# 2014 NRL season

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.
| Club | Season | Home ground(s) | Head coach | Captain(s) |
| Brisbane Broncos | 27th season | Suncorp Stadium | Anthony Griffin | Corey Parker & Justin Hodges |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 80th season | ANZ Stadium | Des Hasler | Michael Ennis & Frank Pritchard |
| Canberra Raiders | 33rd season | GIO Stadium Canberra | Ricky Stuart | Terry Campese→Brett White & Jarrod Croker |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 48th season | Remondis Stadium | Shane Flanagan (Suspended) → Peter Sharp (Resigned) → James Shepherd | Paul Gallen & Wade Graham → Jeff Robson |
| Gold Coast Titans | 8th season | Cbus Super Stadium | John Cartwright→Neil Henry | Nate Myles & Greg Bird |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 65th season | Brookvale Oval | Geoff Toovey | Jamie Lyon & Jason King |
| Melbourne Storm | 17th season | AAMI Park | Craig Bellamy | Cameron Smith |
| Newcastle Knights | 27th season | Hunter Stadium | Wayne Bennett | Kurt Gidley |
| New Zealand Warriors | 20th season | Mt. Smart Stadium | Matthew Elliott→Andrew McFadden | Simon Mannering |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 20th season | 1300SMILES Stadium | Paul Green | Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott |
| Parramatta Eels | 68th season | Parramatta Stadium | Brad Arthur | Jarryd Hayne & Tim Mannah |
| Penrith Panthers | 48th season | Centrebet Stadium | Ivan Cleary | Kevin Kingston & Peter Wallace →Brent Kite & Jamie Soward |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 16th season | WIN Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium | Steve Price→Paul McGregor | Ben Creagh |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 105th season | ANZ Stadium | Michael Maguire | John Sutton |
| Sydney Roosters | 107th season | Allianz Stadium | Trent Robinson | Anthony Minichiello |
| Wests Tigers | 15th season | Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval | Mick Potter | Robbie Farah |

## 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. The NRL's official season launch was on 26 February at the Sydney Exhibition Centre and featured Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello speaking as the face of the game.
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.
For the first time in the code's 106-year history, not one player was sent off from the field during the regular season.
| 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 | WTI 30 | 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 4 | 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

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 |

### Ladder progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
* Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| | 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 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney | 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 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
| 5 | North Queensland | 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 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 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 failing to qualify, the Canberra Raiders missed the finals in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1986.
By the time of the 2014 NRL Grand final list-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 | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd |
| QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS |||||||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 – 40 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 September 2014, 8:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger | 25,733 |
| Sydney Roosters | 18 – 19 | Penrith Panthers | 13 September 2014, 5:55 pm | Allianz Stadium | Jared Maxwell Henry Perenara | 23,449 |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 32 – 20 | Brisbane Broncos | 13 September 2014, 7:55 pm | 1300SMILES Stadium | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins | 25,120 |
| Melbourne Storm | 4 – 28 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14 September 2014, 4:10 pm | AAMI Park | Matt Cecchin Gavin Morris | 19,230 |
| SEMI FINALS |||||||
| Sydney Roosters | 31 – 30 | North Queensland Cowboys | 19 September 2014, 8:00 pm | Allianz Stadium | Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger | 18,355 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 17 – 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs † | 20 September 2014, 7:50 pm | Allianz Stadium | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins | 28,186 |
| PRELIMINARY FINALS |||||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 32 – 22 | Sydney Roosters | 26 September 2014, 8:00 pm | ANZ Stadium | Gerard Sutton Ben Cummins | 52,592 |
| Penrith Panthers | 12 – 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 27 September 2014, 8:00 pm | ANZ Stadium | Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger | 46,168 |
† Match decided in golden point extra time.

### Chart

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sydney | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Penrith | 19 | 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | |
| | | | Sydney | Sydney | 31 | | | | |
| 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium | 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium | 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium | North Queensland | North Queensland | 30 | 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium | | | |
| 5 | North Queensland | 32 | | | | Penrith | Penrith | 12 | |
| 8 | Brisbane | 20 | | | | Canterbury-Bankstown | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium | 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium | 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Canterbury-Bankstown | Canterbury-Bankstown | 6 |
| 14 Sept, AAMI Park | 14 Sept, AAMI Park | 14 Sept, AAMI Park | | | | 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium | 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium | South Sydney | South Sydney | 30 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 4 | | | | South Sydney | South Sydney | 32 | | |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 28 | 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium | Sydney | Sydney | 22 | | |
| | | | Canterbury-Bankstown | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | | | | | | |
| 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium | 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium | Manly-Warringah | Manly-Warringah | 17 | | | | | |
| 2 | Manly-Warringah | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | South Sydney | 40 | | | | | | | | |

## 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: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton

## Regular season player statistics

The following statistics are of the conclusion of round 26.
* South Sydney's winger Lote Tuqiri was the oldest player in the 2014 NRL Season at the age of 35, he is three days older than Parramatta's Fuifui Moimoi
| 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 |
| Tries | Player |
| 21 | Alex Johnston |
| 20 | Jarryd Hayne |
| 19 | Semi Radradra |
| 18 | Jarrod Croker |
| 17 | Peta Hiku |
| 17 | Sisa Waqa |
| 17 | Manu Vatuvei |
| Goals | Player |
| 95 | James Maloney |
| 82 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 78 | Adam Reynolds |
| 68 | Cameron Smith |
| 65 | Jamie Lyon |
| 65 | Jarrod Croker |
| Tackles | Player |
| 1,074 | Nathan Friend |
| 1,060 | Andrew McCullough |
| 974 | Matt Ballin |
| 940 | Jake Friend |
| 923 | Cameron Smith |

## 2014 Transfers
### Players

| Player | 2013 Club | 2014 Club |
| Scott Anderson | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Dunamis Lui | Brisbane Broncos | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Corey Norman | Brisbane Broncos | Parramatta Eels |
| Scott Prince | Brisbane Broncos | Retirement |
| Lama Tasi | Brisbane Broncos | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Peter Wallace | Brisbane Broncos | Penrith Panthers |
| Shaun Berrigan | Canberra Raiders | Retirement |
| Sandor Earl | Canberra Raiders | Suspension |
| Blake Ferguson | Canberra Raiders | N/A |
| Sam Mataora | Canberra Raiders | Newcastle Knights |
| Joe Picker | Canberra Raiders | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Joel Thompson | Canberra Raiders | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Sam Williams | Canberra Raiders | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Ben Barba | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Brisbane Broncos |
| Dene Halatau | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Wests Tigers |
| Kris Keating | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Joel Romelo | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Melbourne Storm |
| Steve Turner | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Retirement |
| Jayson Bukuya | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | New Zealand Warriors |
| Jon Green | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Redcliffe Dolphins (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Ben Pomeroy | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Ben Ross | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement |
| Mark Taufua | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Retirement |
| Matthew Wright | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jordan Atkins | Gold Coast Titans | Super League: London Broncos |
| Jamal Idris | Gold Coast Titans | Penrith Panthers |
| Luke O'Dwyer | Gold Coast Titans | Retirement |
| Richie Faʻaoso | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | N/A |
| Joe Galuvao | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Retirement |
| David Gower | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Parramatta Eels |
| Brent Kite | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Penrith Panthers |
| George Rose | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Melbourne Storm |
| Maurice Blair | Melbourne Storm | Gold Coast Titans |
| Brett Finch | Melbourne Storm | Retirement |
| Jason Ryles | Melbourne Storm | Retirement |
| Junior Sa'u | Melbourne Storm | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Lagi Setu | Melbourne Storm | N/A |
| Siosaia Vave | Melbourne Storm | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Gareth Widdop | Melbourne Storm | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Danny Buderus | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Neville Costigan | Newcastle Knights | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Craig Gower | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Matt Hilder | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Anthony Quinn | Newcastle Knights | Retirement |
| Kevin Locke | New Zealand Warriors | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Todd Lowrie | New Zealand Warriors | Brisbane Broncos |
| Russell Packer | New Zealand Warriors | Imprisonment |
| Steve Rapira | New Zealand Warriors | Super League: Salford Red Devils |
| Elijah Taylor | New Zealand Warriors | Penrith Panthers |
| Bill Tupou | New Zealand Warriors | Canberra Raiders |
| Matt Bowen | North Queensland Cowboys | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | North Queensland Cowboys | Gold Coast Titans |
| Ashley Graham | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Clint Greenshields | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Dallas Johnson | North Queensland Cowboys | Retirement |
| Scott Moore | North Queensland Cowboys | Super League: London Broncos |
| Cheyse Blair | Parramatta Eels | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Daniel Harrison | Parramatta Eels | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Matt Keating | Parramatta Eels | Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Reni Maitua | Parramatta Eels | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Ben Roberts | Parramatta Eels | Melbourne Storm |
| Matt Ryan | Parramatta Eels | Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Cameron Ciraldo | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
| Lachlan Coote | Penrith Panthers | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Mose Masoe | Penrith Panthers | Super League: St. Helens |
| Clint Newton | Penrith Panthers | Newcastle Knights |
| Nathan Smith | Penrith Panthers | Retirement |
| Brad Tighe | Penrith Panthers | Gold Coast Titans |
| Luke Walsh | Penrith Panthers | Super League: St. Helens |
| Roy Asotasi | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Warrington Wolves |
| Michael Crocker | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Andrew Everingham | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Japanese rugby union) |
| Dylan Farrell | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Matt King | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Retirement |
| Jeff Lima | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Nathan Peats | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Parramatta Eels |
| Matt Cooper | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Nathan Fien | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Michael Henderson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Matt Prior | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Chase Stanley | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Daniel Vidot | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Brisbane Broncos |
| Michael Weyman | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Tinirau Arona | Sydney Roosters | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Martin Kennedy | Sydney Roosters | Brisbane Broncos |
| Luke O'Donnell | Sydney Roosters | Retirement |
| Michael Oldfield | Sydney Roosters | Super League: Catalans Dragons |
| Nafe Seluini | Sydney Roosters | Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Blake Ayshford | Wests Tigers | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Matthew Bell | Wests Tigers | Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Masada Iosefa | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Benji Marshall | Wests Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Tim Moltzen | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | Wests Tigers | Penrith Panthers |
| Eddy Pettybourne | Wests Tigers | Super League: Wigan Warriors |
| Joel Reddy | Wests Tigers | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Matt Utai | Wests Tigers | Retirement |
| Heath L'Estrange | Super League: Bradford Bulls | Sydney Roosters |
| Keith Lulia | Super League: Bradford Bulls | Wests Tigers |
| Rémi Casty | Super League: Catalans Dragons | Sydney Roosters |
| Daniel Holdsworth | Super League: Hull F.C. | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Michael Dobson | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers | Newcastle Knights |
| Cory Paterson | Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers | Wests Tigers |
| Jamie Soward | Super League: London Broncos | Penrith Panthers |
| Michael Witt | Super League: London Broncos | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 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 |
| Sam Tomkins | Super League: Wigan Warriors | New Zealand Warriors |
| Lote Tuqiri | Leinster (Irish rugby union) | South Sydney Rabbitohs |

### Coaches

| Coach | 2013 Club | 2014 Club |
| Ricky Stuart | Parramatta Eels | Canberra Raiders |