# 2014 NRL Auckland Nines

The 2014 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the first NRL Auckland Nines tournament, contested between all sixteen teams of the National Rugby League. The draw was released on 30 October 2013. It was a two-day, nine-a-side, knockout tournament held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. All sixteen NRL clubs and 256 players competed over the one weekend (February 15 – February 16) with AUD$2.25 million prize money split between the teams. The North Queensland Cowboys won the tournament defeating the Brisbane Broncos 16 – 7.

## Tournament games
### Yellow pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 6 |
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 2 |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 2 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 2 |
* 2:50pm, 15 February
| Manly Sea Eagles | 17 – 8 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Blair (5), Williams (4), Hiku (4), Cherry-Evans (4) | Report | Feldt (4), Rona (4) |
* Eden Park
* 6:10pm, 15 February
| New Zealand Warriors | 27 – 4 | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Johnson (11), Kata (4), Peyroux (4), Fusitua (4), Lolohea (4) | Report | Hasson (4) |
* Eden Park Referee: Matt Cecchin
* 6:35pm, 15 February
| Canberra Raiders | 0 – 24 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| | Report | Cooper (5), Bowen (5), Thompson (4), Linnett (4), Feldt (4), Lui (2) |
* Eden Park
* 1:45pm, 16 February
| New Zealand Warriors | 28 – 23 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Johnson (11), Ikahihifo (9), Tuimavave (4), Laumape (4) | Report | Winterstein (8), Feldt (6), Santo (5), Linnett (4) |
* Eden Park
* 2:10pm, 16 February
| Canberra Raiders | 18 – 4 | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Robinson (8), Heffernan (4), Tupou (4), Ahearn (2) | Report | Satini (4) |
* Eden Park

### Green pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 4 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 4 |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 2 |
* 5:10pm, 15 February
| Sydney Roosters | 14 – 7 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Pearce (7), Fittler (5), Friend (2) | Report | Parker (5), Hunt (2) |
* Eden Park Referee: Jared Maxwell
* 5:35pm, 15 February
| Parramatta Eels | 23 – 6 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Toutai (5), Ma'u (4), Norman (4), Terepo (4), Radradra (4), Sandow (2) | Report | Perrett (4), Mbye (2) |
* Eden Park
* 12:50pm, 16 February
| Sydney Roosters | 4 – 16 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Rokolati (4) | Report | O'Hanlon (8), Jackson (4), Graham (4) |
* Eden Park
* 1:15pm, 16 February
| Parramatta Eels | 14 – 15 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Norman (7), Radradra (5), Sandow (2) | Report | Nikorima (7), Hoffman (4), Hunt (4) |
* Eden Park

### Blue pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Newcastle Knights | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 4 |
| 2 | Cronulla Sharks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 4 |
| 3 | Gold Coast Titans | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 | Wests Tigers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 2 |
* 4:20pm, 15 February
| Cronulla Sharks | 15 – 21 | Wests Tigers |
| Tagataese (5), Feki (4), Leutele (4), Carney (2) | Report | Richards (8), Tedesco (5), Woods (4), Koroibete (4) |
* Eden Park
* 4:45pm, 15 February
| Newcastle Knights | 25 – 14 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Leilua (12), Smith (5), Mullen (4), Mamo (4) | Report | Tighe (10), Gordon (2), Kelly (2) |
* Eden Park
* 12:00pm, 16 February
| Cronulla Sharks | 30 – 14 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Holdsworth (6), Tagataese (4), Brown (4), Ayshford (4), Holmes (4), Leutele (4), Matt Prior (4) | Report | Minichiello (8), Kelly (6) |
* Eden Park
* 12:25pm, 16 February
| Newcastle Knights | 25 – 0 | Wests Tigers |
| Houston (5), Mamo (4), Roberts (4), Mason (4), Gagai (4), Mullen (4) | Report | |
* Eden Park

### Red pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 4 |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 4 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 2 |
* 3:15pm, 15 February
| Melbourne Storm | 11 – 14 | Penrith Panthers |
| Munster (7), Chambers (4) | Report | Nabuli (4), Mansour (4), Yeo (4), Moylan (2) |
* Eden Park
* 3:40pm, 15 February
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 23 – 4 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Reddy (7), Johnston (4), McQueen (4), Tuqiri (4), Keary (4) | Report | Morris (4) |
* Eden Park
* 7:00pm, 15 February
| Melbourne Storm | 18 – 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Chambers (9), Fonua (5), Waqa (4) | Report | Merritt (4), Reddy (4), Champion (4) |
* Eden Park
* 7:25pm, 15 February
| Penrith Panthers | 23 – 8 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Nabuli (9), Jennings (8), Soward (6) | Report | Morris (4), Nightingale (4) |
* Eden Park
* 2:35pm, 16 February
| Melbourne Storm | 10 – 14 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Garbutt (4), Fonua (4), Waqa (2) | Report | Morris (8), Dugan (6) |
* Eden Park Referee: Gavin Badger
* 3:00pm, 16 February
| Penrith Panthers | 16 – 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Kingston (4), Campbell-Gillard (4), Mansour (4), Moylan (2), Soward (2) | Report | Koroisau (6), McQueen (4), Te'o (4), Walker (4) |
* Eden Park

### Finals

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | 11 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | 16 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | 16 | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | 18 | | | |
| | | | Cronulla Sharks | Cronulla Sharks | 14 | | | |
| Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 6 | Cronulla Sharks | Cronulla Sharks | 14 | | | |
| Cronulla Sharks | Cronulla Sharks | 17 | | | | | | |
| Cronulla Sharks | Cronulla Sharks | 17 | | | | Brisbane Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | 7 |
| | | | | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 16 |
| New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 17 | | | | | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 16 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 16 | | | | | | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 16 | New Zealand Warriors | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | | | |
| | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 8 | | | |
| Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 12 | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 8 | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 22 | | | | | | |
* 3:30pm, 16 February
| Newcastle Knights | 11 – 16 | Brisbane Broncos |
| McKinnon (5), Mullen (4), Roberts (2) | Report | McCullough (4), Nikorima (4), Hoffman (4), Copley (4) |
* Eden Park
* 3:55pm, 16 February
| Parramatta Eels | 6 – 17 | Cronulla Sharks |
| Paulo (6) | Report | Stapleton (6), Holmes (5), Gardner (4), Holdsworth (2) |
* Eden Park
* 4:20pm, 16 February
| New Zealand Warriors | 17 – 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Johnson (7), Fisiiahi (4), Laumape (4), Tomkins (2) | Report | Walker (6), McQueen (4), Merritt (4), Koroisau (2) |
* Eden Park
* 4:45pm, 16 February
| Penrith Panthers | 12 – 22 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Nabuli (4), Jennings (4), Mansour (4) | Report | Feldt (10), Sims (4), Rona (4), Morgan (4) |
* Eden Park
* 5:45pm, 16 February
| Brisbane Broncos | 18 – 14 | Cronulla Sharks |
| McCullough (4), Barba (4), Hunt (4), Hoffman (4), Gillett (2) | Report | Feki (5), Wright (5), Holdsworth (4) |
* Eden Park Referee: Gerard Sutton
* 6:10pm, 16 February
| New Zealand Warriors | 0 – 8 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| | Report | Feldt (4), Bowen (4) |
* Eden Park Referee: Ben Cummins
* 7:30pm, 16 February
| Brisbane Broncos | 7 – 16 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Hunt (7) | Report | Rona (8), Winterstein (4), Lui (2), Morgan (2) |
* Eden Park Referee: Ben Cummins

## Players
### Team of the Tournament

| Player | Club |
| Andrew McCullough | Brisbane Broncos |
| Shaun Johnson | New Zealand Warriors |
| James Tamou | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Dylan Walker | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Antonio Winterstein | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Andrew Fifita | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Kane Linnett | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Gavin Cooper | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Suaia Matagi | New Zealand Warriors |

### Brisbane Broncos

* Player
* Ben Barba
* Josh Hoffman
* Dale Copley
* Alex Glenn
* Stewart Mills
* Kodi Nikorima
* Ben Hunt
* Martin Kennedy
* Andrew McCullough
* Sam Thaiday
* Matt Gillett
* Jordan Drew
* Corey Parker (C)
* David Stagg
* Todd Lowrie
* Jake Granville
* Joe Ofahengaue

### Canberra Raiders

* Player
* Jarrod Croker (C)
* Reece Robinson
* Mitch Cornish
* Bill Tupou
* Matt McIlwrick
* Joel Edwards
* Glen Buttriss
* Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
* Jarrad Kennedy
* Mark Nicholls
* Jake Foster
* Lagi Setu
* Mitch Cronin
* Luke Bateman
* Jack Ahearn
* Andrew Heffernan

### Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

* Player
* Sam Perrett
* Mitch Brown
* Chase Stanley
* Tyrone Phillips
* Ed Murphy
* Moses Mbye
* Drury Low
* Tim Browne
* Michael Ennis (C)
* Dale Finucane
* Josh Jackson
* Tony Williams
* Pat O'Hanlon
* Lachlan Burr
* Corey Thompson
* Lloyd Perrett
* Jaline Graham

### Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

* Player
* Nathan Gardner
* Nathan Stapleton
* Blake Ayshford
* Jonathan Wright
* Sosaia Feki
* Todd Carney
* Daniel Holdsworth
* Andrew Fifita
* Michael Lichaa
* Sam Tagataese
* Wade Graham
* Matt Prior
* Paul Gallen
* Ricky Leutele
* Tupou Sopoaga
* Fa'amanu Brown

### Gold Coast Titans

* Player
* William Zillman
* Brad Tighe
* David Mead
* Kevin Gordon
* Albert Kelly
* Greg Bird
* Ashley Harrison
* Anthony Don
* Paul Carter
* Kalifa Faifai Loa
* Brad Takairangi
* Mark Minichiello
* Maurice Blair
* Luke Bailey
* Siuatonga Likiliki
* David Taylor

### Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

* Player
* Cheyse Blair
* Jamie Buhrer
* Michael Chee-Kam
* Daly Cherry-Evans
* Clinton Gutherson
* James Hasson
* Peta Hiku
* Justin Horo
* Jack Littlejohn
* Steve Menzies
* Ligi Sao
* Tony Satini
* Jesse Sene-Lefao
* Tom Symonds
* Jorge Taufua
* David Williams

### Melbourne Storm

* Player
* Will Chambers
* Sisa Waqa
* Joel Romelo
* Mahe Fonua
* Matt Duffie
* Young Tonumaipea
* Mitch Garbutt
* Justin O'Neill
* Tohu Harris
* Matthew Lodge
* Kevin Proctor
* Ryan Hoffman (C)
* Slade Griffin
* Kurt Mann
* Cameron Munster
* Richie Kennar

### Newcastle Knights

* Player
* Jarrod Mullen (C)
* Adam Cuthbertson
* Jake Mamo
* Dane Gagai
* Joseph Leilua
* Akuila Uate
* Tyrone Roberts
* Willie Mason
* Adam Clydsdale
* Chris Houston
* Beau Scott
* Robbie Rochow
* Jeremy Smith
* Michael Dobson
* Alex McKinnon
* Zane Tetevano

### North Queensland Cowboys

* Player
* Lachlan Coote
* Zac Santo
* Antonio Winterstein
* Kane Linnett
* Javid Bowen
* Michael Morgan
* Robert Lui
* Jason Taumalolo
* Ray Thompson
* James Tamou
* Gavin Cooper (c)
* Tariq Sims
* Joel Riethmuller
* Rory Kostjasyn
* Kyle Feldt
* Curtis Rona

### Parramatta Eels

* Player
* Willie Tonga (C)
* Kenny Edwards
* Bureta Faraimo
* John Folau
* Manu Ma'u
* Fuifui Moimoi
* Ryan Morgan
* Corey Norman
* Pauli Pauli
* Joseph Paulo
* Nathan Peats
* Api Pewhairangi
* Semi Radradra
* Chris Sandow
* Ken Sio
* Peni Terepo
* Vai Toutai

### Penrith Panthers

* Player
* Matt Moylan
* Wes Naiqama
* Josh Mansour
* Isaac John
* Kevin Naiqama
* Jamie Soward
* Jeremy Latimore
* Sam McKendry
* Kevin Kingston
* Tyrone Peachey
* Lewis Brown
* Adam Docker
* Reagan Campbell-Gillard
* Eto Nabuli
* George Jennings
* Isaah Yeo

### South Sydney Rabbitohs

* Player
* Nathan Merritt
* Beau Champion
* Alex Johnston
* Joel Reddy
* Dylan Walker
* Luke Keary
* Apisai Koroisau
* Dave Tyrrell
* Irae Simone
* Ben Lowe
* Chris McQueen
* Ben Te'o (C)
* John Sutton
* Cameron McInnes
* Kyle Turner
* Lote Tuqiri

### St. George Illawarra Dragons

* Player
* Josh Dugan
* Brett Morris (C)
* Dylan Farrell
* Nathan Green
* Jason Nightingale
* Adam Quinlan
* Sam Williams
* Jack de Belin
* Mitch Rein
* Tyson Frizell
* Leeson Ah Mau
* Joel Thompson
* Trent Merrin
* Bronson Harrison
* Michael Witt
* Craig Garvey

### Sydney Roosters

* Player
* Mitchell Pearce (C)
* Jake Friend (C)
* Shaun Kenny-Dowall
* Aidan Guerra
* Kane Evans
* Daniel Tupou
* Samisoni Langi
* Jackson Hastings
* Dylan Napa
* Isaac Liu
* Nene Macdonald
* Jonathon Reuben
* Paul Rokolati
* Rhyse Martin
* Saulala Houma
* Sio Siua Taukeiaho
* Brad Fittler

### New Zealand Warriors

* Player
* Jason Bukuya
* Raymond Faitala-Mariner
* Glen Fisiiahi
* David Fusitua
* Charlie Gubb
* Konrad Hurrell
* Sebastine Ikahihifo
* Shaun Johnson
* Solomone Kata
* Ngani Laumape
* Tuimoala Lolohea
* Sione Lousi
* Suaia Matagi
* Dominique Peyroux
* Sam Tomkins
* Carlos Tuimavave

### Wests Tigers

* Player
* James Tedesco
* Pat Richards
* Bodene Thompson
* Marika Koroibete
* Mitchell Moses
* Blake Austin
* Aaron Woods
* Robbie Farah (C)
* Martin Taupau
* Cory Paterson
* Curtis Sironen
* Adam Blair
* Manaia Cherrington
* Kurtis Rowe
* James Gavet
* Ben Murdoch-Masila
* Delouise Hoeter

### Jillaroos

* Player
* Steph Hancock (C)
* Sam Hammond
* Karina Brown
* Jenni-Sue Hoepper
* Annette Brander
* Deanna Turner
* Ali Brigginshaw
* Maddie Studdon
* Brittany Breayley
* Heather Ballinger
* Kezie Apps
* Vanessa Foliaki
* Ruan Sims
* Julie Young
* Kellye Hodges
* Nikki Richards

### Kiwi Ferns

* Player
* Sarina Fiso (C)
* Maitua Feterika
* Teuila Fotu-Moala
* Georgia Hale
* Chanel Huddleston
* Nora Maaka
* Kelly Maipi
* Laura Mariu
* Krystal Murray
* Hilda Peters
* Kahurangi Peters
* Rona Peters
* Krystal Rota
* Atawhai Tupaea
* Janna Vaughan
* Sharnita Woodman