 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.Maloney made a total of 22 appearances for Penrith as the club finished 5th on the table.