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2003: NRL (TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP) 

37th season

Review

 

PLAYED

27

WON

21

LOST

6

DRAWN

0

AT PENRITH STADIUM

13 matches - 9 wins, 4 losses

AWAY RECORD

14 matches - 12 wins, 2 losses

POINTS SCORED

733

POINTS CONCEDED

571

DIFFERENTIAL

+162

TOP POINT SCORER

Preston Campbell - 164

LEADING TRY SCORER

Rhys Wesser - 25 (club record)

COACH

John Lang

CAPTAINS

Craig Gower (27)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rhys Wesser

 

SEVENS

Lost Cup Final

 

 

[832] Round 1: 16th March | Brisbane at Penrith Stadium

LOST 20-24 | Tries: Girdler (1), Lewis (1), Priddis (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (2)

 

[833] Round 2: 22nd March | Melbourne at Olympic Park

LOST 16-42 | Tries: Campbell (1), Gower (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (2)

 

[834] Round 3: 30th March | Sydney Roosters at Aussie Stadium

WON 23-22 | Tries: Wesser (3), Whatuira (1). Goals: Campbell (3). Field goals: Gower (1)

 

[835] Round 4: 5th April | Canberra at Penrith Stadium

LOST 28-40 | Tries: Wesser (2), Galuvao (1), Gower (1), Ross (1). Goals: Campbell (4)

 

Round 5: BYE

 

[836] Round 6: 19th April | South Sydney at Aussie Stadium

WON 16-14 | Tries: Lewis (1), Puletua (1), Waterhouse (1). Goals: Campbell (2)

 

[837] Round 7: 27th April | New Zealand Warriors at Ericsson Stadium

WON 28-14 | Tries: Wesser (3), Lewis (1), Rooney (1). Goals: Campbell (4)

 

[838] Round 8: 3rd May | Manly at Penrith Stadium

WON 30-29 | Tries: Wesser (2), Galuvao (1), Lewis (1), Priddis (1). Goals: Campbell (5)

 

[839] Round 9: 11th May | St. George Illawarra at Penrith Stadium

WON 30-26 | Tries: Campbell (1), Howland (1), Lewis (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (4), Rodney (2), Sattler (1)

 

[840] Round 10: 17th May | Canberra at Bruce Stadium

WON 26-18 | Tries: Whatuira (2), Rodney (1), Rooney (1). Goals: Campbell (5)

 

[841] Round 11: 25th May | Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium

WON 26-4 | Tries: Howland (2), Gower (1), Priddis (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (3)

 

[842] Round 12: 31st May New Zealand Warriors at Penrith Stadium

WON 34-12 | Tries: Campbell (3), Howland (1), Waterhouse (1), Whatuira (1). Goals: Campbell (5)

 

[843] Round 13: 7th June | North Queensland at Dairy Farmers Stadium

WON 28-24 (IN GOLDEN POINT) | Tries: Galuvao (2), Lewis (1), Priddis (1), Rooney (1). Goals: Campbell (4)

 

[844] Round 14: 14th June | Melbourne at Penrith Stadium

LOST 12-32 | Tries: Lewis (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (2)

 

[845] Round 15: 20th June | Newcastle at Penrith Stadium

WON 34-6 | Tries: Priddis (2), Rooney (2), Campbell (1), Lewis (1), Whatuira (1). Goals: Campbell (3)

 

[846] Round 16: 26th June | Bulldogs at Penrith Stadium

WON 28-26 | Tries: Lewis (2), Elford (1), Rooney (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[847] Round 17: 5th July | Cronulla at Toyota Park

WON 20-0 | Tries: Campbell (1), Rooney (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[848] Round 18: 12th July | South Sydney at Penrith Stadium

WON 30-24 | Tries: Galuvao (3), Rooney (2), Gower (1). Goals: Girdler (3)

 

[849] Round 19: 18th July | Newcastle at Energy Australia Stadium

WON 29-16 | Tries: Rooney (2), Whatuira (2), Lewis (1), Waterhouse (1). Goals: Girdler (2). Field goals: Gower (1)

 

[850] Round 20: 27th July | Sydney Roosters at Penrith Stadium

LOST 24-38 | Tries: Campbell (2), Girdler (1), Whatuira (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[851] Round 21: 3rd August | St. George Illawarra at WIN Stadium

LOST 28-34 | Tries: Campbell (2), Rooney (2), Whatuira (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[852] Round 22: 8th August | Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium

WON 13-6 | Tries: Puletua (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Girdler (2). Field goals: Gower (1)

 

Round 23: BYE

 

[853] Round 24: 23rd August | Wests Tigers at Penrith Stadium

WON 44-28 | Tries: Lewis (2), Wesser (2), Priddis (1), Puletua (1), Rooney (1), Waterhouse (1), Whatuira (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[854] Round 25: 30th August | Manly at Brookvale Oval

WON 52-26 | Tries: Campbell (2), Lewis (2), Galea (1), Priddis (1), Puletua (1), Sattler (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (6), Girdler (2)

 

[855] Round 26: 7th September | Parramatta at Penrith Stadium

WON 40-22 | Tries: Wesser (3), Gower (1), Rodney (1), Rooney (1), Swain (1). Goals: Girdler (6)

 

 
PREMIERSHIP LADDER

 

1.

PENRITH 40 -

2.

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 38 -

3.

BULLDOGS 36 -

4.

CANBERRA 36 -

5.

MELBOURNE 34 -

6.

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 34 -

7.

NEWCASTLE 32 -

8.

BRISBANE 38 -

9.

Parramatta 26 -

10.

St. George Illawarra 26 -

11.

North Queensland 24 -

12.

Cronulla 20 -

13.

Wests Tigers 18 -

14.

Manly 18 -

15.

South Sydney 10 -

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[856] Qualifying Final: 14th September | Brisbane at Penrith Stadium

WON 28-18 | Tries: Lewis (2), Girdler (1), Ross (1), Settler (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[857] Preliminary Final: 28th September | New Zealand Warriors at Telstra Stadium

WON 28-20 | Tries: Galuvao (1), Girdler (1), Lewis (1), Priddis (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[858] Grand Final: 5th October | Sydney Roosters at Telstra Stadium

WON 18-6 | Tries: Rooney (2), Priddis (1), Wesser (1). Goals: Campbell (2), Girdler (1)

 

[number] = premiership match number

 

 

PLAYER STATISTICS-

M

T

G

FG

Pts

-

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

QF

PF

GF

 

Geoff Bell

2

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

C

C

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  

Preston Campbell **

27

13

56

--

164

-

W

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

 

Joel Clinton

26

--

--

--

0

-

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

 

Shannon Donato

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

H

--  

Shane Elford

3

1

--

--

4

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

L

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  

Danny Galea

2

1

--

--

4

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

--

--  

Joe Galuvao

25

8

--

--

32

-

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

--

SR

SR

SR

 

Ryan Girdler

16

4

44

--

104

-

FE

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C  

Craig Gower

27

5

--

3

23

-

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

 
Brett Howland ** 13

4

--

--

16

-

--

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

W

--

--

--

--  
Martin Lang 18

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

 
Luke Lewis 25

18

--

--

72

-

W

W

--

--

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

 
Peter Lewis *

2

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

--

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  
David McLean

1

--

--

--

0

-

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  
Luke Priddis

26

10

--

--

40

-

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

--

H

H

 
Frank Pritchard *

7

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

B

B

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  
Tony Puletua

25

4

--

--

16

-

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

SR

SR

 
Ben Roarty

8

--

--

--

0

-

B

B

B

--

B

--

B

B

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  
Shane Rodney

23

2

2

--

12

-

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

--

--

B

B

B

B

--

B

--

B

B

B

B

B

 
Luke Rooney

26

17

--

--

68

-

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

--

W

W

W

W

 
Ben Ross **

18

2

--

--

8

-

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

B

B

 
Scott Sattler

24

2

1

--

10

-

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

--

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

 
Luke Swain *

23

1

--

--

4

-

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

B

--

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

 
Steve Turner

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

FB

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--  
Colin Ward

10

--

--

--

0

-

--

B

B

B

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

--

--

B

--

--  
Trent Waterhouse

26

4

--

--

16

-

B

B

B

B

FR

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

--

B

B

B

B

B

SR

SR

SR

B

B

 
Rhys Wesser

26

25

--

--

100

-

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

--

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

 
Paul Whatuira 26

10

--

--

40

-

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

 
Total players: 27  

131

103

3

733

-  

 

* First grade debutant

** Club debutant

 

M: Matches | T: Tries | G: Goals | FG: Field goals | Pts: Points

QF: Qualifying Final | PF: Preliminary Final | GF: Grand Final

FB: Fullback | W: Wing | C: Centre | FE: Five-eighth | HB: Halfback | FR: Front row | SR: Second row | L: Lock | B: Bench | Captain

  

  

  

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