Overview
- Penrith are 5–0 with every win by at least 20 points, capped by a 50-point haul against Melbourne despite the Storm completing 94 percent of sets.
- The Panthers lead the NRL in points scored and points allowed with 190 for the season and roughly eight conceded per game across five rounds.
- A revamped attack under new assistant Ben Harden has shifted to early offloads and flatter ball movement, jumping to 50 offloads in five games from 13 at the same stage last year.
- Inside their own 20 metres, Penrith force almost 24 tackles per try, a red‑zone standard that shows fitness and scramble defending late in games.
- Winger Tom Jenkins has 12 tries and teenager Casey McLean has drawn State of Origin interest, while players say the group is still building and cool on talk of an unbeaten season.