Penrith Panthers v Brisbane Broncos Stats Breakdown
The Penrith Panthers and the Brisbane Broncos have played each other on 58 occasions; the Panthers have won 23 games, the Broncos have won 34 games and there has been one draw.
The Penrith Panthers will look to win five games on the trot against the Brisbane Broncos in the opening round.
The first game played between the two sides was a 20-18 win for the Brisbane Broncos in round 2, 1988.
Games played between the two sides by venue
Lang Park, Brisbane – 5 games; the Penrith Panthers have won two games, the Brisbane Broncos have won three games and there have been no draws.
Bluebet Stadium, Penrith – 25 games; the Penrith Panthers have won 13 games, the Broncos have won 11 games and there has been one draw.
Sydney Football Stadium (Old), Moore Park – 1 game; the Penrith Panthers have won 1 game, the Brisbane Broncos have won zero games and there have been zero draws.
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane – 9 games; the Penrith Panthers have won zero games, the Brisbane Broncos have won nine games and there have been no draws.
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 18 games; the Penrith Panthers have won seven games, the Brisbane Broncos have won eleven games and there have been no draws.
Biggest Wins
The Brisbane Broncos biggest win over the Penrith Panthers was a 54-12 rout in round 16, 1997.
The Penrith Panthers biggest win over the Brisbane Broncos was a 40-12 success in round 6, 2022.
Top try-scorer in clashes between the two sides
Luke Lewis (PEN) – 14
Steve Renouf (BRI) – 11
Wendell Sailor (BRI) – 9
Justin Hodges (BRI) – 9
Most prolific point-scorer in clashes between the two sides
Corey Parker (BRI) – 4 tries & 53 goals (120 pts)
Ryan Girdler (PEN) – 8 tries & 37 goals (106 pts)
Michael De Vere (BRI) – 6 tries & 36 goals (96 pts)
Darren Lockyer (BRI) – 5 tries, 27 goals & 2 field goals (76 pts)
Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash
- Gene Miles (BRI) & Craig Connor (PEN) both sin-binned in round 1, 1989.
- Chris Johns (BRI) sin-binned in the 1990 major preliminary semi-final.
- Matt Adamson (PEN) sin-binned in round 18, 1995.
- Craig Gower (PEN) sin-binned in round 2, 2001.
- Ben Ross (PEN) & Gorden Tallis (BRI) both sin-binned in round 1, 2003.
- Petero Civoniceva (PEN) & Corey Parker (BRI) both sin-binned in round 10, 2011.
- Tevita Pangai Junior (BRI) sin-binned in round 22, 2019.
- Thomas Flegler (BRI) sin-binned in round 19, 2021.
- Dylan Edwards (PEN) & Keenan Palasia (BRI) both sin-binned in round 6, 2022.
Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash
- Steve Renouf (BRI) scored four tries in round 3, 1998.
- Chris Johns (BRI) scored three tries in round 21, 1993.
- Willie Carne (BRI) scored three tries in round 5, 1994.
- Darren Smith (BRI) scored three tries in round 18, 1996.
- Wendell Sailor (BRI) scored three tries in round 14, 1998.
- Luke Lewis (PEN) scored three tries in round 6, 2002.
- Darius Boyd (BRI) scored three tries in round 1, 2008.
- James Segeyaro (PEN) scored three tries in round 24, 2013.
Players to have played for both sides in this clash
- Ken Gittens – 1987-1988 (PEN) & 1989 (BRI)
- Brook Kennedy – 1988-1989 (BRI) & 1990-1991 (PEN)
- Trevor Gillmeister – 1991-1993 (BRI) & 1994 (PEN)
- Kieran Meyer – 1993 (BRI) & 1994 (PEN)
- Sid Domic – 1993-1994 (BRI) & 1997-2001 (PEN)
- Petero Civoniceva – 1998-2007 & 2012 (BRI) & 2008-2011 (PEN)
- Luke Priddis – 1999-2001 (BRI) & 2002-2008 (PEN)
- Joel Clinton – 2002-2007 (PEN) & 2008-2009 (BRI)
- Peter Wallace – 2005, 2007 & 2014-2018 (PEN) & 2008-2013 (BRI)
- James Roberts – 2013 (PEN) & 2016-2019 (BRI)
- Tevita Pangai Junior – 2016-2021 (BRI) & 2021 (PEN)
- Kurt Capewell – 2020-2021 (PEN) & 2022-2023 (BRI)
- Zac Hosking – 2022 (BRI) & 2023 (PEN)
Best undefeated streaks
The Penrith Panthers best undefeated streak against the Brisbane Broncos is four games on two occasions from round 16, 1989 to the 1990 major preliminary semi and round 17, 2020 to round 6, 2022.
The Brisbane Broncos best undefeated streak against the Penrith Panthers is six games from round 22, 2000 to round 1, 2003.
Worst losing streaks
The Brisbane Broncos worst losing streak against the Penrith Panthers is four games on two occasions from round 16, 1989 to the 1990 major preliminary semi and round 17, 2020 to round 6, 2022.
The Penrith Panthers worst losing streak against the Brisbane Broncos is six games from round 22, 2000 to round 1, 2003.
Head Coaching Records
Anthony Seibold (BRI) – 1/1 (100%)
Ivan Cleary (PEN) – 7/9 (77.8%)
Ivan Henjak (BRI) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Wayne Bennett (BRI) – 29/45 (64.4%) (1 draw)
Phil Gould (PEN) – 4/9 (44.4%)
John Lang (PEN) – 4/9 (44.4%)
Anthony Griffin (BRI) – 2/5 (40%)
Anthony Griffin (PEN) – 2/5 (40%)
Matthew Elliott (PEN) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Ron Willey (PEN) – 1/4 (25%)
Royce Simmons (PEN) – 3/13 (23.1%)
Peter Gentle (BRI) – 0/1 (0%)
Kevin Walters (BRI) – 0/3 (0%)