World Club Challenge: List of Penrith Panthers players available to face St Helens

Penrith Panthers will go into the 2023 NRL season looking to become the first team in 40 years to win three consecutive premierships and will also be red-hot favourites when they entertain Betfred Super League champions St Helens in the World Club Challenge at the BlueBet Stadium next month.

Head coach Ivan Cleary, whose son, Nathan, is a key member of the first team squad, has plunged into the player market for a handful of signings but their next crop of talent will come from within, including Jack Cole, Isaiah Longi, Jesse McLean and Harrison Hassett.

The Panthers quartet have all re-signed with the club until the end of the 2025 season and the contract extensions will see them join the NRL squad on a full-time capacity throughout the 2023 season.

Player who may be available to face St Helens will be:

1. Dylan Edwards
2. Brian To’o
3. Stephen Crichton
4. Izack Tago
5. Sunia Turuva
6. Jarome Luai
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Moses Leota
9. Mitch Kenny
10. James Fisher-Harris
11. Scott Sorensen
12. Liam Martin
13. Isaah Yeo
14. Tyrone Peachey
15. Luke Garner
16. Spencer Leniu
17. Jaeman Salmon

Others: Taylan May (suspension), Eddie Blacker, Jack Cogger, Chris Smith, Lindsay Smith, Matt Eisenhuth, Soni Luke, Tom Jenkins, Zac Hosking.

The Panthers have filled just 26 spots in their top 30 roster with more room to move before the season kicks off.

Panthers winger Taylan May will start the season on the sidelines due to a two-match suspension handed to him by the NRL in September following an assault.