 Maloney finished the 2017 NRL season, again being the Sharks highest point scorer with him, scoring 4 tries, kicking 71 goals and kicking 3 goals in 20 matches.On 2 October 2017, Maloney was selected in the 24-man squad for Australia for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.Maloney would only play in 1 match in the tournament which was against Lebanon, where he played at five-eighth, scored a try and kicked 4 goals in the 34-0 win at Sydney Football Stadium.