2011 Penrith Panthers season

The 2011 Penrith Panthers season is the 45th in the club's history. They are competing in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership. This year saw Phil Gould appointed as the Penrith Panthers' new football operations manager.

2011 Penrith Panthers season
NRL Rank12th
2011 recordWins: 8; Draws: 0; Losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 430; Against: 517
Team information
CEOMichael Leary
CoachMatthew Elliot -> Steve Georgallis
Captain
StadiumCentrebet Stadium
Avg. Attend.12,299
Top scorers
TriesLachlan Coote – 12
David Simmons – 12
GoalsMichael Gordon – 25
PointsMichael Gordon – 66
< 2010 2012 >

2011 Players and Coaching staff

= Injured[1]
(SE) – Season Ending Injury[2]

No. Position Player
416 LK Luke Lewis
431 SR Trent Waterhouse
456 WG Michael Gordon (GK) (SE)
457 PR Matthew Bell
461 LK Nathan Smith
463 CE Michael Jennings
464 PR Tim Grant
472 PR Petero Civoniceva (captain)
473 CE Brad Tighe
476 LK Joseph Paulo
477 PR Sam McKendry
480 HK Masada Iosefa
481 FB Lachlan Coote (GK)
506 HB Luke Walsh (GK)
513 WG Adrian Purtell
No. Position Player
514 FE Travis Burns (GK)
515 HK Kevin Kingston
518 WG Sandor Earl (SE)
WG David Simmons
FE Arana Taumata
HK Nafe Seluini
CE Yileen Gordon
SR Michael Worrincy
CE Timana Tahu (SE)
CE Sarafu Fatiaki
SR Nigel Plum
SR Brendon Gibb
CE Tim Winitana
PR Dayne Weston

Source:[3][4]

  • Panthers Group CEO: Glenn Matthews
  • Rugby League CEO: Unknown
  • Head Coach: Steve Georgallis
  • Rugby League Marketing Manager: Shannon Donato
  • Media Manager: Andrew Farrell
  • Coaching, Development and Recruitment Manager: Jim Jones
  • Stadium Operations Manager: Tamara Van Antwerpen

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Transfers

Jersey and Sponsors
2011 Heritage Jersey

In 2011 the Panthers jerseys were again made by ISC. They retained their predominantly black home jerseys from 2010, but instead only was near fully black (Faint claw marks on either sides) with only teal on the collar and sleeves. The teal jersey of last year was to be used as the away jersey again, but was dumped in Round 4, for a white jersey with teal and black stripes and the same claw marks from the home jersey. The heritage jersey used was from their 1991 jersey. The "Pink Panthers" jersey used was based on the new away jersey, except absolutely everything on the jersey was made of different shades of pink.

Sanyo were again the major sponsor of the Panthers in 2011. Titan Warehousing Solutions were dropped as the sleeve sponsor with the club opting to go with no sponsor at all, until 17 April, when the club announced that Onsite Cleaning would be the 2011 sleeve sponsor.

Fixtures

The Panthers again used Centrebet Stadium as their home ground in 2011, their home ground since they entered the competition in 1967.

Pre-season
DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
19 FebruaryTrial 1 Newcastle KnightsPort Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie28–22Kingston (2), Earl, Purtell, Jesse Sene-LefaoGordon (2/3), Harry Seijka (2/2)???
26 FebruaryTrial 2 Parramatta EelsCentrebet Stadium, Penrith0–3013,228
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season
DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
13 MarchRound 1 Newcastle KnightsCentrebet Stadium, Penrith8–42CooteGordon (2/2)12,431
18 MarchRound 2 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Parramatta20–6Coote, Gordon, SimmonsGordon (4/5)15,974
26 MarchRound 3 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksCentrebet Stadium, Penrith12–44Simmons, CooteGordon (2/2)9,275
1 AprilRound 4 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane18–10Gordon, Kevin KingstonGordon (1/2)25,263
9 AprilRound 5 Canberra RaidersCentrebet Stadium, Penrith36–10Simmons (3), Burns, Gordon, CivonicevaGordon (6/7)10,229
17 AprilRound 6 Melbourne StormCentrebet Stadium, Penrith10–25Earl, TahuGordon (1/2)11,137
22 AprilRound 7 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, Brookvale22–16Simmons, Tahu, PlumGordon (2/3)14,623
1 MayRound 8 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, Auckland26–18Grant, Waterhouse, SeluiniGordon (3/3)11,412
Round 9Bye
13 MayRound 10 Brisbane BroncosCentrebet Stadium, Penrith33–10Tighe (2), Kingston, Lewis, Tahu, GordonGordon (4/5), Walsh (0/1), FG (1)11,336
21 MayRound 11 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown20–18Iosefa, Simmons, CooteWalsh (3/3)16,172
30 MayRound 12 South Sydney RabbitohsCentrebet Stadium, Penrith22–10Lewis, Waterhouse, Purtell, CooteWalsh (3/4)5,703
4 JuneRound 13 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Robina23–10Jennings, Kingston, Purtell, BurnsBurns (3/3), Walsh (0/1), FG (1)12,262
Round 14Bye
18 JuneRound 15 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle16–12Iosefa (2)Burns (2/2)16,652
26 JuneRound 16 North Queensland CowboysCentrebet Stadium, Penrith30–20Civoniceva, Coote, Lewis, McKendryBurns (7/7)14,090
2 JulyRound 17 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCentrebet Stadium, Penrith20–6Burns (2), PurtellBurns (4/4)15,383
10 JulyRound 18 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney34–26Coote (2), Lewis, KingstonBurns (5/5)9,713
16 JulyRound 19 Parramatta EelsCentrebet Stadium, Penrith23–22Coote (2), Simmons (2)Burns (3/4), Walsh FG (1)17,323
24 JulyRound 20 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesCentrebet Stadium, Penrith8–12Simmons, CooteBurns (0/1) [Note 1]13,832
30 JulyRound 21 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville18–30Walsh, Purtell, TigheWalsh (2/2), Seijka (1/1)12,349
6 AugustRound 22 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, Melbourne26–6PurtellWalsh (1/1)12,162
12 AugustRound 23 Wests TigersCentrebet Stadium, Penrith18–32Purtell, Walker, WaterhouseWalsh (3/3)15,192
20 AugustRound 24 New Zealand WarriorsCentrebet Stadium, Penrith12–26Simmons, TigheWalsh (2/3)11,644
27 AugustRound 25 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra18–19Simmons, Tighe, WalshWalsh (3/3), FG (1)10,085
2 SeptemberRound 26 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, Wollongong32–12Austin, CooteWalsh (2/2)13,621
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye
Notes
  1. Travis Burns would forgo the shot at goal after the second try in a bid to save time with the possible chance of scoring another try with 31 seconds left Archived 31 December 2012 at Archive.today

Milestones and achievements
  • Round 2 – (18 March): the Panthers notched up their first win of the season
  • Round 5 – (7 April): against the Canberra Raiders, Winger David Simmons would bag the first hat trick of the season for the Panthers. In the same round, Sarafu Fatiaki made his debut for the club.
  • Round 6 – (17 April): Timana Tahu would score his first try for the club since signing with the Panthers in Round 6
  • Round 7 – (22 April): the board decided that they club would part ways with coach Matthew Elliott at the end of the season after a poor start to the season which sees them in 14th
  • Round 8 – (1 May): Nafe Seluini scored his first try for the Panthers against his former team, the New Zealand Warriors. In the same match, new recruit Yileen Gordon would make his debut for the club as well as Trent Waterhouse scoring 150 career points. The match also saw Michael Gordon and Travis Burns notch up 100 career matches, all of Michael Gordon's coming with the Panthers
  • Round 10 – (12–17 May) Phil Gould signed on as Coaching Manager for next season. Dayne Weston made his debut for the club off the bench. The match was also the first Drop Goal scored by the club this season. It was confirmed on the 14th, the day after the match, that fullback Michael Gordon had ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and will miss the rest of the season. It was announced by FoxSports that new recruit Timana Tahu had ruptured his Pectoral Muscle and would be out for the rest of the season
  • Round 11 – (19–22 May) It was announced by both the NRL and Newcastle Knights that injured player Timana Tahu will link up next season with the Knights for 2 seasons.[6] Lachlan Coote made his return from Osteitis pubis, marking the return with a try. Prior to the match during warm up, Travis Burns would have to withdraw after the team doctor gave him a pain injection, accidentally hitting the nerve causing Burn's leg to go numb.
  • Round 12 – (23–30 May) Round 12 couldn't have got off to a worse start with CEO Mick Leary would resign from his position effective immediately.[7]
  • Round 13 – (4 June) Michael Jennings would play his 100th game in a bitter sweet win against Gold Coast Titans. Although it was a milestone in games, he would hobble off in the 60th minute after getting his leg stuck under a Titans player. He was ruled out for 4 weeks and missed Origin II and Origin III
  • Round 15 – (20 June) Matthew Elliott stepped down as Coach for the rest of the season, Steve Georgallis was named caretaker coach for the rest of the season. Daine Laurie was also released midweek due to behaviour. New signing Arana Taumata was also investigated by police after using a script pad he stole from the club doctor. Star centre Michael Jennings was also fined $10,000 for drinking whilst being injured
  • Round 15 – (20 June) Steve Georgallis would coach his first match as head coach in NRL by beating the North Queensland Cowboys 30–20 on a day that would see a new maximum crowd for the season of 14,090. The game would also mark the 100th game for Adrian Purtell.
  • Round 16 – (2 July) Steve Georgallis would notch up his second win in as many games as the Panthers beat the Bulldogs 20–6. It was announced earlier in the week that Trent Waterhouse would leave the club for a 3-year deal at Warrington Wolves in the Super League.[8] It was also announced during the week that Ivan Cleary would take the head coach role with the club from next season.[9]
  • Round 21 – (26 July) Petero Civoniceva would announce his return to the Brisbane Broncos in 2012, citing it was for his family. The Panthers would grant him a release with 1 year left on his contract.[10]

Ladder
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419-5252130821342
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 2418-6253933120840
3 Brisbane Broncos 2418-6251137213940
4 Wests Tigers 2415-925194308934
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 241419248334114233
6 New Zealand Warriors 2414-10250439311132
7 North Queensland Cowboys 2414-1025324805232
8 Newcastle Knights 2412-1224784433528
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2412-122449489-4028
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2411-132531562-3126
11 Sydney Roosters 2410-142417500-8324
12 Penrith Panthers 249-152430517-8722
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 247-172428557-12918
14 Parramatta Eels 2461172385538-15317
15 Canberra Raiders 246-182423623-20016
16 Gold Coast Titans 246-182363629-26616

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