# 2014 Sydney Roosters season

The 2014 Sydney Roosters season was the 107th in the club's history. They competed in the 2014 National Rugby League season. The Sydney Roosters opened their 2014 season against their long-time rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In 2014, Trent Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters. Anthony Minichiello captained the team in 2014 along with four vice-captains in Boyd Cordner, Jake Friend, Mitchell Pearce and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. The Sydney Roosters began 2014 by winning the World Club Challenge defeating the Wigan Warriors 36 – 14. The Sydney Roosters completed their 2014 regular season as Minor Premiers for the second year in a row, defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 – 18. The Sydney Roosters 2014 season ended in defeat against the South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 – 22.

## 2014 squad

| Cap | Player | Pos. | Sydney Roosters Debut | Previous Club |
| 994 | Anthony Minichiello (C) | FB | 25 February 2000 | |
| 1038 | Heath L'Estrange | HK | 9 April 2004 | Bradford Bulls |
| 1067 | Mitchell Aubusson | SR | 19 March 2007 | |
| 1069 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | CE | 19 March 2007 | |
| 1072 | Mitchell Pearce (VC) | HB | 24 March 2007 | |
| 1074 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | LK | 25 April 2007 | |
| 1083 | Jake Friend (VC) | HK | 27 June 2008 | |
| 1101 | Aidan Guerra | SR | 14 March 2010 | |
| 1105 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (VC) | PR | 17 April 2010 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1119 | Boyd Cordner (VC) | SR | 4 June 2011 | |
| 1129 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | WG | 27 July 2012 | |
| 1130 | Daniel Tupou | WG | 18 August 2012 | |
| 1131 | Michael Jennings | CE | 7 March 2013 | Penrith Panthers |
| 1132 | James Maloney | FE | 7 March 2013 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 1133 | Sam Moa | PR | 7 March 2013 | Hull F.C. |
| 1134 | Sonny Bill Williams | SR | 7 March 2013 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1137 | Isaac Liu | PR | 1 April 2013 | |
| 1138 | Dylan Napa | PR | 21 June 2013 | |
| 1139 | Samisoni Langi | FE | 19 August 2013 | |
| 1140 | Kane Evans | PR | 15 March 2014 | |
| 1141 | Rémi Casty | PR | 23 May 2014 | Catalans Dragons |
| 1142 | Nene Macdonald | WG | 23 May 2014 | |
| 1143 | Willis Meehan | SR | 14 June 2014 | |
| 1144 | Brendan Elliot | WG | 5 July 2014 | |
| 1145 | Jackson Hastings | HB | 4 September 2014 | |
| – | Scott Dureau | HB | Yet to Debut | Catalans Dragons |
| – | Saulala Houma | PR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Kurt Kara | HK | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Rhyse Martin | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Jonathon Reuben | WG | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Jack Siejka | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Nathan Stapleton | WG | Yet to Debut | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| – | Sio Siua Taukeiaho | SR | Yet to Debut | New Zealand Warriors |

### Squad movements

Gains :
| Player | Signed From |
| Rémi Casty | Catalans Dragons |
| Scott Dureau | Catalans Dragons |
| Jackson Hastings | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Heath L'Estrange | Bradford Bulls |
| Jonathon Reuben | Canberra Raiders |
| Kem Seru | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Losses :
| Player | Signed With |
| Josh Ailaomai | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Tinirau Arona | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Adam Henry | Bradford Bulls |
| Martin Kennedy | Brisbane Broncos |
| Tautau Moga | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Daniel Mortimer | Gold Coast Titans |
| Luke O'Donnell | Retired |
| Michael Oldfield | Catalans Dragons |

## 2014 results
### Auckland Nines

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Finals
## Ladder

2014 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 615 | 385 | +230 | 36 |
| 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 502 | 399 | +103 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 585 | 361 | +224 | 34 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 506 | 426 | +80 | 34 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 596 | 406 | +190 | 32 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 536 | 460 | +76 | 32 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 446 | 439 | +7 | 30 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 549 | 456 | +93 | 28 |
| 9 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 571 | 491 | +80 | 28 |
| 10 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 477 | 580 | −103 | 28 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 469 | 528 | −59 | 26 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 463 | 571 | −108 | 24 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 420 | 631 | −211 | 24 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 372 | 538 | −166 | 22 |
| 15 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 466 | 623 | −157 | 20 |
| 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 334 | 613 | −279 | 14 |

## Player statistics

| Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
| Mitchell Aubusson | 26 | 5 | – | – | 20 |
| Rémi Casty | 11 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Boyd Cordner | 22 | 9 | – | – | 36 |
| Brendan Elliot | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Kane Evans | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Jake Friend | 23 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| Aidan Guerra | 23 | 6 | – | – | 24 |
| Jackson Hastings | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Michael Jennings | 21 | 13 | – | – | 52 |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 27 | 11 | – | – | 44 |
| Samisoni Langi | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Heath L'Estrange | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Isaac Liu | 23 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Nene Macdonald | 7 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| James Maloney | 27 | 5 | 106 | 2 | 234 |
| Willis Meehan | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Anthony Minichiello | 27 | 17 | – | – | 68 |
| Sam Moa | 27 | 5 | – | – | 20 |
| Daniel Mortimer | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Dylan Napa | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | 26 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Mitchell Pearce | 26 | 9 | – | – | 36 |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | 26 | 6 | – | – | 24 |
| Daniel Tupou | 19 | 14 | – | – | 56 |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 26 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Sonny Bill Williams | 21 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| 26 | 27 | 118 | 106 | 2 | 686 |

## Representative honours

| Player | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations |
| Boyd Cordner | Australia | | | | | New South Wales | Australia |
| Kane Evans | | Fiji | | | | | |
| Aidan Guerra | | | | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia |
| Michael Jennings | | | | New South Wales | New South Wales | | Australia |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | | | | | | | New Zealand |
| Isaac Liu | | Samoa | | | | | Samoa |
| Sam Moa | New Zealand | | | | | | |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | New Zealand | | | | | | |
| Daniel Tupou | | | City | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | Australia |