sammut was a member of the penrith panthers squad that defeated newcastle knights in the 2006 jersey flegg cup grand final. he made his nrl début for the panthers on 4 august 2007 against the south sydney rabbitohs. on 30 september 2007, sammut captained the panthers' side in their jersey flegg cup grand final, scoring 1 try, 3 goals, and 1 field goal in their 19-14 win over the parramatta eels.