2003 Penrith Panthers season

The 2003 Penrith Panthers season is the 37th season in the club's history. Coached by John Lang and captained by Craig Gower, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby League's 2003 Telstra Premiership. The Panthers won the clubs second ever premiership after defeating the Sydney Roosters 18 – 6 in the grand final

2003 Penrith Panthers season
NRL Rank1
2003 recordWins: 18; Draws: 0; Losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 659; Against: 527
Team information
CoachJohn Lang
Captain
StadiumPenrith Football Stadium – 22,500
Avg. Attend.17,829
High. Attend.22,304
Top scorers
TriesRhys Wesser (25)
GoalsPreston Campbell (33)
PointsPreston Campbell (164)
< 2002 List of seasons 2004 >

Squad

Fixtures

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 16 March 1 Brisbane Broncos Panthers Football Stadium 20 - 24 Girdler, Lewis, Priddis, Wesser Campbell (2/2), Gridler (0/3) 13,499
Saturday, 22 March 2 Melbourne Storm Olympic Park Stadium 42 - 16 Campbell, Gower, Wesser Preston Campbell (2/3) 10,254
Sunday, 30 March 3 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 22 - 23 Wesser (3), Whatuira Campbell (3/4), Gower (1 FG) 9,854
Saturday, 5 April 4 Canberra Raiders Panthers Football Stadium 28 - 40 Wesser (2), Galuvao, Gower, Ross Campbell (4/6) 14,472
5Bye
Satday, 19 April 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs Allianz Stadium 14 - 16 Lewis, Puletua, Waterhouse Campbell (2/4) 9,308
Sunday, 27 April 7 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium 14 - 28 Wesser, Lewis, Rooney Campbell (4/5) 15,732
Saturday, 3 May 8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Panthers Football Stadium 30 - 29 Wesser, Galuvao, Lewis, Priddis Campbell (5/6) 19,676
Sunday, 11 May 9 St George Illawarra Dragons Panthers Football Stadium 30 - 26 Campbell, Howland, Lewis, Wesser Campbell (4/6), Rodney (2/2), Sattler (1/1) 17,862
Saturday, 17 may 10 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 18 - 26 Whatuira (2), Rodney, Rooney Campbell (5/5) 13,140
Sunday, 25 May 11 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 4 - 26 Howland (2), Gower, Priddis, Wesser Campbell (3/5) 4,125
Saturday, 31 May 12 New Zealand Warriors Panthers Football Stadium 34 - 12 Campbell (3), Howland, Waterhouse, Whatuira Campbell (5/7) 20,280
Saturday, 7 June 13 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers 24 - 28 Galuvao (2), Lewis, Priddis, Rooney Campbell (4/5) 17,102
Saturday, 14 June 14 Melbourne Storm Panthers Football Stadium 12 - 32 Lewis, Wesser Campbell (2/3) 15,863
Friday, 20 June 15 Newcastle Knights Panthers Football Stadium 34 - 6 Priddis (2), Rooney (2), Campbell, Lewis, Whatuira Campbell (3/7) 18,744
Sunday, 29 June 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Panthers Football Stadium 28 - 26 Lewis (2), Elford, Rooney, Wesser Campbell (4/6) 22,147
Saturday, 5 July 17 Cronulla Sharks Endeavour Field 0 - 20 Campbell, Rooney, Wesser Girdler 13,477
Saturday, 12 July 18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Panthers Football Stadium 30 - 24 Galuvao (3), Rooney (2), Gower Girdler (3/7) 15,251
Friday, 18 July 19 Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 16 - 29 Rooney (2), Whatuira (2), Lewis, Waterhouse Girdler (2/6), Gower (1 FG) 19,246
Sunday, 27 July 20 Sydney Roosters Panthers Football Stadium 24 - 38 Campbell (2), Girdler, Whatuira Girlder (4/4) 22,227
Sunday, 3 August 21 St George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong Showground 34 - 28 Campbell (2), Rooney (2), Whatuira Girdler (4/5) 15,310
Friday, 8 August 22 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 6 - 13 Puletua, Wesser Girdler (2/2), Gower (1 FG) 31,180
23Bye
Sunday, 23 August 24 Wests Tigers Panthers Football Stadium 44 - 28 Lewis (2), Wesser (2), Priddis, Puletua, Rooney, Waterhouse, Whatuira Girdler (4/9) 10,924
Saturday, 30 August 25 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 26 - 52 Campbell (2), Lewis (2), Galea, Priddis, Puletua, Sattler Campbell (6/7), Girdler (2/2) 9,774
Sunday, 7 September 26 Parramatta Eels Panthers Football Stadium 40 - 22 Wesser (3), Gower, Rodney, Rooney, Swain Girdler (6/7) 22,304
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 2418062659527+13240
2 Sydney Roosters 2417072680445+23538
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2416082702419+28336
4 Canberra Raiders 2416082620463+15736
5 Melbourne Storm 2415092564486+7834
6 New Zealand Warriors 2415092545510+3534
7 Newcastle Knights 24140102632635-332
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122497464+3328
9 Parramatta Eels 24110132570582-1226
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 24110132548593-4526
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24100142606629-2324
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2480162497704-20720
13 Wests Tigers 2470172470598-12818
14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2470172470791-32118
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2430212457758-30110

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 Penrith 002246810121416182020222426283030303234363840
2 Sydney 24468101012121416181820202022242628303234363638
3 Bulldogs 24466668101212121416181820222426283032343436
4 Canberra 246810121416161618202222222424262830303232343636
5 Melbourne 246688810121214141416161820222224262628303234
6 New Zealand 02468101010121414141616182020222426262828303234
7 Newcastle 2224681010121212141618182020222222242628283032
8 Brisbane 2468881012141618182022242626262828282828282828
9 Parramatta 00222444444668101012141618202222242626
10 St. George Illawarra 022446810101012121414161820202222242424242426
11 North Queensland 0244446881012141414141416161616181820222424
12 Cronulla-Sutherland 022222446810101012121414141414161618182020
13 Wests 22244444666888101012141416161618181818
14 Manly-Warringah 2222468881010121414161616161618181818181818
15 South Sydney 000022222222466666666888810

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