2014 NRL season

2014 National Rugby League
Teams 16
Premiers South Sydney Rabbitohs (21st title)
Minor premiers Sydney Roosters (18th title)
Matches played 201
Points scored 8308 (total)
41.333 (per match)
Attendance 3,376,409 (total)
16,798 (per match)
Top point scorer(s) Johnathan Thurston (234)
James Maloney (234)
Top try scorer(s) Alex Johnston (21)
Player of the year Johnathan Thurston &
Jarryd Hayne (Dally M Medal)

The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby League All Stars Match for the year, in the pre-season. After 26 rounds of the regular season, the Sydney Roosters were again crowned minor premiers and the competition had been reduced to a top eight teams to contest the finals series. The grand final was won by the South Sydney Rabbitohs, ending a 43-year premiership drought, winning 30-6 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Teams

The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 8th consecutive year. The 2014 season also presents a record 7 teams naming co-captains. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players was $A6.3M for 2014.[1]

Pre-season

The 2014 pre-season featured the inaugural Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park. Hailed a success with its large attendances, the tournament was won by North Queensland Cowboys, claiming their first piece of silverware. The following weekend the 2014 World Club Challenge was played in Sydney, the first time the match was held outside England since 1994, with the Sydney Roosters defeating the Wigan Warriors convincingly.

Unlike previous seasons' advertising campaigns that featured a pop song, in 2014 the NRL's You're the difference was a spoken-word piece that focused on the game's fans.[3] The NRL's official season launch was on 26 February at the Sydney Exhibition Centre[4] and featured Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello speaking as the face of the game.[5]

In the annual pre-season Charity Shield match, the Dragons hosted the Rabbitohs but were beaten.

Regular season

The regular season commenced on Thursday, 6 March in Sydney between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters. A number of themed rounds featured in the 2014 season, including Men of League Heritage Round (round 5), Women in League Round (round 10), and Indigenous Round (round 23). In addition, the NRL chose to designate round 19 as 'Rise for Alex' round in order to allow the rugby league community to show their support for Newcastle Knights player Alex McKinnon, who suffered a severe neck injury in round 3. One dollar from each ticket sold across all eight games were donated to support McKinnon's recovery, where it raised over $147,000 in total.[6]

For the first time in the code's 106-year history, not one player was sent off from the field during the regular season.[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos CBY
6
NQL
4
SYD
4
SGI
16
PAR
7
GCT
4
NEW
26
SOU
2
NQL
13
GCT
14
WTI
2
MAN
26
CAN
24
X NZL
9
CRO
2
X PEN
1
NZL
6
MEL
22
MAN
12
CBY
31
SOU
26
NEW
42
SGI
8
MEL
10
NQL
12
Canberra Raiders NQL
6
NEW
6
GCT
12
SOU
12
PEN
6
NEW
14
MEL
2
MAN
36
NZL
42
PEN
6
NQL
30
SYD
14
BRI
24
X CBY
8
WTI
1
X GCT
16
MEL
14
SOU
16
NZL
36
PAR
8
SGI
18
CRO
10
WTI
15
PAR
13
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs BRI
6
CRO
38
PEN
2
MEL
28
SYD
1
NZL
1
SOU
1
NEW
4
SGI
32
NZL
4
SYD
20
X MAN
22
PAR
10
CAN
8
X MAN
7
MEL
2
WTI
28
NQL
8
PEN
6
BRI
31
PAR
2
WTI
20
SOU
7
GCT
1
MEL
24
MAN
1
PEN
6
SOU
24
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GCT
6
CBY
38
SGI
2
NEW
30
NZL
31
MAN
20
SYD
6
PEN
4
PAR
18
WTI
2
SOU
18
X SGI
30
X MAN
26
BRI
2
SYD
2
NEW
13
NQL
18
PEN
2
PAR
20
NZL
4
MEL
42
CAN
10
NQL
1
WTI
16
Gold Coast Titans CRO
6
SOU
18
CAN
12
NQL
1
MEL
2
BRI
4
PEN
2
WTI
16
SOU
22
BRI
14
NZL
8
X PEN
22
MEL
4
SGI
1
X SOU
4
CAN
16
NEW
14
PAR
6
NQL
20
SYD
8
MAN
3
SGI
28
NZL
42
CBY
1
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles MEL
1
SOU
2
PAR
4
SYD
8
WTI
16
CRO
20
NQL
5
CAN
36
MEL
3
NEW
1
X BRI
26
CBY
22
X CRO
26
SYD
8
CBY
7
WTI
32
SGI
9
NZL
10
BRI
12
SOU
19
GCT
3
PAR
10
PEN
1
NQL
14
SOU
16
CBY
1
Melbourne Storm MAN
1
PEN
1
NEW
8
CBY
28
GCT
2
SGI
4
CAN
2
NZL
6
MAN
3
SOU
13
X NQL
22
SYD
20
GCT
4
PAR
26
SGI
12
X CBY
2
CAN
14
BRI
22
WTI
22
NEW
2
CRO
42
PEN
14
SYD
12
BRI
10
CBY
24
Newcastle Knights PEN
22
CAN
6
MEL
8
CRO
30
NQL
26
CAN
14
BRI
26
CBY
4
PEN
22
MAN
1
X NZL
20
WTI
3
SYD
17
NQL
8
PAR
6
X CRO
13
GCT
14
SYD
2
SOU
40
MEL
2
NZL
6
BRI
42
PAR
30
SGI
30
New Zealand Warriors PAR
20
SGI
19
NQL
4
WTI
24
CRO
31
CBY
1
SGI
10
MEL
6
CAN
42
CBY
4
GCT
8
NEW
20
SOU
16
X BRI
9
PEN
10
X PAR
48
BRI
6
MAN
10
CAN
36
CRO
4
NEW
6
SYD
34
GCT
42
PEN
16
North Queensland Cowboys CAN
6
BRI
4
NZL
4
GCT
1
NEW
26
WTI
12
MAN
5
PAR
28
BRI
13
SYD
32
CAN
30
MEL
22
PAR
2
X NEW
8
SOU
2
SGI
3
X CRO
18
CBY
8
GCT
20
WTI
58
PEN
1
SOU
12
CRO
1
MAN
14
BRI
12
SYD
1
Parramatta Eels NZL
20
SYD
52
MAN
4
PEN
16
BRI
7
SYD
2
WTI
3
NQL
28
CRO
18
SGI
36
X PEN
26
NQL
2
CBY
10
MEL
26
NEW
6
X NZL
48
SOU
20
GCT
6
CRO
20
CAN
8
CBY
2
MAN
10
NEW
30
CAN
13
Penrith Panthers NEW
22
MEL
1
CBY
2
PAR
16
CAN
6
SOU
16
GCT
2
CRO
4
NEW
22
CAN
6
X PAR
26
GCT
22
SGI
4
X NZL
10
WTI
16
BRI
1
SYD
20
CRO
2
CBY
6
SGI
12
NQL
1
MEL
14
MAN
1
NZL
16
SYD
1
X CBY
6
South Sydney Rabbitohs SYD
20
MAN
2
WTI
9
CAN
12
SGI
20
PEN
16
CBY
1
BRI
2
GCT
22
MEL
13
CRO
18
SGI
19
NZL
16
WTI
22
X NQL
2
GCT
4
X PAR
20
CAN
16
NEW
40
MAN
19
BRI
26
NQL
12
CBY
7
SYD
4
MAN
16
X SYD
10
CBY
24
St. George Illawarra Dragons WTI
20
NZL
19
CRO
2
BRI
16
SOU
20
MEL
4
NZL
10
SYD
20
CBY
32
PAR
36
X SOU
19
CRO
30
PEN
4
GCT
1
MEL
12
NQL
3
X MAN
9
WTI
16
SYD
8
PEN
12
CAN
18
GCT
28
BRI
8
NEW
30
Sydney Roosters SOU
20
PAR
52
BRI
4
MAN
8
CBY
1
PAR
2
CRO
6
SGI
20
WTI
24
NQL
32
CBY
20
CAN
14
MEL
20
NEW
17
X MAN
8
CRO
2
X PEN
20
NEW
4
SGI
8
GCT
8
WTI
44
NZL
34
MEL
12
SOU
4
PEN
1
NQL
1
SOU
10
Wests Tigers SGI
20
GCT
30
SOU
9
NZL
24
MAN
16
NQL
12
PAR
3
GCT
16
SYD
24
CRO
2
BRI
2
X NEW
3
SOU
22
X CAN
1
PEN
16
MAN
32
CBY
28
SGI
16
MEL
22
NQL
58
SYD
44
CBY
20
CAN
15
CRO
16
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416082615385+23036
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082502399+10336
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 2415092585361+22434
4 Penrith Panthers 2415092506426+8034
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24140102596406+19032
6 Melbourne Storm 24140102536460+7632
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112446439+730
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122549456+9328
9 New Zealand Warriors 24120122571491+8028
10 Parramatta Eels 24120122477580−10328
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132469528−5926
12 Newcastle Knights 24100142463571−10824
13 Wests Tigers 24100142420631−21124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152372538−16622
15 Canberra Raiders 2480162466623−15720
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192334613−27914

Ladder progression

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1 Sydney Roosters 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 2022 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 34 36 36
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 34
4 Penrith Panthers 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2222 24 26 26 26 28 30 32 32 32 34
5 North Queensland Cowboys 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32
6 Melbourne Storm 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 32
7 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 1818 1820 2224 26 26 26 26 26 28 30 30 30
8 Brisbane Broncos 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 24 26 28 28
9 New Zealand Warriors 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 26 26 26 28 28
10 Parramatta Eels 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 28
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 26 26
12 Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 20 22 24
13 Wests Tigers 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22
15 Canberra Raiders 0 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 66 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Finals series

For the third year the NRL uses the finals system previously implemented by the ARL competition from the 1990s (also used as the AFL finals system) to decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams. All but two teams retained a top-eight position to feature in this season's finals series. The Brisbane Broncos made a return after finishing 12th in 2013, whilst the Penrith Panthers made their first finals appearance since 2010 and only the second time since 2004.

By the time of the 2014 NRL Grand finallist-determining preliminary finals, the top four finishing teams remained except for the 2nd-placed Sea Eagles, who'd been replaced by the 7th-placed Bulldogs.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 40 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 September 2014, 8:00pm Allianz Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger
25,733
Sydney Roosters 18 19 Penrith Panthers 13 September 2014, 5:55pm Allianz Stadium Jared Maxwell
Henry Perenara
23,449
North Queensland Cowboys 32 20 Brisbane Broncos 13 September 2014, 7:55pm 1300SMILES Stadium Gerard Sutton
Ben Cummins
25,120
Melbourne Storm 4 28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14 September 2014, 4:10pm AAMI Park Matt Cecchin
Gavin Morris
19,230
SEMI FINALS
Sydney Roosters 31 30 North Queensland Cowboys 19 September 2014, 8:00pm Allianz Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger
18,355
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 September 2014, 7:50pm Allianz Stadium Gerard Sutton
Ben Cummins
28,186
PRELIMINARY FINALS
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 22 Sydney Roosters 26 September 2014, 8:00pm ANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton
Ben Cummins
52,592
Penrith Panthers 12 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 27 September 2014, 8:00pm ANZ Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger
46,168

† Match decided in golden point extra time.

Chart

  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
1   Sydney 18  
4   Penrith 19     SF1: 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Sydney 31    
EF1: 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium       North Queensland 30       PF1: 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium
5   North Queensland 32         Penrith 12  
8   Brisbane 20           Canterbury-Bankstown 18     GF: 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Canterbury-Bankstown 6
  EF2: 14 Sept, AAMI Park       PF2: 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium       South Sydney 30
6   Melbourne 4           South Sydney 32  
7   Canterbury-Bankstown 28     SF2: 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium         Sydney 22  
      Canterbury-Bankstown 18    
QF2: 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium       Manly-Warringah 17    
2   Manly-Warringah 24  
3   South Sydney 40  

Grand final

Main article: 2014 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 5 October
7:35pm (AEDT)
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 6 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:
Alex Johnston (20') 1
George Burgess (56') 1
Kirisome Auva'a (73') 1
Adam Reynolds (78') 1
Greg Inglis (80') 1
Goals:
Adam Reynolds 5/7
(27' pen, 57', 64' pen, 75', 79')
Sam Burgess 0/1
1st: 6 - 0
2nd: 24 - 6
Tries:
1 (49') Tony Williams
Goals:
1/1 (50') Trent Hodkinson
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,833
Clive Churchill Medal: Sam Burgess
Referee/s: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton

Regular season player statistics

The following statistics are of the conclusion of round 26.

Top 5 point scorers

Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals
208 Johnathan Thurston 10 82 4
207 James Maloney 4 95 1
202 Jarrod Croker 18 65 0
175 Adam Reynolds 4 78 3
163 Shaun Johnson 9 63 1

Top 5 try scorers

Tries Player
20 Jarryd Hayne
19 Semi Radradra
18 Jarrod Croker
17 Peta Hiku
17 Sisa Waqa
17 Manu Vatuvei
17 Alex Johnston

Top 5 goal scorers

Goals Player
95 James Maloney
82 Johnathan Thurston
78 Adam Reynolds
68 Cameron Smith
65 Jamie Lyon
65 Jarrod Croker

Top 5 tacklers

Tackles Player
1074 Nathan Friend
1060 Andrew McCullough
974 Matt Ballin
940 Jake Friend
923 Cameron Smith

2014 Transfers

Players

Show player transfers list
Player 2013 Club 2014 Club
Delroy Berryman Brisbane Broncos Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Denan Kemp Brisbane Broncos Released
Corey Norman Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Eels
Scott Prince Brisbane Broncos Retired
Peter Wallace Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers
Sandor Earl Canberra Raiders Released
Blake Ferguson Canberra Raiders Released
Michael Picker Canberra Raiders Retired
Joel Thompson Canberra Raiders St George Illawarra Dragons
Sam Williams Canberra Raiders St George Illawarra Dragons
Ben Barba Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane Broncos
Paul Carter Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Gold Coast Titans
Danny Galea Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Widnes Vikings
Dene Halatau Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers
Kris Keating Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Hull Kingston Rovers
Martin Taupau Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers
Steve Turner Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retired
Jayson Bukuya Cronulla Sharks New Zealand Warriors
Tyrone Peachey Cronulla Sharks Penrith Panthers
Ben Ross Cronulla Sharks Retired
Chad Townsend Cronulla Sharks New Zealand Warriors
Hymel Hunt Gold Coast Titans Melbourne Storm
Joe Galuvao Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Retired
Brent Kite Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Penrith Panthers
Maurice Blair Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans
Brett Finch Melbourne Storm Retired
Jason Ryles Melbourne Storm Retired
Junior Sa'u Melbourne Storm Salford Red Devils
Lagi Setu Melbourne Storm Canberra Raiders
Gareth Widdop Melbourne Storm St George Illawarra Dragons
Steve Rapira New Zealand Warriors Salford Red Devils
Elijah Taylor New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Russell Packer New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights
Danny Buderus Newcastle Knights Retired
Neville Costigan Newcastle Knights Hull Kingston Rovers
Siuatonga Likiliki Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans
Peter Mata'utia Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
Kevin Naiqama Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers
Will Smith Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers
Matt Bowen North Queensland Cowboys Wigan Warriors
Ashley Graham North Queensland Cowboys Retired
Dallas Johnson North Queensland Cowboys Retired
Felise Kaufusi North Queensland Cowboys Melbourne Storm
Cheyse Blair Parramatta Eels Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jake Mullaney Parramatta Eels Salford Red Devils
Pat O'Hanlon Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Reni Maitua Parramatta Eels Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Blake Austin Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers
Mose Masoe Penrith Panthers St Helens
Travis Robinson Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm
Luke Walsh Penrith Panthers St Helens
Roy Asotasi South Sydney Rabbitohs Warrington Wolves
Andrew Everingham South Sydney Rabbitohs Fukuoka Sanix Blues
Dylan Farrell South Sydney Rabbitohs St George Illawarra Dragons
Christian Hazard South Sydney Rabbitohs Gold Coast Titans
Justin Hunt South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels
Nathan Peats South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta Eels
Josh Starling South Sydney Rabbitohs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Cooper St George Illawarra Dragons Retired
Nathan Fien St George Illawarra Dragons Retired
Jamie Soward St George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
Michael Weyman St George Illawarra Dragons Hull Kingston Rovers
Jackson Hastings St George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
Blake Ayshford Wests Tigers Cronulla Sharks
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers St George Illawarra Dragons
Jacob Miller Wests Tigers Hull FC
Eddy Pettybourne Wests Tigers Wigan Warriors
Lote Tuqiri Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Joel Reddy Wests Tigers South Sydney Rabbitohs
Brenden Santi Wests Tigers Parramatta Eels
Shaun Spence Wests Tigers Penrith Panthers
Tyson Andrews Mackay Cutters Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Hezron Murgha Northern Pride North Queensland Cowboys
Keith Lulia Super League: Bradford Bulls Wests Tigers
Remi Casty Super League: Catalans Dragons Sydney Roosters
Michael Dobson Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Newcastle Knights
Cory Paterson Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Wests Tigers
Mike Cooper Super League: Warrington Wolves St George Illawarra Dragons
Lee Mossop Super League: Wigan Warriors Parramatta Eels
Pat Richards Super League: Wigan Warriors Wests Tigers

Coaches

Coach 2013 Club 2014 Club 2015 Club
Ricky Stuart Parramatta Eels Canberra Raiders
Paul Green Sydney Roosters (Holden Cup coach) North Queensland Cowboys (Head Coach)
Brad Arthur Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Assistant Coach) Parramatta Eels
Wayne Bennett Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights Brisbane Broncos
Rick Stone Fiji Fiji Newcastle Knights Rd 1-20
Danny Buderus Newcastle Knights Rd 21-

References

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  2. Tarbert, Kristine (3 March 2014). "Kevin Kingston and Peter Wallace named Penrith Panthers NRL co-captains for 2014". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. "Tina Turner changed NRL promos – and rugby league – forever". The Guardian. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. "NRL launches 2014 season". nrl.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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