What a ride

[soc123_au]

It's been one hell of a ride these last few years. So proud of this team and club. Very sad that that the streak is over, as I don't think we will ever see that again. It's not the end of us being a force though, so more good times to come.

 

[Oldpanther86]

It's been one hell of a ride these last few years. So proud of this team and club. Very sad that that the streak is over, as I don't think we will ever see that again. It's not the end of us being a force though, so more good times to come.

Funny to think this is our version of a rebuild year.

 

[Fangs]

Best team most of us have ever seen.

4 in a row is just unbelievable. Plenty of good judges on here were calling this season off early on or saying it was a rebuild. We ended up making a prelim...

Its one of the greatest club sides the sport has ever seen. And they will be a force in 2026.

 

[Sime_11]

awesome ride but its not over

i suppose the question you could ask now is - if you look at that 4 peat seasons (21-24) - what particular moments stick out describing the attitude/ability of the 2020s era Panthers?

Edwards sideline tackle in the 2022 GF comes to mind - i look forward to more special moments being shared

 

[soc123_au]

awesome ride but its not over

i suppose the question you could ask now is - if you look at that 4 peat seasons (21-24) - what particular moments stick out describing the attitude/ability of the 2020s era Panthers?

Edwards sideline tackle in the 2022 GF comes to mind - i look forward to more special moments being shared

Too many to list. The merkins have provided a lot of joy these past 5 years. The 2022 side pretty much everything they did.

 

[Munky]

awesome ride but its not over

i suppose the question you could ask now is - if you look at that 4 peat seasons (21-24) - what particular moments stick out describing the attitude/ability of the 2020s era Panthers?

Edwards sideline tackle in the 2022 GF comes to mind - i look forward to more special moments being shared

The first half of the 2020 GF.

I was shattered, this was a club who fell to pieces after good seasons.

I did not expect the next four years.

2021, being on edge the full finals series where a busted team couldn't score points and won through pure grit.

2022 was the best year to watch, just rolled through teams with no resistance.

2023 the final twenty minutes of the GF.

2024 felt like a bonus premiership where there were no other well built teams, the best part was beating the Storm.

 

[John Hamblin]

Time to move on some players. We need to sign at least one dynamic ballrunner in the forwards. Hopefully one or two of the Flegg boys can provide this in the next year or two. I don't like saying this but Sorro needs to be moved on.

 

[age.s]

Theres too many to list, but getting through in 2021 is up there for me. After losing to Souffs, with everyone busted and after collapsing in the 2020 GF I thought we were destined for straight sets, yet another false start in the many we've seen at this club. They were magnificent from that point on. Digging incredibly deep and pulling out unbelievable plays when it mattered. It wasnt flashy, but it was incredibly tough. There were so many more good times to come, but that moment when it started to dawn what we were was incredibly special.

 

[The Realist]

That 2022 team is widely regarded as the best team ever assembled outside of Rep teams. And it could have probably given many rep teams a very tough game and beaten a fair few as well.

 

[Munky]

That 2022 team is widely regarded as the best team ever assembled outside of Rep teams. And it could have probably given many rep teams a very tough game and beaten a fair few as well.

Only Melbourne 2017 comes close.

What's crazy about 2022 is Salmon was essentially only there for cover so it was a sixteen man team.

The Sorro Lenui one two punch destroyed teams in the fifteen minutes after half time.

 

[soc123_au]

On special moments, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank our trainers. They provided some quality moments in the last few years, extracting a shit tonne of salt from all and sundry.

 

[pantherpuddy]

Amazing last 6 years to be a Panthers fan and something I never thought I would ever see. The Panthers Dominating the Competition.
So glad I have been able to witness 6 Grand Final wins so far and plenty of amazing wins during our Premiership Winning Streak.
Certainly makes up for all those Bleak years.

 

[BxTom]

The 2025 season was one where several players had little or no time off - playing club world cup and internationals. This also meant there was little or no pre season preparation and there were no home games as we had no home stadium/ground. Several members of our spine had off season surgeries. This caused a poor start to the season. We also lost several of our stars to SOO. But the players showed an enormous amount of heart and soul to fight back to get in to the eight. I have followed this club since I was 5 years old in 1966. I can remember my school mates that were following souths or saints were suprised when I said I was followinf Penrith. They said that they didn't have a team. I said that they would next year. It was great to win four in a row, but the effort by the team this year made me really proud. A truly great effort.

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

Its not over.

This was our re-build year, 2026 will be the first year in 5 years our team isnt picked apart.

Cash it we'll be there in October.

 

[BxTom]

Its not over.

This was our re-build year, 2026 will be the first year in 5 years our team isnt picked apart.

Cash it we'll be there in October.

Our gap year.

 

[Girds89]

Ivan whilst playing schnieder on the bench was dumb all year deserves a huge amount of credit for turning our season around andnthe last 5-6 years..

To lose as many players as we have, class players, and still be up there is remarkable and literally the only other team and coach to be as consistent is bellamy and the storm.

To many amazing moments from all the gfs to list..

Best part is, as othere have said, this isn't the end. Nathan is coming into the peak of his powers over the next 2-3 years..

We have young guys coming through to replace the older guys in the next 2-3 years.. the future is bright..

 

[Whino]

The Panthers have re-written the history books by becoming the first team to win:

• back-to-back grand final since Brisbane (1992-93)
• a premiership three-peat since Parramatta (1981-83)
• four grand finals in a row since St George (1963-66)

In doing so, the Panthers became the most successful team of not only the salary cap era but also the limited tackle era, which began with the introduction of four tackle sets in 1967 after the Dragons won a world record 11 consecutive premierships (1956-66).

Penrith's five consecutive grand finals was the most since South Sydney in 1967-71 and if they had defied the odds to win the premiership from last place it would have been the best comeback since the Rabbitohs of 1955.

A few more to mention.

In 2022 we became the 1st team in premiership history to start consecutive seasons with an 8-0 record.

In 2022 we won the NRL, NSW Cup, State Championship, Jersey Flegg and Sg Ball titles in one season.

Biggest ever comeback in a Grand Final. 2023.

A record 14 consecutive finals wins.

And a club record winning streak of 17 games: 19 June – 17 October 2020.

A 21 game winning streak at Penrith. From 2019 - round 9 2022.

First team to win 20+ games in 5 consecutive seasons (finals included)

 

[Munky]

The Panthers have re-written the history books by becoming the first team to win:

• back-to-back grand final since Brisbane (1992-93)
• a premiership three-peat since Parramatta (1981-83)
• four grand finals in a row since St George (1963-66)

In doing so, the Panthers became the most successful team of not only the salary cap era but also the limited tackle era, which began with the introduction of four tackle sets in 1967 after the Dragons won a world record 11 consecutive premierships (1956-66).

Penrith's five consecutive grand finals was the most since South Sydney in 1967-71 and if they had defied the odds to win the premiership from last place it would have been the best comeback since the Rabbitohs of 1955.

A few more to mention.

In 2022 we became the 1st team in premiership history to start consecutive seasons with an 8-0 record.

In 2022 we won the NRL, NSW Cup, State Championship, Jersey Flegg and Sg Ball titles in one season.

Biggest ever comeback in a Grand Final. 2023.

A record 14 consecutive finals wins.

And a club record winning streak of 17 games: 19 June – 17 October 2020.

A 21 game winning streak at Penrith. From 2019 - round 9 2022.

Eh, I hate them but the Roosters did recently buy back to back titles.

 

[Frankus]

So many amazing moments and memories. In the 5 seasons we featured in grand finals we lost a total of 23 games….in 5 seasons which is just phenomenal. We used to rack that up in a couple of seasons. Let that sink in.

Our 2022 side is the best team I’ve ever seen.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Only Melbourne 2017 comes close.

What's crazy about 2022 is Salmon was essentially only there for cover so it was a sixteen man team.

The Sorro Lenui one two punch destroyed teams in the fifteen minutes after half time.

We could have had that yesterday with Sorro and Patea to the bench. Plus we played with 15 all game let's be fair