter price for this season. If the Panthers do go on to at least make the 2024 NRL Grand Final, they will not be $3.75 chances to win that match, so taking the early price now is a smart decision.
- The Panthers are currently $1.45 favourites to finish in the top four and could be the safest bet of the year. While there is no value in the price, it’s an easy leg for multis for any punter looking to build a big price.
- With Crichton leaving the right centre position at the Panthers, Taylan May slots into that position as a better passer than his predecessor, which will be an enormous boost for winger Brian To’o. The New South Wales Blues and Samoan winger will be given plenty more opportunities to score with a better ball-playing centre and is a smart choice to lead the Panthers in try scoring.
2024 Penrith Panthers NRL draw
| Round | Opponent | Venue | Date | Time (NSW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Friday, March 8 | – |
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Friday, March 15 | – |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Thursday, March 21 | 8:00pm |
| 4 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Thursday, March 28 | 8:00pm |
| 5 | Manly Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park, Sydney | Saturday, April 6 | 5:30pm |
| 6 | BYE | – | – | – |
| 7 | Wests Tigers | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Saturday, April 20 | 3:00pm |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | Saturday, April 27 | 7:35pm |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Accor Stadium, Sydney | Thursday, May 2 | 7:50pm |
| 10 | Canterbury Bulldogs | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Friday, May 10 | 6:00pm |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Sunday, May 19 | 1:50pm |
| 12 | Cronulla Sharks | PointsBet Stadium, Sydney | Saturday, May 25 | 5:30pm |
| 13 | St George Illawarra Dragons | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Saturday, June 1 | 5:30pm |
| 14 | Manly Sea Eagles | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Sunday, June 9 | 4:05pm |
| 15 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Sunday, June 16 | 4:05pm |
| 16 | BYE | – | – | – |
| 17 | North Queensland Cowboys | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Sunday, June 30 | 4:05pm |
| 18 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Friday, July 5 | 8:00pm |
| 19 | BYE | – | – | – |
| 20 | Dolphins | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Sunday, July 21 | 2:00pm |
| 21 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Sunday, July 28 | 2:00pm |
| 22 | Newcastle Knights | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Sunday, August 4 | 2:00pm |
| 23 | Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium, Sydney | Friday, August 9 | 8:00pm |
| 24 | Melbourne Storm | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Thursday, August 15 | 7:50pm |
| 25 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Saturday, August 24 | 3:00pm |
| 26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Friday, August 30 | 8:00pm |
| 27 | Gold Coast Titans | BlueBet Stadium, Penrith | Saturday, September 7 | 7:35pm |
Panthers players to watch in 2024
Dylan Edwards
Born: 10/06/1996
Games: 133
Tries: 43
Position: Fullback
Dylan Edwards will again be the man for the Panthers who puts in enormous work with his kick returns to put them on the front foot early in their sets. This will be even more important in 2024, as will the development of his ball-playing skills. If Edwards can become more of an attacking threat on both sides of the field in 2024, it will present a whole new challenge for oppositions’ defences to stop this Panthers outfit from piling on the points.
Nathan Cleary
Born: 14/11/1997
Games: 161
Tries: 57
Position: Halfback
Nathan Cleary is a ‘player to watch’ this season for a very specific reason. The departure of game-winner Stephen Crichton, who has taken several intercept passes over his career to pull off enormous highlight-reel moments, will be very noticeable. That is, unless Cleary’s control of the game with his kicking and individual running of the ball continues to improve. If Cleary can continue to build on his control of the game in 2024, the Panthers will be almost impossible to beat.
Taylan May
Born: 19/08/2001
Games: 24
Tries: 16
Position: Winger
Taylan May will return to the Panthers in the centres after injury de-railed his season last year. May looks a more imposing figure now, having grown physically in his time off. He will have big boots to fill with Crichton leaving in the off-season, and if he can do a solid job in centre, the Panthers should be premiership contenders again.
Penrith Panthers records and stats
- Most games: 244 – Steve Carter (1988-2001)
Most career points: 1,572 – Ryan Girdler (1993-2004)
Most points in a match: 34 – Nathan Cleary (2019)
- Most consecutive wins: 17 (2020)
Most consecutive losses: 10 (1972)
Biggest winning margin: 72-12 (vs. Sea Eagles, 2004)
Biggest losing margin: 7-70 (vs. Sea Eagles, 1973)
Biggest comeback win: 8-31 to 32-31 (vs. Tigers, 2000)
- The Penrith Panthers were one of three teams vying for admission to the New South Wales Rugby League in 1967. The others were the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Wentworthville Magpies. Maybe it was only because Western Suburbs already had ownership of the black and white, but the Panthers and the Sharks got the nod.
Penrith’s outer-west location proved problematic in the early years. The league’s best players preferred to stay and play in the inner city and beachside suburbs, so the Panthers had little choice but to develop their own talent at grassroots level. Those efforts began to pay dividends in 1985 when the likes of Greg Alexander and Royce Simmons helped the club to its first-ever finals campaign.
The best was yet to come. Sustained improvement in the late ’80s allowed Penrith to attract star talents such as Brad Fittler, Mark Geyer and John Cartwright. A maiden NRL Grand Final appearance arrived in 1990, but it was the Canberra Raiders who emerged victorious on that occasion. The mourning period was a short one, however, and in 1991 the Panthers broke their duck and reaped revenge all at once with a 19-12 win over the Raiders.
Penrith have endured plenty of ups and downs since then. The likes of Fittler and Geyer left the club soon after the ’91 flag, while coach Phil Gould only lasted until ’94. A second premiership arrived in 2003.
Since 2019 the Panthers have comeback firing and have now secured a hat-trick of premiership wins in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Can they secure four-in-a-row in 2024?