<h2>Penrith Panthers 2025 Season Summary</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ladder position:</strong> 7th.</p> <p><strong>Wins:</strong> 13.</p> <p><strong>Losses: </strong>10.</p> <p><strong>Draws: </strong>1.</p> <p><strong>Biggest win: </strong>48-12 vs Newcastle Knights in round 23.</p> <p><strong>Biggest loss: </strong>30-12 vs The Dolphins in round 6.</p> <p><strong>Leading try scorer: </strong>Casey McLean (15).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>After winning a fourth-straight premiership, the inevitable squeeze of the salary cap came for the Panthers, and it looked as if the jig was finally up for Ivan Cleary’s side of superstars.</p> <p>Rep players Jarome Luai and James Fisher-Harris both departed for pastures new and as a result after 10 rounds, the Panthers had traded the foot of the mountains for the foot of the ladder.</p> <p>Despite this shocking start, here they are, finals bound. It’s amazing what a nine-game winning streak can do for your ladder position.</p> <p>Now having secured seventh, can the Panthers do it the hard way and win an unprecedented fifth straight title, despite finishing outside the top four?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Penrith Panthers Players to Watch</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nathan Cleary</h3> <p>Is anyone surprised? Widely considered to be the best player in the game, whenever the Penrith Panthers run out, all eyes are always on Nathan Cleary.</p> <p>After another disappointing Origin campaign for NSW, Cleary decided to take his frustration out on the rest of the competition.</p> <p>During Penrith’s revival, he produced some of the most clutch moments in recent NRL history, with his field goal prowess in particular set to be a massive asset for Penrith this finals series.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Blaze Talagi</h3> <p>The man tasked with the daunting duty of replacing Jarome Luai in the Panther’s halves, it was a rough start to life at the foot of the mountains for rookie sensation Blaze Talagi.</p> <p>In and out of the side to start the season, Talagi has finally caught ablaze and started setting them and scoring them for fun of late. He’ll need to keep this up if Penrith want any chance of defending their title.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Moses Leota</h3> <p>Moving away from the flashy, creative players, it’s time to give one of the big boys his flowers.</p> <p>With Fisher-Harris moving to the Warriors in the off-season, it’s now up to Moses Leota to lead from the front this finals series.</p> <p>As the most experienced prop left on the Penrith books, Leota will have to lead the Panther’s engine room into battle, a responsibility not to be taken lightly.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Penrith Panthers NRL Finals Preview – Why They Can Win It</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>*Gestures to their trophy cabinet*. The Penrith Panthers are the living embodiment of “been there, done that.”</p> <p>If anyone has what it takes to win it all, it’s probably the team who have done just that for the last four seasons in a row.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Penrith Panthers NRL Finals Preview – Why They Can’t Win It</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>History. That’s what Penrith will need to defy if they want to lift the Provan-Summons trophy yet again this season.</p> <p>No side in the modern era has ever won the premiership after finishing outside the top four, or after being dead last after 10 rounds.</p> <p>Although, they said it was impossible to win four-straight titles in a salary-capped league, yet here we are. Penrith, history makers, again? Watch this space.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Penrith Panthers NRL Finals Prediction</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Think you have a good idea of how the Penrith Panthers will fare this finals series? Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/rugby-league/nrl-finals-stage-of-elimination/stage-of-elimination-penrith-panthers-9593845">Panthers’ stage of elimination market</a> where you can wager on whether they will go out in straight sets, the prelims, finish as runner up or win the whole thing.</p> <p>There’s also the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/rugby-league/nrl-finals-pick-9">NRL Finals Pick 9</a> for those looking to pick the entire bracket for a specific team participating in the finals.</p> <p><strong>Predicted finish:</strong> Eliminated in the Preliminary Finals.</p>