2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
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2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Shane Richardson | |||
Head Coach | Michael Maguire | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | ANZ Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Alex Johnston | |||
Goals | Adam Reynolds | |||
Points | Adam Reynolds | |||
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The 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 105th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Maguire and captained by John Sutton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership.
Season summary[]
Milestones[]
On Sunday 5 October 2014, the South Sydney Rabbitohs finally ended their 43-year drought, and claimed the NRL Premiership Trophy after defeating the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Grand Final, 30–6.
Squad List[]
Squad Movement[]
Gains[]
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Glenn Stewart | ![]() |
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Tim Grant | ![]() |
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Cody Walker | ![]() |
Losses[]
Player | 2015 Club | Notes |
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Sam Burgess | Rugby Union | |
Beau Champion | Parramatta Eels | |
Apisai Koroisau | Penrith Panthers | |
Nathan Merritt | Retired | |
Lote Tuqiri | Retired | |
Ben Te'o | Rugby Union |
Re-signings[]
Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
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Jason Clark | ![]() |
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Issac Luke | ![]() |
Contract ended because of Lukes movement to New Zealand Warriors [1] | |
Chris McQueen | ![]() |
Contract lengths[]
Ladder[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 615 | 385 | +230 | 36 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 502 | 399 | +103 | 36 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 585 | 361 | +224 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 506 | 426 | +80 | 34 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 596 | 406 | +190 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 536 | 460 | +76 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 446 | 439 | +7 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 549 | 456 | +93 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 571 | 491 | +80 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 477 | 580 | −103 | 28 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 469 | 528 | −59 | 26 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 463 | 571 | −108 | 24 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 420 | 631 | −211 | 24 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 372 | 538 | −166 | 22 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 466 | 623 | −157 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 334 | 613 | −279 | 14 |
Fixtures[]
Pre-season[]
In 2014, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report | ||||
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Sunday, 9 February | ![]() |
Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | 38 – 12 | 5,000 | ||||||
Saturday, 22 February | Charity Shield | ![]() |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 38 – 20 | 14,633 | |||||
Legend: Win 13+ Win Loss 13+ Loss Draw |
NRL Auckland Nines[]
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on 15 and 16 February at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Rabbitohs featured in Pool Red and played the Panthers, Storm and Dragons. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter finals.
Pool Play[]
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | |
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Penrith Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 4 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 4 |
Melbourne Storm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 2 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 56 | -30 | 2 |
Finals[]
Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
QF1: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
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19 | SF1: 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium | ||||||||||||||
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EF1: 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium | ![]() |
30 | PF1: 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||
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32 | ![]() |
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18 | GF: 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
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EF2: 14 Sept, AAMI Park | PF2: 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium | ![]() |
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28 | SF2: 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium | ![]() |
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QF2: 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium | ![]() |
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24 | |||||||||||||||
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Grand final[]
Sunday, 5 October
7:35pm AEDT |
South Sydney Rabbitohs ![]() |
30 – 6 | ![]() |
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Tries Lote Tuqiri(7') 0/1 Johnston (20') 1 G. Burgess (56') 1 Auva'a (73') 1 Reynolds (78') 1 Inglis (80') 1 Goals |
Tries Williams (49') 1 Goals |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 83,833 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton Clive Churchill Medal: Sam Burgess |
Player statistics[]
Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
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– | – | – | – | – | – |
Representative honours[]
All Stars | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations |
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N/A | ![]() |
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Post-season[]
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References[]
- South Sydney Rabbitohs seasons
- 2014 NRL season by club