 In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, Maloney made his club debut for his 5th club the Penrith Panthers against the Parramatta Eels, playing at five-eighth in the 24-14 win at Penrith Stadium.In Round 3 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Maloney scored his first club try for the Panthers in their 20-18 loss at ANZ Stadium.Later that year, Maloney was selected to play Five Eighth for NSW for all three games where they won the series 2-1, the first since 2014.