{"id":731473,"date":"2026-06-12T08:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/731473\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:32:09","slug":"panthers-re-sign-try-scoring-star-on-long-term-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/731473\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers re-sign try-scoring star on long-term deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Penrith Panthers<\/a> have announced the extension of Thomas Jenkins<\/a>, who will remain at the club until the end of the 2029 NRL<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

Jenkins made his NRL<\/a> debut in 2022 for the Panthers, and originally hailing from Boorowa, he progressed through their pathways since his arrival in 2020 before a switch to the Newcastle Knights<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n

The two-year deal in the Hunter was brief, only notching up five appearances in the top grade before an early release.<\/p>\n

Since his return, Jenkins has been a revelation on the left wing for the Panthers, and is currently headlining the NRL’s top try scorers list with 20 tries in 13 appearances.<\/p>\n

‘Milky’ Jenkins is also coming first in the competition for line breaks, currently sitting on 22.<\/p>\n

His rapid rise to becoming a star on the wing for the Panthers saw him become involved in NSW Blues<\/a> selection conversations for this year’s series.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom has worked incredibly hard to establish himself at NRL<\/a> level, and we are delighted that he has committed his future to the Panthers,\u201d Panthers general manager of rugby league Shane Elford<\/a> said in a Panthers statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has continued to develop his game and has shown great consistency in his performances.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Milky’ understands what it means to represent the Panthers, and we look forward to seeing him continue to contribute to the team over the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenkins has proved to be an elite outside back, totalling 2,609 running metres this season, which is the third most in the NRL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is forming a lethal combination with young gun Casey McLean<\/a> on the left edge, which will no-doubt yield success on the field for the men at the foot of the mountains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Penrith Panthers have announced the extension of Thomas Jenkins, who will remain at the club until the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-731473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}