We’ve already seen one historic try scoring record shattered in 2026 – are we on the verge of witnessing another?
Hot on the heels of Alex Johnston becoming the greatest tryscorer in premiership history, Penrith‘s Tom Jenkins is well on track to crack one of the game’s longest-standing try feats.
Way back in 1935, the legendary Dave Brown scored 38 tries for Eastern Suburbs – and like Ken Irvine’s 212 tries, it was a record many thought would stand for all time.
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But after just five games, Jenkins has the record in his sights.
The Panthers flyer has already crossed for 12 tries – the most by any player since 1908 in the first five rounds of a season.
Liam Martin celebrates with Tom Jenkins. NRL Imagery
Jenkins is scoring at a stunning rate of 2.5 tries a game. If he keeps that up, he won’t just beat Brown’s record, he will obliterate it.
The Panthers whiz kid already wrote himself into the history books on Friday night in the 50-10 thrashing of Melbourne, becoming only the sixth player to score multiple tries in five straight games.
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He joins legends of the game in Johnston (2021), Parramatta’s Semi Radradra (2015), Newtown winger Ray Preston (1954) and St George’s Jack Lindwall (1940), and Brown (1935) on the podium.
Jenkins, who is in second stint with the Panthers after an unsuccessful year with Newcastle in 2024 when he played just five games and failed to score a try, has formed a lethal combination on the left edge with centre Casey McLean.
McLean was also in great touch against the Storm and calls are growing louder for the Kiwi representative to be selected for New South Wales following the recent changes to State of Origin eligibility.