Penrith Panthers
Teams they play twice: Eels, Knights, Wests Tigers, Titans, Sharks, Rabbitohs, Raiders, Warriors, Roosters.
Teams they play once: Storm, Sea Eagles, Dragons, Bulldogs, Broncos, Cowboys.
Day-by-day breakdown: Thursday - Three, Friday - Ten, Saturday - Six, Sunday – Five.
Five-day turnarounds: 0.
Kick-off: After being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, Penrith's campaign to go further in 2019 will begin with three out of their first four matches on home turf, including a round-three sojourn to their west against the Storm in Bathurst. They also play three teams in the opening month who didn't make last year's playoffs so they have a golden opportunity to reverse their recent trend of slow starts to the season.
Toughest stretch: Rounds 5-9. Penrith for the most part have their tougher games and travel fairly well spread out through the season. There is a tricky spell from round five to nine in which they are at home just once, with two trips to Queensland and one to Wagga. The only home game in that spell is against a Rabbitohs side that finished third on the ladder last season while there is also a very tough trip to Shark Park in round six.
And another thing: The Penrith boys will get to spend plenty of time with each other on the Panther bus in 2019, especially early on, with road trips to Newcastle (round two), Bathurst (round three) and Wagga (round eight) plus five plane trips through the season to Brisbane (twice), Gold Coast, Auckland and Townsville.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/25/what-you-need-to-know-for-your-nrl-teams-2019-draw/
