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{{Infobox rugby league team season
 | year            = 2020
 | image           = This is a logo for Penrith Panthers.png
 | team_colour     = #B99877 
 | league          = NRL
 | league_link     = [[2020 NRL season|NRL]]
 | league_rank     = 1
 | league_wins     = 18
 | league_draws    = 1
 | league_losses   = 1
 | points_for      = 537
 | points_against  = 238
 | points difference = +299
 | playoff_result  = 
 | CEO_title       = 
 | CEO             = Brian Fletcher
 | coach_title     = Coach
 | coach           = [[Ivan Cleary]]
 | captain         = [[James Tamou]]
 | stadium         = [[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]] – 22,500<br>[[Carrington Park]] – 13,000 <small>(Cancelled)</small>
 | avg_attendance  = 3,164
 | high_attendance = 10,160
 | top_tries       = [[Stephen Crichton]] (17)
 | top_goals       = [[Nathan Cleary]] (86)
 | top_points      = [[Nathan Cleary]] (208)
 | prev_season     = [[2019 Penrith Panthers season|2019]]
 | next_season     = [[2021 Penrith Panthers season|2021]]
 | list            = yes
 | list_link       = Penrith Panthers#Season summaries
}}
The '''2020 Penrith Panthers season''' is the 54th season in [[Penrith Panthers|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Ivan Cleary]] and captained by [[James Tamou]], the Panthers are competing in the [[National Rugby League]]'s [[2020 NRL season|2020 Telstra Premiership]]. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the NRL was played without fans in round 2. Shortly after the competition was suspended from 24 March until 28 May when round 3 commenced under a new draw. Crowds were allowed to return from round 5 in very small groups, whilst larger crowds were allowed from round 8. Teams were also allowed to return to their own home grounds from round 8. On the 14th of August after winning against the [[New Zealand Warriors]], Penrith broke the club record for their longest ever winning streak with their run of 9 straight wins, continuing to 14 straight wins on the 19th of September against the [[North Queensland Cowboys]]. After Penriths 32 - 12 victory over the Cowboys in round 19, the club were crowned minor premiers of the [[2020 NRL season]] for a third time in the clubs history. After winning by 1 point against the [[Sydney Roosters]] in the first week of the [[2020 NRL Finals Series]] Penrith made the Preliminary final for the first time in 6 years, extending their winning streak to 16 straight. In the Preliminary final Penrith went on to win 20 - 16 against the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] and made their first grand final in 17 years. Penrith also extended their winning streak to 17 which is the equal highest winning streak in the NRL era alongside the [[Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs]]. In the grand final the Panthers played the second place [[Melbourne Storm]] but came off second best. After being down 26 - 0 after 50 minutes they managed to score 20 unanswered points, finishing the match fast but falling short in the end, losing 20 - 26. 

==Squad==
{{Rls
|squadname='''Penrith Panthers 2020 Squad'''
|BC1=black
|FC1=white
|BC2=#c0c0c0
|FC2=black
|source=[http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/team/player-profiles.html/ Panthers Team Profiles]
|date= 14 August 2020
|column1_title=Top 30 Squad - 2020 Season
|list1a={{Rls player|pos=FB|name=[[Caleb Aekins]]}}
|list1b={{Rls player|pos=SR|name=[[Billy Burns (rugby league)|Billy Burns]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player|pos=FE|pos2=HB|name=[[Matt Burton]] (gk)}}
|list1d={{Rls player|pos=SR|pos2=CE|name=[[Kurt Capewell]]}}
|list1e={{Rls player|pos=HB|name=[[Nathan Cleary]] (gk)}}
|list1f={{Rls player|pos=CE|name=[[Stephen Crichton]] (gk)}}
|list1g={{Rls player|pos=FB|name=[[Dylan Edwards]]}} 
|list1h={{Rls player|pos=PR|pos2=LK|pos3=SR|name=[[James Fisher-Harris]]}}
|list1i={{Rls player|pos=PR|pos2=LK|name=[[Jack Hetherington]]}}
|list1j={{Rls player|pos=HK|pos2=LK|name=[[Mitch Kenny]]}}

|list2a={{Rls player|pos=SR|name=[[Viliame Kikau]]}}
|list2b={{Rls player|pos=HK|name=[[Apisai Koroisau]] (gk)}}
|list2c={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[Spencer Leniu]]}}
|list2d={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[Moses Leota]]}}
|list2e={{Rls player|pos=FE|pos2=HB|name=[[Jarome Luai]] (gk)}}
|list2f={{Rls player|pos=WG|name=[[Josh Mansour]]}}
|list2g={{Rls player|pos=SR|pos2=LK|name=[[Liam Martin]]}}
|list2h={{Rls player|pos=FE|pos2=LK|pos3=CE|pos4=HK|name=[[Tyrone May]]}}
|list2i={{Rls player|pos=CE|name=[[Brayden McGrady]]}}
|list2j={{Rls player|pos=CE|pos2=WG|name=[[Brent Naden]]}}

|list3a={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[Lindsay Smith (rugby league)|Lindsay Smith]]}}
|list3b={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[James Tamou]]}} (c)
|list3c={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[Zane Tetevano]]}}
|list3d={{Rls player|pos=WG|name=[[Brian To'o]]}}
|list3e={{Rls player|pos=WG|pos2=CE|name=[[Malakai Watene-Zelezniak]]}}
|list3f={{Rls player|pos=CE|name=[[Dean Whare]]}}
|list3g={{Rls player|pos=LK|pos2=SR|name=[[Isaah Yeo]]}} (vc)

|column2_title=Development Players
|list4a={{Rls player|pos=CE|pos2=SR|name=[[Shannon Harris]]}}
|list4b={{Rls player|pos=SR|name=[[Patrick Hollis]]}}
|list4c={{Rls player|pos=LK|pos2=SR|name=[[J'maine Hopgood]]}}
|list4d={{Rls player|pos=FB|pos2=FE|name=[[Daine Laurie (rugby league, born 1999)|Daine Laurie]]}}
|list4e={{Rls player|pos=FB|name=[[Glenn McGrady]]}}
|list4f={{Rls player|pos=FB|pos2=WG|name=[[Charlie Staines (rugby league, born 2000)|Charlie Staines]]}}

|column3_title=Coaching Staff
|coach={{Rls player|name=[[Ivan Cleary]]}}
|assistant={{Rls player|name=[[Trent Barrett]]}}
|assistant2={{Rls player|name=[[Cameron Ciraldo]]}}
|assistant3={{Rls player|name=[[Peter Wallace (rugby league)|Peter Wallace]]}} <small>(ISP NSW coach)</small>
|assistant4={{Rls player|name=Guy Missio}}  <small>(Jersey Flegg coach)</small>
|assistant5={{Rls player|name=Hayden Knowles}} <small>(head of performance)</small>
}}
===Player transfers===
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2019 season.
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|+ Gains
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:120px;"| Player 
! style="width:220px;"| Signed From 
! style="width:80px;"| Until End of 
! style="width:40px;"| Notes
|-
| [[Apisai Koroisau]] || {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] || {{center|2022}} || {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/30/koroisau-signs-with-panthers-on-three-year-deal/|title=Koroisau signs with Panthers on three year deal|date=30 August 2019}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Kurt Capewell]] || {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]] || {{center|2021}} || {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2019/11/25/panthers-signs-kurt-capewell/|title=Panthers signs Kurt Capewell|date=25 November 2019}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Zane Tetevano]] || {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]] || {{center|2022}} ||
|-
|}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|+ Losses
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:120px;"| Player 
! style="width:220px;"| Signed To
! style="width:80px;"| Until End of 
! style="width:40px;"| Notes
|-
| [[Reagan Campbell-Gillard]] || {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]] || {{center|2024}} || {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/14/campbell-gillard-joins-eels-after-gaining-release-from-panthers/|title=Campbell-Gillard joins Eels after gaining release from Panthers|date=14 September 2019}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Wayde Egan]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || {{center|2022}} || {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2019/10/23/panthers-hooker-egan-agrees-terms/|title=Panthers hooker Egan agrees terms|date=23 October 2019}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Tyrell Fuimaono]] || {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]  || ||
|-
| [[Tim Grant (rugby league)|Tim Grant]] || Contract Terminated || || 
|-
|[[Sam McKendry]] || Retired || ||
|-
| [[James Maloney (rugby league)|James Maloney]] || {{leagueicon|Catalans|16}} [[Catalans Dragons]] || ||
|-
| [[Hame Sele]] || {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || || 
|-
| [[Frank Winterstein]] || {{leagueicon|Toulouse|20}} [[Toulouse Olympique]] || || 
|-
|-
| [[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1995)|Sione Katoa]] || {{leagueicon|Canterbury|20}} [[Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs]] || ||
|-
|[[Nick Lui Toso]] || {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|20}} [[Northern Pride RLFC|Northern Pride]] (Queensland Cup) || ||
|-
|[[Paea Pua]] || {{leagueicon|Wellington|20}} [[Mount Pritchard Mounties]] (NSW Cup) || ||
|}
{{Col-end}}

==Fixtures==

===Pre-season===
{| style="font-size:75%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:115px;"| Date 
! style="width:50px;"| Trial
! style="width:170px;"| Opponent 
! style="width:130px;"| Venue  
! style="width:50px;"| Score
! style="width:285px;"| Tries
! style="width:155px;"| Goals
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 22 February
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/pre-season-trials/2020/round-2/panthers-v-wests-tigers/ 32 - 4]
|[[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Tyrone May|May]], [[Jack Hetherington| Hetherington]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[J'maine Hopgood|Hopgood]]
|[[Jed Cartwright|Cartwright]] (4/5)
|-style="background:#FFFFCC;"
|Saturday, 29 February
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|Bega recreation ground
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-1/panthers-v-roosters// 22 - 22]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Brian To'o]], [[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Brendan Hands|Hands]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (2/3), [[Jed Cartwright|Cartwright]] (1/1)
|-
! colspan="7" |'''Legend''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

===Regular season===
<!--
WIN = #CCFFCC
LOSS = #FFBBBB
DRAW = #FFFFCC
-->
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;"
|-
! style="width:115px;"| Date 
! style="width:50px;"| Roun'''d''' 
! style="width:170px;"| Opponent 
! style="width:130px;"| Venue  
! style="width:50px;"| Score  
! style="width:285px;"| Tries
! style="width:155px;"| Goals 
! style="width:60px;"| Attendance
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 14 March
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-1/panthers-v-roosters// 20 - 14]
|[[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/4)
|style="text-align:center;"|10,160
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 20 March
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|{{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]
|[[Jubilee Oval|Netstrata Jubilee Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-2/dragons-v-panthers// 28 - 32]
|[[Apisai Koroisau|Koroisau]], [[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]], [[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (5/5)
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="background:#FFFFCC;"
|Sunday, 31 May
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
|[[Campbelltown Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-3/panthers-v-knights/ 14 - 14]
|[[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]], [[Kurt Capewell|Capewell]]
|[[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]] (3/3)
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 5 June
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|{{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|[[Campbelltown Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-4/panthers-v-warriors/ 26 - 0]
|[[Matt Burton|Burton]] (2), [[Jarome Luai|Luai]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Billy Burns (rugby league)|Burns]]
|[[Stephen Crichton|Chricton]] (3/5)
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|Friday, 12 June
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|[[Western Sydney Stadium|Bankwest Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-5/eels-v-panthers/ 16 - 10]
|[[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (1/2)
|style="text-align:center;"|507
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 19 June
|style="text-align:center;"|6
|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
|[[Campbelltown Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-6/panthers-v-storm/ 21 - 14]
|[[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/4, 1 FG)
|style="text-align:center;"|115
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Thursday, 25 June
|style="text-align:center;"|7
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|[[Jubilee Oval|Netstrata Jubilee Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-7/panthers-v-rabbitohs/ 20 - 12]
|[[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Dylan Edwards|Edwards]], [[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (1/4)
|style="text-align:center;"|106
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 4 July
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|[[Western Sydney Stadium|Bankwest Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-8/wests-tigers-v-panthers/ 12 - 19]
|[[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]] (2), [[Dylan Edwards|Edwards]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (3/3, 1 FG)
|style="text-align:center;"|3,960
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 11 July
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla Sharks|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]
|[[Jubilee Oval|Netstrata Jubilee Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-9/sharks-v-panthers/ 24 - 56]
|[[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Liam Martin|Martin]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]] (2), [[Charlie Staines (rugby league, born 2000)|Staines]] (4), [[Billy Burns (rugby league)|Burns]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (7/9), [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]] (1/2)
|style="text-align:center;"|3,277
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Sunday, 19 July
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-10/panthers-v-cowboys/ 22 - 10]
|[[Jarome Luai|Luai]], [[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (3/5)
|style="text-align:center;"|2,891
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Sunday, 26 July
|style="text-align:center;"|11
|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]]
|[[Robina Stadium|Cbus Super Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-11/titans-v-panthers/ 14 - 22]
|[[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Isaah Yeo|Yeo]], [[Malakai Watene-Zelezniak|Watene-Zelezniak]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (3/4)
|style="text-align:center;"|5,095
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 1 August
|style="text-align:center;"|12
|{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|[[Brookvale Oval|Lottoland]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-12/sea-eagles-v-panthers/ 12 - 42]
|[[Charlie Staines (rugby league, born 2000)|Staines]] (2), [[Isaah Yeo|Yeo]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]], [[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Apisai Koroisau|Koroisau]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (7/8)
|style="text-align:center;"|2,729
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 8 August
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-13/panthers-v-raiders/ 28 - 12]
|[[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]], [[Liam Martin|Martin]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Brent Naden|Naden]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (6/6)
|style="text-align:center;"|3,468
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 14 August
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|{{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|[[Central Coast Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-14/warriors-v-panthers/ 12 - 18]
|[[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Apisai Koroisau|Koroisau]], [[Dylan Edwards|Edwards]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (3/4)
|style="text-align:center;"|2,737
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 21 August
|style="text-align:center;"|15
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla Sharks|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-15/panthers-v-sharks/ 38 - 12]
|[[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]] (2), [[Brent Naden|Naden]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Liam Martin|Martin]], [[Jarome Luai|Luai]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (5/7)
|style="text-align:center;"|3,206
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 29 August
|style="text-align:center;"|16
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-16/panthers-v-wests-tigers/ 30 - 6]
|[[Jarome Luai|Luai]], [[Liam Martin|Martin]], [[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (5/6) 
|style="text-align:center;"|3,699
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Thursday, 3 September
|style="text-align:center;"|17
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|[[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-17/broncos-v-panthers/ 12 - 25]
|[[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Kurt Capewell|Capewell]], [[Jarome Luai|Luai]], [[Brian To'o|To'o]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/5, 1 FG) 
|style="text-align:center;"|5,626
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 11 September
|style="text-align:center;"|18
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-18/panthers-v-eels/ 20 - 2]
|[[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Liam Martin|Martin]], [[Jarome Luai]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/4)
|style="text-align:center;"|3,955
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 18 September
|style="text-align:center;"|19
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|[[North Queensland Stadium|Queensland Country Bank Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-19/cowboys-v-panthers/ 12 - 32]
|[[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Jarome Luai|Luai]], [[Viliame Kikau|Kikau]], [[Brent Naden|Naden]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/6)
|style="text-align:center;"|7,247
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 26 September
|style="text-align:center;"|20
|{{leagueicon|canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|[[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-20/bulldogs-v-panthers/ 0 - 42]
|[[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Kurt Capewell|Capewell]] (2), [[Brent Naden|Naden]] (2), [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Matt Burton|Burton]], [[James Tamou|Tamou]]
|[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (5/8)
|style="text-align:center;"|6,755
|-
! colspan="9" | '''Legend''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#cfecec|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}
*NA = Not announced

===Finals===
{{#lst:2020 NRL Finals Series|2020 NRL finals bracket}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;"
! width="115" | Date 
! width="50"  | Round 
! width="170" | Opponent 
! width="130" | Venue  
! width="50"  | Score  
! width="285" | Tries
! width="155" | Goals 
! width="60"  | Attendance
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Friday, 2 October||style="text-align:center;"|Qualifying Final||{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]]||[[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/finals-week-1/panthers-v-roosters/ 29 - 28]||[[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (3), [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]]||[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/6, 1 FG)||style="text-align:center;"|7,209
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|Saturday, 17 October||style="text-align:center;"|Preliminary Final||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]||[[ANZ Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/finals-week-3/panthers-v-rabbitohs/ 20 - 16]||[[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Tyrone May|May]], [[Dylan Edwards|Edwards]]||[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (4/4)||style="text-align:center;"|30,116
|-style="background:#FFCFCF;"
|Sunday, 25 October||style="text-align:center;"|Grand Final||{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]||[[ANZ Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/grand-final/panthers-v-storm/ 20 - 26]||[[Brian To'o|To'o]], [[Stephen Crichton|Crichton]], [[Josh Mansour|Mansour]], [[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]]||[[Nathan Cleary|Cleary]] (2/3)||style="text-align:center;"|37,303
|-
! colspan="9" | '''Legend''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#cfecec|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

==Ladder==
{{Nrl2020ladder}}

==Other teams==
In addition to competing in the [[National Rugby League]], the Panthers are also fielding semi-professional teams in the 2020 [[Jersey Flegg Cup]] (for players aged under 20) and the [[New South Wales Rugby League]]'s [[2020 New South Wales Cup|2020 Canterbury Cup]] (NSW Cup). Due to COVID-19 however these competitions were abandoned for the 2020 season.

==Representative honours==

===Domestic===
{| style="width:700px;" class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! style="background:#B99877; color:black; text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Main Position}}
! style="background:#B99877; color:black; text-align:center;"|Player
! style="background:#B99877; color:black; text-align:center;"|Team
! style="background:#B99877; color:black; text-align:center;"|Call-up
!  style="background:#b99877; color:black; text-align:center; width:40px;"| Ref.
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[Halfback (rugby league)|HB]]
| [[Nathan Cleary]]
| rowspan="4" | {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]]
| rowspan="4" | [[2020 State of Origin series|2020 State of Origin]]
| rowspan="5" | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/25/2020-origin-squads-nsw-queensland-announce-several-new-faces/|title=2020 Origin squads: NSW, Queensland announce several new faces|date=26 October 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[Five-eighth|FE]]
| [[Jarome Luai]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[Lock (rugby league)|LK]]
| [[Isaah Yeo]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[Center (rugby league)|CE]]
| [[Stephen Crichton]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[Second Row (rugby league)|SR]]
| [[Kurt Capewell]]
| {{leagueicon|QLD|16}} [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]]
| [[2020 State of Origin series|2020 State of Origin]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{2020 in rugby league}}
{{Penrith Panthers}}

[[Category:Penrith Panthers seasons]]
[[Category:2020 NRL season by club|Penrith Panthers season]]